VK6IR — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VK6IR, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 60 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-24 and 2026-09-18.
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 60 FT8 messages attributed to VK6IR as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (60%), followed by 160 m (40%). Most decodes (60%) fell within the six-hour window 17:00-23:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's moderate S/N range (62%); the estimated median was -13 dB.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-09-18 16:09 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 60 messages
- Active dates
- 5 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -13 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- -19 to -9 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 19, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 37, strong (≥ -8 dB) 4.
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 VK6IR 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 VK6IR
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
- OF77 · 19 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 12,922 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-09-18 16:02 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 UTC | Band | VK6IR S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-06 20:15 | 80m | - / -5 | OH5BM | +13 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 22:18 | 80m | - / -20 | GM6URC | -8 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 22:06 | 80m | - / - | DG6VC | -3 / - | 8 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 22:05 | 80m | - / - | PA4MRS | +12 / - | 11 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 21:39 | 160m | - / -11 | EA1DR | -7 / - | 6 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 21:38 | 160m | - / -21 | HB9BUN | +14 / - | 6 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 21:37 | 160m | - / - | EA4GOY | -8 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 21:37 | 160m | - / -12 | ON4GG | +7 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 21:37 | 160m | - / - | RA3LD | +1 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 21:35 | 160m | - / 0 | ON5UE | -12 / - | 11 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 21:34 | 160m | - / -14 | RW4M | -2 / - | 6 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 21:33 | 160m | - / -23 | HB3YFC | -8 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 21:31 | 160m | - / -21 | F4GGS | -9 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 21:31 | 160m | - / -19 | SP4WRF | +6 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 21:29 | 160m | - / - | DF5AH | -5 / - | 7 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 21:29 | 160m | - / -20 | F5PHW | -11 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 21:29 | 160m | - / -14 | DL3IAE | +10 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 21:23 | 160m | - / - | LX1JX | +6 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 21:22 | 160m | - / - | F5PHW | -8 / - | 8 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 21:20 | 160m | - / -17 | DJ0CL | +9 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 21:19 | 160m | - / -16 | F5LOW | +10 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 21:16 | 160m | - / -11 | LA7KJ | +2 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 21:15 | 160m | - / - | LX1JX | -10 / - | 8 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 21:13 | 160m | - / -25 | SK0MT | +8 / - | 11 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 21:10 | 160m | - / -13 | ON4IQ | +13 / - | 11 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 21:04 | 160m | - / -25 | R2HB | 0 / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 21:00 | 160m | - / - | LX1JX | -10 / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 20:34 | 160m | - / -18 | IZ8FWN | -10 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 20:32 | 160m | - / -17 | OH1NPW | +2 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 20:29 | 160m | - / -21 | LX1ER | -3 / - | 13 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 20:27 | 160m | - / - | DL1SVI | -10 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 20:26 | 160m | - / -19 | OH1NPW | 0 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 20:23 | 160m | - / - | IZ3GOG | -3 / - | 9 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 20:23 | 160m | - / - | DK1AQ | -2 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 20:16 | 160m | - / -21 | LZ2IP | +14 / - | 12 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 20:08 | 160m | - / -16 | LZ2IP | +12 / - | 6 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 21:24 | 160m | - / -16 | G0FCU | -9 / - | 8 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-04 21:22 | 160m | - / -21 | RA9YTI | -6 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-04 21:20 | 160m | - / -17 | M0HJJ | -15 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-04 21:17 | 160m | - / -20 | OM2WQ | +15 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 21:13 | 160m | - / -17 | LA0FA | +3 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-04 21:06 | 160m | - / -23 | YO2NAA | 0 / - | 7 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 21:05 | 160m | - / -15 | R8CEG | -23 / - | 16 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 21:04 | 160m | - / -19 | G8GNI | -2 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-04 20:58 | 160m | - / -16 | OZ1KZX | +12 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-04 20:55 | 160m | - / -18 | 5P1KZX | -6 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-04 20:54 | 160m | - / -17 | OK2BUZ | +18 / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 20:52 | 160m | - / -23 | LY2SA | +12 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-04 20:49 | 160m | - / -5 | EI6FR | -8 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-04 20:41 | 160m | - / -18 | G1XOW | -1 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 220900 -7 1102 VK6IR DG6VC JN39 220930 +10 1756 VK6IR PA4MRS JO22 220930 -10 1102 VK6IR DG6VC JN39 221000 +14 1756 VK6IR PA4MRS JO22 (x2) 221130 +1 1102 VK6IR DG6VC JN39 (x2) 221815 -10 1694 VK6IR GM6URC -20 (x2) 201530 +11 2593 VK6IR OH5BM -05 (x5) 201800 -22 202 VK6IR OH1NBF KP10
UTC dB Audio Message 213900 +13 808 VK6IR HB9BUN R-21 213900 -5 418 VK6IR EA4GOY IM79 213900 -7 1786 VK6IR EA1DR -11 213930 -5 1577 VK6IR ON5UE JO11 213930 +11 808 VK6IR HB9BUN R-21 213930 -3 418 VK6IR EA4GOY IM79 213930 -9 1786 VK6IR EA1DR -13 214000 +16 808 VK6IR HB9BUN R-21 214000 -1 1786 VK6IR EA1DR -13 214030 +13 808 VK6IR HB9BUN 73 214030 +0 1786 VK6IR EA1DR -13 214100 -13 1577 VK6IR ON5UE R+00 214100 -10 1786 VK6IR EA1DR -13 214130 -13 1577 VK6IR ON5UE 73 214200 -14 1786 VK6IR EA1DR RR73
UTC dB Audio Message 220315 -18 1455 VK6IR EA3JAQ JN11 (x2) 221300 -10 1044 VK6IR PA3KUS JO21 (x6) 221800 +14 695 VK6IR G4FAL IO93 (x5) 222030 -7 1034 VK6IR IW9HPG JM78 222030 +14 695 VK6IR G4FAL 73
UTC dB Audio Message 090100 +1 1178 VK6IR IK2GAU JN45 (x10) 090700 -20 1993 VK6IR DN9OPA JN38 (x4) 094930 -10 2247 VK6IR <...> -05
UTC dB Audio Message 110900 -22 1986 VK6IR EX8ABQ R-19
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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