DA1HW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO63

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DA1HW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 27 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-09-02.

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 27 FT8 messages attributed to DA1HW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (93%), followed by 80 m (7%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was +10 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

27
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
+10 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-02
Last attributed message: 2026-09-02 17:18 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
27 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+10 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
+4 to +14 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, strong (≥ -8 dB) 27.

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 DA1HW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DA1HW

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
JO63 · 22 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
723 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-02 17:18 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 UTCBandDA1HW S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-02 17:15 40m +11 / - RI1FJL - / - 7 Partial capture
09-02 17:13 40m +13 / - PD2MAC - / -4 3 Partial capture
09-02 17:07 40m +8 / - RI1FJL - / - 11 Partial capture
09-02 17:04 80m +3 / - RA9MAI - / - 2 Partial capture
09-02 17:01 40m - / -3 DK7ZT -4 / - 6 Partial capture
09-02 17:01 40m - / - DL2ALY -7 / - 3 Partial capture
09-02 17:00 40m +10 / -13 GJ0KYZ -8 / +6 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-02 16:59 40m +8 / - RA6FSV -5 / -25 2 ✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
171100  +8 2935  RI1FJL DA1HW JO63 (x5)
171345 +10 2935  PD2MAC DA1HW JO63 (x3)
171530 +14 2935  RI1FJL DA1HW JO63 (x7)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
170415  +4 2567  RA9MAI DA1HW JO63 (x2)

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