IW5ECP/QRP — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IW5ECP/QRP, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 5 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-08-31.

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 5 FT8 messages attributed to IW5ECP/QRP as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -4 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

5
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
1
Active 15-min windows
-4 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-31
Last attributed message: 2026-08-31 17:53 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
5 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-4 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, strong (≥ -8 dB) 5.

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).

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 UTCBandIW5ECP/QRP S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-02 22:20 40m - / -18 PA1AA +2 / - 5 Partial capture
08-31 17:52 20m -4 / - 2E0TSS - / -7 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
221815  -9  653  IW5ECP/QRP <...> 73 (x2)
222015  +0 1309  <IW5ECP/QRP> PA1AA R-18
222015  +4  931  IW5ECP/QRP <...> 73
222045  +2 1309  IW5ECP/QRP PA1AA R-18 (x4)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
175100  -3 1663  CQ IW5ECP/QRP
175200  -3 1664  2E0TSS IW5ECP/QRP -07 (x4)

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