DG5AR — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN37

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DG5AR, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 146 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-16 and 2026-09-11.

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 146 FT8 messages attributed to DG5AR as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (79%), followed by 80 m (21%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (56%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

146

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-12 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 31 40m · 115

First attributed message: 2026-07-16
Last attributed message: 2026-09-11 21:17 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 146 messages
Active dates: 6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -18 to -3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 28, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 63, strong (≥ -8 dB) 55.

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 DG5AR in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DL1UDO · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 4O4DB · Montenegro DD7EE · Fed. Rep. of Germany DF2MC · Fed. Rep. of Germany DF3IS · Fed. Rep. of Germany DH5BM · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL2BU · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL3MIB · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL6UCK · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL8TV · Fed. Rep. of Germany DM2BM · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA4D · Spain

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 DG5AR

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: JN37 · 85 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,116 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-11 21:17 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	DG5AR S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-11 20:54	80m	- / -2	F1PBZ	-2 / -	3	Partial capture
09-11 20:54	80m	- / -	UA4FKT	+12 / -	3	Partial capture
09-11 20:51	80m	- / -	DD7EE	+8 / -	6	Partial capture
09-11 20:51	80m	-14 / -3	DO2RG	-4 / -3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 20:51	80m	-15 / -	DL1UDO	+2 / -8	3	✓ Closing observed
09-11 20:51	80m	- / +9	DK0KG	-8 / -	7	✓ Closing fragment
09-11 20:37	40m	-5 / -	HG8LXL	-11 / -6	6	✓ Closing observed
09-11 20:35	40m	-3 / -	SV1EKI	-6 / -8	9	Partial capture
09-11 20:33	40m	-4 / -	4O4DB	- / -7	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-11 20:29	40m	-4 / -17	RX3ASQ	-4 / -9	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 05:40	40m	- / -19	DL2BCY	-8 / -	6	Partial capture
09-11 05:33	40m	- / -12	F4LNM	+1 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-10 18:22	80m	- / -	DK7TX	-1 / -	3	Partial capture
09-10 18:18	80m	- / +1	DL1YFS	-11 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-10 18:17	80m	- / -	DO7MRC	-5 / -	4	Partial capture
09-10 18:17	80m	- / -8	DL5JMN	+1 / -	11	✓ Closing fragment
09-07 18:26	40m	-3 / -7	DD7EE	+5 / +5	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 18:25	40m	-4 / -17	RC2Y	-2 / -10	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 18:24	40m	-3 / -5	ER1BF	-2 / -2	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 18:22	40m	+1 / -	A61DD	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-07 18:19	40m	-2 / -	DJ7BU	+7 / 0	3	Partial capture
09-07 18:19	40m	-4 / -	DL1UDO	- / -13	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-07 18:11	40m	- / -12	UR4QWW	-7 / -	6	Partial capture
09-07 18:10	40m	- / +2	DJ2MS	-8 / -	5	Partial capture
09-07 18:10	40m	- / -	OE8PIT	+4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-05 12:19	40m	- / -	PA2RO	-18 / -	2	Partial capture
09-05 12:16	40m	- / -	PA2RO	-20 / -	2	Partial capture
09-05 12:16	40m	- / -	IU3WOH	-11 / -	2	Partial capture
09-05 10:53	40m	- / -	DL6UM	-9 / -	6	Partial capture
09-05 10:52	40m	- / -20	SP6FME	-7 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 09:09	40m	- / -9	DF2MC	-8 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 08:59	40m	- / -12	OE6TNO	-6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 08:56	40m	- / +2	DF3IS	-11 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 06:44	40m	-20 / -	OA4ENG	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 06:41	40m	-19 / -	ZL1VAH	- / -	5	Partial capture
09-04 06:11	40m	-18 / -	DL8OAZ	- / -4	2	Partial capture
09-04 06:06	40m	-9 / -	KC4WQ	- / -15	2	Partial capture
09-04 06:05	40m	- / -	OK1DBE	+6 / -	3	Partial capture
09-04 06:03	40m	-16 / -4	DL6UCK	-10 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-04 00:07	40m	-9 / -	RI1FJL	- / -2	12	Partial capture
09-04 00:03	40m	-16 / -	WI1U	-6 / +6	2	✓ Closing observed
09-04 00:02	40m	-12 / -	KA9FOX	- / +2	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:00	40m	-8 / -	LZ2VQ	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
09-03 23:55	40m	-3 / -	PR2NA	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-03 23:13	40m	- / -	RX3ASQ	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-03 23:05	40m	- / -	RX3ASQ	-2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-03 22:59	40m	- / -	SV1TRJ	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
09-03 22:52	40m	- / -	RX3ASQ	+3 / -	2	Partial capture
09-03 22:31	40m	-14 / -2	EA4D	-8 / -8	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 20:47	40m	- / -11	2E0ROJ	-9 / -	10	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
204300  -5  795  CQ DG5AR JN37 (x13)
205000 -14  796  HF7X DG5AR +03
211730 -10  796  CQ DG5AR JN37

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
205300 -13  759  DO2RG DG5AR RR73
205315  -5 1972  DG5AR DO2RG 73
205315  -9 1238  DG5AR DK0KG JN49 (x3)
205415  +4  371  DG5AR DD7EE JO41
205430 -15  759  CQ DG5AR JN37
205445  +8  758  DG5AR UA4FKT LO23
205445  -5 2152  DG5AR F1PBZ -02
205445  +8  370  DG5AR DD7EE JO41
205515 +12  759  DG5AR UA4FKT LO23
205515  -2 2152  DG5AR F1PBZ -02
205515 +12  370  DG5AR DD7EE JO41
205545 +15  759  DG5AR UA4FKT LO23
205545  +2 2152  DG5AR F1PBZ -02

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
091415 -22 1398  DG5AR EA4IPN -11

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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