DG9BFE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO33

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DG9BFE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 26 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 20m, 10m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-09.

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 26 FT8 messages attributed to DG9BFE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 160 m (35%), followed by 20 m (35%) and 10 m (31%). Most decodes (62%) fell within the six-hour window 15:00-21:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's moderate S/N range (65%); the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

26
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
9
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-09 20:21 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
26 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-16 to -7 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 17, 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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with DG9BFE 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 DG9BFE

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
JO33 · 13 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,091 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-09 20:20 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 UTCBandDG9BFE S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-09 20:22 160m - / - 9A4ZM -2 / - 2 Partial capture
09-09 20:21 160m -12 / -4 DG0JK +1 / -2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 19:35 160m -12 / -6 LZ936BA +13 / -11 3 Partial capture
09-09 19:32 160m -9 / - DF2NV 0 / -6 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-28 07:59 20m -12 / - RI1FJL - / -10 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 17:38 10m -8 / - IU0VOG - / -6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 17:17 10m - / - SV2CLJ -5 / - 4 Partial capture
07-29 17:09 10m - / -11 YO9PH -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
193215  -7 1294  CQ DG9BFE JO33
193245  -9 1294  DF2NV DG9BFE R-06
193300  +0  304  DG9BFE DF2NV RR73
193315  -9 1294  DF2NV DG9BFE 73
193545 -10 1294  LZ936BA DG9BFE JO33
193600 +13 1146  DG9BFE LZ936BA -06
193615 -14 1294  LZ936BA DG9BFE R-11
202045 -13 1139  CQ DG9BFE JO33
202100  +2 2633  DG9BFE DG0JK JO60
202115 -13 1139  DG0JK DG9BFE -02
202130  +4 2633  DG9BFE DG0JK R-04
202145 -12 1139  DG0JK DG9BFE RR73
202200  -2 2633  DG9BFE DG0JK 73
202200  -3 1135  DG9BFE 9A4ZM JN86 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
075915 -13  808  RI1FJL DG9BFE JO33 (x4)
080245 -12  808  F5IXN DG9BFE RR73
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
144745 -14  832  PY8ZB DG9BFE JO33
151845 -13  834  CQ DG9BFE JO33 (x3)
170900 -10 1973  DG9BFE YO9PH -11 (x2)
171730  -7  801  DG9BFE SV2CLJ KN10 (x4)
173745 -18  834  CQ DG9BFE JO33 (x2)
173845  -7  834  IU0VOG DG9BFE -06 (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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