IW2LUY — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN45

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IW2LUY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 28 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-23 and 2026-09-18.

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 28 FT8 messages attributed to IW2LUY as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (57%), followed by 20 m (43%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (57%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -14 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-14 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 16 20m · 12

First attributed message: 2026-06-23
Last attributed message: 2026-09-18 05:16 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 28 messages
Active dates: 8 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -14 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -19 to -5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 8, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 15, strong (≥ -8 dB) 5.

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 IW2LUY in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

ES2AJ · Estonia LU5EW · Argentina TN8GD · Republic of the Congo XE2V · Mexico EH3ST · Spain F5AOL · France IQ4LH · Italy TK5NJ · Corsica

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 IW2LUY

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: JN45 · 19 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,075 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-18 05:16 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	IW2LUY S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-18 05:15	40m	-12 / -	VA7QI	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-18 04:45	40m	-6 / -	HC2GRC	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-12 16:35	40m	- / -8	F5AOL	-6 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 16:33	40m	-12 / -	EH3ST	-15 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
09-01 16:05	40m	-15 / 0	TK5NJ	-16 / +1	8	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 16:45	20m	- / -9	ES2AJ	-11 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-01 05:46	20m	-20 / -	XE2V	- / -12	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-01 05:37	20m	-13 / -	N5CH	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-01 05:32	20m	-5 / -	W1FAM	- / -	3	Partial capture
07-29 21:00	20m	- / -15	LU5EW	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-29 20:44	20m	- / -11	TN8GD	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-02 20:53	20m	-23 / -4	TN8GD	-6 / -	4	Partial capture
06-23 20:44	40m	-12 / -	IQ4JO	- / -	2	Partial capture
06-23 20:37	40m	- / +1	IQ4LH	-7 / -	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
163330 -15 2156  IW2LUY EH3ST RR73
163345 -14 2156  EH3ST IW2LUY 73
163530  -3  910  IW2LUY F5AOL JN38 (x6)
164030  -7 1162  IW2LUY II0IHMG +02
044545  -9 2946  HC2GRC IW2LUY JN45 (x4)
051515  -9  342  VA7QI IW2LUY JN45 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
210115  -8  485  IW2LUY LU5EW RR73
202845 -18 2359  VA2WU IW2LUY JN45
053245  -5 2607  W1FAM IW2LUY JN45 (x3)
053615 -19 1129  N4MC IW2LUY JN45
053715 -12  734  N5CH IW2LUY JN45 (x2)
053915 -15 1757  KK7OEA IW2LUY JN45
054615 -16 1307  XE2V IW2LUY R-12 (x2)
164500 -11 2590  IW2LUY ES2AJ KO29 (x3)
164730  +4 1377  IW2LUY EA4T -14

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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