DG5CST — reception at SO8OO

Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.

FT8 activity

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO60

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DG5CST, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 463 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, across 21 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-10 and 2026-10-21.

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 463 FT8 messages attributed to DG5CST as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 21 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 160 m (34%), followed by 60 m (26%) and 40 m (22%). Most decodes (54%) fell within the six-hour window 16:00-22:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (97%); the estimated median was +8 dB.

Overview

463

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

+8 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 156 80m · 85 60m · 121 40m · 101

First attributed message: 2026-06-10
Last attributed message: 2026-10-21 20:51 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 463 messages
Active dates: 21 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: +8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: +1 to +15 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 6, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 7, strong (≥ -8 dB) 450.

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 DG5CST in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

7P8GE · Lesotho ×2 S79VU · Seychelles ×2 YB9HXO · Indonesia ×2 8S2A · Sweden KB3VQC · United States UN0GY · Kazakhstan W9LN · United States XE2X · Mexico D44TWO · Cape Verde HB0WR · Liechtenstein RX9WM · Asiatic Russia UN7PPV · Kazakhstan

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 DG5CST

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: JO60 · 372 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 628 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-10-21 20:48 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	DG5CST S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
10-22 16:49	80m	- / -17	G4DZE	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-21 20:51	160m	- / -10	UA4CKN	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
10-21 20:45	160m	+4 / -	7P8GE	- / -17	12	✓ Closing fragment
10-21 17:56	160m	+12 / -	UN0GY	- / -24	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-18 16:45	60m	+7 / -	S79VU	- / -17	22	✓ Closing fragment
10-18 05:21	160m	+6 / -	XE2X	- / -15	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-18 05:17	160m	+6 / -	KB3VQC	- / -14	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-17 23:11	80m	- / -	PE1NPS	-2 / -	4	Partial capture
10-17 23:05	80m	+13 / -	7P8GE	- / -22	12	✓ Closing fragment
10-17 22:02	80m	+13 / -	S79VU	- / -22	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-17 21:25	80m	+12 / -	D2UY	- / -	11	Partial capture
10-17 16:42	160m	+6 / -	UA8J	- / -22	5	Partial capture
10-17 15:58	160m	-24 / -11	8S2A	-7 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
10-12 02:04	80m	- / -7	EC3A	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
10-12 02:03	80m	- / -	YO3GNF	+2 / -	3	Partial capture
10-12 02:01	80m	+7 / -	SN40KZE	- / -13	5	Partial capture
10-12 01:57	80m	-2 / -	DL3DQL/P	- / -	3	Partial capture
10-11 18:58	60m	+14 / -	ER5GB	- / -	26	Partial capture
10-11 18:54	60m	+15 / -	9H4JX	- / -	7	Partial capture
10-11 18:50	60m	+14 / -	ER5GB	- / -	9	Partial capture
10-11 18:47	60m	+13 / -	9K2GR	- / -	5	Partial capture
10-11 18:04	60m	+9 / -	YB9HXO	- / -25	18	✓ Closing fragment
10-11 18:01	60m	+2 / -	9H6C	- / 0	4	✓ Closing fragment
10-11 17:58	60m	+8 / -	H49A	- / -17	6	✓ Closing fragment
10-08 06:21	60m	- / -	DB3EH	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
10-08 04:29	60m	-18 / -	F5PBG	-18 / -7	5	✓ Closing observed
10-08 04:28	60m	-15 / +7	ER2OZ	+2 / +2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-08 02:03	40m	-20 / -	TG9SO	- / -	2	Partial capture
10-07 16:46	40m	+9 / -	HB0PA	- / -	13	Partial capture
10-07 05:35	40m	+4 / -	C5R	- / -3	2	Partial capture
10-07 05:29	40m	-2 / -	C5R	- / -	4	Partial capture
10-07 04:52	160m	+9 / -	9Y4D	- / -	12	Partial capture
10-06 02:37	80m	- / -	DO9BAU	+5 / -	11	Partial capture
10-06 02:33	80m	+10 / -4	Z61DX	-7 / -7	7	✓ Full exchange observed
10-05 21:26	160m	+12 / -	TT1GD	- / -	3	Partial capture
10-04 05:52	60m	- / -	YO4BEW	-11 / -	3	Partial capture
10-04 05:52	60m	+8 / -	K3ATA	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-04 05:40	60m	- / -	F5MXH	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
10-04 05:38	60m	+10 / -	N3FMC	- / -15	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-03 05:21	160m	0 / -	K7MAC	- / -	11	Partial capture
10-03 04:21	160m	+6 / -	NA6JD	- / -	12	Partial capture
10-03 04:13	160m	+5 / -	VE7IRU	- / -	12	Partial capture
10-03 01:36	160m	+7 / -	W5XZ	- / -	13	Partial capture
10-03 01:20	160m	+10 / -	W5XZ	- / -	23	Partial capture
10-02 16:47	160m	+5 / -	A93MO	- / -	12	Partial capture
10-02 05:14	160m	+7 / -	W9LN	- / -24	4	✓ Closing fragment
10-01 17:46	80m	+14 / -	YC9HJD	- / -	12	Partial capture
10-01 16:22	80m	- / -	R3ICU	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
10-01 16:17	80m	+1 / -	YB9HXO	- / -20	10	✓ Closing fragment
10-01 16:05	80m	- / -	UA4FKT	-1 / -	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
230715 +11 1647  7P8GE DG5CST JO60 (x8)
231100  -1 2400  DG5CST PE1NPS JO22 (x4)
231300 -23 1171  DG5CST EA3FR -04
164900  -6  700  DG5CST G4DZE -17 (x2)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
175700 +15 2299  UN0GY DG5CST 73
204515  +4 2097  7P8GE DG5CST JO60 (x11)
205100 -13 1369  DG5CST UA4CKN -10
205115  +2 1368  7P8GE DG5CST RR73
205200 -14 1368  DG5CST UA4CKN -09

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
164915  +9 2091  S79VU DG5CST JO60 (x15)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
164630 +10 1444  HB0PA DG5CST JO60 (x12)
020300 -20 1445  TG9SO DG5CST JO60 (x2)
064645  -5 2171  ZL1VAH DG5CST JO60

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.

CW

No CW receptions recorded for this callsign in the last 30 days.

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