DF9AV — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN48

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DF9AV, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 7 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-19 and 2026-08-31.

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 7 FT8 messages attributed to DF9AV as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (43%), followed by 40 m (29%) and 20 m (14%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -16 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

7
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-16 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-19
Last attributed message: 2026-08-31 20:18 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
7 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-16 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 3, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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 DF9AV in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DF9AV

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
JN48 · 2 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
941 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-31 20:16 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 UTCBandDF9AV S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-07 20:19 40m - / -16 MW0USK -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 20:21 60m - / - YO5USA +4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 20:19 60m - / - I3QDK -4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 20:17 60m - / -8 DK2CC -15 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 20:17 60m - / - G0AZH -11 / - 4 Partial capture
08-31 20:17 60m -18 / -17 HA7TM +12 / - 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 20:10 40m - / - PD0LBY -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 20:08 40m -10 / -2 F5UTN +2 / +3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 20:06 40m - / - DL3MIB +14 / - 7 Partial capture
08-31 20:06 40m - / - OK1WCF -5 / - 5 Partial capture
08-30 22:11 20m - / -17 EA8ACW -4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 22:00 20m - / -17 JE1FQV -4 / - 2 Partial capture
07-19 08:51 10m - / -9 R7OV -12 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
200800  -6  850  DF9AV OK1WCF JO80
200800 +16 1070  DF9AV DL3MIB JN57
200815  -1 2459  DF9AV F5UTN -02
200830  -2  850  DF9AV OK1WCF JO80
200830 +12 1069  DF9AV DL3MIB JN57
200845  +0 2459  DF9AV F5UTN -02
200900  -9  848  F5UTN DF9AV R+03
200900 +13 1069  DF9AV DL3MIB JN57
200915  +8 2459  DF9AV F5UTN RRR
200930 -11  849  F5UTN DF9AV 73
200930 +11 1069  DF9AV DL3MIB JN57
201015  -7 1532  DF9AV PD0LBY JO22 (x2)
201900  -3 1324  DF9AV MW0USK -16 (x2)
60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
201745 -19 1612  HA7TM DF9AV +28
201800 +14 1612  DF9AV HA7TM R-17
201800 -16  631  DF9AV G0AZH IO83
201800 -16 1884  DF9AV DK2CC JO63
201815 -16 1612  HA7TM DF9AV RR73
201830 +12 1613  DF9AV HA7TM 73
201830 -20 1885  DF9AV DK2CC JO63
201900  -6 1611  DF9AV I3QDK JN65
201900  -6  631  DF9AV G0AZH IO83
201900 -11 1884  DF9AV DK2CC R-08
201930  -3 1611  DF9AV I3QDK JN65
201930 -13 1884  DF9AV DK2CC 73
202000  -4 1611  DF9AV I3QDK JN65
202100  +3 1611  DF9AV YO5USA KN16 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
085815 -13  566  UT7UJ DF9AV R+05
220030  -2 2726  DF9AV JE1FQV -17 (x2)
221100  -4 2187  DF9AV EA8ACW -17 (x2)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
084915 -14 1479  DF9AV HG8LXL KN06
085115 -10 2255  DF9AV R7OV KN87 (x4)
094300 -24 1432  CQ DF9AV JN48                         a1

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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