IZ5LDD — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN53

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IZ5LDD, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 68 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, 10m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-08 and 2026-08-21.

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 68 FT8 messages attributed to IZ5LDD as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 10 m (60%), followed by 20 m (40%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (62%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (82%); the estimated median was +1 dB.

Overview

68
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
8
Active 15-min windows
+1 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-08
Last attributed message: 2026-08-21 17:37 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
68 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+1 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-13 to +12 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 8, strong (≥ -8 dB) 56.

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 IZ5LDD in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to IZ5LDD

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
JN53 · 45 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,089 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-21 17:34 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 UTCBandIZ5LDD S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-21 17:36 20m +6 / - SP5MXW - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 17:32 20m +6 / -13 BG7BVI -16 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
08-21 17:29 20m +7 / - RA9J - / - 3 Partial capture
08-21 17:26 20m +12 / - EX7CQ - / -15 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 17:24 20m +9 / - BA3NZ - / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
172515 +12  858  BA3NZ IZ5LDD JN53 (x2)
172645 +11  858  EX7CQ IZ5LDD JN53 (x3)
172900  +7  858  RA9J IZ5LDD JN53 (x3)
173215  +6  858  BG7BVI IZ5LDD JN53 (x3)
173530 -15 2039  IZ5LDD BG7BVI -13 (x2)
173645  +7  858  SP5MXW IZ5LDD -11 (x2)

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