IZ3BGL — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN65

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IZ3BGL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 47 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-05 and 2026-09-12.

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 47 FT8 messages attributed to IZ3BGL as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (60%), followed by 40 m (15%) and 80 m (13%). 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 -16 dB.

Overview

47
Messages attributed
6
UTC dates decoded
12
Active 15-min windows
-16 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 6 60m · 28 40m · 7 20m · 6
First attributed message: 2026-08-05
Last attributed message: 2026-09-12 21:37 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
47 messages
Active dates
6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-16 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-21 to -12 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 25, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 22, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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 IZ3BGL in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 IZ3BGL

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
JN65 · 22 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
821 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-12 21:36 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 UTCBandIZ3BGL S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-12 21:36 60m -16 / -2 F4BYA +5 / -6 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 21:30 60m -18 / -15 7X5CY -4 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-12 21:28 60m -14 / -1 LB5WB -4 / +2 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 21:26 60m -20 / -6 DL1NDN -4 / +2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 21:21 60m -17 / -11 G3PDQ -12 / -5 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 21:20 60m -16 / -19 G0AZH -5 / -2 11 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 21:14 80m - / -10 DD7EE +6 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-12 21:11 60m -12 / - EA7Z -15 / -8 5 ✓ Closing observed
09-12 21:09 60m -16 / -6 DD6ZV 0 / -9 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 10:43 10m - / -24 PD7RF -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 22:10 80m - / -19 OK1UOZ +8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 22:04 80m - / - F4BYA -19 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 21:10 20m -14 / - VE2JD - / +2 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 20:53 40m -15 / - CN8NS -10 / +3 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-27 20:21 40m -19 / -22 F1HSY -16 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
08-06 21:12 80m - / -9 IQ4JO 0 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 22:36 40m - / -13 RN6MA -17 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 22:11 80m - / -20 F1PBZ -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-05 21:52 40m - / -7 SP0DF -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 21:47 60m - / - DL9ATW -15 / - 3 Partial capture
08-02 08:03 10m - / - UR4QWW +3 / - 4 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
212815  -2 1530  IZ3BGL LB5WB -01
212830 -15 1530  LB5WB IZ3BGL R+02
212845  -5 1530  IZ3BGL LB5WB RR73
212900 -13 1530  LB5WB IZ3BGL 73
213015 -17 1530  7X5CY IZ3BGL JN65
213030  -4  558  IZ3BGL 7X5CY -15
213115 -19 1530  7X5CY IZ3BGL 73
213345 -18 1530  TF8KW IZ3BGL JN65
213545 -13 1530  CQ IZ3BGL JN65 (x2)
213630  +6 2928  IZ3BGL F4BYA JN19
213645 -15 1530  F4BYA IZ3BGL -06
213700  +3 2928  IZ3BGL F4BYA R-02
213715 -18 1530  F4BYA IZ3BGL RR73
213730  +7 2928  IZ3BGL F4BYA 73
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
221145  -6 2642  IZ3BGL F1PBZ -20
211215  +0 2094  IZ3BGL IQ4JO JN63 (x3)
202730 -15 1967  CQ IZ3BGL JN65
220445 -19 2629  IZ3BGL F4BYA JN19
220500 -18 1967  CQ IZ3BGL JN65
220515 -19 2629  IZ3BGL F4BYA JN19
220530 -18 1967  CQ IZ3BGL JN65
221000  +5 2261  IZ3BGL OK1UOZ -19 (x2)
211430 -21 1502  CQ IZ3BGL JN65
211445  +8 1577  IZ3BGL DD7EE JO41 (x3)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
220315 -21 2002  IZ3BGL DK4CH 73
223630 -16 2002  IZ3BGL RN6MA -13 (x2)
183930 -24 1997  CQ IZ3BGL JN65
202130 -18 1562  IZ3BGL F1HSY JN25
202145 -16 2002  VK6BAD IZ3BGL JN65
202200 -16 1562  IZ3BGL F1HSY JN25 (x2)
202315 -19 2002  F1HSY IZ3BGL RR73
202330 -11 1562  IZ3BGL F1HSY 73
205345 -13 2002  CN8NS IZ3BGL R+03
205400 -10 1667  IZ3BGL CN8NS RR73
205415 -17 2003  CN8NS IZ3BGL 73
202930 -12 2002  CQ IZ3BGL JN65 (x2)
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
080315  -3  402  IZ3BGL UR4QWW KN77 (x4)
104300 -12 1307  IZ3BGL PD7RF -24 (x2)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
071930 -20 1570  VK3MQ IZ3BGL JN65
210700 -15 2041  BA4QFQ IZ3BGL JN65
210900 -17 2041  ND9M IZ3BGL JN65
211000 -16 2041  VE2JD IZ3BGL +02 (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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