DK1SF — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO42

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DK1SF, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 17 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-22 and 2026-08-29.

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 17 FT8 messages attributed to DK1SF as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (53%), followed by 20 m (47%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -2 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

17
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
6
Active 15-min windows
-2 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-22
Last attributed message: 2026-08-29 21:17 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
17 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-2 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 3, strong (≥ -8 dB) 14.

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 DK1SF in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DK1SF

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
JO42 · 11 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
934 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-29 21:17 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 UTCBandDK1SF S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-29 16:35 20m -6 / - AP2TN - / -12 4 Partial capture
08-24 20:47 20m -9 / - BG7BMG - / -4 2 Partial capture
08-24 20:44 20m -4 / - BG7BVI - / +6 2 Partial capture
08-22 21:33 80m -2 / +3 DK7ZT +10 / +8 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 21:29 80m +7 / -3 SM3IZB +5 / -1 9 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
213030  +8 2148  SM3IZB DK1SF JO42 (x4)
213215  +4 2149  DK1SF SM3IZB -03
213230 +11 2148  SM3IZB DK1SF R-01
213245  +6 2150  DK1SF SM3IZB RR73
213315 +12 2148  DK1SF DK7ZT +03 (x5)
213630  -2 2149  DK7ZT DK1SF R+08
213645  +7 2148  DK1SF DK7ZT RR73
211700  -7 2254  R9SS DK1SF JO42
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
181130 -24 2335  DK1SF YB7FII -15
204430  -3 2045  BG7BVI DK1SF JO42 (x2)
204715 -11 2275  BG7BMG DK1SF JO42 (x2)
163545 -10 2265  AP2TN DK1SF JO42 (x4)

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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