DB6VU — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN48

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DB6VU, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 24 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-06-30.

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 24 FT8 messages attributed to DB6VU as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -6 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

24
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-30
Last attributed message: 2026-06-30 20:43 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
24 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-13 to +4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 6, strong (≥ -8 dB) 17.

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 DB6VU in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DB6VU

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
JN48 · 16 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
941 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-30 20:43 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 UTCBandDB6VU S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
06-30 20:41 20m -8 / - OE8DDX - / - 2 Partial capture
06-30 20:38 20m -4 / - BA7CK - / - 2 Partial capture
06-30 20:34 20m -13 / +3 EA5RR -9 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
06-30 20:27 20m -5 / - KF0YOB - / -4 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-30 20:24 20m -6 / - R6OP - / - 4 Partial capture
06-30 20:16 20m -6 / - EA1JVG - / -4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-30 20:14 20m -4 / - KF0YOB - / -3 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-30 20:00 20m +4 / - BY6SX - / -14 4 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
202530  -3 1764  DB6VU EA5RR -02
202600  -9  833  R6OP DB6VU JN48
202745  -5  578  KF0YOB DB6VU JN48 (x3)
203445 -13 1496  EA5RR DB6VU JN48
203500  -7 1653  DB6VU EA5RR +03
203515 -13 1497  EA5RR DB6VU JN48
203530 -11 1653  DB6VU EA5RR +00 (x2)
203845  -3  413  BA7CK DB6VU JN48 (x2)
204145  -7  731  OE8DDX DB6VU JN48 (x2)
204315 -14 1378  PP5HR DB6VU JN48

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