DF26FIFA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DF26FIFA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 667 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, across 14 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-10 and 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 667 FT8 messages attributed to DF26FIFA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 14 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (63%), followed by 40 m (20%) and 20 m (10%). Most decodes (66%) fell within the six-hour window 17:00-23:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -10.4 dB.

Overview

667
Messages attributed
14
UTC dates decoded
65
Active 15-min windows
-10.4 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 7 80m · 417 60m · 47 40m · 132 20m · 64
First attributed message: 2026-06-10
Last attributed message: 2026-07-20 21:15 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
667 messages
Active dates
14 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-10.4 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-19 to +2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 152, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 231, strong (≥ -8 dB) 284.

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 DF26FIFA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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.

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 UTCBandDF26FIFA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-20 21:33 40m - / - DF8AA -2 / - 3 Partial capture
07-20 21:18 80m - / - DL1IGB -17 / - 8 Partial capture
07-20 21:15 80m - / -19 UW5KW +11 / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 21:13 80m -1 / - <...> -4 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 21:12 80m - / -2 DL1AG -18 / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 21:09 80m +2 / - F4JEQ - / -15 2 Partial capture
07-20 21:07 40m - / - DF8AA -4 / - 3 Partial capture
07-20 21:06 80m +5 / +2 DO6KGS -16 / -9 4 Partial capture
07-20 21:04 80m -2 / -11 UA4FKT +8 / +4 4 Partial capture
07-20 21:03 80m +3 / - <...> +2 / - 12 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 21:03 80m +8 / 0 DK6ED -7 / - 6 Partial capture
07-20 20:44 40m -13 / - UB6OCP -17 / -9 2 Partial capture
07-20 20:43 40m -12 / -1 PC2J -14 / +10 3 Partial capture
07-20 20:42 40m -13 / - <...> -12 / - 9 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 20:40 40m -13 / - PD0LBY - / +1 3 Partial capture
07-20 20:39 40m -10 / - <...> +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 18:18 20m -8 / - OE2MNM - / -25 2 Partial capture
07-20 18:07 80m -9 / - <...> -9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 18:03 80m -9 / -3 DG4FFF -16 / -17 2 Partial capture
07-20 18:00 80m -9 / -15 RC2DD -4 / -8 3 Partial capture
07-20 17:59 80m -9 / +3 DO7RMA -10 / +4 2 Partial capture
07-20 17:58 80m -8 / - SN5J - / -7 2 Partial capture
07-20 17:57 80m -8 / - <...> -2 / - 8 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 17:48 40m -18 / - <...> -15 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 17:28 40m - / -18 RD7LC -10 / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 17:14 40m - / - <...> -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 09:11 20m -9 / - <...> - / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 09:08 20m - / -8 R5AV -3 / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 09:04 20m -13 / - <...> -10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 09:04 20m -11 / -3 LY3BES -16 / -3 2 Partial capture
07-20 09:03 20m - / -11 R5AV -8 / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 09:01 20m - / -6 9A3K +3 / - 2 Partial capture
07-09 04:29 80m -13 / - SP4NKJ - / -12 2 Partial capture
07-09 04:26 80m -8 / - SQ1PQQ -24 / -1 3 Partial capture
07-09 04:25 80m -12 / - <...> - / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
07-09 04:07 80m -5 / - <...> -1 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-09 04:03 80m +1 / +1 DO3JP -24 / +3 3 Partial capture
07-09 04:03 80m -6 / - S51RU -1 / -7 5 Partial capture
07-09 03:57 80m -2 / +7 SP5DFK -3 / -7 3 Partial capture
07-09 03:54 80m -3 / - <...> -8 / - 17 ✓ Closing fragment
07-04 02:41 80m +5 / - <...> +7 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-04 02:30 80m - / +4 DL6LG -2 / - 2 Partial capture
07-04 02:28 80m +2 / - <...> +4 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
07-04 02:28 80m +3 / -15 MM0KQC +5 / +5 2 Partial capture
07-04 02:24 80m +6 / - <...> +2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-03 18:16 80m - / - <...> -7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-03 18:09 20m -20 / - <...> - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-03 17:51 80m -22 / - DO4HBE -15 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
211415  -3 1562  <...> DF26FIFA RR73 (x2)
211500 +10 1562  DF26FIFA UW5KW KO30 (x2)
211545  -2 1562  <...> DF26FIFA RR73
211600  +9 1563  DF26FIFA <...> 73
211830 -15 1562  DF26FIFA DL1IGB JN39 (x8)
213945  +5 1783  DF26FIFA 9A3TN +10
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
204530 -16 2113  DF26FIFA <...> 73
204545 -11 1859  CQ DF26FIFA
204615 -13 1859  EI5HV DF26FIFA +07
204645 -14 1858  <...> DF26FIFA RR73
204745 -11 1859  CT7AXN DF26FIFA R+06
204815 -12 1859  <...> DF26FIFA 73
204845 -13 1858  CQ DF26FIFA
204945 -12 1859  <...> DF26FIFA 73
210745  -4 2113  DF26FIFA DF8AA JO60 (x5)
213445 -12  670  DF26FIFA DL4BHA +19
213445  +1 2113  DF26FIFA DF8AA JO60
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
090945 -11 2364  M0JBF DF26FIFA +03
091145  -7 2364  <...> DF26FIFA
091200 -18 2364  DF26FIFA DB5ABS JO50
091215  -8 2364  <...> DF26FIFA RR73 (x2)
091315 -11 2363  G8IXM DF26FIFA -19
091345 -11 2363  <...> DF26FIFA RR73 (x2)
181730 -10 2376  CQ DF26FIFA
181800 -12 2376  PT7ZT DF26FIFA -14
181830  -9 2376  OE2MNM DF26FIFA R-25 (x2)
182315  -6 2429  DF26FIFA <...> 73
182345  -6 2431  DF26FIFA RY7G LN14
182430 -11 2432  2E0FUM DF26FIFA -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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