DB5BO — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Locator transmitted in a decoded message: JO53

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DB5BO, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 247 related FT8 messages, 9 CQ messages, observed on 20m, across 8 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-05-14 and 2026-08-12.

These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not the station's official logbook. Times are UTC. Decoder S/N describes messages received at SO8OO; inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.

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Overview

247
Related messages
9
CQ messages
8
UTC dates heard
-6 dB
Mean decoder S/N

Bands

20m
First seen: 2026-05-14
Last seen: 2026-08-12 19:10 UTC

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by DB5BO

Approximate centre of JO53, decoded 2026-08-12 20:59 UTC. A transmitted locator is not proof of the operator's permanent location.

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 UTCBandDB5BO S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-12 21:03 20m - / -14 S56UVB -3 / - 13 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 20:57 20m -18 / - K3PJH - / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 20:54 20m -16 / - N2BJ - / -30 5 Partial capture
08-12 20:53 20m -15 / -11 IU2HUQ -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
08-12 20:50 20m -16 / - HA1BF - / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 20:44 20m -19 / - D2UY - / - 4 Partial capture
08-12 20:41 20m -18 / - PD1ADA - / -4 2 Partial capture
08-12 20:38 20m -21 / - HS0ZOY - / - 5 Partial capture
08-12 20:25 20m -15 / - PD1ADA - / -4 5 Partial capture
08-12 20:11 20m -14 / - PD1ADA - / -4 4 Partial capture
08-12 20:08 20m -18 / - D2UY - / - 4 Partial capture
08-12 20:03 20m -17 / -3 OZ7DR -24 / -16 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-12 19:59 20m -15 / - PD1ADA - / -4 5 Partial capture
08-12 19:57 20m -14 / - RL6MT -14 / -29 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-12 19:32 20m -20 / - OX3LX - / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 18:45 20m - / - PC2J -13 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 18:39 20m -17 / -19 RL2F -7 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-12 18:31 20m -14 / - SV2HTW - / +5 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 18:25 20m -17 / - SQ8AA - / -13 5 Partial capture
08-12 17:54 20m -18 / - OH6IH - / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 17:47 20m - / -19 EW1MN -4 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 17:42 20m -14 / - UN8DSW - / - 3 Partial capture
08-12 17:40 20m -15 / - M8RII -22 / -20 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-12 17:34 20m - / +8 SP2LMZ -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 17:18 20m -15 / -12 R2FDU -4 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-12 17:04 20m -18 / - UN8DSW - / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 17:03 20m -17 / - A61CK - / - 3 Partial capture
08-12 16:59 20m -18 / - SP2SGZ - / - 4 Partial capture
08-12 16:52 20m -17 / - UN8DSW - / - 4 Partial capture
08-12 16:35 20m -16 / - GM3AND - / -25 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 16:17 20m -19 / - UN8DSW - / - 5 Partial capture
08-12 13:58 20m - / -19 DK2MAX -5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 19:18 20m - / - DL1R 0 / - 9 Partial capture
07-29 19:13 20m - / -17 5Z4VJ -7 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 18:02 20m -12 / - UA9QFF - / - 3 Partial capture
07-29 18:00 20m -16 / -8 OE6HTG +1 / -15 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-29 17:56 20m - / -8 OE6HTG -8 / - 3 Partial capture
07-29 16:06 20m -21 / -15 EC5M -12 / -10 5 Partial capture
07-25 16:13 20m - / -15 9A4ZM -14 / - 3 Partial capture
07-25 16:09 20m - / -9 HA1BF +4 / - 7 Partial capture
07-25 15:56 20m - / -13 IK4LZH -10 / - 3 Partial capture
07-25 15:47 20m - / -15 9A5E 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-02 21:21 20m - / -9 EA5IY -5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-02 19:22 20m - / -17 SV1TRJ -16 / - 10 Partial capture
06-02 19:15 20m - / -17 TA1BX -6 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
06-02 13:01 20m - / -15 DG5PI -5 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
06-02 12:22 20m - / -14 IW4EII -1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-02 09:57 20m - / -15 IQ1SM -6 / - 2 Partial capture
06-02 09:30 20m - / -22 IQ4JO +2 / - 3 Partial capture
06-02 09:10 20m - / -6 F1PSX -9 / - 11 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
205915 -20 2060  CQ DB5BO JO53                         a1
210115 -21 2060  RN6MA DB5BO R-30
210330  -4 2061  DB5BO S56UVB JN76 (x13)

Decoder S/N history by band

Daily averages across messages associated with this profile as decoded at SO8OO.