IW3GRG — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IW3GRG, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 128 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 10m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-06-26.

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 128 FT8 messages attributed to IW3GRG as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (37%), followed by 80 m (33%) and 10 m (19%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (71%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (80%); the estimated median was +1 dB.

Overview

128
Messages attributed
5
UTC dates decoded
13
Active 15-min windows
+1 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-06-26 04:16 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
128 messages
Active dates
5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+1 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-18 to +10 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 15, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 10, strong (≥ -8 dB) 103.

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.

Most frequent locator attributed to IW3GRG

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 · 73 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
821 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-26 04:09 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 UTCBandIW3GRG S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
06-26 04:15 40m -6 / - IQ0VT - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-26 04:08 40m -20 / +2 DL9YNG -18 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-26 04:01 40m -3 / - KC1WZQ - / -7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-26 03:56 40m -12 / - 8P6ET - / -11 2 Partial capture
06-26 03:53 40m -8 / - NT9F - / +7 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-25 17:31 10m +7 / - RL3K - / -6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-25 17:29 10m +9 / +1 G4DBW -18 / +9 2 Partial capture
06-25 17:27 10m +7 / +3 PD0HLA +3 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-25 17:26 10m +10 / - HH2K - / -15 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-25 17:13 10m +11 / - 3G0YM - / - 8 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
171745 +18 2554  3G0YM IW3GRG JN65
172630 +12 2005  HH2K IW3GRG JN65 (x3)
172745  +5 2678  IW3GRG PD0HLA +03 (x2)
172830  +7 2004  PD0HLA IW3GRG R+18
172845  +1 2678  IW3GRG PD0HLA RR73
172900  +7 2003  PD0HLA IW3GRG 73
172930  +9 2003  G4DBW IW3GRG +09
172945 -18 2287  IW3GRG G4DBW R+01
173100  +6 2003  CQ IW3GRG JN65
173130  +9 2003  RL3K IW3GRG -06 (x2)
111330 -12 2321  IW3GRG F4AYI JN08
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
040345 -18 1650  NA5AR IW3GRG -10
040545 -19 1649  OH6IH IW3GRG 73
040715 -18 1649  CQ IW3GRG JN65 (x2)
040800 -18 1667  IW3GRG DL9YNG JN48
040815 -18 1666  DL9YNG IW3GRG +14
040830 -17 1667  IW3GRG DL9YNG R+02
040845 -21 1666  DL9YNG IW3GRG RR73
040900 -20 1667  IW3GRG DL9YNG 73
040915 -23 1666  CQ IW3GRG JN65                        a1 (x2)
041215 -23 1666  KJ5ORI IW3GRG RR73
041345 -22 1666  N3FMC IW3GRG RR73
041545  -6 1666  IQ0VT IW3GRG R-11 (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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