IW3FOY — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN65

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IW3FOY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 65 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-20 and 2026-09-20.

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 65 FT8 messages attributed to IW3FOY as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (58%), followed by 20 m (29%) and 10 m (12%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 18:00-00:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (95%); the estimated median was +3 dB.

Overview

65
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
6
Active 15-min windows
+3 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 38 20m · 19 10m · 8
First attributed message: 2026-07-20
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 20:41 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
65 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+3 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-6 to +9 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 3, strong (≥ -8 dB) 62.

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 IW3FOY 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 IW3FOY

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
JN65 · 24 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
821 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-20 20:40 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 UTCBandIW3FOY S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 20:40 40m +6 / - MW7HZQ - / -1 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 20:35 40m +9 / - LB9ZG - / -13 7 Partial capture
09-20 20:33 40m +7 / - HZ1TT - / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 20:31 40m +9 / - F6FHZ -8 / +5 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 20:30 40m - / - RD3FY +7 / - 4 Partial capture
09-20 20:29 40m +2 / -7 9A1CCB +7 / -7 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 20:27 40m +2 / - DK8HC - / +7 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 20:25 40m 0 / - VK6BAD - / -15 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 20:24 40m -8 / - RC6AO/P - / -13 2 Partial capture
09-19 02:41 40m - / +2 UA4FKT +4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 20:10 40m +1 / - BG4TRN -16 / -21 3 Partial capture
09-09 20:08 40m +9 / - YB2TTM - / -18 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 20:07 40m +4 / -11 JR3NZC -17 / -23 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 20:06 40m +7 / - PA2KV -4 / -3 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-09 20:05 40m +6 / -1 F1PBZ -4 / +8 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-25 17:48 10m - / -4 GJ0KYZ -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-21 18:20 10m -8 / - TK5K - / - 3 Partial capture
07-21 18:17 10m 0 / - TA1BX - / - 3 Partial capture
07-21 18:16 10m -4 / - SV2TCC - / +10 2 Partial capture
07-20 23:11 20m -4 / - W1HAF - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 23:03 20m -5 / - SU3YM - / - 3 Partial capture
07-20 23:02 20m -2 / - 7Z1BQ - / -7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 22:59 20m -4 / - XQ3SK - / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 22:56 20m +2 / - BH7KBW - / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 22:53 20m +5 / - HG8LXL - / -21 3 Partial capture
07-20 22:52 20m +3 / - BG7BMG - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 22:50 20m +4 / - EX8ABR - / -6 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
203200 +12 2855  IW3FOY RD3FY KO85
203200  -6 2342  IW3FOY F6FHZ 73
203300  +9 2342  HZ1TT IW3FOY JN65 (x3)
203500 +11  979  LB9ZG IW3FOY JN65 (x7)
204045  +6 1891  MW7HZQ IW3FOY JN65 (x3)
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
181600  -4  760  SV2TCC IW3FOY R+10 (x2)
181700  -2  760  TA1BX IW3FOY JN65 (x3)
182045 -11  760  TK5K IW3FOY JN65 (x3)
174800  -5  603  IW3FOY GJ0KYZ -04 (x2)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
225245  +2  682  BG7BMG IW3FOY 73
225315  +3  682  HG8LXL IW3FOY -21 (x3)
225645  +1  689  BH7KBW IW3FOY JN65 (x2)
225915  -6 1219  XQ3SK IW3FOY JN65 (x2)
230200  -2 1219  7Z1BQ IW3FOY R-07 (x2)
230330  -3 1219  SU3YM IW3FOY JN65 (x3)
231100 -10 1219  W1HAF IW3FOY RR73 (x2)

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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