DF5RA — 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: JN59

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DF5RA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 566 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 55 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-10-23.

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 566 FT8 messages attributed to DF5RA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 55 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (55%), followed by 40 m (40%) and 10 m (4%). Most decodes (90%) fell within the six-hour window 16:00-22:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (64%); the estimated median was -5.6 dB.

Overview

566

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

119

Active 15-min windows

-5.6 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 312 40m · 226 20m · 7 10m · 21

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-10-23 20:36 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 566 messages
Active dates: 55 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -5.6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -17 to +3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 82, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 122, strong (≥ -8 dB) 362.

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 DF5RA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

PE9JAN · Netherlands ×2 DM5JBN · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 F8FUA · France ×2 PS8ARP · Brazil R6OD · European Russia RM3DA · European Russia UA3ADE · European Russia CR7BRV · Portugal 9A5TDL · Croatia BG4TRN · China DC9GT · Fed. Rep. of Germany DF0AWG · Fed. Rep. of Germany

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 DF5RA

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: JN59 · 274 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 777 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-10-23 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	DF5RA S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
10-23 20:35	80m	+6 / -	GM5AIW	- / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-13 19:52	80m	- / +1	DK1XT	-7 / -	2	Partial capture
10-13 19:47	80m	-2 / +6	DF1IH	+10 / +6	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-13 19:44	80m	+5 / -	DD0IPA	- / +8	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-13 19:42	80m	+8 / -	D2UY	- / -	2	Partial capture
10-13 19:41	80m	0 / -	DD0IPA	- / -	2	Partial capture
10-13 19:39	80m	+2 / 0	DC0GL	+2 / +6	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-12 20:26	80m	- / -10	DG3YEV	+20 / -	10	Partial capture
10-12 20:23	80m	+2 / -	DG3YEV	- / -	2	Partial capture
10-11 20:06	80m	- / -14	EW6BZ	+4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-11 20:03	80m	-8 / -	ZS1J	- / -	4	Partial capture
10-11 19:57	40m	-14 / -	TJ1GD	- / -	2	Partial capture
10-11 19:56	80m	-6 / -9	SP5MXZ	+16 / -	3	Partial capture
10-11 19:53	80m	+4 / -5	IZ8XQC	+8 / -	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-11 19:07	40m	-18 / -	EY7BM	- / -	2	Partial capture
10-10 21:07	80m	-1 / -	D2UY	- / -	10	Partial capture
10-10 20:47	80m	-15 / -22	4Z5AV	-6 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
10-08 19:56	80m	-3 / -	DO9LIP	- / -25	12	Partial capture
10-08 19:55	80m	-2 / -	IQ2AAH	- / -2	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-04 18:59	40m	-1 / -	IR8PR	- / -2	4	Partial capture
10-04 18:57	40m	-1 / 0	IQ0YA	-5 / +1	7	✓ Full exchange observed
10-02 20:48	40m	- / -4	M0MLS	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 20:41	40m	- / -2	RN6HK	-10 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 20:40	40m	- / -10	IW9EWX	-19 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-01 19:18	80m	+3 / -	DK1HSI	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-30 20:00	80m	-6 / -4	F5PBG	-9 / -6	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-30 19:59	80m	+2 / -	TM47CDXC	- / -13	2	Partial capture
09-30 19:57	80m	-3 / -9	EI9FVB	-10 / -6	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-30 19:40	80m	- / -	DL0CG	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-30 19:18	80m	-6 / -	TM47CDXC	- / -7	3	Partial capture
09-28 20:01	80m	-3 / +1	DB3OI	+2 / +2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-28 19:47	80m	+5 / +1	DO3HJW	+2 / -	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-28 19:29	80m	0 / -22	OE6CHD	0 / -1	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-25 19:49	80m	-9 / -	DF4WC	- / 0	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-24 20:29	80m	-9 / -	DO8JB	- / -2	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-24 19:25	80m	-9 / +2	DH7WW	+10 / +10	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-22 20:16	40m	0 / -11	R6HV	-2 / -	5	✓ Closing observed
09-22 20:15	40m	0 / -25	DL6RU	+6 / -	5	Partial capture
09-22 20:13	40m	+1 / +3	ON5LW	+4 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-22 20:11	40m	+4 / -	RA5AD	-5 / -4	4	✓ Closing observed
09-22 20:07	80m	-21 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-21 20:13	40m	+6 / -	TA7ARH	- / -6	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 20:05	80m	-14 / -	RA3SO	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-21 20:03	80m	-3 / -	DO5SMH	- / -4	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 19:57	80m	-16 / -	DO8JB	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-21 19:55	80m	- / -9	DG5YHK	-3 / -	2	Partial capture
09-21 19:53	40m	+2 / -	SP5UAF/6	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 19:45	80m	-12 / -	II8IHBC	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-19 07:29	40m	-4 / -8	DF0AWG	+8 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 19:20	80m	-7 / -	9A670KC	- / -17	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
194245 +10 2139  D2UY DF5RA JN59
194415  +4 2139  DD0IPA DF5RA JN59 (x3)
194630  -2 2139  DK1XT DF5RA JN59
194700  -2 2139  DF1IH DF5RA JN59
194715 +10  757  DF5RA DF1IH +06
194730  +0 2139  DF1IH DF5RA R+06
194745 +10  757  DF5RA DF1IH RR73
194800  -3 2139  DF1IH DF5RA 73
195230  -6 2652  DF5RA DK1XT +01 (x2)
203530  +7 2138  GM5AIW DF5RA JN59 (x3)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
185715  +0 2174  IQ0YA DF5RA JN59
185730  -9 2173  DF5RA IQ0YA +00 (x2)
185815  -4 2174  IQ0YA DF5RA R+01
185830  -7 2173  DF5RA IQ0YA RR73
185845  +0 2174  IQ0YA DF5RA 73
185900  -2 2173  DF5RA IQ0YA 73
185945  +1 2174  IR8PR DF5RA R-02 (x4)
190730 -16 2175  EY7BM DF5RA JN59 (x2)
195715 -15 2174  TJ1GD DF5RA JN59 (x2)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
203900 -19 1232  DF5RA PV8AJ -08
201330 -15 1609  DF5RA PS8ARP +02 (x3)
182030 -16 1745  <...> DF5RA JN59
182115 -12  843  DF5RA UA3ADE -16 (x2)
182200 -17 1745  UA3ADE DF5RA 73
182300 -16 1745  CE8EIO DF5RA JN59
192730  -6 2790  DF5RA R6OD -17 (x2)
184015 -20 1747  RU3XK DF5RA JN59
185445 -18 1747  RM3DA DF5RA JN59 (x3)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
202500  -3 1727  CR7BRV DF5RA JN59
202515  -3  663  DF5RA CR7BRV -14 (x2)
202630  -5 1728  9A4ZM DF5RA +06
202745  +2 1120  <DF5RA> IS0/IK2YCW
202745  -7 1728  BG2ATH DF5RA JN59
202815  +0 1120  DF5RA IS0/IK2YCW (x2)
055245  -6 1733  UA0SM DF5RA JN59

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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