DF2FK — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO41

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DF2FK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 38 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-16 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 38 FT8 messages attributed to DF2FK as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's moderate S/N range (66%); the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

38
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
6
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-16
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 20:52 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
38 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-20 to -6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 7, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 25, strong (≥ -8 dB) 6.

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 DF2FK in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DF2FK

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
JO41 · 27 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
916 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-20 20:52 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 UTCBandDF2FK S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 22:23 40m - / -7 SV3AUW -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 20:49 40m -19 / - LB9ZG - / +5 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 20:23 40m - / -9 IK2UJS +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 19:43 40m - / -13 DK7ZT -4 / - 3 Partial capture
09-18 19:42 40m - / -21 YO4NF +8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 19:40 40m -12 / - US2YW -16 / -6 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-18 19:39 40m - / - YO6LM +6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 19:38 40m - / - UA4FKT +11 / - 3 Partial capture
09-18 19:36 40m - / -11 9A4ZM +11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 19:34 40m - / - OK1FED -17 / - 3 Partial capture
09-18 19:32 40m -13 / - OH7JEV - / -16 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 19:29 40m - / - YO6LM +2 / - 4 Partial capture
09-18 19:28 40m -10 / -14 CT1BFP -18 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-18 19:26 40m - / -12 DK7ZT -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 19:26 40m - / - OE8PIT +1 / - 3 Partial capture
09-18 19:23 40m -12 / -18 YO6LM 0 / -4 5 Partial capture
09-18 19:23 40m - / - UA4FKT +12 / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 13:10 40m - / +7 DK7ZT -18 / - 4 Partial capture
09-18 13:08 40m - / -18 PE1NPS -12 / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 13:06 40m - / -3 DM5ME -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 13:01 40m - / 0 DK7ZT -11 / - 3 Partial capture
09-17 20:53 40m - / -14 M0BEW -10 / - 3 Partial capture
09-16 22:35 80m - / -15 ON1BH -12 / - 3 Partial capture
09-16 22:06 40m - / - LZ2VQ -14 / - 3 Partial capture
09-16 22:01 40m - / - LZ2VQ -15 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
194215  +9  330  DF2FK YO4NF -21
194230  -6  330  CQ DF2FK JO41
194245  +7  330  DF2FK YO4NF -20
194330 -10  329  CQ DF2FK JO41
194345  -2 1906  DF2FK DK7ZT -13
194400 -13  329  CQ DF2FK JO41
194415  -3 1906  DF2FK DK7ZT -13 (x2)
202345  +2 1090  DF2FK IK2UJS -09 (x2)
204930 -20 1084  LB9ZG DF2FK R+05 (x2)
205200  -7 1051  IU1QZM DF2FK JO41
222345 -17 1844  DF2FK SV3AUW -07 (x2)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
223545 -17  349  DF2FK ON1BH -15 (x3)
223845 -18 1452  DF2FK ON4MAP JO20

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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