DF6QN — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO41

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DF6QN, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 2,279 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 24 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-13 and 2026-09-15.

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 2,279 FT8 messages attributed to DF6QN as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 24 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (35%), followed by 20 m (29%) and 10 m (21%). Most decodes (60%) fell within the six-hour window 17:00-23:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (84%); the estimated median was -1 dB.

Overview

2,279
Messages attributed
24
UTC dates decoded
153
Active 15-min windows
-1 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-13
Last attributed message: 2026-09-15 20:59 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
2,279 messages
Active dates
24 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-1 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-11 to +15 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 64, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 308, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1,907.

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.

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 DF6QN

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
JO41 · 1,437 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
916 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-15 20:57 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 UTCBandDF6QN S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-15 20:57 40m -6 / -11 JY5IB -17 / -14 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 20:54 40m -3 / - VE9TG - / -12 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 20:51 40m 0 / - VE9TG - / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 20:48 40m -6 / - TJ1GD - / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 20:47 40m +2 / - TN8GD - / -16 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 20:41 40m +3 / - TN8GD - / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 20:40 40m +8 / - DL3DQL/P - / -14 2 Partial capture
09-15 20:38 40m +8 / - ER3ZW - / +3 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-11 21:46 40m +7 / - EW8AAC - / - 2 Partial capture
09-11 21:41 40m +5 / - HZ1TT - / - 11 Partial capture
09-11 21:40 40m +3 / -15 DJ0MAB -2 / -11 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 21:34 40m +6 / +5 T77RN -10 / -11 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 21:33 40m +5 / - TF8KW - / -6 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-11 06:33 40m -2 / - GU4YBW - / -3 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 20:58 80m -7 / -5 SP7OK -1 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-02 20:56 80m - / -10 EA6Y +14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 20:50 80m -9 / +2 OZ1LGJ +7 / -11 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-02 20:47 80m -2 / - DL1WZ - / - 2 Partial capture
09-02 20:46 80m +2 / +2 DK1MCS +12 / -7 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-02 20:43 80m -6 / +7 DL1UDO +3 / -3 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-02 20:39 80m - / -3 GX1RAF -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 20:30 80m - / -3 F5MYK -7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 20:28 80m -6 / - DO6AZ - / - 2 Partial capture
09-02 20:26 80m -6 / - DO1FOX - / - 2 Partial capture
09-02 20:25 80m -3 / - F1PBZ +6 / -5 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-02 20:22 80m -9 / - <...> - / -1 2 Partial capture
09-02 20:20 80m - / -14 DO9KB -1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 20:20 80m - / -7 SN100PKP +16 / - 2 Partial capture
09-02 20:13 80m -13 / -9 DL2VN -6 / -5 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-02 20:10 80m -5 / -7 GM6URC -8 / -10 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-02 20:08 80m -3 / 0 DM2GG +10 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-02 20:05 80m +9 / - E72DX - / - 5 Partial capture
09-02 20:03 80m +9 / - DO1FED - / -15 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 20:00 80m +8 / - G3PMY - / - 3 Partial capture
09-02 19:59 80m +6 / - DL4ABN -3 / -3 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-02 19:57 80m +8 / - ON4KDT - / - 2 Partial capture
09-02 19:56 80m - / -7 5P1KZX -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 19:42 80m - / +3 SM6MUY +14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 19:35 80m -2 / - HB0WR - / - 6 Partial capture
09-02 18:27 80m -10 / - ZS1J - / - 4 Partial capture
09-02 18:24 80m -4 / -10 RA2FU -8 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-02 09:34 10m - / -15 EX8MEM -17 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 20:40 80m -11 / - RA0SCA - / - 2 Partial capture
09-01 20:36 80m -4 / - SV9GPV - / - 5 Partial capture
08-28 11:22 10m +9 / - YC2OEI - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 11:19 10m +11 / - EA3GZR - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 11:17 10m +16 / - 9A6P - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 11:15 10m +16 / - JH3AIU - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 11:12 10m +18 / - F6HQY - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 11:11 10m +15 / - IU6UAM - / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
204845  -8  425  TJ1GD DF6QN JO41
204945  +5  425  TN8GD DF6QN R-16 (x2)
205100  +1  440  VE9TG DF6QN JO41 (x6)
205700  -3  421  JY5IB DF6QN JO41 (x2)
205745 -17 1601  DF6QN JY5IB -11
205800  -9  421  JY5IB DF6QN R-14 (x3)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
204915  -1 2606  DL1WZ DF6QN JO41
204945  -3 2606  CQ DF6QN JO41 (x2)
205030  +7 2606  DF6QN OZ1LGJ JO46
205045  -9 2606  OZ1LGJ DF6QN -11
205100  +6 2605  DF6QN OZ1LGJ R+02 (x2)
205600 +12  715  DF6QN EA6Y -10 (x2)
205730 +15  956  DF6QN II7MGBA -09
205800 +15  956  DF6QN RR73; IZ7KGB <...> +00
205845  -7 2606  SP7OK DF6QN JO41
205900  -2 1662  DF6QN SP7OK -05 (x2)
205945  -7 2606  SP7OK DF6QN 73
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
111800 +16 2927  CQ DF6QN JO41 (x2)
111900 +13 2927  EA3GZR DF6QN JO41 (x2)
112000 +11 2927  CQ DF6QN JO41 (x3)
112130  +8 2927  JA4DWR DF6QN JO41
112200  +8 2927  CQ DF6QN JO41
112230  +9 2927  YC2OEI DF6QN JO41 (x2)
112330  +7 2927  CQ DF6QN JO41
093445 -16 1637  DF6QN EX8MEM -15 (x2)
094545 -11  780  DF6QN EA3AKY JN01
60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
055845 -12 1215  DL4IAZ DF6QN R+00 (x2)
060015 -10 1023  G8CVS DF6QN JO41 (x3)
060145  -9 1024  CQ DF6QN JO41 (x2)
060245  -7 1023  F6FHZ DF6QN -18 (x2)
060345 -11 1024  F5OYA/P DF6QN JO41 (x2)
060515 -12 1024  CQ DF6QN JO41 (x4)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
065930  +8  285  XE1NK DF6QN JO41 (x4)
070400  +9 2973  VK4BPK DF6QN JO41
070430  +7 2972  VK2BSA DF6QN JO41 (x3)
070930  +9 2640  VK2AAI DF6QN JO41 (x4)
071130  +6 2640  VK2GCA DF6QN JO41 (x3)
160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
210315  +1 1157  DF6QN DK7ZT -19 (x4)
210630 -24 1980  SP2HCA DF6QN JO41
210645 -11 1981  DF6QN SP2HCA -18
210700 -22 1981  SP2HCA DF6QN R-19
210715  -7 1981  DF6QN SP2HCA RR73
211000 +17 1335  DF6QN HA5UA -11 (x2)
211300 -24 1445  C31CT DF6QN JO41
211315 -10 2004  DF6QN C31CT -13
211330 -17 1445  C31CT DF6QN R-05
211345 -11 2004  DF6QN C31CT RR73

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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