DF9DL — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO30

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DF9DL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 87 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-16 and 2026-09-20.

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 87 FT8 messages attributed to DF9DL as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (63%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -9 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-9 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 87

First attributed message: 2026-09-16
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 13:13 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 87 messages
Active dates: 5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -19 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 17, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 28, strong (≥ -8 dB) 42.

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 DF9DL in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

9A3MRN · Croatia CN8NS · Morocco DG3AI · Fed. Rep. of Germany DK4FJ · Fed. Rep. of Germany DK7ZT · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL1FAM · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL7DL · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL9KM · Fed. Rep. of Germany DM5ME · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA1FE · Spain EA8UP · Canary Islands ES6DO · Estonia

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 DF9DL

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: JO30 · 45 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,053 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-20 13:13 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	DF9DL S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-20 13:13	40m	- / +9	DL1FAM	-6 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 13:05	40m	- / -	OE6TNO	-7 / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 12:52	40m	-14 / -	PD0LBY	-18 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
09-20 12:49	40m	-14 / -	DL1ASL	- / -9	2	Partial capture
09-19 23:16	40m	-5 / -	RN2F	- / +6	2	Partial capture
09-19 23:03	40m	- / -17	R4HLO	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 22:44	40m	-12 / -	F6BHK	- / 0	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 22:35	40m	-7 / -	OH/DL4XT	- / -10	3	Partial capture
09-19 22:31	40m	-8 / -17	EX7CQ	+5 / -7	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 22:27	40m	-6 / -	EA1FE	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 22:18	40m	-8 / -	RX9ABI	-8 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
09-19 21:36	40m	-1 / -8	EA8UP	-13 / -6	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 21:30	40m	-6 / -	CN8NS	-7 / -9	2	✓ Closing observed
09-19 21:19	40m	-8 / -20	IU1HGN	-8 / -	6	✓ Closing observed
09-19 20:45	40m	-11 / -9	OE9GWV	-2 / -	10	✓ Closing observed
09-19 20:22	40m	+4 / -10	RW3ZC	+12 / +3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 20:15	40m	-4 / +3	DL7DL	+3 / +6	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 16:04	40m	- / +2	IN3IZQ	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-18 14:18	40m	- / -	DL5MK	+10 / -	2	Partial capture
09-18 14:16	40m	-8 / -6	DG3AI	-11 / -4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-18 14:00	40m	- / -5	DL9KM	-10 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-18 13:48	40m	- / -12	DM5ME	-7 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
09-18 13:40	40m	-18 / -	LZ2II	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-18 13:34	40m	-22 / -13	SN100PKP	-14 / -	3	Partial capture
09-17 16:05	40m	-13 / -5	9A3MRN	+4 / -6	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 15:52	40m	-13 / -4	HG0NPJ	+4 / -5	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 14:42	40m	-24 / -14	ES6DO	-18 / -15	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 14:23	40m	-18 / -	DK4FJ	- / -15	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-17 14:08	40m	-11 / -16	PD0IFI	-2 / -	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 13:46	40m	-15 / -	DK7ZT	-19 / +10	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 13:33	40m	- / +9	DK7ZT	-17 / -	4	Partial capture
09-16 23:46	80m	- / -17	ON4MAP	-18 / -	2	Partial capture
09-16 22:38	40m	-15 / -12	OH1PH	-16 / -	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
121015 -22 1352  G6LTT DF9DL R+02
122900 -10  419  PD9ERF DF9DL R+07
123030  -9  420  F8MRQ DF9DL RRR
124930 -15  787  DL1ASL DF9DL -09 (x2)
125200 -14  787  PD0LBY DF9DL RRR
125215 -18 1533  DF9DL PD0LBY 73
130515  -5 1275  DF9DL OE6TNO JN77 (x3)
131300 -21 1662  CQ DF9DL JO30
131345  -8 1517  DF9DL DL1FAM JN49 (x4)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
234645 -14 1452  DF9DL ON4MAP -17 (x2)

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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