IZ4DYQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN54

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IZ4DYQ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 18 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-03 and 2026-09-14.

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 18 FT8 messages attributed to IZ4DYQ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (78%), followed by 20 m (22%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was 0 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

18
Messages attributed
5
UTC dates decoded
8
Active 15-min windows
0 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-03
Last attributed message: 2026-09-14 19:00 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
18 messages
Active dates
5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
0 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, 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 IZ4DYQ 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 IZ4DYQ

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
JN54 · 11 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,013 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-14 19:00 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 UTCBandIZ4DYQ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-14 19:00 40m +6 / - II8IHBC - / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 17:40 40m +4 / - SO100PKP - / -6 2 Partial capture
09-14 17:38 40m +5 / +1 HB9ELE +12 / -7 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-02 19:48 40m -2 / - RI1FJL - / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 19:47 40m -4 / - OK1WCF - / -6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 19:45 40m - / - HB10GBT +1 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 19:40 40m +2 / +1 IA5/OE9DGV -13 / -9 3 Partial capture
08-05 10:10 40m - / - UT4PA -13 / - 2 Partial capture
08-04 13:58 20m -10 / - 5P1KZX - / -10 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
194845  +0  445  RI1FJL IZ4DYQ JN54 (x3)
173600  -3  814  IZ4DYQ II0IHMG +13
173630  -1  814  IZ4DYQ RR73; IU1TXC <...> +02
173845  +4  746  HB9ELE IZ4DYQ JN54
173900 +13  746  IZ4DYQ HB9ELE +01
173915  +6  749  HB9ELE IZ4DYQ R-07
173930 +10  746  IZ4DYQ HB9ELE +01 (x2)
174015  +5  747  HB9ELE IZ4DYQ 73
174045  +4 1217  SO100PKP IZ4DYQ JN54 (x2)
190000  +4  637  II8IHBC IZ4DYQ JN54 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
143730 -18 1051  IZ4DYQ YH5NA -17
150845 -19 1075  7X2KF IZ4DYQ JN54
135800  -9  364  5P1KZX IZ4DYQ JN54 (x2)
153245  -7  576  9M2DGA IZ4DYQ JN54

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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