DA6AB — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO32

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DA6AB, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 18 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-09-06.

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 18 FT8 messages attributed to DA6AB as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -5 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

18
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-5 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-06 04:47 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
18 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-5 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 3, strong (≥ -8 dB) 15.

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 DA6AB in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DA6AB

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
JO32 · 9 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,067 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-06 04:47 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 UTCBandDA6AB S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-06 04:45 80m -2 / -4 OS9T -5 / +8 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 04:42 80m - / - DL9KM -6 / - 7 Partial capture
09-06 04:39 80m -6 / - F4MZI -20 / +1 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 04:37 80m -6 / -1 DO8JB -11 / +4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 04:35 80m +6 / - ON4MAP - / -7 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
044330  -2 2050  DA6AB DL9KM JN68 (x2)
044430  -9 1762  DA6AB IQ4JO JN63
044430  -5 2050  DA6AB DL9KM JN68 (x2)
044515  -7  493  OS9T DA6AB JO32
044530  -6  492  DA6AB OS9T -04
044530  +1 2051  DA6AB DL9KM JN68
044545  +1  492  OS9T DA6AB R+08
044600  -5  492  DA6AB OS9T RR73
044615  -1  492  OS9T DA6AB 73
044630  -5  492  DA6AB OS9T 73
044645 -12  492  CQ DA6AB JO32                         a1 (x3)

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