IW9FRA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Sicily Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JM68

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IW9FRA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 10,908 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 101 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-21.

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 10,908 FT8 messages attributed to IW9FRA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 101 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (32%), followed by 40 m (30%) and 80 m (23%). Most decodes (55%) fell within the six-hour window 22:00-04:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -13 dB.

Overview

10,908

Messages attributed

101

UTC dates decoded

1,796

Active 15-min windows

-13 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 23 80m · 2,457 60m · 1,576 40m · 3,293 20m · 3,484 10m · 75

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-21 05:51 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 10,908 messages
Active dates: 101 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -20 to -2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3,539, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 4,258, strong (≥ -8 dB) 3,111.

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 IW9FRA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

IK4LZH · Italy ×12 HA3GX · Hungary ×9 CT2GQA · Portugal ×5 DG5PW · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×5 TM2WWA · France ×4 F4HSB · France ×3 G7LHK · England ×3 UR5WCS · Ukraine ×3 SP3HGD · Poland ×3 OE5WRO · Austria ×3 HZ1KS · Saudi Arabia ×2 HA7EG · Hungary ×2

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 IW9FRA

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: JM68 · 9,237 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,450 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-21 05:51 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	IW9FRA S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-21 05:13	40m	-18 / -	KI5OS	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-21 05:06	40m	-16 / -	N0BUZ	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-21 05:03	40m	- / -4	ON1DGN	-17 / -	4	Partial capture
09-21 04:11	40m	-13 / -	KC2ZZR	- / -14	12	Partial capture
09-21 04:09	40m	-14 / -	WM9E	- / -15	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 04:02	40m	-12 / -	XE1IHD	- / -	8	Partial capture
09-21 04:01	40m	-10 / -	KC9VFR	- / -16	3	Partial capture
09-21 03:55	40m	-6 / -	KC9VFR	- / -16	6	Partial capture
09-21 03:47	40m	-9 / -	NA9Y	- / -15	12	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 03:42	40m	-9 / -	K5OLV	- / -	9	Partial capture
09-21 03:36	40m	-15 / -	N0BUZ	- / -	9	Partial capture
09-21 03:31	40m	-10 / -	WT4N	- / -	8	Partial capture
09-21 03:25	40m	-9 / -	WI5NIF	- / -	9	Partial capture
09-21 03:22	40m	-12 / -	K9GM	- / -13	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 03:10	60m	-4 / -	KC1YXI	- / -18	16	Partial capture
09-21 03:02	160m	- / -	YO3CWC	-2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-21 02:17	40m	-2 / -	KD3CDS	- / -	11	Partial capture
09-21 02:10	40m	-6 / -	PY7DJ	- / -	10	Partial capture
09-21 02:04	40m	-3 / -	KK4PH	- / -	11	Partial capture
09-21 01:54	80m	- / -	UT1XU	+12 / -	2	Partial capture
09-21 01:10	40m	-8 / -	N4NF	- / -	5	Partial capture
09-21 01:05	40m	-6 / -	K4NWX	- / -	9	Partial capture
09-21 00:12	40m	-8 / -	KO4VZM	- / -	10	Partial capture
09-20 23:57	80m	-2 / -	KB2UKA	- / -	11	Partial capture
09-20 23:57	80m	- / -	ON4MAP	-13 / -	4	Partial capture
09-20 23:52	160m	- / -	RA3RDN	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 23:32	40m	-11 / -	VE3CM	- / -	8	Partial capture
09-20 22:55	40m	-13 / -	KR4HGQ	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 22:46	80m	- / -	DO5PY	+2 / -	5	Partial capture
09-20 22:21	40m	-5 / -	KI5QQG	- / -	11	Partial capture
09-20 21:56	40m	-10 / -	KD3BVL	- / -15	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 21:46	80m	- / -	DG3YEV	+13 / -	6	Partial capture
09-20 20:21	60m	- / -	G0WCW	-6 / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 20:20	60m	- / -3	F1PBZ	+6 / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 17:57	40m	- / -	E77TT	-4 / -	6	Partial capture
09-20 17:10	40m	- / -	G3VSH	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 05:23	40m	-12 / -	WA9CAT	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 04:19	40m	-17 / -	KD9RDU	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 04:11	40m	-14 / -	K0YEQ	- / -16	4	Partial capture
09-20 04:08	40m	-19 / -	KA0JWC	- / -18	5	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 04:05	40m	-8 / -	N1UMJ	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 04:01	40m	-4 / -	N1UMJ	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 03:48	160m	- / -	CT2GQA	-8 / -	5	Partial capture
09-20 03:23	40m	-11 / -	KC1OCA	- / -	7	Partial capture
09-20 03:06	60m	-7 / -	WX8W	- / -	11	Partial capture
09-20 02:59	60m	-6 / -	VE2JCW	- / -	7	Partial capture
09-20 02:52	60m	-4 / -	K3RTA	- / -22	12	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 01:43	40m	-14 / -	KD3CDS	- / -	8	Partial capture
09-20 01:35	60m	- / 0	F1PBZ	+3 / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 01:07	40m	- / -15	N2AJ	-6 / -	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
031215  -3  664  KC1YXI IW9FRA JM68 (x13)
045915 -10  735  CQ IW9FRA JM68 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
041645 -15  672  KC2ZZR IW9FRA R-14 (x2)
042230 -12  671  KT0W IW9FRA JM68
050300 -18  938  CQ IW9FRA JM68 (x2)
050345 -24 1337  IW9FRA ON1DGN -04 (x4)
050645 -17  939  N0BUZ IW9FRA JM68 (x2)
051300 -19  941  KI5OS IW9FRA JM68 (x4)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
000045  +0  496  KB2UKA IW9FRA JM68 (x5)
005400 -12  606  CQ IW9FRA JM68 (x3)
015430 +14 2230  IW9FRA UT1XU KO40
015445  +0  685  CQ IW9FRA JM68
015500 +11 2230  IW9FRA UT1XU KO40
030530  -5  735  CQ IW9FRA JM68 (x3)
045515 -24 1844  IW9FRA SV1DKR KM18

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
033015  +1 2655  IW9FRA F1PBZ -15 (x3)
023400 -17 1595  IW9FRA IU5TUD -10
024600 -21 1184  IW9FRA F4VTR JN25
034815  -8  755  IW9FRA CT2GQA IM58 (x5)
224345 -17 1969  IW9FRA 4L7T LN21
235245 -12 1983  IW9FRA RA3RDN LO02 (x2)
030230  +0 2008  IW9FRA YO3CWC KN25 (x2)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
164230 -10 1280  IW9FRA IZ4WNP JN54 (x3)
171745 -20 1458  IW9FRA DH9DR R-07
090400 -17 1041  IW9FRA IK2EBP R+01
073130 -19 1525  IW9FRA UR5EPZ R-05
141015  -9 1196  IW9FRA DO5WG RR73 (x2)
190045 -10  623  IW9FRA IU3VHR JN55
095100 -12 2031  IW9FRA DF8QB JO31 (x5)
124330 -23 1579  IW9FRA PY5TD GG54

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
060115 -13 1422  <...> IW9FRA JM68 (x3)
112230  -5 1097  CQ DX IW9FRA JM68
120700  +1 1574  IW9FRA OK3MB JO70
161430 -16 1534  CQ IW9FRA JM68 (x4)
161630 -10 1534  <...> IW9FRA JM68
161815 -10 1690  IW9FRA <...> -08
161830 -15 1534  <AO90A> IW9FRA R-06
162130  -6 1534  9M2DGA IW9FRA JM68 (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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