DG3HAN — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO53

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DG3HAN, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 12 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-09-08.

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 12 FT8 messages attributed to DG3HAN 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 -13 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

12
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
1
Active 15-min windows
-13 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-08
Last attributed message: 2026-09-08 07:44 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
12 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-13 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 8, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1.

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 DG3HAN in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DG3HAN

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
JO53 · 6 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
841 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-08 07:42 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 UTCBandDG3HAN S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-08 07:42 40m -14 / - MI7JUX - / -20 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 07:41 40m -17 / -3 EU4U 0 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-08 07:34 40m -12 / - HK3TY - / - 3 Partial capture
09-08 07:33 40m -11 / - M9KER - / -13 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
073315 -11 1941  M9KER DG3HAN JO53 (x3)
073445 -13 1940  HK3TY DG3HAN JO53 (x3)
074100 -16 1936  EU4U DG3HAN JO53
074115  -1 2708  DG3HAN EU4U -03 (x2)
074200 -18 1935  EU4U DG3HAN 73
074230 -20 1935  MI7JUX DG3HAN JO53 (x3)
074430 -12 1933  UT4PA DG3HAN RR73

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