IW3QTG — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IW3QTG, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 114 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 14 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 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 114 FT8 messages attributed to IW3QTG as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 14 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (83%), followed by 80 m (17%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (57%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (94%); the estimated median was +1 dB.

Overview

114
Messages attributed
14
UTC dates decoded
25
Active 15-min windows
+1 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 18:18 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
114 messages
Active dates
14 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+1 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-7 to +14 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 4, strong (≥ -8 dB) 107.

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.

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 IW3QTG

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 · 58 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
821 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-20 18:18 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 UTCBandIW3QTG S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 18:17 40m +5 / - GD4EIP - / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 18:08 80m - / -18 TA3D -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 17:57 80m +3 / -5 DO9SAM +6 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-20 05:42 40m +6 / - EW2ZC - / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 05:38 40m -2 / - OH/DL4XT - / - 6 Partial capture
09-20 04:54 80m -2 / - TF3VS - / - 4 Partial capture
09-19 19:11 80m +4 / - V51WH - / - 3 Partial capture
09-19 18:31 80m -2 / - V51WH - / -17 6 Partial capture
09-13 18:20 40m +3 / -5 HG8LXL 0 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
09-13 18:16 40m -8 / - SV9QWC - / - 2 Partial capture
09-13 18:10 40m -3 / -8 4O4DB -4 / -3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 18:08 40m -5 / 0 HG0NPJ +4 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 18:07 40m +2 / -5 MM8FKF -13 / -9 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 05:19 40m +1 / - MI0NWA - / -21 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-05 05:14 40m -1 / -7 OZ7AEI/P -20 / -9 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 05:13 40m -7 / -8 SA3LEN -10 / -4 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 17:54 40m +10 / - UA3SCU - / -15 3 Partial capture
09-04 17:51 40m +12 / - RI1FJL - / -19 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 19:45 40m -12 / -15 R2FBW -22 / -11 6 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
053915  +6 1810  SN40KZE <IW3QTG> 73
053915  -8 1488  OH/DL4XT IW3QTG JN65 (x5)
054215  +5 1488  EW2ZC IW3QTG JN65
054230  -7 1329  IW3QTG R3IX KO76
054230  -8 2350  <IW3QTG> OE/DL6CGU
054245  +5 1488  EW2ZC IW3QTG JN65 (x2)
054345 +12  988  SN100PKP IW3QTG R-06
181415  -8 1726  EW8AAC IW3QTG JN65
181745  +4  432  GD4EIP IW3QTG JN65 (x2)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
191145  +5 2700  V51WH IW3QTG JN65 (x2)
045445  +0 2634  TF3VS IW3QTG JN65 (x4)
175715  -4 2118  IW3QTG IQ4JO JN63
175745  +6  484  IW3QTG DO9SAM R-05
175800  +3  484  DO9SAM IW3QTG RR73
175815  +5  484  IW3QTG DO9SAM 73
175930  +2  484  CQ IW3QTG JN65 (x3)
180830  -4 1735  IW3QTG TA3D -18 (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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