DK3UW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO53

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DK3UW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 5 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-09-13.

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 5 FT8 messages attributed to DK3UW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 160 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -19 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

5
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-19 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-13
Last attributed message: 2026-09-13 19:13 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
5 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-19 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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 DK3UW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DK3UW

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
JO53 · 3 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
841 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-13 19:12 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 UTCBandDK3UW S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-13 19:12 160m -20 / -4 G4IRN +6 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-13 18:58 160m - / -20 ES3RF -11 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 18:54 160m -18 / -12 SP9ENV -12 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-02 14:32 40m - / +5 PA3AGN -18 / - 2 Partial capture
09-02 14:30 40m - / +2 OK1JOL -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
185445 -11  951  DK3UW SP9ENV -12 (x2)
185530 -18 1196  SP9ENV DK3UW 73
185845 -10 1552  DK3UW ES3RF KO29 (x4)
190100 -19 1196  CQ DK3UW JO53 (x2)
191230 -22 1428  G4IRN DK3UW JO53
191245  +3  554  DK3UW G4IRN -04 (x2)
191330 -19 1428  G4IRN DK3UW 73
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
143000 -10 1693  DK3UW OK1JOL R+02 (x3)
143130 -22 1532  DK3UW PD0LBY JO22
143200 -16 1141  DK3UW PA3AGN R+05 (x2)

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