DF9VJ — 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 DF9VJ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 35 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-25 and 2026-09-12.

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 35 FT8 messages attributed to DF9VJ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (66%), followed by 20 m (17%) and 10 m (17%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (89%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's moderate S/N range (71%); the estimated median was -11 dB.

Overview

35
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
7
Active 15-min windows
-11 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-25
Last attributed message: 2026-09-12 13:53 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
35 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-15 to -5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 25, strong (≥ -8 dB) 8.

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 DF9VJ

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 · 13 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
934 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-12 13:51 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 UTCBandDF9VJ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-12 13:52 40m -12 / +3 ON1DGN -17 / +4 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 13:52 40m -12 / -3 YL2TM -6 / -22 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 13:49 40m -11 / -8 OE5ABL -18 / -10 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 13:47 40m -8 / +9 DL6CMF -5 / +5 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 13:47 40m -11 / - 2W0YOX - / +5 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-12 13:45 40m -12 / +4 PE1MHY -12 / - 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 13:41 40m -12 / - M8UKQ - / +3 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 12:10 20m -5 / - HA1BF - / +10 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 02:57 40m -12 / - OA4ENG - / - 2 Partial capture
06-25 16:13 10m -14 / -10 IZ4JMA -6 / -2 7 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
134930 -15 1954  DF9VJ OE5ABL -08
134945 -11 1954  OE5ABL DF9VJ R-10
135000 -20 1595  DF9VJ OE5ABL RR73
135015  -9 1954  OE5ABL DF9VJ R-10 (x2)
135115 -12 1954  CQ DF9VJ JO42
135200  -9  532  DF9VJ YL2TM -03
135200 -17 1357  DF9VJ ON1DGN +03
135215 -13 1954  ON1DGN DF9VJ R+04
135230  -5  532  DF9VJ YL2TM -03
135245 -11 1954  ON1DGN DF9VJ 73
135300  -4  532  DF9VJ YL2TM -03
135315 -14 1954  YL2TM DF9VJ R-22
135330  -7  533  DF9VJ YL2TM RR73
135345 -11 1954  YL2TM DF9VJ 73
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
120345  -4 2514  N3YT DF9VJ JO42
120745  -7 1155  II7MGBA DF9VJ JO42
120845  -5 1277  <...> DF9VJ 73
121045  -8 1345  HA1BF DF9VJ JO42 (x3)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
160845 -18 1135  CQ DF9VJ JO42
161245 -14 1023  UR5WAI DF9VJ RR73
161300  -5  704  DF9VJ IZ4JMA JN54
161315 -15 1023  IZ4JMA DF9VJ -02
161330  -3  704  DF9VJ IZ4JMA JN54
161345 -13 1023  IZ4JMA DF9VJ +00
161400  -7  704  DF9VJ IZ4JMA R-10
161415 -15 1023  IZ4JMA DF9VJ RR73
161430  -7  704  DF9VJ IZ4JMA 73
161645 -11 1151  CQ DF9VJ JO42

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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