LA5ITA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Norway Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO59

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving LA5ITA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 23 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-08-31.

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 23 FT8 messages attributed to LA5ITA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -4 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

23
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-4 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-31
Last attributed message: 2026-08-31 17:48 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
23 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-4 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-7 to -2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1, strong (≥ -8 dB) 22.

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 LA5ITA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to LA5ITA

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
JO59 · 11 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,266 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-31 17:34 UTC

Other locator fields attributed to this token: JO51 (1).

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 UTCBandLA5ITA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-03 20:12 40m - / - LA6AFA +8 / - 12 Partial capture
09-03 20:07 40m - / - LA6AFA +2 / - 4 Partial capture
08-31 20:20 20m - / - 5Z4VJ -5 / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 17:45 20m -4 / -2 DK3RV +12 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 17:45 20m - / - PE4IR -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 17:43 20m -2 / -9 4L7T -3 / -5 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 17:35 20m - / - RW3DDZ +2 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 17:34 20m - / - DL1R +3 / - 9 Partial capture
08-31 17:34 20m - / - RW6B -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 17:31 20m -4 / - DF8TN - / +8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 17:30 20m -6 / - F4ACR - / +6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 17:29 20m - / - DF1WR -1 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 17:27 20m - / - PD3LKN +6 / - 6 Partial capture
08-31 16:10 20m -5 / -1 HA1BF -22 / - 4 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
200830  +7 2740  LA5ITA LA6AFA JO59 (x9)
201615  -4 2362  LA5ITA F6BHK JN24
201630  +5 2740  LA5ITA LA6AFA JO59 (x4)
201945  -5 2538  LA5ITA F5PEG JN28
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
174400  -2  311  4L7T LA5ITA R-05 (x2)
174545  -4 2127  LA5ITA PE4IR JO21
174545 +15  312  LA5ITA DK3RV -02
174700  -2 1044  <...> LA5ITA JO51
174715  -9 3028  LA5ITA PE4IR JO21
174730  -4 1044  DK3RV LA5ITA R-01
174745 +13  364  LA5ITA DK3RV RR73
174800  -4 1044  DK3RV LA5ITA 73
174815  +8  364  LA5ITA DK3RV RR73
194300  +3  589  LA5ITA F5PKF/EA3 R-07
202045  -6 2369  LA5ITA 5Z4VJ KI88 (x3)
203615  -7 1124  LA5ITA CS8ABF -18

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