DC6KI — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DC6KI, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 45 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-10 and 2026-08-29.

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 45 FT8 messages attributed to DC6KI as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 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 -13 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-13 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 45

First attributed message: 2026-07-10
Last attributed message: 2026-08-29 21:03 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 45 messages
Active dates: 2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -18 to 0 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 17, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 14, strong (≥ -8 dB) 14.

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 DC6KI in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

BG3NQT · China ×3 AO5FSB · Spain BI3UPU · China DL5MK · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA4ILE · Spain JA3EGF · Japan JH2VVH · Japan KF0YOB · United States LA1ZN · Norway LU4BBI · Argentina PP7GB · Brazil R3TAR · European Russia

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	DC6KI S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-29 21:00	20m	-18 / -	PT2TF	- / -9	2	Partial capture
08-29 20:53	20m	- / -15	PP7GB	-9 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 20:45	20m	- / -9	LU4BBI	-16 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 20:43	20m	- / -6	EA4ILE	-7 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:30	20m	-10 / -	BD8FOD	- / -13	2	Partial capture
08-29 17:23	20m	-1 / -	7Q5A	- / -12	4	Partial capture
08-29 17:19	20m	-4 / -	UB3AZG	- / -17	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 16:04	20m	- / -8	R4HM	-4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 13:39	20m	- / -	F4AXK	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 13:39	20m	-20 / -	BG3NQT	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 13:26	20m	-15 / -	BG3NQT	- / -18	7	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 13:07	20m	-6 / -	RL4R	- / +1	2	Partial capture
08-29 13:04	20m	+1 / -	JH2VVH	-17 / -15	5	✓ Closing observed
08-28 17:36	20m	- / +4	RD0L	-5 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-10 11:48	20m	-12 / -12	RW6HPI	-13 / -9	2	Partial capture
07-10 11:43	20m	- / -19	DL5MK	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-10 11:41	20m	-18 / -	RK0SK	- / -16	2	Partial capture
07-10 11:34	20m	-15 / -	UB2FDL	- / -9	3	Partial capture
07-10 11:31	20m	-16 / -	LA1ZN	- / -1	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-10 11:23	20m	-20 / -	KF0YOB	- / -12	2	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
172445  +1 1672  7Q5A DC6KI -12 (x2)
173000 -11 1672  BD8FOD DC6KI -13 (x2)
204330  -7 1920  DC6KI EA4ILE R-06 (x2)
204530 -15 2366  DC6KI LU4BBI R-09 (x2)
205315  -9 1304  DC6KI PP7GB R-15 (x2)
205745  -3 1884  DC6KI AO5FSB 73
210000 -18 1036  PT2TF DC6KI -09 (x2)
210130 -17 1037  EB5JJX DC6KI -11
210345 -19 1037  5N0YEN DC6KI -13

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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