DB5AE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DB5AE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 288 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 15 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-09 and 2026-09-16.
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 288 FT8 messages attributed to DB5AE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 15 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (64%), followed by 20 m (19%) and 80 m (10%). Most decodes (73%) fell within the six-hour window 17:00-23:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -10 dB.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-09-16 22:33 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 288 messages
- Active dates
- 15 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -10 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- -18 to -3 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 59, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 120, strong (≥ -8 dB) 109.
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 DB5AE 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 DB5AE
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
- JO52 · 128 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 803 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-09-16 22:31 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 | DB5AE S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-16 22:30 | 60m | -19 / -6 | SV1FJR | -8 / - | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-16 22:25 | 60m | -6 / - | EA8DGI | - / -10 | 7 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-16 22:24 | 60m | -6 / -13 | LA3DV | -12 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 09-16 22:22 | 60m | -4 / - | EA3FCQ | - / +1 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-16 16:15 | 60m | -12 / +2 | DG3TF | -12 / - | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-14 22:19 | 60m | -6 / - | M0TBQ | -9 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-14 22:18 | 60m | -8 / -2 | G8OO | -5 / - | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-14 22:16 | 60m | -6 / -22 | OE5WRO | -21 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-14 22:16 | 60m | - / - | PA0EBG | -7 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-14 22:14 | 60m | -12 / - | EC7HC | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-14 22:08 | 60m | -11 / - | W1NG | - / -23 | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-14 22:05 | 60m | -10 / +7 | LA9JKA | -11 / - | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-14 22:04 | 60m | -10 / +2 | G4ZFJ | -1 / - | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-14 22:03 | 60m | -12 / -6 | SP5MIG | -16 / - | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-14 21:58 | 60m | -6 / - | W1NG | - / -22 | 4 | Partial capture |
| 09-14 21:56 | 60m | -11 / -7 | OE6TNO | -14 / -5 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-14 21:53 | 60m | -8 / - | LA/DM2RM | - / +7 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-14 21:52 | 60m | -6 / +1 | OK1BN | +9 / - | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-14 21:51 | 60m | - / -4 | EB3DBR | -5 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-14 21:51 | 60m | -5 / -6 | DF2RG | +8 / +10 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-14 21:49 | 60m | -10 / - | ON1JP | -19 / +7 | 3 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-14 21:46 | 60m | -8 / -8 | EB3JT | -17 / - | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-14 21:46 | 60m | -11 / -2 | HF5A | -3 / +10 | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-14 21:46 | 60m | -14 / -5 | US2YW | +2 / - | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-14 21:43 | 60m | -8 / -21 | YL3NU | -5 / +3 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-14 21:42 | 60m | -9 / - | SA6BZZ | -2 / +5 | 4 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-14 21:40 | 60m | -5 / - | IW2OHP | -10 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-14 21:38 | 60m | -10 / - | LA9JKA | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-14 21:36 | 60m | -10 / -6 | LZ2VQ | +7 / - | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-14 21:34 | 60m | -9 / - | OZ/DG4BRT | - / -9 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 09-14 21:31 | 60m | -6 / - | SA6BZZ | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-14 21:29 | 60m | -6 / -2 | PI4TX | -12 / 0 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-14 21:28 | 60m | -4 / - | G0AZH | -7 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-13 22:42 | 60m | -14 / - | S55P | - / -2 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-13 22:39 | 60m | -8 / -2 | EC3A | -8 / - | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-13 22:35 | 60m | -7 / - | VE9TG | - / -5 | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-13 22:29 | 60m | -10 / -13 | VE1YX | -11 / - | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-13 22:29 | 60m | -10 / - | OM1AGE | - / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-13 22:27 | 60m | -6 / - | LY7Z | - / -10 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-13 22:26 | 60m | -12 / - | OM1AGE | - / -17 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-13 22:23 | 60m | -8 / -12 | F5MXH | -14 / -3 | 8 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-13 22:22 | 60m | -8 / 0 | VO1NC | -11 / +9 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-13 22:17 | 60m | -6 / - | VO1HP | - / -6 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-13 22:16 | 60m | -10 / -8 | EA1MX | -22 / +9 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-28 11:05 | 20m | -16 / - | DM5ME | - / -11 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-28 10:58 | 20m | -7 / - | EA2EDI | - / +2 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 16:33 | 20m | -8 / - | BG7BVI | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 16:31 | 20m | -10 / -9 | G4UJS | 0 / +10 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 08-27 16:25 | 20m | -2 / - | TA2EE | - / -15 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 16:21 | 20m | 0 / - | AD9DU | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 222515 -10 1544 DB5AE LA3DV -13 (x2) 222545 -9 1877 EA8DGI DB5AE JO52 (x7) 223030 -22 1877 SV1FJR DB5AE JO52 (x2) 223215 -7 1031 DB5AE SV1FJR -06 223230 -18 1877 SV1FJR DB5AE R+16 223245 -10 1031 DB5AE SV1FJR RR73 223300 -20 1877 SV1FJR DB5AE 73
UTC dB Audio Message 164530 -15 1985 DB5AE DL8TV -13 164830 -19 2316 DB5AE S51PV R-07 164930 -13 929 DB5AE SP7TF -19 093545 -17 1986 DB5AE UT4PA KO20 (x8) 090630 -16 2130 DB5AE SP2L -07 (x2) 171345 -22 1731 ES4TIX DB5AE R-11 221445 -10 2178 BG0FQU DB5AE JO52
UTC dB Audio Message 105900 -7 1960 EA2EDI DB5AE +01 (x2) 110230 -11 2141 CQ DB5AE JO52 (x4) 110500 -15 2141 DM5ME DB5AE -11 (x2) 111200 -8 1193 <W1AW/2> DB5AE JO52 131045 -17 601 DB5AE 8J2TKI/P -08 165230 -8 888 YB8FH DB5AE JO52 165315 -4 888 VR2VOG DB5AE JO52 165400 -7 888 4S6ARW DB5AE JO52 165600 -5 887 TA1SW DB5AE JO52 165800 -12 1445 BG8HNC DB5AE JO52
UTC dB Audio Message 211645 -3 1060 OO0O DB5AE R+01 211700 -12 306 DB5AE OO0O -14 211745 -6 904 OO0O DB5AE R-07 211845 -11 1204 IZ5FSA DB5AE JO52 211900 -6 2451 DB5AE IZ5FSA -20 211915 -12 1204 IZ5FSA DB5AE R-18 211930 -10 2451 DB5AE IZ5FSA RR73 211945 -12 1203 IZ5FSA DB5AE 73 212000 +9 1065 DB5AE DM5JBN JO60 212015 -15 1203 DM5JBN DB5AE +14 212030 +7 1065 DB5AE DM5JBN R-11 212045 -10 1203 DM5JBN DB5AE RR73 212100 +12 1065 DB5AE DM5JBN 73 212315 -17 1203 CT2HEX DB5AE JO52 (x2)
UTC dB Audio Message 152345 -17 1263 CQ DB5AE JO52 a1 152445 -17 1263 7Q5BM DB5AE 73 153300 -18 1070 YO6PPX DB5AE +31 151845 -11 1737 SP9ENV DB5AE JO52 152115 -10 1150 F4EDB DB5AE JO52 (x3) 152315 -18 1147 F5NAA DB5AE JO52 152530 -17 1135 IK4RVY DB5AE JO52 (x3) 152730 -7 1133 PY2FUI DB5AE JO52 (x4)
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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