DF4WN — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN39

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DF4WN, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 70 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-08 and 2026-09-08.

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 70 FT8 messages attributed to DF4WN as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (66%), followed by 10 m (20%) and 40 m (14%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (60%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -14 dB.

Overview

70
Messages attributed
9
UTC dates decoded
12
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-08
Last attributed message: 2026-09-08 15:51 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
70 messages
Active dates
9 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-14 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-22 to 0 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 29, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 15, strong (≥ -8 dB) 26.

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 DF4WN 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.

Most frequent locator attributed to DF4WN

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
JN39 · 57 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,063 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-08 15:48 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 UTCBandDF4WN S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-08 15:47 40m +3 / - G4KCP - / - 4 Partial capture
09-04 08:41 40m -13 / +8 DK3ME -14 / 0 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 08:39 40m -14 / -9 PA3DKZ -21 / -6 4 Partial capture
08-31 14:58 20m -2 / - RI1FJL - / - 10 Partial capture
08-31 14:56 20m -9 / - AP2AM 0 / -24 2 ✓ Closing observed
08-31 14:49 20m -4 / -18 AP2AM 0 / - 9 Partial capture
08-06 08:23 20m -18 / - OH0ERF - / - 5 Partial capture
08-06 08:17 20m -15 / - OH0ERF - / - 5 Partial capture
08-06 08:11 20m -22 / - OH0ERF - / - 6 Partial capture
08-02 06:39 20m -18 / - TI5RR - / - 5 Partial capture
07-02 13:47 20m -19 / - 9M8WWA - / - 3 Partial capture
07-02 13:41 20m -16 / - 9M8WWA - / - 4 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
083930 -18 1375  PA3DKZ DF4WN JN39 (x2)
084015 -21 1375  DF4WN PA3DKZ -09
084030  -9 1374  PA3DKZ DF4WN R-06
084115 -18 1375  DF4WN DK3ME JO50 (x3)
084230 -14 1375  DK3ME DF4WN R+00
084245 -15 1376  DF4WN DK3ME RR73
084300 -12 1374  DK3ME DF4WN 73
154715  +0  630  G4KCP DF4WN JN39 (x4)
155145  -7 1549  G8WDZ DF4WN 73
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
145300  -8 1430  AP2AM DF4WN JN39
145315  +1 3012  DF4WN AP2AM -18 (x2)
145600  -9 1431  AP2AM DF4WN R-24
145645  +0 3010  DF4WN AP2AM RR73
145815  -9 1431  RI1FJL DF4WN JN39 (x10)

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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