DG9TL — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO61

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DG9TL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 69 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-12.

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 69 FT8 messages attributed to DG9TL as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (71%), followed by 40 m (16%) and 80 m (7%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (91%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (65%); the estimated median was -6 dB.

Overview

69
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
10
Active 15-min windows
-6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-12 18:12 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
69 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-13 to 0 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 23, strong (≥ -8 dB) 45.

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 DG9TL in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DG9TL

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
JO61 · 43 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
642 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-12 18:11 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 UTCBandDG9TL S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-12 18:13 40m - / -14 HG8LXL -3 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
09-12 18:11 40m -1 / - PD9HIX +5 / +3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 18:10 40m -2 / - RU3KO - / - 2 Partial capture
09-12 18:09 40m -5 / -2 DJ0MAB +7 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-02 15:38 20m - / -1 IT9HZC -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-25 19:07 80m +1 / - OE3PBS - / - 3 Partial capture
07-25 19:05 80m 0 / - OK5DN/P - / - 2 Partial capture
07-25 18:48 20m - / +2 CN2DX +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-25 11:32 10m -4 / - 9J2FI - / - 4 Partial capture
07-25 11:06 20m -12 / - GJ0KYZ - / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
180945  -5  538  DJ0MAB DG9TL RR73
181000 +13  537  DG9TL DJ0MAB 73
181015  -2  538  RU3KO DG9TL JO61 (x2)
181145  +2  538  PD9HIX DG9TL JO61
181200  +8  589  DG9TL PD9HIX +18
181215  -5  538  PD9HIX DG9TL R+03
181230  +2  589  DG9TL PD9HIX RR73
181245  +0  538  PD9HIX DG9TL 73
181300  -2 1647  DG9TL HG8LXL KN06 (x6)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
110645 -10 1127  GJ0KYZ DG9TL JO61 (x2)
184830  +5 1777  DG9TL CN2DX +02 (x2)
193845 -18 2158  DG9TL II9MWE RR73
153845  -5 2071  DG9TL IT9HZC -01 (x2)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
190500  +0  602  OK5DN/P DG9TL JO61 (x2)
190700  +0  602  OE3PBS DG9TL JO61 (x3)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
113215  -5 1092  9J2FI DG9TL JO61 (x4)
175130 -10  603  DG9TL GJ0KYZ -02

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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