DG6BI — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO43

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DG6BI, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 33 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-03 and 2026-09-05.

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 33 FT8 messages attributed to DG6BI as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (52%), followed by 80 m (48%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -15 dB.

Overview

33
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
8
Active 15-min windows
-15 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-03
Last attributed message: 2026-09-05 21:25 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
33 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-15 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-18 to -10 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 11, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 19, strong (≥ -8 dB) 3.

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 DG6BI 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 DG6BI

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
JO43 · 22 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
964 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-05 21:25 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 UTCBandDG6BI S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-05 21:23 40m -14 / - RN3YN - / - 6 Partial capture
09-05 21:15 40m -16 / - DL3MIB - / - 6 Partial capture
09-05 21:09 40m - / - DL3MIB +5 / - 7 Partial capture
09-05 21:09 40m - / - DL9KM +2 / - 7 Partial capture
09-05 21:08 40m -10 / +2 M1DBW -9 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 21:05 80m - / +2 SA3LEN +11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-05 20:03 80m -15 / -3 DK9JC -6 / -21 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 21:02 80m -2 / - F4CTJ - / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 18:46 40m -14 / -18 R6OV -2 / -12 5 Partial capture
09-04 18:43 80m -17 / - DL3XRZ - / - 2 Partial capture
07-03 21:39 80m -13 / - DA6VK - / - 7 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
211215  +6 1069  DG6BI DL3MIB JN57
211245  +2 2084  DG6BI DL9KM JN68
211245  +4 1069  DG6BI DL3MIB JN57
211500 -17 1129  DL3MIB DG6BI +11 (x6)
212315 -15  684  RN3YN DG6BI JO43 (x6)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
214345 -18 1236  DA6VK DG6BI JO43
184315 -19  480  DL3XRZ DG6BI JO43 (x2)
210245  -1 1073  F4CTJ DG6BI JO43 (x2)
194400 -23 1700  R3KLE DG6BI JO43
200315 -16 2733  DK9JC DG6BI JO43
200330  -5 2732  DG6BI DK9JC -03
200345 -17 2733  DK9JC DG6BI JO43
200400  -7 2732  DG6BI DK9JC -01
200415 -15 2733  DK9JC DG6BI R-21
200430  -7 2733  DG6BI DK9JC RR73
200445 -13 2733  DK9JC DG6BI 73
210500 +10 2568  DG6BI SA3LEN +02 (x2)

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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