DG5FAZ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN49

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DG5FAZ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 60 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, 10m, across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-12 and 2026-08-21.

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 60 FT8 messages attributed to DG5FAZ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (87%), followed by 10 m (13%). Most decodes (78%) fell within the six-hour window 08:00-14:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (73%); the estimated median was -2 dB.

Overview

60
Messages attributed
8
UTC dates decoded
12
Active 15-min windows
-2 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-12
Last attributed message: 2026-08-21 13:44 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
60 messages
Active dates
8 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-2 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-15 to +12 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 11, strong (≥ -8 dB) 44.

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 DG5FAZ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 DG5FAZ

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
JN49 · 42 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
920 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-21 13:44 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 UTCBandDG5FAZ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-21 13:40 20m +9 / - EY35D - / - 7 Partial capture
08-21 13:11 20m +13 / - SQ8LSB - / -22 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 13:07 20m +8 / - GJ0KYZ - / -12 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-18 12:55 10m -4 / - XW4KV - / -4 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-18 09:11 10m +3 / -6 A93MO -21 / -4 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-17 16:57 20m -9 / - C91RU - / -6 4 Partial capture
08-17 16:33 20m - / -7 LZ1FBI -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 12:53 20m -13 / - OH0ERF - / +6 5 Partial capture
07-31 08:08 20m -13 / - HI3K - / -25 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-14 09:14 20m -14 / - CO8LY - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
130915 +12 1779  GJ0KYZ DG5FAZ R-12 (x2)
131145 +14 1780  SQ8LSB DG5FAZ -22 (x5)
134045 +10 1780  <EY35D> DG5FAZ JN49 (x7)
134445  +4 1780  <...> DG5FAZ JN49
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
091145  +1 1892  A93MO DG5FAZ JN49
091200 -21 1480  DG5FAZ A93MO -06
091215  +2 1892  A93MO DG5FAZ R-04 (x2)
115000 -19 1890  XW4KV DG5FAZ JN49 (x4)
125900 -19 1881  UR5WAI DG5FAZ RR73

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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