IW3SSD — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IW3SSD, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 24 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 60m, 40m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-08 and 2026-09-09.

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 24 FT8 messages attributed to IW3SSD as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (50%), followed by 40 m (50%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -5 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

24
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-5 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-08
Last attributed message: 2026-09-09 08:33 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
24 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-5 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-12 to +13 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5, strong (≥ -8 dB) 18.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with IW3SSD in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to IW3SSD

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 · 8 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
821 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-09 08:32 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 UTCBandIW3SSD S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-09 08:28 40m +2 / -3 Z68PX -10 / -18 9 Partial capture
09-08 18:52 40m - / - F5RRS +5 / - 4 Partial capture
09-08 18:51 40m +12 / - ZD8GB - / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 18:00 60m -15 / +5 DK6XY +4 / +8 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-08 18:00 60m -12 / +6 OH3GBW -5 / -5 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-08 17:57 60m -3 / - G0AZH - / -1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 17:55 60m -8 / - PA4GDR -8 / +3 4 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
185230  +4  543  IW3SSD F5RRS JN36 (x3)
185345 +15 2778  ZD8GB IW3SSD JN65
185400  +6  543  IW3SSD F5RRS JN36
185415 +13 2778  ZD8GB IW3SSD JN65
082815  -5 2779  Z68PX IW3SSD JN65
082830  -9  344  IW3SSD Z68PX -03 (x2)
083015  +6 2779  Z68PX IW3SSD R-18 (x6)
60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
175815  -7  994  OE5YCP IW3SSD -07
175945 -11 1344  CQ IW3SSD JN65
180000  -6  349  IW3SSD OH3GBW KP21
180000  +3  813  IW3SSD DK6XY JO53
180015 -13 1344  DK6XY IW3SSD +08
180030  -7  348  IW3SSD OH3GBW KP21
180030  +6  812  IW3SSD DK6XY R+05
180045 -17 1344  DK6XY IW3SSD RR73
180100  -6  349  IW3SSD OH3GBW KP21
180100  +4  813  IW3SSD DK6XY 73
180130  -4  349  IW3SSD OH3GBW KP21
180145 -12 1344  OH3GBW IW3SSD -05
180200  -6  348  IW3SSD OH3GBW R+06
180215 -12 1344  OH3GBW IW3SSD RR73
180230  -1  349  IW3SSD OH3GBW 73

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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