DF5DP — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO40

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DF5DP, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 101 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 14 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-14 and 2026-07-26.

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 101 FT8 messages attributed to DF5DP as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 14 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (52%), followed by 80 m (38%) and 40 m (10%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (83%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

101

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-12 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 38 40m · 10 20m · 53

First attributed message: 2026-06-14
Last attributed message: 2026-07-26 09:06 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 101 messages
Active dates: 14 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -19 to -5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 19, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 57, strong (≥ -8 dB) 25.

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 DF5DP in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

EA3HMM · Spain ×2 F5PBG · France KB3Z · United States OZ7CL · Denmark RN6MA · European Russia SM6VAG · Sweden SP5MIG · Poland W2CG · United States DJ4WM · Fed. Rep. of Germany S58MU · Slovenia HA7TM · Hungary OE8DDX · Austria

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 DF5DP

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: JO40 · 69 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 911 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-07-26 09:06 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	DF5DP S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
07-26 08:59	20m	-14 / -	YV5JLO	- / -	4	Partial capture
07-26 08:58	20m	-12 / -	SM6VAG	- / -7	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 08:56	20m	-11 / -	Z62NS	-15 / -	2	Partial capture
07-26 08:51	20m	-13 / -	<...>	- / +6	2	Partial capture
07-25 02:54	20m	-15 / -1	KB3Z	-8 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
07-25 02:44	20m	-14 / -	W2CG	-10 / +4	2	✓ Closing observed
07-25 02:37	20m	-8 / -	9Y4C	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-25 02:35	20m	-10 / -	Z62NS	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-24 02:28	80m	-5 / -	NM1G	- / -	5	Partial capture
07-24 02:27	80m	-13 / -	SV8TOZ	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-24 02:26	80m	-8 / -	WE8M	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-23 01:13	80m	-7 / -8	SP1ZMO	+3 / -5	5	✓ Full exchange observed
07-23 01:12	80m	-7 / -	NP4PS	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-23 01:10	80m	-11 / -7	EA3HMM	-13 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
07-23 01:09	80m	-2 / -24	SV9MBH	0 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
07-22 12:59	20m	- / -2	F5PBG	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-22 04:46	40m	- / -11	S58MU	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-22 04:27	40m	- / -9	R2EA	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
07-21 04:52	40m	-12 / -	PV8AJ	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-19 09:48	20m	-14 / -	EA8AT	- / -8	2	Partial capture
07-12 11:27	20m	- / 0	EA3HMM	-1 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-09 03:50	20m	- / -9	RN6MA	-9 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-09 03:43	80m	-18 / -	OE8DDX	+18 / -	5	✓ Closing observed
07-09 03:42	80m	-11 / -	LY3BRA	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-09 03:40	80m	-14 / -	N0BUZ	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-09 03:38	80m	-10 / -4	HA7TM	+9 / 0	5	✓ Full exchange observed
07-07 02:45	20m	-10 / -	A61DD	- / -12	4	Partial capture
07-07 02:42	20m	-9 / -	A99AA	- / -	2	Partial capture
06-28 03:08	40m	- / -7	DJ4WM	-8 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-28 02:58	40m	-17 / -	PV8AJ	- / -	2	Partial capture
06-28 02:56	80m	- / -	DO1FFO	-13 / -	16	Partial capture
06-28 02:54	80m	-7 / -	N3YPJ	- / -	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
085130 -11 1006  <...> DF5DP JO40
085145  -2 2533  DF5DP IS0/IK2YCW +00
085200 -15 1006  <...> DF5DP R+06
085315 -14 1006  R2FBW DF5DP JO40
085545 -13 1006  OZ7CL DF5DP 73
085615 -11 1006  Z62NS DF5DP JO40
085630 -15  824  DF5DP Z62NS +19
085830 -13 1007  SM6VAG DF5DP R-07 (x2)
085930 -15 1007  YV5JLO DF5DP JO40 (x4)
090300 -18 1007  Z33F DF5DP JO40
090615  -8 1006  <...> DF5DP JO40

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
011530 -15 1133  HI3A DF5DP JO40
022615 -10 1070  WE8M DF5DP JO40 (x2)
022745 -20 1071  SV8TOZ DF5DP JO40 (x2)
022845 -12 1070  NM1G DF5DP JO40 (x5)
023215  -3 1070  CQ DF5DP JO40 (x5)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
030345 -22 1242  CQ DF5DP JO40
030800  -1 1242  DF5DP DJ4WM JO42 (x3)
045445  -9  577  DF5DP OH3OJ -07
044730 -17 1010  CQ DF5DP JO40 (x3)
045245 -13 2470  PV8AJ DF5DP JO40 (x2)
042700  -3 2737  DF5DP R2EA -09 (x2)
044615  -2  323  DF5DP S58MU R-11 (x2)
044800 -12  538  R2FDU DF5DP R-06

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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