IW6CAE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN63

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IW6CAE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 41 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-10-03 and 2026-10-05.

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 41 FT8 messages attributed to IW6CAE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (61%), 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

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-12 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 41

First attributed message: 2026-10-03
Last attributed message: 2026-10-05 06:54 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 41 messages
Active dates: 3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -19 to -8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 13, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 20, strong (≥ -8 dB) 8.

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 IW6CAE in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

M9PAS · England ×2 DL4SEW · Fed. Rep. of Germany F4HSB · France HB9ZHK · Switzerland II5GG · Italy IU7RAO · Italy LZ2TDF · Bulgaria MI7XHT · Northern Ireland ON6SAT · Belgium UT4PA · Ukraine YU65AEC · Serbia

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 IW6CAE

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: JN63 · 11 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 979 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-10-04 06:00 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	IW6CAE S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
10-05 06:52	40m	-10 / -	F4NEY	- / -19	3	Partial capture
10-05 06:49	40m	-20 / 0	DL4SEW	-8 / -16	8	✓ Full exchange observed
10-04 05:58	40m	-14 / -	M9PAS	-8 / -22	5	✓ Closing observed
10-04 05:57	40m	- / -	YO2MKE	-7 / -	4	Partial capture
10-04 05:53	40m	- / -	SQ3MQD	-9 / -	4	Partial capture
10-04 05:53	40m	- / -	DC9TS	-9 / -	5	Partial capture
10-04 05:50	40m	- / -	DL6RS	+15 / -	3	Partial capture
10-04 05:50	40m	- / 0	GJ0KYZ	-5 / -	3	Partial capture
10-04 05:49	40m	- / -	DK5DW	-12 / -	6	Partial capture
10-04 05:48	40m	-9 / -	PD1WS	- / -25	3	Partial capture
10-04 05:48	40m	- / -	ON7KEI	-15 / -	2	Partial capture
10-04 05:40	40m	-16 / -	F4HSB	-19 / -13	6	✓ Closing observed
10-04 05:39	40m	-19 / 0	LZ2TDF	+1 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
10-03 18:45	40m	-14 / -20	EU6UE	-14 / -21	8	Partial capture
10-03 18:42	40m	-8 / 0	ON6SAT	-10 / -8	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-03 17:46	40m	-8 / -5	YU65AEC	+3 / 0	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-03 17:43	40m	-10 / +3	IU7RAO	-6 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
10-03 17:41	40m	-7 / -	II5GG	-5 / +10	3	✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
055945 -10  449  IW6CAE M9PAS 73
060000 -16 2006  M9PAS IW6CAE 73
060030 -15 2006  CQ IW6CAE JN63
064645 -23 1818  MI7XHT IW6CAE RR73
064900 -20 2010  DL4SEW IW6CAE -16 (x2)
064945  -9 2009  IW6CAE DL4SEW R+00
065000 -22 2011  DL4SEW IW6CAE -16
065015  -7 2010  IW6CAE DL4SEW R+02 (x3)
065130 -19 2010  DL4SEW IW6CAE RR73
065230 -11 2742  F4NEY IW6CAE -19 (x3)

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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