DB8TS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO40

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DB8TS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 76 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 60m, 40m, 20m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-26 and 2026-09-20.

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 76 FT8 messages attributed to DB8TS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (63%), followed by 40 m (21%) and 20 m (16%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (92%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -14 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-14 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

60m · 48 40m · 16 20m · 12

First attributed message: 2026-08-26
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 17:59 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 76 messages
Active dates: 7 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -14 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -20 to -5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 29, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 32, 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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with DB8TS in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

K5MGY · United States DH7WW/P · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL6UCK · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL7DL · Fed. Rep. of Germany DM3PT · Fed. Rep. of Germany F5LMJ · France F6FHZ · France HG0NPJ · Hungary OK1DBE · Czech Republic S56KO · Slovenia UT4PA · Ukraine DJ1PQ · Fed. Rep. of Germany

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 DB8TS

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: JO40 · 29 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 911 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-20 17:57 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	DB8TS S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-20 17:57	60m	-17 / -9	ER3UA	+1 / -4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 17:51	60m	-15 / -	9H4JX	- / -	8	Partial capture
09-20 17:45	60m	-13 / -1	PA0EBG	-12 / -3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 17:10	60m	-15 / 0	DJ1PQ	-11 / +1	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 17:10	60m	-14 / -10	ON7KEI	-15 / +3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 17:08	60m	-14 / +2	F4GVO	-16 / +2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 17:05	60m	-11 / -	DM8KM	+2 / +4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 17:03	60m	-13 / -19	SV1DKR	-10 / -5	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 17:00	60m	-16 / -	DL1BJW	- / -16	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 17:15	60m	-10 / -	DL7UMG	-5 / -2	3	✓ Closing observed
09-06 17:02	60m	-20 / -	F8CRS	- / -3	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 16:59	60m	-18 / -	OZ5VO	- / -18	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 16:57	60m	-18 / -	OH6DBJ	- / -17	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 06:52	40m	-21 / +2	DL6UCK	-8 / -16	4	✓ Closing observed
09-04 06:48	40m	- / -	DL6UCK	-8 / -	4	Partial capture
09-04 06:48	40m	- / -9	UT4PA	-4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 06:44	40m	-15 / -3	OK1DBE	+4 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-03 16:09	40m	-16 / -	F5LMJ	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 16:04	40m	-18 / -22	HG0NPJ	+5 / -8	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 17:01	40m	-14 / -	DM3PT	+2 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
09-01 16:55	40m	-15 / -12	S56KO	+1 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-01 09:58	40m	- / +4	DL7DL	-4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 18:12	40m	-12 / -	F6FHZ	- / -7	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 18:09	40m	-6 / -	ON2VHF/P	- / +1	2	Partial capture
08-31 18:05	40m	-10 / -8	DH7WW/P	+3 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-31 10:00	20m	-4 / -	RI1FJL	- / -10	2	Partial capture
08-31 09:38	20m	-14 / -15	EA7R	-7 / -6	2	Partial capture
08-26 20:48	20m	-1 / -	N3BBJ	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 20:45	20m	0 / -	K5MGY	- / -17	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-26 20:43	20m	-2 / -3	VA3KTT	-10 / -12	3	Partial capture
08-26 20:37	20m	-8 / -	KB1FJC	- / -15	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
174600 -11 2032  DB8TS PA0EBG RR73
174615 -13 1335  PA0EBG DB8TS 73
175100 -21 1406  9H4JX DB8TS JO40 (x8)
175700 -19 1407  ER3UA DB8TS JO40
175815  +1 1987  DB8TS ER3UA -09
175830 -16 1407  ER3UA DB8TS R-04
175845  +1 1987  DB8TS ER3UA RR73
175900 -15 1438  ER3UA DB8TS 73

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
064500  +5 2331  DB8TS OK1DBE 73
064830  -9 2332  DB8TS UT4PA KO20
064830 -12 1563  DB8TS DL6UCK JO71
064900  -6 2332  DB8TS UT4PA -09
064900  -7 1836  DB8TS DL6UCK JO71
064930  +3 2281  DB8TS UT4PA 73
064930  -3 1836  DB8TS DL6UCK JO71 (x4)
065345 -21 2231  DL6UCK DB8TS R-16
065400  -9 1744  DB8TS DL6UCK RR73
065530  -6 2335  DB8TS DK5UR JO40
165300  -4  785  DB8TS PD2MAC/P -21
165315  -8 2523  II9IABJ DB8TS R-01

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
203730  -4 2575  KB1FJC DB8TS R-15 (x2)
204315 -10 2802  DB8TS VA3KTT -03
204330  -2 2576  VA3KTT DB8TS R-12 (x2)
204530  +2 2576  K5MGY DB8TS -17 (x2)
204845  -5 2576  N3BBJ DB8TS JO40 (x2)
205200  -8 2496  AO5FSB DB8TS JO40
093800  -7 2823  DB8TS EA7R -15
093815 -14 2614  EA7R DB8TS R-06
093830  -5 2823  DB8TS RR73; EA5CVS <...> -12
100015  -3 2344  RI1FJL DB8TS R-10 (x2)

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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