IW0HQE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IW0HQE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 57 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-30 and 2026-09-16.

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 57 FT8 messages attributed to IW0HQE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 160 m (54%), followed by 80 m (46%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (81%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -7 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-7 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 31 80m · 26

First attributed message: 2026-08-30
Last attributed message: 2026-09-16 21:26 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 57 messages
Active dates: 3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -7 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -18 to 0 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 8, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 16, strong (≥ -8 dB) 33.

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 IW0HQE in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

K7ACZ · United States YL4U · Latvia 9Z4A · Trinidad & Tobago J38DX · Grenada J38LD · Grenada

Most frequent locator attributed to IW0HQE

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 · 44 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,158 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-16 21:25 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 UTC	Band	IW0HQE S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-16 21:25	160m	-17 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -15	4	Partial capture
09-16 21:19	160m	-12 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-16 21:05	160m	-18 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-08 03:29	80m	- / -	DO9BAU	+8 / -	8	Partial capture
09-08 03:25	80m	+1 / -	J38DX	- / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 03:23	80m	-3 / -	KN6VTC	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-08 03:21	80m	- / -	DO9BAU	+3 / -	5	Partial capture
09-08 03:20	80m	-4 / -	9Z4A	- / -14	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 03:18	80m	-7 / -	J38DX	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-08 03:16	80m	-11 / -	9Z4A	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-08 03:03	80m	-12 / -	9Y4D	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-08 03:02	80m	- / -	DO9BAU	+3 / -	13	Partial capture
09-08 02:58	80m	-9 / -	J38LD	- / -15	9	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 02:25	160m	-1 / +3	YL4U	+8 / -3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 02:21	160m	-3 / -	XQ3SA	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-30 02:12	160m	-5 / -21	K7ACZ	-20 / -18	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 02:10	160m	-6 / -	XQ3SA	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-30 02:05	160m	-7 / -	VP8A	- / -	6	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
022545  +9 1188  IW0HQE YL4U +03
022600  -4 1057  YL4U IW0HQE R-03
022615  +6 1188  IW0HQE YL4U RR73
022630  +1 1057  YL4U IW0HQE 73
210515 -18 1030  RI1FJZ IW0HQE JN61 (x11)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
032345  +6 2402  IW0HQE DO9BAU JO62
032415  -5 2086  KN6VTC IW0HQE JN61 (x2)
032530  +1 1919  J38DX IW0HQE JN61 (x4)
032945  +4 2402  IW0HQE DO9BAU JO62 (x8)

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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