IW5BMS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Locator transmitted in a decoded message: JN53

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IW5BMS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 45 related FT8 messages, 13 CQ messages, observed on 20m, across 2 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-07-29 and 2026-07-30.

These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not the station's official logbook. Times are UTC. Decoder S/N describes messages received at SO8OO; inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.

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Overview

Related messages

CQ messages

UTC dates heard

-15 dB

Mean decoder S/N

Bands

20m

First seen: 2026-07-29
Last seen: 2026-07-30 06:40 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations IW5BMS worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

PE9JAN · Netherlands E70SZ · Bosnia-Herzegovina DK3TNA · Fed. Rep. of Germany SV1EKI · Greece

Locator transmitted by IW5BMS

Approximate centre of JN53, decoded 2026-07-30 08:32 UTC. A transmitted locator is not proof of the operator's permanent location.

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	IW5BMS S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
07-30 08:34	20m	- / -	PD3PAM	-12 / -	7	Partial capture
07-30 08:33	20m	-14 / -	DK3TNA	- / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 08:23	20m	-18 / -11	M7INZ	-18 / -	6	Partial capture
07-29 14:52	20m	-8 / -	LB9ZG	- / -	3	Partial capture
07-29 14:50	20m	- / -12	F1PBZ	-6 / -	3	Partial capture
07-29 14:43	20m	-18 / -24	PE9JAN	-12 / -	6	✓ Full exchange observed
07-29 14:41	20m	- / -	F4HSB	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
07-29 14:41	20m	-14 / -	RA8AM	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-29 14:38	20m	-16 / -	F4HSB	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
07-29 14:38	20m	-16 / -	SV1EKI	-20 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
07-29 08:55	20m	- / +7	E70SZ	-10 / -	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
082900 -19 1804  DK3TNA IW5BMS -03
083100 -13 1830  CQ IW5BMS JN53
083115 -24 1627  IW5BMS DK3TNA JO62
083145 -17 1830  CQ IW5BMS JN53 (x2)
083330 -18 1830  DK3TNA IW5BMS +15 (x3)
083445 -12 2344  IW5BMS PD3PAM JO32 (x7)

Decoder S/N history by band

Daily averages across messages associated with this profile as decoded at SO8OO.