DH5AZ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO53

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DH5AZ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 174 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-10 and 2026-08-16.

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 174 FT8 messages attributed to DH5AZ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (63%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -9 dB.

Overview

174
Messages attributed
6
UTC dates decoded
28
Active 15-min windows
-9 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-10
Last attributed message: 2026-08-16 20:40 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
174 messages
Active dates
6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-17 to +1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 29, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 62, strong (≥ -8 dB) 83.

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.

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 DH5AZ

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
JO53 · 97 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
841 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-16 20:39 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 UTCBandDH5AZ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-16 20:39 20m -10 / - JH5AVM - / -23 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 20:34 20m -3 / - VE7GKH - / - 2 Partial capture
08-16 20:28 20m -15 / - WS7M - / - 2 Partial capture
08-16 20:19 20m -3 / - JA1XEC - / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 20:12 20m +2 / - JA8JAK - / -12 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 20:09 20m +1 / - JF7XKY - / -5 6 Partial capture
08-16 20:07 20m 0 / - JA8IOG - / -9 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 20:01 20m +3 / -3 DC7LR 0 / -8 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-16 19:58 20m -4 / - JA0MOQ - / - 2 Partial capture
08-16 19:54 20m -10 / - DJ3WF - / - 2 Partial capture
08-16 19:52 20m -2 / - DG9VH - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 19:49 20m -12 / -9 JA7BXS -14 / -3 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-16 19:40 20m -12 / - JA9CHI - / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 19:38 20m -18 / - 9A4CU/P - / - 2 Partial capture
08-16 19:34 20m -2 / - JF1USM - / -14 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 19:32 20m -2 / - JI4POR - / -8 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 10:25 20m -16 / -6 DM5JBN -11 / +4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-16 10:22 20m - / -11 DK4BP -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 10:18 20m -7 / - PD0IFI -13 / -5 3 Partial capture
08-16 10:17 20m -6 / +2 DK2SHS +2 / +9 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-16 10:14 20m -18 / -10 DG2XB -14 / -12 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-15 18:58 20m - / -23 T77R -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-15 18:47 20m -20 / - PT7AZ - / -14 2 Partial capture
08-13 19:13 20m -3 / -8 UN0GY -4 / +2 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-13 18:59 20m -11 / - W9JOY - / -11 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-13 18:54 20m -18 / - 9K2GR - / - 3 Partial capture
08-13 18:49 20m -7 / - S57LU - / -12 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-13 18:38 20m -4 / - DS2MGT - / - 2 Partial capture
08-13 18:18 20m -9 / - BV2NF - / - 3 Partial capture
08-12 18:22 20m -19 / - LB5CK - / -6 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 18:15 20m -3 / - TJ1GD - / - 5 Partial capture
08-12 18:12 20m -1 / - NU1T - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 18:09 20m +1 / - TJ1GD - / - 3 Partial capture
08-12 18:08 20m -15 / - BU2FW - / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 18:01 20m -7 / -14 D2ACE -7 / +10 6 Partial capture
08-12 10:42 20m -16 / - LX1RFJ - / +5 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 10:40 20m -3 / - OX3LX - / - 3 Partial capture
08-12 10:39 20m -14 / - JA1NVF - / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 10:36 20m -10 / - JA2HYD - / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 10:32 20m -10 / - JA7FLI - / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 10:28 20m -16 / - OZ9FF - / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 10:18 20m -6 / - R4FDW - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 10:16 20m -8 / - HI8J - / -2 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 10:11 20m -14 / - CO8LY - / -2 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 09:33 20m -18 / - CO8LY - / -11 3 Partial capture
08-12 09:28 20m -8 / - W4PSK - / -15 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 08:17 20m -9 / - W5ADD - / -13 3 Partial capture
08-12 08:05 20m -12 / - VK6BAD - / -21 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-10 09:58 20m -7 / - VO1NC - / -20 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-10 09:55 20m -11 / - TI5RR - / -14 5 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
202115  -3  382  JA1XEC DH5AZ JO53
202145 -16 1311  HK3W DH5AZ JO53
202245  -4  383  JA1XEC DH5AZ 73
202630  -8  313  VE7GKH DH5AZ JO53
202830 -17 2006  WS7M DH5AZ JO53 (x2)
202930  -2  309  VE7GKH DH5AZ JO53 (x3)
203600 -13 2101  JH5AVM DH5AZ JO53
203730 -13 1460  PY4STO DH5AZ JO53
203830 -11 1376  PA7FB DH5AZ -07
203900 -11 2101  JH5AVM DH5AZ JO53 (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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