DF40ABF — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DF40ABF, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,032 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 14 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 and 2026-08-27.

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 1,032 FT8 messages attributed to DF40ABF 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 (44%), followed by 40 m (23%) and 60 m (13%). Most decodes (53%) fell within the six-hour window 03:00-09:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -9.9 dB.

Overview

1,032
Messages attributed
14
UTC dates decoded
86
Active 15-min windows
-9.9 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-08-27 07:52 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
1,032 messages
Active dates
14 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-9.9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-18 to +4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 220, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 344, strong (≥ -8 dB) 468.

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 DF40ABF 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 UTCBandDF40ABF S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-27 07:50 40m -16 / - <...> - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 07:46 40m -16 / - IV3VFP -17 / - 6 Partial capture
08-27 07:45 40m -18 / - <...> -15 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 07:45 40m -18 / +5 DL6UXL -13 / 0 3 Partial capture
08-27 07:40 40m -15 / - IV3VFP -20 / +8 7 Partial capture
08-27 07:40 40m - / - DL6UXL -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 07:38 40m -18 / - <...> - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 07:35 40m - / - US1MM -1 / - 8 Partial capture
08-27 07:33 40m -18 / - <...> -17 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 07:26 20m - / - TA2EE -11 / - 6 Partial capture
08-27 05:31 80m +6 / - I3KAN - / -11 2 Partial capture
08-27 05:29 80m - / 0 PE1BSF -12 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 05:26 80m -11 / +1 OR7K -13 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 05:23 80m -6 / - <...> -8 / - 15 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 05:14 80m -8 / - <...> -7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 05:13 80m -8 / +3 OZ6P -10 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 04:36 60m -8 / - <...> - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 04:31 60m -11 / - <...> - / - 6 Partial capture
08-27 04:27 60m -6 / - N8OQ - / -24 2 Partial capture
08-27 04:22 60m -10 / +6 DL3HN -11 / -12 6 Partial capture
08-27 04:22 60m -11 / - <...> -6 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 04:21 60m -9 / -19 EW2RA -1 / -8 2 Partial capture
08-27 04:17 60m -13 / - F6FHZ - / -18 4 Partial capture
08-27 04:16 60m -3 / - <...> -7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 04:12 60m -14 / - F6FHZ - / -19 5 Partial capture
08-25 08:18 40m -19 / - EA5HM - / -17 2 Partial capture
08-25 08:14 40m -20 / - <...> - / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 07:31 20m - / -4 TA2EJ 0 / - 4 Partial capture
08-25 07:21 20m - / -14 R7OV -3 / - 8 Partial capture
08-25 07:13 20m -18 / - DL1YEG - / -19 2 Partial capture
08-25 07:10 20m -11 / - <...> - / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 07:06 20m -10 / - EW8DU - / -7 2 Partial capture
08-25 07:05 20m -10 / - <...> - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 06:45 20m -6 / - UA3RRT - / -11 4 Partial capture
08-25 06:41 20m -9 / - <...> - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 06:40 20m -14 / -10 F5RRS -7 / - 11 Partial capture
08-25 06:38 20m - / - <...> -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 06:36 20m -10 / - AI6US - / -1 2 Partial capture
08-25 06:32 20m - / - TA2EE -12 / - 5 Partial capture
08-25 06:21 20m - / -3 DG4MCB +2 / - 15 Partial capture
08-25 06:20 20m - / -15 TA2EE -3 / - 7 Partial capture
08-25 06:12 20m - / - RW9WT -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 05:08 60m -17 / - <...> - / - 5 Partial capture
08-25 05:01 60m -18 / - <...> +2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 05:00 60m -16 / -13 ES2AJ -2 / - 4 Partial capture
08-25 05:00 60m -14 / -5 SP5PDA +4 / +4 3 Partial capture
08-25 04:56 60m -14 / - <...> +4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-10 06:13 20m -14 / - F5PBG -15 / -12 2 Partial capture
08-10 05:12 80m -19 / - DO4BOS -18 / +5 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-10 05:04 80m -14 / - <...> +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
074615 -18 1547  CQ DF40ABF
074645 -16 1547  IV3VFP DF40ABF +11
074700 -17 1535  DF40ABF IV3VFP JN66
074715 -19 1547  IV3VFP DF40ABF +11 (x4)
074915 -14 1547  CQ DF40ABF
074945 -13 1547  F5JAE DF40ABF -04
075015 -15 1547  <...> DF40ABF RR73
075045 -11 1547  CQ DF40ABF
075115 -19 1547  DC5IU DF40ABF -15
075145 -17 1547  <...> DF40ABF RR73
075215 -14 1547  CQ DF40ABF (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
072345  -4 1412  DF40ABF R7OV R-14 (x3)
073130  +3 1401  DF40ABF TA2EJ KM59 (x4)
072445  +0 1114  CQ DF40ABF
072515  -6 1109  S51CE DF40ABF +00
072630 -12 1114  DF40ABF TA2EE KM69 (x6)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
052730 -18 1215  <...> DF40ABF
052800 -15 1214  DG9RAB DF40ABF R-04
052830 -12 1214  <...> DF40ABF 73 (x3)
052945 -12 2535  DF40ABF PE1BSF +00
053000  +3 2534  <...> DF40ABF
053015 -12 2535  DF40ABF PE1BSF +04
053030  +7  502  <...> DF40ABF
053100  +5  502  I3KAN DF40ABF R-11 (x2)
053145  -8  501  DF40ABF <...> RR73 (x4)
60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
043200 -12 2232  <...> DF40ABF (x4)
043430 -12 2232  CQ DF40ABF (x2)
043630  -5 2232  <...> DF40ABF RR73
043700  -6 2232  CQ DF40ABF
043730  -8 2232  F6FHZ DF40ABF -16
043800 -10 2232  <...> DF40ABF RR73
043900  -8 2232  CQ DF40ABF (x4)
044230 -12 1731  <...> DF40ABF
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
064545 -20 1372  CQ DF40ABF
064615 -15 1371  DL3MIB DF40ABF -24 (x2)
064745 -16 1371  <...> DF40ABF RR73
064815 -20 1371  CQ DF40ABF
064845 -20 1371  <...> DF40ABF RR73 (x3)
062645 -15 1360  DF40ABF <...> 73
063100 -20 1361  <...> DF40ABF RR73
063130 -19 1361  CQ DF40ABF (x4)
063345 -13 2138  DF40ABF <...> RR73

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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