DF0FN — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO31

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DF0FN, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 23 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-22 and 2026-08-05.

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 23 FT8 messages attributed to DF0FN 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 -8 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

23
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
-8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-22
Last attributed message: 2026-08-05 09:57 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
23 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-20 to -2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 6, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 4, strong (≥ -8 dB) 13.

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 DF0FN in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DF0FN

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
JO31 · 13 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,054 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-05 09:44 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 UTCBandDF0FN S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-05 10:53 40m - / - DL0HAM -13 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 09:53 20m - / +9 DL3LBK -23 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 09:51 20m - / - RA6LHU -12 / - 2 Partial capture
07-22 13:56 40m - / +1 DM5KK -18 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 12:29 40m - / 0 DL0JC -18 / - 2 Partial capture
07-22 12:11 20m -8 / - 7Z1BM - / -12 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 12:08 20m -6 / - F5HNQ - / -1 3 Partial capture
07-22 12:07 20m -7 / - OH3OJ -12 / -2 3 ✓ Closing observed
07-22 12:07 20m 0 / - F5RRS -15 / -13 6 Partial capture
07-22 12:03 20m -9 / - A71QQ - / - 7 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
122315 -17 2042  DF0FN DJ2AX JO50
122915 -15 1272  DF0FN DL0JC JO31 (x2)
135245 -24 1970  DF0FN DM5KK JO60 (x5)
105345 -14 2037  DF0FN DL0HAM +14 (x3)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
121145 -14 1712  7Z1BM DF0FN JO31 (x3)
121315  -6 1712  CQ DF0FN JO31
121345  -7 1712  UR7FM DF0FN JO31
094030 -22 1864  DF0FN OZ5AGJ JO47
094030 -15 2193  DF0FN IQ4JO JN63
094445 -20 1434  CQ DF0FN JO31
094915 -22 1732  RL3K DF0FN +01
095130 -12 1357  DF0FN RA6LHU LN08 (x2)
095330 -24 1630  DF0FN DL3LBK JO54 (x3)
095715 -24 1731  RD3FY DF0FN -02

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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