IW8ELR — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN70

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IW8ELR, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 54 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 60m, 40m, 20m, across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-10 and 2026-09-02.

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 54 FT8 messages attributed to IW8ELR as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (52%), followed by 20 m (39%) and 60 m (9%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (98%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -14 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-14 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

60m · 5 40m · 28 20m · 21

First attributed message: 2026-06-10
Last attributed message: 2026-09-02 19:50 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 54 messages
Active dates: 11 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -14 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -20 to -2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 22, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 12, strong (≥ -8 dB) 20.

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 IW8ELR in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

TN8GD · Republic of the Congo R2PT · European Russia VK6BAD · Australia 3Z0L · Poland

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 IW8ELR

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: JN70 · 40 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,175 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-02 19:50 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	IW8ELR S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-02 19:49	40m	-3 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-02 19:41	40m	-4 / -	RI1FJL	- / -21	9	Partial capture
08-28 11:41	20m	- / -	F1PPH	-7 / -	7	Partial capture
08-28 11:41	20m	- / -	PI4TX	-5 / -	4	Partial capture
08-27 11:27	20m	- / -9	R4FDW	-12 / -	8	Partial capture
08-27 11:26	20m	- / -	DL5MKR	-2 / -	2	Partial capture
08-27 11:26	20m	- / -	PD3LKN	0 / -	11	Partial capture
08-27 11:26	20m	- / -	PD9FLX	-3 / -	3	Partial capture
08-26 19:46	20m	-1 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-17 18:02	20m	-12 / -	9J2MM	- / -	6	Partial capture
08-02 19:51	20m	-17 / -	KB1PA	- / -	6	Partial capture
08-02 19:49	20m	-20 / -	TN8GD	- / -3	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-29 19:58	60m	- / -	G8RZ	-11 / -	2	Partial capture
07-29 19:56	60m	-5 / -7	3Z0L	-6 / -4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
06-28 07:17	20m	- / -	RW3TY	-13 / -	3	Partial capture
06-23 19:39	40m	-20 / -	DS5USH	- / -	2	Partial capture
06-23 19:30	40m	-18 / -8	R2PT	-12 / -9	4	✓ Full exchange observed
06-23 19:27	40m	-13 / -	ZS6OB	- / -	2	Partial capture
06-23 19:22	40m	-17 / -	ZL4KX	- / -	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
194045 -20 2194  DS5USH IW8ELR JN70
191345 -17 2377  TN8GD IW8ELR JN70
194945 -17 2193  VK6BAD IW8ELR 73
194145 -15 1239  RI1FJL IW8ELR R-21 (x12)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
113200  -9  359  IW8ELR R4FDW -09
114045 -10 1577  CQ IW8ELR JN70
114100  -4 2079  IW8ELR PI4TX JO22
114100  -9 1577  IW8ELR F1PPH JN07
114130  -4 2078  IW8ELR PI4TX JO22
114130  -2 1577  IW8ELR F1PPH JN07
114200  -4 2078  IW8ELR PI4TX JO22 (x2)
114300 -11 1391  IW8ELR UA1AOF KO59
114330  -6 1577  IW8ELR F1PPH JN07 (x5)
114700 -10 1577  IW8ELR TA3F

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
195515  -6 2188  CQ IW8ELR JN70 (x2)
195630  -7 2028  IW8ELR 3Z0L JO81
195645  -5 2188  3Z0L IW8ELR -04
195700  -4 2028  IW8ELR 3Z0L R-07
195715  -5 2188  3Z0L IW8ELR RR73
195730  -8 2028  IW8ELR 3Z0L 73
195800 -12  591  IW8ELR G8RZ IO84 (x2)

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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