DK1BF — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO33

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DK1BF, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 49 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, 10m, across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-11 and 2026-08-12.

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 49 FT8 messages attributed to DK1BF as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 10 m (88%), followed by 20 m (12%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (69%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (67%); the estimated median was -3 dB.

Overview

49
Messages attributed
8
UTC dates decoded
17
Active 15-min windows
-3 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-11
Last attributed message: 2026-08-12 17:57 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
49 messages
Active dates
8 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-3 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-16 to +10 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 7, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 9, strong (≥ -8 dB) 33.

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 DK1BF in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 DK1BF

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
JO33 · 32 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,091 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-12 17:57 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 UTCBandDK1BF S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
06-27 06:21 20m -17 / - UB4HVA - / +5 2 Partial capture
06-27 06:19 20m -17 / -13 EC5M -16 / -14 4 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
095645 -21 2023  YO9PH DK1BF 73
102400 -24 1748  R1BRY DK1BF JO33
145100  -8  842  DK1BF IU4QRO JN54
175745 -16 1151  F5NNN DK1BF JO33
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
061900 -16 2228  EC5M DK1BF JO33
061915 -13 2228  DK1BF EC5M -13
061930 -18 2228  EC5M DK1BF R-14
061945 -18 2228  DK1BF EC5M RR73
062100 -19 1991  UB4HVA DK1BF JO33 (x2)
153245 -12 1192  UT1UW DK1BF 73
171715 -13 1180  BG0FQU DK1BF JO33

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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