IZ8VYF — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN71

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IZ8VYF, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 51 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 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 51 FT8 messages attributed to IZ8VYF as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (86%), followed by 40 m (8%) and 20 m (6%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (94%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's moderate S/N range (61%); the estimated median was -13 dB.

Overview

51
Messages attributed
6
UTC dates decoded
11
Active 15-min windows
-13 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-21 06:33 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
51 messages
Active dates
6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-19 to -7 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 13, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 31, strong (≥ -8 dB) 7.

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 IZ8VYF 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 IZ8VYF

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
JN71 · 46 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,075 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-21 06:33 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 UTCBandIZ8VYF S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-09 19:20 80m -17 / - SV9MBH - / - 6 Partial capture
09-09 19:11 80m - / -13 DK7ZT -1 / - 4 Partial capture
09-09 18:52 80m - / -15 G0MTN +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 19:01 80m -14 / - RA2FU - / - 2 Partial capture
09-08 18:55 80m -12 / - V51WH - / - 6 Partial capture
09-08 18:47 40m +1 / - ZL1VAH - / - 3 Partial capture
08-25 20:40 80m -19 / - OK2VCR - / - 4 Partial capture
08-25 20:31 80m -11 / - MW7GQB - / - 7 Partial capture
08-25 20:26 80m -12 / -21 HB3YPJ -18 / -16 13 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 17:22 80m -12 / - RX6DA - / - 5 Partial capture
08-24 17:20 80m -20 / - S59A - / - 2 Partial capture
08-24 17:16 80m -10 / -6 SV2BWY -4 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
184730  +0 2106  ZL1VAH IZ8VYF JN71 (x3)
063330 -11 2177  CQ IZ8VYF JN71
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
190145 -15 2071  RA2FU IZ8VYF JN71
202045 -14 2170  Z62NS IZ8VYF JN71
185230  +2 3030  IZ8VYF G0MTN -15 (x2)
190945 -16 2156  PH2M IZ8VYF JN71
191100  +2 1112  IZ8VYF DK7ZT -13 (x4)
192015 -14 2157  SV9MBH IZ8VYF JN71 (x6)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
071500  +2 1503  IZ8VYF R7OV KN87
071515  -7 1503  CQ IZ8VYF JN71
071545  -7 1503  IX1ABE IZ8VYF -06

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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