DK5CW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN68

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DK5CW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,610 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 15 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-22 and 2026-09-04.

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 1,610 FT8 messages attributed to DK5CW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 15 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (97%), followed by 40 m (2%) and 10 m (1%). Most decodes (66%) fell within the six-hour window 14:00-20:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (80%); the estimated median was -2 dB.

Overview

1,610
Messages attributed
15
UTC dates decoded
130
Active 15-min windows
-2 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-22
Last attributed message: 2026-09-04 18:59 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
1,610 messages
Active dates
15 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-2 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-13 to +10 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 68, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 261, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1,281.

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.

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 DK5CW

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
JN68 · 996 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
658 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-04 18:47 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 UTCBandDK5CW S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-10 18:39 40m - / -5 LZ1ZF 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 18:25 40m - / -3 SM7TZK +5 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 18:59 40m +6 / -23 AM42SDC -3 / -7 3 Partial capture
09-04 18:42 40m +6 / - AM42SDC - / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 18:31 40m +13 / - AM42SDC - / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 19:21 20m +9 / - XU7O - / - 3 Partial capture
08-23 19:10 20m -11 / - JH5AVM - / -3 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 19:08 20m - / -7 EA2DR -7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 18:43 20m - / -16 R1QD -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 14:16 20m +8 / - DJ7XY - / -5 4 Partial capture
08-19 14:13 20m +8 / - F1IQH - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 14:12 20m +6 / - XU7O - / - 2 Partial capture
08-18 12:25 20m -12 / - OH5C/P - / -12 2 Partial capture
08-18 11:27 20m -10 / - CU3HN - / - 3 Partial capture
08-12 19:21 20m +9 / -8 SP6AMK -10 / +2 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-12 19:13 20m 0 / - RW4HB -12 / -12 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-12 19:11 20m +2 / - SP9UPH -5 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-12 19:09 20m +4 / - UX0KR - / -5 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 19:07 20m 0 / - PA3AGN - / -7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 19:02 20m +4 / - UR4UUR - / -6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 18:52 20m +6 / - UT3UIY/P - / -16 16 Partial capture
08-12 18:46 20m +10 / - SP9EKG - / -13 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 18:38 20m +6 / - OE9NET - / 0 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 18:34 20m +4 / -10 IZ2SXZ -20 / -19 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-12 18:19 20m -4 / - UA0LQE - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 18:10 20m +9 / - YC7ANC - / -20 16 Partial capture
08-12 18:02 20m 0 / - UR5WCS - / -5 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 17:59 20m +3 / -8 RU6UR -14 / 0 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-12 17:54 20m 0 / - IK8UHB - / +2 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 17:53 20m +6 / - BG5JGG - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 17:36 20m - / -15 OZ/DO2TSG -11 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 17:33 20m 0 / +3 OZ9GA -6 / +8 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-12 17:32 20m +2 / - SV2HXV - / -6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 17:24 20m +4 / - ON4JL -14 / +1 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-12 17:14 20m -12 / - BX4AP - / -6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 16:48 20m - / - EA7Y -11 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 16:47 20m - / -24 EX8ABQ -15 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 15:46 20m - / +6 DK3NU -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 15:38 20m -10 / - R3TY - / -9 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 15:35 20m -7 / - YU2VWW - / -7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 15:34 20m -10 / - JE1FQV - / -1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 15:27 20m -1 / - PA7RW - / -16 5 Partial capture
08-12 15:11 20m -10 / - EA2EED - / -12 6 Partial capture
08-12 14:24 20m - / - DL1NEO -4 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 14:12 20m -1 / - A41ZZ - / -14 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 14:10 20m - / - R4HHN -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 14:04 20m +3 / - EA3GXK - / -20 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 13:55 20m - / - R6LQU -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 13:51 20m -4 / -17 UN8DSW -20 / -16 10 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-12 08:03 20m -2 / - PD9FLX - / -1 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
211115 -24 1556  DF8RU DK5CW +03
183145 +12  493  AM42SDC DK5CW JN68 (x7)
185915  -3  494  DK5CW AM42SDC -23
185930  +5  495  AM42SDC DK5CW R-07
182500  +5 2431  DK5CW SM7TZK -03 (x3)
183915  +0 1458  DK5CW LZ1ZF -05 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
192315  +6  466  CQ DK5CW JN68 (x7)
190845  -5 2270  DK5CW EA2DR -07 (x2)
191000 -15 1280  JH5AVM DK5CW JN68 (x3)
192115 +10  501  XU7O DK5CW JN68 (x3)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
114700 -10  922  DK5CW A41ZZ -02
114730  -6 2185  DK5CW PD0IFI R+11
114800  -3 2552  DK5CW DL1BBO JO43
115700 -22 1948  DK5CW DK7ZT -16
120430 -17 2236  DK5CW DO1LR +02
120730  -8 1271  DK5CW DK7UY JO44 (x2)
121800  -8  746  DK5CW OH3OJ -16 (x2)
123300  -2 2326  DK5CW OZ9WRH JO56 (x4)
103300  +2 2344  DK5CW E75W -07 (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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