IZ3GWJ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN55

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IZ3GWJ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 25 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-26 and 2026-09-19.

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 25 FT8 messages attributed to IZ3GWJ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (60%), followed by 160 m (40%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was +8 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

25
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
+8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-26
Last attributed message: 2026-09-19 19:56 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
25 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-18 to +14 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 6, strong (≥ -8 dB) 15.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with IZ3GWJ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to IZ3GWJ

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
JN55 · 4 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
945 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-19 19:54 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 UTCBandIZ3GWJ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-19 19:56 160m -10 / - IU5HIU - / +6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 19:51 160m -17 / - 9A4ZM - / +9 5 Partial capture
09-19 19:49 160m -17 / -9 SP3BPU +4 / - 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-26 22:10 20m - / -7 BV2NF -7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 21:57 20m +10 / - HL5BMX - / -8 2 Partial capture
08-26 21:49 20m +12 / - JG5VFK - / -24 9 Partial capture
08-26 21:46 20m +11 / -3 JA1UQA -17 / -4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
194900 -20 1449  SP3BPU IZ3GWJ JN55
194915  +2 1448  IZ3GWJ SP3BPU -09
194930 -14 1449  SP3BPU IZ3GWJ R+12
194945  +6 1448  IZ3GWJ SP3BPU RR73
195130 -14 1449  9A4ZM IZ3GWJ +09 (x5)
195415 -15  448  F1PBZ IZ3GWJ JN55
195615 -11  888  IU5HIU IZ3GWJ R+06 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
214830 -15 2270  IZ3GWJ JR8AMF QN03
214945 +12  557  JG5VFK IZ3GWJ -24 (x9)
215730 +11  557  HL5BMX IZ3GWJ JN55 (x2)
221045  -8  257  IZ3GWJ BV2NF -07 (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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