DG8CA — 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: JO32

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DG8CA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 63 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 60m, 10m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-21 and 2026-09-13.

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 63 FT8 messages attributed to DG8CA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (81%), followed by 10 m (19%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -16 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

63
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
8
Active 15-min windows
-16 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

60m · 51 10m · 12
First attributed message: 2026-08-21
Last attributed message: 2026-09-13 21:46 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
63 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-16 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-22 to -9 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 33, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 24, strong (≥ -8 dB) 6.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with DG8CA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DG8CA

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
JO32 · 31 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,067 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-13 21:35 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 UTCBandDG8CA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-13 21:46 60m -23 / -11 EH1SDC -13 / -4 2 Partial capture
09-13 21:37 60m -24 / - OM3PR - / -4 2 Partial capture
09-13 21:35 60m -22 / - G0XLX - / -7 2 Partial capture
09-13 21:32 60m -18 / -6 LY8O -21 / -3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 21:30 60m -21 / - F5MXH -12 / +3 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-13 21:27 60m -4 / -14 M0UOO -3 / -1 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 21:24 60m -12 / - SP5MIG - / +9 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 21:21 60m -5 / - EA1MX -13 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
09-13 21:21 60m -18 / -4 OH1LA -11 / 0 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 21:18 60m -9 / - M0UOO - / - 2 Partial capture
09-13 21:13 60m -16 / - ER1CW - / -12 4 Partial capture
09-13 20:42 60m -10 / -5 LY8O +4 / - 3 Partial capture
09-13 20:37 60m -16 / -15 DL4MCF -6 / - 5 Partial capture
09-13 20:31 60m -18 / -2 F5HNQ -8 / -8 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 20:27 60m - / -17 EA3FCQ -9 / - 4 Partial capture
09-13 20:24 60m -15 / +2 ON6AA -5 / -11 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 20:24 60m -18 / -1 G8OO -5 / -2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 20:23 60m -13 / - F5HNQ - / -12 2 Partial capture
09-13 20:21 60m -18 / 0 DK7UY 0 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-13 20:20 60m -14 / -14 HA7TM -6 / -5 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 20:19 60m - / - G0AZH -8 / - 5 Partial capture
09-13 20:19 60m - / - PI4TX -10 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 16:58 10m - / -11 EC8AVE -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 15:04 10m -16 / - HG5OEV - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 14:52 10m -20 / - GM7GAX - / - 2 Partial capture
08-21 14:49 10m -21 / - UX7QV - / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 14:48 10m -10 / - IK4LZH - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 05:53 60m - / +1 DK7ZT -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 11:33 10m - / -18 LZ2VQ -6 / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
213245 -21 1384  DG8CA LY8O KO25
213300 -22 1384  LY8O DG8CA -03
213315 -19 1383  DG8CA LY8O R-06
213330 -15 1384  LY8O DG8CA RR73
213345 -22 1384  DG8CA LY8O 73
213430 -15 1449  CQ DG8CA JO32 (x2)
213530 -22 1449  G0XLX DG8CA -07 (x2)
213700 -23 1449  OM3PR DG8CA -04 (x2)
214430 -14 1093  DG8CA RR73; EA3JL <...> +22
214630 -13 1093  DG8CA EH1SDC -11
214645 -23 1449  EH1SDC DG8CA R-04
214700 -12 1093  DG8CA RR73; DL3YAZ <...> -14
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
205130 -16 2740  DG8CA IW0RLC RR73
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
113445  +0 1401  DG8CA LZ2VQ -18
144830  -9  488  IK4LZH DG8CA +14 (x2)
144945 -22 2024  UX7QV DG8CA JO32 (x3)
145215 -19 1521  GM7GAX DG8CA JO32 (x2)
145345 -14  817  SP9ENV DG8CA JO32
145715 -16 2382  HG5OEV DG8CA JO32
145900  -8  543  HF60BRP DG8CA R+27
150445 -16 2381  HG5OEV DG8CA JO32 (x2)
165845 -15 1673  DG8CA EC8AVE -11 (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.

CW

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

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