IW4ELZ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN44

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IW4ELZ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 100 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 16 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-04 and 2026-08-26.

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 100 FT8 messages attributed to IW4ELZ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 16 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (71%), followed by 10 m (25%) and 40 m (4%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (54%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

100

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-12 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 4 20m · 71 10m · 25

First attributed message: 2026-07-04
Last attributed message: 2026-08-26 17:17 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 100 messages
Active dates: 16 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -19 to -3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 24, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 45, strong (≥ -8 dB) 31.

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 IW4ELZ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

HG8LXL · Hungary LY2BBF · Lithuania OE1TKS · Austria SP9OJ · Poland UX2SB · Ukraine YO4NF · Romania YT3PL · Serbia 5B4ARQ · Cyprus 9A4ZM · Croatia DL2FX · Fed. Rep. of Germany EB3JT · Spain EW1MN · Belarus

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 IW4ELZ

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: JN44 · 63 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,137 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-26 17:17 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	IW4ELZ S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-26 17:17	20m	+14 / -	RI1FJL	- / -18	2	Partial capture
08-26 17:14	20m	+4 / -	DH1NGL	- / +3	2	Partial capture
08-26 17:12	20m	+11 / -	G8IXM	- / -7	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 07:42	10m	-18 / -	BG4UCZ	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-09 14:22	20m	-20 / -	ON3CH	- / -14	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-09 14:17	20m	-10 / -9	EW1MN	-2 / +4	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-09 14:10	20m	-16 / -	AP2TN	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-09 14:02	20m	-15 / -	AP2TN	- / -	5	Partial capture
08-08 20:42	20m	-10 / -	W4HTP	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-08 20:38	20m	-14 / -	KR4IJC	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-08 20:34	20m	-3 / -	XW4KV	- / -	6	Partial capture
07-29 17:01	10m	-18 / -	<...>	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-29 16:56	20m	-12 / -	EX8ABR	- / -	3	Partial capture
07-29 16:53	20m	-11 / -	SV8NAJ	- / +5	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-29 16:51	20m	-7 / -	OH3OJ	- / -8	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-29 16:46	10m	- / +2	YT3PL	-19 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-25 09:55	10m	-18 / -	LY2BBF	- / -14	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-25 09:53	10m	-10 / +2	YO4NF	-9 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
07-25 09:53	10m	-5 / -	HG8LXL	- / +1	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-25 09:48	10m	-6 / -	RL2F	- / -17	2	Partial capture
07-25 09:46	10m	-16 / -	OE1TKS	- / -4	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-19 09:22	10m	-8 / -	UX2SB	- / -1	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-18 21:06	20m	- / -5	DL2FX	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-18 21:01	20m	- / -5	DL2FX	-15 / -	3	Partial capture
07-18 20:56	40m	-20 / -	VK4DAD	- / -25	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-18 20:49	20m	-13 / -	EX8ABR	- / -	6	Partial capture
07-04 20:17	20m	-12 / -	EB3JT	- / -16	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-04 20:16	20m	-12 / -	9A4ZM	- / 0	2	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
140015  -3  463  XU7O IW4ELZ JN44
141145 -15 2352  AP2TN IW4ELZ JN44
201015 -16 2322  EX8ABR IW4ELZ JN44
201345  -8  466  XU7O IW4ELZ JN44
201615 -20 1422  TF/DO1BBM/M IW4ELZ JN44
144415 -20 1804  EX8ABQ IW4ELZ JN44
141115 -19 1399  EX8ABC IW4ELZ JN44
190245  -9  949  K4A IW4ELZ JN44
171215  +8  942  ZS6KVZ IW4ELZ 73
171245 +13  862  G8IXM IW4ELZ -07 (x2)
171415  +3 1594  DH1NGL IW4ELZ R+03 (x2)
171715 +15  524  RI1FJL IW4ELZ JN44 (x2)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
095330  -4 1032  HG8LXL IW4ELZ RR73
095345  -6 1032  IW4ELZ YO4NF +02 (x2)
095430 -10 1032  YO4NF IW4ELZ 73
095545 -19 1379  LY2BBF IW4ELZ JN44 (x3)
164630 -22 1837  IW4ELZ YT3PL R+02 (x2)
170115 -15 1671  <...> IW4ELZ JN44 (x2)
170445  +1  775  IW4ELZ Z61DX +01
170630  -6  774  SV1EKI IW4ELZ R-20
074200 -18 2194  BG4UCZ IW4ELZ JN44 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
202045  -9  627  II3WWA IW4ELZ JN44
205600 -21 1862  VK4DAD IW4ELZ R-25 (x2)
202530 -12  301  JE1LFX IW4ELZ JN44

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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