DK1WU — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO30

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DK1WU, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 47 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-27 and 2026-07-29.

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 47 FT8 messages attributed to DK1WU as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 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 (81%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (64%); the estimated median was -6 dB.

Overview

47
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
6
Active 15-min windows
-6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-27
Last attributed message: 2026-07-29 11:56 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
47 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-14 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 15, strong (≥ -8 dB) 30.

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.

Most frequent locator attributed to DK1WU

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
JO30 · 6 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,053 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-07-29 11:54 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 UTCBandDK1WU S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-29 11:56 20m -10 / - N2BTD - / -25 2 Partial capture
07-29 11:52 20m -8 / - NS4P - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 11:47 20m -10 / +8 T77RN -10 / -1 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-29 11:44 20m -9 / - JE3RMQ - / -15 2 Partial capture
07-29 11:42 20m -12 / - KA1CH - / -17 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 11:36 20m - / -14 F1PBZ -2 / - 2 Partial capture
07-29 11:33 20m -8 / - SV9MBH -22 / -21 3 ✓ Closing observed
07-28 12:06 20m 0 / - JH8SIT - / -18 2 Partial capture
07-28 07:51 20m -4 / - VE2VWY - / -24 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-28 07:49 20m -4 / - KY4WI - / -21 2 Partial capture
07-28 07:46 20m -2 / - W4PSK - / +1 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-27 13:40 20m -5 / - W4DXM - / -25 3 Partial capture
07-27 13:31 20m -1 / -3 OE8PIT -6 / +10 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-27 13:28 20m -4 / - DL9KM - / +6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-27 13:22 20m -6 / - ZB2KX - / -7 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
114230  -8 2114  KA1CH DK1WU RR73
114445  -4 2294  JE3RMQ DK1WU -15 (x2)
114715  -3 2294  T77RN DK1WU -01 (x4)
114930 -10 2671  DK1WU T77RN R+08
114945 -10 2294  T77RN DK1WU RR73
115200 -13 2294  WX8W DK1WU RR73
115245  -9 2294  NS4P DK1WU -10 (x2)
115430 -10 2294  KC4DPT DK1WU JO30
115600  -9 2294  N2BTD DK1WU -25 (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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