DF5DG — reception at SO8OO

Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.

FT8 activity

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO60

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DF5DG, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 114 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 60m, 40m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-10-09 and 2026-10-19.

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 114 FT8 messages attributed to DF5DG as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (44%), followed by 40 m (42%) and 160 m (14%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -1 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

114

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-1 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 16 60m · 50 40m · 48

First attributed message: 2026-10-09
Last attributed message: 2026-10-19 20:38 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 114 messages
Active dates: 2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -1 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -9 to +9 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 17, strong (≥ -8 dB) 97.

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 DF5DG in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

EA5FD · Spain ×2 I8OHQ · Italy ×2 OK2USM · Czech Republic SQ9PBV · Poland 2E0GKF · England BG5JGG · China CT2HEX · Portugal DJ3ZF · Fed. Rep. of Germany F5SJC · France JA0LFV · Japan JA5BDZ · Japan JA6CNL · Japan

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 DF5DG

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: JO60 · 59 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 628 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-10-19 20:35 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 UTC	Band	DF5DG S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
10-19 20:36	60m	-4 / -	EA5FD	- / 0	4	✓ Closing fragment
10-19 20:33	60m	-2 / -11	I8OHQ	-8 / 0	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-19 20:32	60m	-3 / -17	DK3ME	+1 / -16	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-19 20:30	60m	-2 / -24	DL1UDO	-7 / -9	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-19 20:28	60m	-3 / -	EA5FD	- / -7	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-19 20:27	60m	0 / +7	LB5WB	-17 / -5	3	✓ Full exchange observed
10-19 20:26	60m	0 / -	PI4TX	- / -6	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-19 20:23	60m	+1 / -	OZ5AGJ	- / -11	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-19 20:22	60m	-2 / -19	DM5KK	-14 / -18	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-19 20:21	60m	-2 / -13	I8OHQ	-10 / -2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-19 20:20	60m	0 / -18	DK8NX	+1 / -18	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-19 20:19	60m	0 / -	SP9MOC	- / -15	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-19 20:18	60m	+2 / -18	DK3GI	+6 / -10	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-19 20:13	60m	+3 / -	EA8AE	- / -	5	Partial capture
10-19 19:49	60m	+9 / -	EA8AE	- / -	5	Partial capture
10-19 19:35	40m	+5 / -	JA5BDZ	- / -12	5	✓ Closing fragment
10-19 19:33	40m	+7 / -	OH1TEV	-6 / -3	5	Partial capture
10-19 19:31	40m	+6 / -	BG0FQU	- / -	2	Partial capture
10-19 19:24	40m	+12 / -	JA0LFV	- / -18	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-19 19:24	40m	+9 / -	BG5JGG	- / -17	5	✓ Closing fragment
10-09 20:47	40m	- / -7	LY4Q	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-09 20:45	40m	- / +6	TA2EE	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-09 20:43	40m	- / 0	OK1TRJ	-7 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-09 20:29	40m	-8 / -	VK7AC	- / -	5	Partial capture
10-09 20:26	40m	-10 / -	JI6IHG	- / -	2	Partial capture
10-09 20:25	40m	-8 / -	JA6CNL	- / -16	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-09 20:23	40m	-6 / -	JJ2IJU	- / -	2	Partial capture
10-09 20:18	40m	-1 / -	VJ6X	- / -15	5	Partial capture
10-09 20:17	40m	-3 / -	VK3AMP	- / -	2	Partial capture
10-09 20:10	160m	-5 / -	UN0GY	- / -	6	Partial capture
10-09 20:07	160m	-11 / -	OK2USM	-7 / -8	3	✓ Closing observed
10-09 20:05	160m	-2 / -9	SQ9PBV	+10 / -11	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-09 20:02	160m	-8 / -	RX6DA	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-22 00:30	40m	- / -14	VE3HLM	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-22 00:12	40m	- / -19	VA2KZ	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 23:47	40m	- / -12	W1DWE	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 22:51	40m	- / -	F5SJC	-2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 22:47	40m	- / -8	RN6HK	-1 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 22:33	40m	- / -2	CT2HEX	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 22:31	40m	- / -10	RD3FY	+6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 22:08	40m	- / -3	2E0GKF	-13 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 22:04	40m	- / -13	DJ3ZF	0 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 22:00	40m	- / 0	ON1DGN	-2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 21:10	40m	- / -	DG4BZ	+1 / -	2	Partial capture
09-21 21:05	40m	- / -11	RX3ASQ	-7 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 21:03	40m	- / -18	ON3MOH	0 / -	2	Partial capture
09-21 21:02	40m	- / -	F5SJC	+2 / -	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
203215  -3 2376  DK3ME DF5DG -16
203230  -5 2375  DF5DG DK3ME R-17
203245  -3 2376  DK3ME DF5DG RR73
203300  +5 2376  DF5DG DK3ME 73
203315  -2 2375  CQ DF5DG JO60
203345  -5 2375  I8OHQ DF5DG +00 (x3)
203500  -8 2562  DF5DG I8OHQ R-11
203515  -1 2376  I8OHQ DF5DG RR73
203545  -3 2376  CQ DF5DG JO60
203615  -2 2375  EA5FD DF5DG +00 (x4)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
193030 +12 2987  R3DQK DF5DG RR73
193115 +10 2987  BG0FQU DF5DG JO60 (x2)
193245  +7 2987  CQ DX DF5DG JO60 (x2)
193330  -6 2763  DF5DG OH1TEV KP20
193345  +3 2987  OH1TEV DF5DG -03
193400  -5 2763  DF5DG OH1TEV KP20
193415  +8 2987  OH1TEV DF5DG +01 (x2)
193515  +0 2987  JA5BDZ DF5DG -12 (x5)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
200545  -1 2502  SQ9PBV DF5DG -11
200600 +12 2503  DF5DG SQ9PBV R-09
200615  -4 2502  SQ9PBV DF5DG RR73
200630  +8 2503  DF5DG SQ9PBV 73
200745 -11 2502  OK2USM DF5DG -08 (x2)
200830  -7 2502  DF5DG OK2USM 73
200845 -13 2502  CQ DF5DG JO60 (x2)
201015  +1 2502  UN0GY DF5DG JO60 (x6)

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.

CW

No CW receptions recorded for this callsign in the last 30 days.

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