IW8RQA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Locator transmitted in a decoded message: JM88

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IW8RQA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 193 related FT8 messages, 41 CQ messages, observed on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, across 16 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-05-31 and 2026-08-23.

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

193
Related messages
41
CQ messages
16
UTC dates heard
-2 dB
Mean decoder S/N

Bands

80m 20m 40m 60m 160m
First seen: 2026-05-31
Last seen: 2026-08-23 07:26 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations IW8RQA worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by IW8RQA

Approximate centre of JM88, decoded 2026-08-22 22:20 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 UTCBandIW8RQA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-23 09:25 20m - / -5 R9CP +4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 06:09 40m -10 / - ZL4IV - / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 02:12 80m +5 / - N8KR - / -11 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 02:09 80m +11 / - KZ3P - / -21 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 02:06 80m +1 / - KE4EB -13 / -14 7 ✓ Closing observed
08-19 02:05 80m 0 / -3 DL9KM -2 / -4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-19 02:03 80m +3 / -13 W4FZ -18 / -9 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-19 02:01 80m -4 / - WC4H - / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 01:58 40m -2 / - XE1IHD - / - 2 Partial capture
08-17 23:00 40m -10 / - GM5DNA - / -3 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 22:58 40m -12 / - VJ6X - / - 2 Partial capture
08-17 22:58 40m -14 / +5 DL3MIB +7 / - 9 ✓ Closing observed
08-17 22:56 40m -12 / - OJ0YL - / - 3 Partial capture
08-16 01:00 80m -4 / - VP8A - / -10 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-15 19:28 60m +3 / - R3DFS - / -13 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-15 19:26 60m +1 / - ZS6WAB - / - 3 Partial capture
08-13 00:59 80m +18 / - DK1MCS +14 / -1 3 Partial capture
08-13 00:59 80m +16 / -2 DO8JB +11 / -8 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-13 00:58 80m +15 / - <...> - / -15 2 Partial capture
08-13 00:55 80m +15 / - W1NB - / - 4 Partial capture
08-13 00:52 80m +15 / - <...> - / -11 5 Partial capture
08-13 00:49 80m +14 / - W1LBM - / -14 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-10 02:36 80m +11 / -5 VP2MAA -14 / -10 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-01 21:01 20m +9 / - JA9IIC - / -12 4 ✓ Closing fragment
06-24 21:47 160m +14 / - 5Z4VJ - / - 6 Partial capture
06-24 21:38 40m +5 / - SQ3KO - / -7 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-24 21:10 160m - / +8 E70SZ +3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-24 21:06 160m -5 / - OK1KUB - / - 5 Partial capture
06-24 21:03 160m -5 / -16 DL6II +3 / -5 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-23 22:38 160m -7 / +2 IZ8ESX +3 / +6 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-23 22:29 160m 0 / -10 GM1TGY -2 / -3 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-23 22:26 160m 0 / - EI6HIB - / -21 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-23 22:25 160m -2 / - GM1TGY - / - 2 Partial capture
06-23 22:24 160m -4 / - 9A5AFP - / -1 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-23 22:07 160m -6 / -12 DD7EE +1 / -10 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-23 21:58 160m -6 / - SV9TRN - / -22 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-23 21:53 160m -3 / - YB5QZ -8 / -11 5 ✓ Closing observed
06-20 20:32 160m -12 / -10 YT1T -13 / -8 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-20 20:25 80m - / - OK9DMR -15 / - 13 Partial capture
06-20 20:22 80m -1 / - ZL4KX - / - 7 Partial capture
06-13 22:37 160m +2 / -11 PA3DOL -5 / -22 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-13 22:36 80m - / - SP9JMZ +6 / - 5 Partial capture
06-13 22:33 80m +14 / - DA6BR +1 / -11 3 ✓ Closing observed
06-13 22:33 80m +16 / -3 G8IHT -10 / -13 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-13 22:33 80m +16 / -8 R2EN -4 / -13 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-13 21:55 40m +15 / - SP5LST - / -5 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-13 21:54 40m +12 / +5 PA2KV -3 / -3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-13 21:43 40m +11 / - TA2ED - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-13 21:42 40m +10 / -3 F1IQH -6 / -5 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-13 21:40 40m +10 / - IU4PPL -7 / -8 5 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
190430 -15  498  IW8RQA 2E1HAT JO01 (x3)
191615 +18  291  CQ IW8RQA JM88
191630  -1  291  IW8RQA F6BHK JN24
191645 +17  291  BG5BNW IW8RQA -19 (x2)
191745 +21  291  JH8UGL IW8RQA -15 (x2)
210130  +9 2613  JA9IIC IW8RQA JM88 (x4)
092530  +2 2258  IW8RQA R9CP -05 (x2)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
225930  +5  919  IW8RQA DL3MIB JN57 (x2)
230015 -10  788  GM5DNA IW8RQA R-03
230030 +10  919  IW8RQA DL3MIB JN57
230045 -11  788  GM5DNA IW8RQA 73
230100  +5  919  IW8RQA DL3MIB JN57 (x2)
230145 -14  789  DL3MIB IW8RQA RR73
230200  +6  919  IW8RQA DL3MIB 73
015845  -2  778  XE1IHD IW8RQA JM88 (x2)
060930 -11  320  ZL4IV IW8RQA JM88 (x2)
061200  -9 2703  ZL1JRD IW8RQA JM88
222015  +2  307  RI0FJL IW8RQA JM88
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
124900 -10  552  YE1AJE IW8RQA JM88
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
020645  +1 2129  KE4EB IW8RQA JM88 (x4)
020830 -13 1976  IW8RQA KE4EB RR73
020845  +4 2129  KE4EB IW8RQA 73
020945 +10  717  KZ3P IW8RQA JM88 (x5)
021230  +2  717  N8KR IW8RQA JM88 (x3)
021430  +5 2419  W5MOT IW8RQA JM88
60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
180915  +2  813  CQ DX IW8RQA JM88 (x2)
192645  -5 1327  ZS6WAB IW8RQA JM88 (x3)
192845  +2 1327  R3DFS IW8RQA R-13 (x4)
160m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
210730  -3  410  OK1KUB IW8RQA JM88 (x2)
210930  -8  410  CQ IW8RQA JM88 (x3)
211045  +4  410  IW8RQA E70SZ JN84 (x3)
214700 +14 1192  5Z4VJ IW8RQA JM88 (x6)
200030 +10 2496  IW8RQA RR73; RT6C <...> +02

Decoder S/N history by band

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