DG7RAF — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN68

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DG7RAF, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 38 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-11 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 38 FT8 messages attributed to DG7RAF as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (89%), followed by 20 m (8%) and 10 m (3%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (97%); the estimated median was +4 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

+4 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 34 20m · 3 10m · 1

First attributed message: 2026-06-11
Last attributed message: 2026-09-11 15:36 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 38 messages
Active dates: 5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: +4 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -3 to +8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, strong (≥ -8 dB) 37.

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 DG7RAF in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

TN8GD · Republic of the Congo DJ0MAB · Fed. Rep. of Germany DK6MR · Fed. Rep. of Germany F5RMK · France G4YAN · England GM3AND · Scotland HG8LXL · Hungary OH3OJ · Finland PC1K · Netherlands PC2F · Netherlands R1AV · European Russia SP6FME · Poland

Most frequent locator attributed to DG7RAF

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: JN68 · 11 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 658 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-11 15:29 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	DG7RAF S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-11 15:35	40m	-2 / +4	PC2F	-18 / -4	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 15:35	40m	- / -14	RC9WC	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
09-11 15:32	40m	+7 / +7	DJ0MAB	-5 / -8	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 15:30	40m	+7 / +7	HG8LXL	-2 / +4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 15:28	40m	+2 / -	G4YAN	- / -2	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-07 16:15	40m	+4 / -	SP9BBA	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-07 16:05	40m	+3 / -	OH3OJ	-10 / -10	2	✓ Closing observed
09-07 16:05	40m	- / -	PE1NPS	-5 / -	3	Partial capture
09-07 16:04	40m	-4 / -15	R1AV	-18 / -11	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 16:04	40m	- / -	RC2Y	-2 / -	3	Partial capture
09-07 16:03	40m	-1 / -14	F5RMK	-12 / -2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 16:42	40m	- / -	F5PBG	-4 / -	4	Partial capture
09-01 16:40	40m	+6 / -	GM3AND	- / -15	6	✓ Closing fragment
07-17 16:02	20m	0 / -	TN8GD	- / -8	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
153130  -1 1647  DG7RAF HG8LXL 73
153215  +8 1036  SP6FME DG7RAF RR73
153245 +11 1036  DJ0MAB DG7RAF -08 (x4)
153430  -1 1577  DG7RAF DJ0MAB R+07
153445  +0 1536  DJ0MAB DG7RAF RR73
153500 -10 2142  DG7RAF RC9WC -14
153500  -9 1577  DG7RAF DJ0MAB 73
153530  -9 2142  DG7RAF RC9WC -14
153545  -3 1536  PC2F DG7RAF -04
153600 -18 1535  DG7RAF PC2F R+04
153615  -2 1536  PC2F DG7RAF RR73
153630 -17 1536  DG7RAF PC2F 73

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
160245  -3  913  TN8GD DG7RAF JN68 (x3)

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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