DC4LP — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO42

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DC4LP, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 16 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-07-20.

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 16 FT8 messages attributed to DC4LP 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 -18 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

16
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
-18 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-20
Last attributed message: 2026-07-20 18:32 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

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

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 11, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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 DC4LP in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DC4LP

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
JO42 · 9 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
934 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-07-20 18:32 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 UTCBandDC4LP S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-20 18:18 20m - / -11 HA1BF -12 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 18:15 20m -20 / - M6DDF - / -2 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 18:13 20m -20 / - M8FQT - / -18 2 Partial capture
07-20 18:11 20m -16 / - <...> - / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 18:08 20m - / -12 F5RRS -9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 18:07 20m -15 / - F1PPH -16 / -20 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
181245 -15 1192  CQ DC4LP JO42
181345 -20 1191  M8FQT DC4LP -18 (x2)
181545 -20 1191  M6DDF DC4LP JO42 (x3)
181800 -12 1429  DC4LP HA1BF -11 (x3)
182115 -12 1191  OM7TJ DC4LP JO42
182145 -17 1191  CQ DC4LP JO42
182545 -19 1191  F1PPH DC4LP RR73
182645 -19 1191  CQ DC4LP JO42
182815 -22 1192  SP5ETF DC4LP R-21
183245 -17 1191  CQ DC4LP JO42

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