DF7YT — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO42

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DF7YT, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 17 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-08-19.

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 17 FT8 messages attributed to DF7YT as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -12 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

17
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-19
Last attributed message: 2026-08-19 20:01 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
17 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 10, strong (≥ -8 dB) 5.

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 DF7YT in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DF7YT

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
JO42 · 4 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
934 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-19 19:58 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 UTCBandDF7YT S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-19 19:57 40m -8 / - MI7JQH - / -8 6 Partial capture
08-19 19:43 40m - / - DK7ZT -11 / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 19:35 40m -15 / - YO4GIY - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 19:30 40m - / +9 DK7ZT -18 / - 3 Partial capture
08-19 19:29 40m -10 / - SP7SZJ - / -1 2 Partial capture
08-19 19:22 40m -14 / - DJ2MS - / -6 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 19:14 40m -13 / - DL9SK - / +5 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
193100 -18 1906  DF7YT DK7ZT +09 (x2)
193500 -20 1108  YO4GIY DF7YT R-10 (x2)
193830 -13 1592  <...> DF7YT R-19
194015 -15 1529  DF7YT US3LX KN89
194230 -13 1592  PA0ARR DF7YT 73
194315 -13 1906  DF7YT DK7ZT +12 (x2)
195730  -7  893  MI7JQH DF7YT JO42 (x6)

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