DH8BAB — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO43

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DH8BAB, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 805 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 13 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 805 FT8 messages attributed to DH8BAB as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 13 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (33%), followed by 40 m (30%) and 80 m (25%). Most decodes (87%) fell within the six-hour window 16:00-22:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (91%); the estimated median was 0 dB.

Overview

805
Messages attributed
13
UTC dates decoded
59
Active 15-min windows
0 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-17 12:06 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
805 messages
Active dates
13 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
0 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-7 to +9 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 66, strong (≥ -8 dB) 736.

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 DH8BAB

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
JO43 · 486 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
964 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-16 07:37 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 UTCBandDH8BAB S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-17 12:12 40m - / -9 DL0HAM +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 12:06 40m -13 / - PD1ADA -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
09-17 11:48 40m -10 / -3 DF0WH -7 / +8 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 07:34 40m -14 / - SP4SHL -15 / -15 4 Partial capture
09-16 07:32 40m -14 / - 2E0UMK - / +4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 07:30 40m -13 / - F3CJ - / -3 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 07:26 40m -16 / - DL6EL -16 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-14 21:20 80m - / - UR3QCB 0 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 21:20 80m - / - YO6LM +14 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 21:19 80m +12 / - F5NNN -6 / +8 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-14 21:18 80m +14 / -6 EA5KT -4 / +4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 21:12 80m +8 / -3 YO6LM +13 / -24 9 Partial capture
09-14 21:09 80m +1 / - R9SR -12 / -7 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-14 21:09 80m - / - UR3QCB -1 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 21:08 80m - / - YO6LM +7 / - 3 Partial capture
09-14 21:07 80m +2 / -1 DO5HOK -1 / - 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 21:01 160m -2 / - R9SAP - / -17 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 20:56 160m -8 / -17 SQ9BC +1 / +2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 20:55 160m -13 / - IW2OHP - / -9 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 20:51 160m -7 / -12 UT5ZC +4 / -4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 20:50 160m -4 / - DO2RG - / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 20:44 160m -6 / - DK3GI -4 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-14 20:42 160m -6 / - M3ZZF - / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 20:38 160m -4 / - ON6CQ - / -24 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 20:37 160m +1 / +4 ON8DM -14 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-14 20:34 160m -4 / - DK3GI - / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 20:30 160m -4 / - DK6WS - / +5 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 20:27 160m 0 / +2 G4IRN -2 / - 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 20:24 160m +5 / - SP9ENV -8 / +10 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 20:19 80m +3 / +9 OZ3MC +2 / +6 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 20:15 80m +4 / +5 SP3XR -3 / -13 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 20:14 80m +4 / -4 SP4MPH -3 / -18 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 20:11 80m - / - SP5DFK -4 / - 3 Partial capture
09-14 20:10 80m +10 / - R4DI -1 / +4 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-14 20:08 80m +7 / - EA7GUK - / -15 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 20:06 80m +12 / -15 RX6DA 0 / -18 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 20:03 80m +12 / - DO1LR - / +6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 20:02 80m - / - SP5DFK -3 / - 4 Partial capture
09-14 20:00 80m +8 / +1 DO7RMA 0 / - 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 19:59 80m - / +10 OH5KNL +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 19:57 80m +2 / -12 DL5MFF -18 / -8 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 19:56 80m +1 / +4 DG2EBG -1 / +2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 19:53 80m +8 / - HB3YPJ - / - 4 Partial capture
09-14 19:51 80m -3 / - SK150LM - / -7 2 Partial capture
09-14 19:49 60m +1 / - IK4DCT - / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 19:47 60m 0 / - DA1MO - / - 4 Partial capture
09-14 19:44 60m +2 / - F5RMK -12 / -2 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 19:38 60m +2 / - IK5EEA - / -17 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 19:36 60m +3 / -10 OE5WRO -22 / -12 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 19:32 60m 0 / - SM0EJR -10 / +3 6 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
073600 -15 2320  SP4SHL DH8BAB -15 (x2)
073700  -9  580  CQ DX DH8BAB JO43
073745 -14 1872  DH8BAB G4RIQ +08
114800  -8  533  DH8BAB DF0WH JO43
114815 -10  534  DF0WH DH8BAB +08
114830  -8  533  DH8BAB DF0WH R-03 (x2)
115100 -10  342  DH8BAB OE8PIT JN66
120000 -22 1561  DH8BAB ON3MOH +00
120645 -13  525  PD1ADA DH8BAB +11
120730 -20 1997  DH8BAB PD1ADA 73
121230  +1 1733  DH8BAB DL0HAM -09 (x2)
121330  +3 1733  DH8BAB TNX RA
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
211430  +9  490  YO6LM DH8BAB -24
211445  +8 2461  DH8BAB YO6LM R-03
211800 +14  491  EA5KT DH8BAB JO43
211815  +1 1018  DH8BAB EA5KT -06
211830 +15  491  EA5KT DH8BAB R+04
211845  -8 1017  DH8BAB EA5KT RR73
211900 +12  491  EA5KT DH8BAB 73
211930 +11  491  F5NNN DH8BAB +08 (x2)
212015  -6  889  DH8BAB F5NNN 73
212030 +20  491  CQ DH8BAB JO43
212045 +13 2461  DH8BAB YO6LM KN25
212045  -1  490  DH8BAB UR3QCB KN77
212115 +14 2462  DH8BAB YO6LM KN25
212115  +0  490  DH8BAB UR3QCB KN77
160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
205115  -4  489  DO2RG DH8BAB JO43
205145  -5  489  UT5ZC DH8BAB -04
205300  +3 1725  DH8BAB UT5ZC R-12
205315  -9  489  UT5ZC DH8BAB RR73
205330  +3 1724  DH8BAB UT5ZC 73
205500 -14  489  IW2OHP DH8BAB -09 (x2)
205630  -8  489  SQ9BC DH8BAB JO43
205645  +2 2119  DH8BAB SQ9BC -17
205700  -4  489  SQ9BC DH8BAB R+02
205715  +0 2119  DH8BAB SQ9BC RR73
205730 -12  489  SQ9BC DH8BAB 73
205800  -5  489  CQ DH8BAB JO43
210145  -1  489  R9SAP DH8BAB -17 (x2)
60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
194315  +0  516  CQ USA DH8BAB JO43
194415  +2  516  F5RMK DH8BAB JO43
194430 -12 1437  DH8BAB F5RMK +13
194445  +1  516  F5RMK DH8BAB R-02
194500 -12 1437  DH8BAB F5RMK RR73
194545  -1  516  CQ DH8BAB JO43 (x4)
194745  +0  516  DA1MO DH8BAB JO43 (x4)
194945  +0  516  IK4DCT DH8BAB JO43 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
143600 -12  693  CQ DH8BAB JO43 (x2)
143945  +0 2783  DH8BAB 2E0GKF RR73
144300 -12  693  CQ DH8BAB JO43
170730  -9  561  K4CAE DH8BAB JO43 (x3)
170900 -13  560  WY0V DH8BAB JO43 (x2)
171630  -7  526  CQ USA DH8BAB JO43 (x4)
193330  -6  914  DH8BAB TN8GD -07 (x2)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
194945  -7  738  LU1DA DH8BAB JO43 (x2)
200930  -9  739  DH8BAB UA4FKT LO23 (x2)
203100 -18 1114  DH8BAB PP5CF RR73
101815 -17 2303  DH8BAB R3ZBY -23
101930  -7  497  CQ DH8BAB JO43
102045  +8 2797  DH8BAB TM2WWA RR73
102445  -8  265  DH8BAB F5CUN JN26 (x2)
103115  +3  587  DH8BAB IK4LZH JN54 (x3)
093630  -3 2689  DH8BAB F1PBZ -03 (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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