IW0EKC — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN61

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IW0EKC, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 252 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 33 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-09-21.

These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not an official contact log. Times are UTC. Attribution follows decoded FT8 message structure: CQ uses the first token and directed-looking messages use the second. Free text that resembles a directed message can be attributed imperfectly. Summary S/N reflects propagation plus SO8OO receiver, antenna and local-noise conditions. Counts are not adjusted for monitoring outages; transmissions that were not decoded are absent. Inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.

SO8OO decoded 252 FT8 messages attributed to IW0EKC as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 33 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (50%), followed by 40 m (27%) and 20 m (23%). Most decodes (69%) fell within the six-hour window 16:00-22:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -14 dB.

Overview

252
Messages attributed
33
UTC dates decoded
79
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 126 40m · 69 20m · 57
First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-21 11:24 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
252 messages
Active dates
33 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-14 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-22 to -5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 99, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 98, strong (≥ -8 dB) 55.

WSJT-X defines S/N reports against a 2,500 Hz reference noise bandwidth. The ranges above are SO8OO receiver-side display categories, not official WSJT-X classes, transmitter-power measurements or estimates of how easy the station is to hear elsewhere. Statistics include only successful decodes on SO8OO's monitored FT8 channels; transmissions that were not decoded are absent.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with IW0EKC in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Attributed messages by UTC hour

Rolling 90-day UTC chart window. Counts follow decoded message structure: the first token for CQ, or the second token in a directed-looking message.

Most frequent locator attributed to IW0EKC

The map compares the centres and boundaries of the locator field attributed to this token by decoded message structure, 2° × 1° as a Maidenhead square, and SO8OO's six-character receiver square. The separation is not an exact antenna-to-antenna distance or a radio-path length.

Attributed locator
JN61 · 162 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,158 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-21 11:24 UTC

A decoded locator can describe portable, remote or special-event operation and is not proof of a permanent station address or transmitter identity.

Observed FT8 exchanges

S/N cells show: decoded at SO8OO / report transmitted by the counterpart. An observed exchange is not a QSL or an official logbook confirmation.

Time UTCBandIW0EKC S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 19:41 80m -8 / -8 II7IAME -1 / - 5 Partial capture
09-20 18:00 80m - / +3 EH3ST -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 17:10 80m -13 / -12 IW7DKS -10 / -6 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 00:45 40m -18 / - HZ1TT - / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 00:38 40m -16 / - HZ1TT - / - 7 Partial capture
09-20 00:36 40m -14 / - TA3NK - / - 4 Partial capture
09-20 00:35 40m - / -11 EX7CQ +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 00:29 40m -13 / - HZ1TT - / - 3 Partial capture
09-18 06:34 40m - / - DJ0MAB +2 / - 3 Partial capture
09-18 06:27 40m - / - DJ0MAB -7 / - 4 Partial capture
09-18 06:20 40m - / -8 II6IALU -4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 06:14 40m - / - DJ0MAB -3 / - 3 Partial capture
09-18 05:39 40m - / - PC1K -15 / - 3 Partial capture
09-18 05:37 40m - / - F5PBG -12 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 05:25 40m - / - F8MRQ -14 / - 4 Partial capture
09-17 17:07 80m - / -6 IZ8VYU +8 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 06:43 40m -20 / - II6IALU - / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 06:42 40m -20 / - EH3ST - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 06:38 40m - / - DJ0MAB -3 / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 06:38 40m - / +1 OE8PIT +1 / - 3 Partial capture
09-16 20:54 80m - / -15 YO4NF +10 / - 3 Partial capture
09-16 20:52 80m -22 / - RD1A/7 - / -13 3 Partial capture
09-16 20:13 80m - / -15 EH3ST -9 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 20:08 80m - / -14 YO4NF +14 / - 2 Partial capture
09-16 10:08 40m - / -4 S53AK 0 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 07:23 40m - / - UX7QV -10 / - 3 Partial capture
09-16 06:27 40m - / -14 HA7TM -4 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 20:33 40m - / - PE1NPS -8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 20:30 40m -8 / - SV7LWI -4 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-14 15:48 40m -17 / - R1QF/P - / -1 4 Partial capture
09-12 18:10 80m -14 / - UR4LRG - / - 2 Partial capture
08-06 17:21 20m - / -18 EC5M -19 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 17:32 20m - / -15 F1ODM -12 / - 6 Partial capture
07-23 06:32 20m - / -18 DL1YS -16 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 15:52 20m - / -18 RC6OU -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 15:43 20m - / -14 TF4M -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 08:42 20m - / -8 F5RRS -6 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 08:41 20m - / - DL1LOL -19 / - 8 Partial capture
07-22 08:41 20m - / -11 F1PBZ +1 / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 20:33 20m -12 / - RX7O - / - 4 Partial capture
07-20 12:13 20m - / -11 F1PBZ -6 / - 2 Partial capture
07-18 12:48 20m - / -12 R6DZR -15 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 11:53 20m - / -14 LY3I -20 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 18:51 20m - / -18 JY5CG -13 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 16:16 20m - / -19 G4KWG/P -12 / - 3 Partial capture
07-17 11:07 20m - / - DL1UDO -11 / - 4 Partial capture
07-15 21:37 80m - / - HA7TM +10 / - 3 Partial capture
07-15 21:35 80m - / -15 MM0DHQ -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-15 18:12 20m - / -12 4O4DB -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-15 14:43 20m - / -19 F6CAX -15 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
003915 -18 1735  HZ1TT IW0EKC JN61 (x8)
075730 -16 1077  IW0EKC II0IHMG +07
075930 -24 1942  IW0EKC II8IHBC +00
083015  -4 2363  IW0EKC II4IANT -09
144000 -19 2025  IW0EKC II8IHBC +02
144030 -20 2024  IW0EKC RR73; UT5CO <...> -08
110015 -22 1735  IQ6KX IW0EKC JN61 (x2)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
171030 -10 1803  IW7DKS IW0EKC JN61
171045  -6 1365  IW0EKC IW7DKS -12
171100 -16 1803  IW7DKS IW0EKC R-06
171115 -13 1365  IW0EKC IW7DKS RR73
171300  +2 2474  IW0EKC II8IHBC +07
171330  -3 2474  IW0EKC RR73; UW5KW <...> -04
175830 +11  558  IW0EKC II9IAGM +03
180000  -1 1227  IW0EKC EH3ST +03 (x2)
194115  -4 1804  <II7IAME> IW0EKC JN61 (x4)
194430  -1 1221  IW0EKC II7IAME -08
203445 -15 1900  DL80NRW IW0EKC R-15
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
063230 -16  883  IW0EKC DL1YS R-18 (x3)
173215 -15 1873  IW0EKC F1ODM -15 (x6)
060100  -1 2609  IW0EKC YL2CI -16
172100 -15 1927  IW0EKC EC5M IM98 (x5)
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
105845 -16 1723  IW0EKC IQ0OS RR73
124100 -20 1815  IW0EKC DN9AD JO52 (x2)
101215 +12 2513  IW0EKC DA100LENZ -15
120615 -24 1794  IW0EKC II9WWA -15
60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
204300  -1  701  IW0EKC SP5JMA KO02 (x2)
204330  +8  831  IW0EKC ON7GB R-18 (x2)
204530  +2  701  IW0EKC SP5JMA 73
204600  -7 1459  IW0EKC SM0EJR JO89 (x4)

Decoder S/N history by band

Count-weighted daily averages across messages attributed to this profiled token and successfully decoded at SO8OO, limited to the rolling 90-day UTC chart window.

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