DK2ZO — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN49

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DK2ZO, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 45 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 20m, 10m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-28 and 2026-08-30.

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 45 FT8 messages attributed to DK2ZO as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (53%), followed by 10 m (27%) and 80 m (13%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (76%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

45
Messages attributed
6
UTC dates decoded
11
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-28
Last attributed message: 2026-08-30 21:34 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
45 messages
Active dates
6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-20 to +15 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

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

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 DK2ZO 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 DK2ZO

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
JN49 · 26 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
920 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-30 21:33 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 UTCBandDK2ZO S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-30 21:34 160m +2 / +5 F1PBZ +2 / - 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 21:28 80m - / - RN6HK +4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 21:26 80m - / - DL3BH -6 / - 4 Partial capture
08-30 21:25 80m +19 / - F5MXH -3 / -1 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 21:23 80m +18 / - UA4FKT +18 / +5 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-22 08:32 10m -9 / - DL2DN +4 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-21 08:04 10m -10 / -9 YO9HB +14 / +8 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-03 11:14 20m -14 / - <...> - / -2 2 Partial capture
07-03 09:23 20m -6 / +1 K2K -24 / -4 4 Partial capture
07-03 09:11 20m -19 / - K2K - / - 3 Partial capture
07-03 09:06 20m -19 / - K2K - / - 5 Partial capture
07-03 09:00 20m -12 / -8 EA2BHE -16 / -23 5 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
213345  -3 2379  CQ DK2ZO JN49
213400  +0 2746  DK2ZO F1PBZ +05
213415  +5 2379  F1PBZ DK2ZO R+14
213430  +4 2746  DK2ZO F1PBZ RR73
213445  -1 2378  F1PBZ DK2ZO 73
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
212415 +20 2606  UA4FKT DK2ZO RR73
212430 +17 2607  DK2ZO UA4FKT 73
212500  -3 2606  DK2ZO F5MXH JN07
212515 +17 2606  F5MXH DK2ZO -01
212530  -4 2606  DK2ZO F5MXH R+16
212545 +20 2606  F5MXH DK2ZO -01
212600  -1 2606  DK2ZO F5MXH R+16
212615 +20 2606  F5MXH DK2ZO RR73
212630  -6 2332  DK2ZO DL3BH JN48 (x4)
212830  +8 2404  DK2ZO RN6HK LN14 (x3)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
080145 -14 2305  CQ DK2ZO JN49 (x5)
080400 +14 2304  DK2ZO YO9HB KN34
080415  -7 2304  YO9HB DK2ZO +08
080430 +13 2304  DK2ZO YO9HB R-09
080445 -12 2304  YO9HB DK2ZO RR73
083230 -13 1261  CQ DK2ZO JN49
083245  +5 2397  DK2ZO DL2DN JN48
083300  -8 1262  DL2DN DK2ZO +11
083315  +3 2397  DK2ZO DL2DN R+15
083330 -10 1262  DL2DN DK2ZO RR73
083345  +4 2397  DK2ZO DL2DN 73
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
090445 -16  964  M7TUP DK2ZO -02
090615 -21 1270  K2K DK2ZO JN49 (x10)
092430 -24 1435  DK2ZO K2K +01
092445 -11 1894  K2K DK2ZO R-04
111445 -13 1158  <...> DK2ZO JN49 (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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