DH8YAU — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN58

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DH8YAU, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 29 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-31 and 2026-09-11.

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 29 FT8 messages attributed to DH8YAU as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (83%), followed by 20 m (17%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -11 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

29
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-11 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-31
Last attributed message: 2026-09-11 14:52 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
29 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-22 to +2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 10, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 7, strong (≥ -8 dB) 12.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with DH8YAU in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DH8YAU

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
JN58 · 13 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
799 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-31 16:47 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 UTCBandDH8YAU S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-17 12:18 40m - / - DK7UY -10 / - 2 Partial capture
09-11 14:52 40m -22 / -7 SN100PKP +2 / -7 2 Partial capture
09-11 14:50 40m -20 / - F5PBG - / -20 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-11 14:48 40m - / -10 SP6FME -7 / - 3 Partial capture
09-11 14:46 40m -20 / -20 PA3AGN -15 / -4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 14:44 40m -20 / -15 HG8LXL -8 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-31 16:52 40m - / - F5PBG -3 / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 16:47 40m -8 / - ON3URT - / -10 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 16:45 40m -14 / - PG9S - / -5 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 16:41 40m -4 / - M6XZD - / - 4 Partial capture
08-31 16:41 40m - / - F5PBG -7 / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 16:40 40m -3 / -15 G8KHF -10 / +2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 16:38 40m -16 / -1 HB10GBT -6 / +9 3 Partial capture
08-31 16:34 20m -5 / - 9M2DGA - / - 5 Partial capture
07-09 10:12 20m - / -13 IK4RVY -18 / - 6 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
144730 -15 1142  DH8YAU PA3AGN R-20
144745 -20 1473  PA3AGN DH8YAU RR73
144800  -8 1473  DH8YAU SP6FME JO90
144800 -18 1142  DH8YAU PA3AGN 73
144830  -7 1473  DH8YAU SP6FME JO90 (x2)
145045 -20 1438  F5PBG DH8YAU -20 (x3)
145230  +2 1389  DH8YAU SN100PKP -07
145245 -22 1389  SN100PKP DH8YAU R-07
145445 -15 2230  DH8YAU F1UNR RRR
121600 -14 1427  DH8YAU SN100PKP -14
121800  -8  456  DH8YAU DK7UY JO44 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
085715  -3 2876  DH8YAU F5URG 73
101215 -16 2075  DH8YAU IK4RVY R-13 (x6)
163145  -1 1690  DH8YAU <...> +01
163430  +3 1184  9M2DGA DH8YAU JN58 (x5)

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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