DG9RAB — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN59

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DG9RAB, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 347 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 32 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-17.

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 347 FT8 messages attributed to DG9RAB as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 32 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (57%), followed by 60 m (32%) and 20 m (9%). Most decodes (96%) fell within the six-hour window 01:00-07:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -13 dB.

Overview

347

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-13 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 2 60m · 112 40m · 199 20m · 31 10m · 3

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-17 05:32 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 347 messages
Active dates: 32 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -21 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 129, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 120, strong (≥ -8 dB) 98.

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 DG9RAB in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DL3MIB · Fed. Rep. of Germany OA4ENG · Peru XE2V · Mexico DJ7YP · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL6RDE · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA3NE · Spain F1IQH · France G4ZFJ · England LA1HW · Norway OH5CX · Finland OS4K · Belgium PA0LAN · Netherlands

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 DG9RAB

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: JN59 · 154 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 777 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-04 02:50 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	DG9RAB S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-17 05:31	60m	-21 / -4	DM0CRACY	-6 / -	4	Partial capture
09-17 05:23	60m	-8 / -	6Y5HN	- / -11	12	Partial capture
09-15 04:23	60m	-17 / -	KD4EBL	- / -15	5	Partial capture
09-13 04:37	60m	-14 / -	D44TWO	- / -4	8	Partial capture
09-13 04:31	60m	-9 / -	D44TWO	- / -4	7	Partial capture
09-10 05:27	60m	-14 / -	CE2SV	- / -12	3	Partial capture
09-10 05:22	60m	-15 / -	CE2SV	- / -12	5	Partial capture
09-10 05:19	60m	-15 / -	LA1HW	- / -3	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-10 05:12	40m	-16 / -	J38DX	- / -15	6	Partial capture
09-04 05:01	40m	-4 / -	HK3YL	- / -13	3	Partial capture
09-04 02:53	60m	-20 / -	W4KWS	- / -13	2	Partial capture
09-04 02:48	60m	-18 / -	OS4K	- / +5	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 02:46	60m	-20 / -12	DL6RDE	-13 / -4	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 02:45	60m	-15 / -14	F1IQH	-12 / +10	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 04:54	40m	-5 / -	OA4CVQ	- / -	5	Partial capture
09-03 04:36	40m	-1 / -	HK0RMR	- / -	33	Partial capture
08-30 01:38	60m	- / -13	EA3NE	-4 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 01:30	20m	-10 / -	CE3RKW	- / -14	2	Partial capture
08-18 04:24	60m	-13 / -	WC4H	- / -14	8	Partial capture
08-18 04:21	60m	-16 / -	PA0LAN	- / -6	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-18 04:20	60m	-10 / -	OH5CX	-22 / -3	3	✓ Closing observed
08-18 04:20	60m	- / -	E75FM	0 / -	2	Partial capture
08-17 04:09	60m	-14 / -	LU1WFU	- / -17	8	Partial capture
08-17 04:05	60m	-16 / -	N2SS	- / -11	3	Partial capture
08-16 04:49	60m	-16 / -	KZ8C	- / -4	7	Partial capture
08-16 04:43	60m	-16 / -	KZ8C	- / -3	6	Partial capture
08-16 04:42	60m	-10 / -	J88IH	- / -15	2	Partial capture
08-05 04:07	40m	-12 / -	YN9H	- / -18	15	Partial capture
08-02 05:35	60m	- / -2	DJ7YP	-12 / -	7	✓ Closing fragment
08-02 05:30	60m	-16 / -17	G4ZFJ	-10 / +7	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-02 05:21	40m	-16 / -	PY8WW	- / -15	10	Partial capture
07-27 05:48	20m	-10 / -	P5TIH	- / -	3	Partial capture
07-27 05:08	20m	-19 / -	XE2V	- / -14	8	Partial capture
07-25 05:09	40m	- / 0	DL3MIB	-11 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-25 05:09	40m	-14 / -	XE2V	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-25 05:02	40m	-20 / -	XE2V	- / -18	6	✓ Closing fragment
07-23 05:08	40m	-16 / -	HI8DX	- / -11	4	Partial capture
07-22 04:34	20m	-12 / -	HC7AE	- / -3	2	Partial capture
07-21 04:58	40m	-11 / -	PV8AJ	- / -15	2	Partial capture
07-15 08:21	20m	-12 / -	5N0YEN	- / -	4	Partial capture
07-13 01:28	80m	-19 / -	EA4HPY	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-12 04:54	40m	-14 / -	5N0YEN	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-09 06:44	40m	-10 / -	5N0YEN	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-09 04:46	40m	-17 / -	5N0YEN	- / -	9	Partial capture
07-09 04:39	40m	-14 / -	5N0YEN	- / -19	5	Partial capture
07-08 23:31	40m	-18 / -	LU1VDF	- / -18	2	Partial capture
07-08 23:28	40m	-12 / -	5N0YEN	- / -15	3	Partial capture
07-08 23:27	40m	-14 / -	OA4ENG	- / -13	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-08 05:20	40m	-20 / -	OA4ENG	- / -	11	Partial capture
07-07 04:51	40m	-17 / -	3G1DX	- / -	14	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
052430  -8  674  6Y5HN DG9RAB -11 (x11)
053145 -21 1688  <DM0CRACY> DG9RAB +20 (x3)
053300  -6 1556  DG9RAB DM0CRACY R-04

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
045415  -4 1234  HK0RMR DG9RAB JN59
045445  -5 1234  OA4CVQ DG9RAB JN59 (x5)
050130  -8 1611  HK3YL DG9RAB -13 (x3)
051230 -22 1464  J38DX DG9RAB -15 (x6)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
012845 -14 1291  EA4HPY DG9RAB +12 (x2)
052800 -15 1214  DG9RAB DF40ABF R-04

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
050945 -17 1885  XE2V DG9RAB -14 (x6)
053045 -19 1111  P5TIH DG9RAB JN59 (x5)
012930 -24 1622  XQ1KK DG9RAB -01
013000 -10 1623  CE3RKW DG9RAB -14 (x2)
051900 -24 1697  DG9RAB VK3WSG R-15

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
082545 -11 1938  YB2NCD DG9RAB -12 (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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