DF60WAT — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DF60WAT, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 130 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-04 and 2026-09-18.

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 130 FT8 messages attributed to DF60WAT as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (45%), followed by 80 m (28%) and 40 m (28%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (55%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -15 dB.

Overview

130
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
20
Active 15-min windows
-15 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 36 40m · 36 20m · 58
First attributed message: 2026-07-04
Last attributed message: 2026-09-18 18:44 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
130 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-15 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-22 to -4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 58, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 43, strong (≥ -8 dB) 29.

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 DF60WAT 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 UTCBandDF60WAT S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-19 04:56 80m - / - SP5KG +20 / - 3 Partial capture
09-19 04:52 80m - / - SP5KG +20 / - 2 Partial capture
09-19 04:43 80m - / - SP5KG +20 / - 2 Partial capture
09-19 04:37 80m - / +5 SP5KG +18 / - 3 Partial capture
09-19 02:14 80m - / -7 R6AC -13 / - 3 Partial capture
09-18 18:44 80m -3 / - <...> +6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 18:43 80m -4 / - SP4NKU - / -22 2 Partial capture
09-18 18:42 80m -10 / - EA5RO - / -8 2 Partial capture
09-18 18:39 80m -5 / - <...> 0 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 19:41 40m -9 / - DL4DP - / +4 2 Partial capture
07-17 19:35 40m -6 / - <...> -7 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 19:07 40m -7 / - <...> -7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 19:05 40m -11 / -2 DL1RI -7 / -1 2 Partial capture
07-17 19:04 40m -4 / - <...> +12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 19:03 40m -7 / -11 SP9UPH +6 / +7 3 Partial capture
07-17 18:56 40m -12 / - <...> - / - 2 Partial capture
07-17 18:46 40m -8 / - <...> - / - 3 Partial capture
07-17 18:39 40m -13 / - <...> -2 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 18:38 40m -10 / -10 UX7QV +3 / -17 3 Partial capture
07-17 18:31 40m -6 / - <...> - / - 6 Partial capture
07-17 18:26 40m - / - OE3SGU -4 / - 3 Partial capture
07-17 18:26 40m -9 / - <...> +2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 18:07 40m - / - DM3RCK -15 / - 4 Partial capture
07-17 18:07 40m - / - IU0TPA -2 / - 5 Partial capture
07-17 18:02 40m - / -6 DK7ZT -20 / - 2 Partial capture
07-17 18:01 40m - / - <...> -13 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 17:52 40m - / - R2FBW -21 / - 2 Partial capture
07-17 17:52 40m - / - <...> -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-09 20:52 80m -14 / - DL3XRZ - / -22 2 Partial capture
07-09 20:51 80m - / - DL1BJL -6 / - 6 Partial capture
07-09 20:49 80m -10 / -18 DO1SWC -6 / -10 5 Partial capture
07-09 20:48 80m -8 / -6 DO5RBB -6 / - 3 Partial capture
07-09 20:43 80m -14 / - <...> -3 / - 16 ✓ Closing fragment
07-09 20:38 80m -24 / -9 DL6NDW +10 / +9 4 Partial capture
07-09 20:35 80m - / -17 DO9BAU +7 / - 4 Partial capture
07-09 20:35 80m - / - F5MYK -4 / - 2 Partial capture
07-09 20:32 80m -13 / - <...> +6 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
07-09 20:32 80m - / -10 DO2PZ +13 / - 4 Partial capture
07-09 20:32 80m - / - DO5RBB +4 / - 5 Partial capture
07-04 13:03 20m -16 / - <...> - / - 2 Partial capture
07-04 12:55 20m -18 / - <...> - / - 3 Partial capture
07-04 12:11 20m -22 / - F4JJI - / -13 4 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
184415  -3 1562  <...> DF60WAT RR73
184430  +6  927  DF60WAT <...> 73
021415 -12 1929  DF60WAT R6AC LN05 (x3)
043715 +18 2346  DF60WAT SP5KG KO02 (x10)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
190900  -7  706  <...> DF60WAT RRR
190930  -5  706  CQ DF60WAT
191115  -6 1010  DF60WAT <...> 73
191430  -5  706  RW3DDZ DF60WAT -07
191545 -21 1717  DF60WAT <...> 73 (x4)
192700 -21 1633  DF60WAT SN1A R-01
193515  -7  440  DF60WAT <...> 73 (x3)
193630  -6  706  <...> DF60WAT RRR
194100  -9  706  DL4DP DF60WAT +04 (x2)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
130630 -15 2272  CQ DF60WAT (x3)
130945  -7 2272  DF60WAT RA3AJT -07
131430 -20 2271  CQ DF60WAT
131445 -15 2272  DF60WAT 4X5MZ KM71
131700 -20 2271  CQ DF60WAT (x9)

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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