DK6IF — 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 DK6IF, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 268 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 12 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-07 and 2026-10-07.

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 268 FT8 messages attributed to DK6IF as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 12 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (39%), followed by 80 m (38%) and 20 m (22%). Most decodes (78%) fell within the six-hour window 13:00-19:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -11 dB.

Overview

268
Messages attributed
12
UTC dates decoded
39
Active 15-min windows
-11 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 101 40m · 105 20m · 58 10m · 4
First attributed message: 2026-08-07
Last attributed message: 2026-10-07 16:02 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
268 messages
Active dates
12 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-18 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 53, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 133, strong (≥ -8 dB) 82.

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 DK6IF 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 DK6IF

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 · 129 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
920 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-10-07 15:55 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 UTCBandDK6IF S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
10-07 16:02 40m +4 / - G7SQW - / +1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-07 16:00 40m -7 / 0 DL2ZJA -12 / +1 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-07 15:55 40m - / -7 HA7TM +8 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-07 15:53 40m - / - DL7ACA -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-07 15:49 80m -4 / -4 DF0AWG +4 / +4 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-07 15:49 80m -9 / - DO8JB - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-03 16:39 80m -4 / -15 RK6OQ 0 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-03 16:38 80m -13 / - DL4DP - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-03 16:34 80m -11 / - DL4DP -9 / -10 3 Partial capture
10-03 16:27 80m -2 / - ON4MGV -9 / +2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-03 16:26 80m +5 / - DH4YM -13 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
10-03 16:24 80m -3 / -3 OE5DML +11 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
10-03 16:22 80m -4 / -12 LY8O +13 / -6 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 18:56 80m -9 / -6 ON8DM +2 / -3 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 18:42 80m - / -2 DJ3WF -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 18:41 80m - / +1 DL8TV +7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 18:32 40m +10 / - DB2LP - / -7 2 Partial capture
09-15 18:31 40m +4 / - SV1GYG - / -19 2 Partial capture
09-15 18:31 40m 0 / - UB6ODO -6 / -11 5 ✓ Closing observed
09-15 18:30 40m 0 / - G0JEI -7 / +9 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-15 18:28 40m -6 / - YC2BUZ - / - 3 Partial capture
09-15 18:27 40m -3 / - SY1BKQ - / - 3 Partial capture
09-14 18:25 80m -11 / +1 DL6EL -1 / - 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 18:24 80m -11 / -9 SP5DFK -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-14 18:23 80m -10 / - IU1HGN - / -15 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 18:21 80m -6 / -7 PA3BUD -12 / -2 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 08:17 40m -18 / - HB9ZHK - / -2 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 08:17 40m -18 / -8 DL1FAM -11 / -9 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 08:15 40m -14 / - PD0MNO - / +9 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 08:12 40m -15 / - PG9S - / -8 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 08:11 40m -14 / +8 DK2SW -8 / +1 10 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 08:11 40m -16 / - DK0KG -19 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-13 08:07 40m -16 / - EA5OL - / - 2 Partial capture
09-13 08:03 40m -15 / - E70N - / - 5 Partial capture
09-13 07:53 80m -18 / - DL3NGN - / 0 5 Partial capture
09-13 07:51 80m -24 / - DO5RRS - / +6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 07:47 80m -18 / - DL3NGN - / +3 3 Partial capture
09-13 07:43 80m - / - SP6FME +6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-13 07:42 80m -18 / - DL1SEW - / -1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 09:18 40m - / -15 SP3SWJ -18 / - 8 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 15:21 40m -12 / - GW5VOG - / +2 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 15:19 40m -10 / - F3CJ - / +1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 15:16 40m -9 / -2 DM2BM -11 / -4 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-11 17:17 40m -14 / - ME7IEB - / -2 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-11 17:10 40m -16 / -12 SQ7OBH -8 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-11 16:21 40m -20 / - G5TAR - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-11 12:37 40m - / 0 DL9KM -22 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-11 12:21 20m -11 / - SV0TPN - / - 5 Partial capture
08-10 18:05 80m -10 / - DK1GP - / -12 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-10 18:00 80m -13 / -3 DO4FB -12 / -3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
183430  -3 1734  UB6ODO DK6IF RR73
155330  +2 1077  CQ DK6IF JN49
155345  +0 1077  DK6IF DL7ACA JO40 (x2)
155530  +4 1077  CQ DK6IF JN49
155545  +8 1077  DK6IF HA7TM JN97 (x3)
155745 -11 1365  DK6IF DL2ZJA JO54
160000  -7 1077  DL2ZJA DK6IF +01
160015 -11 1364  DK6IF DL2ZJA R+00 (x2)
160200  +3 1077  G7SQW DK6IF +01 (x2)
160415 -11 1927  DK6IF ON1AJ R-13
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
163930  -7 1565  RK6OQ DK6IF -01 (x2)
164015  +0 1690  DK6IF RK6OQ R-15
164030  +0 1565  RK6OQ DK6IF RR73
164300  +0 1565  CQ DK6IF JN49 (x2)
154930  -9 1042  DO8JB DK6IF -08
154945  +5  365  DK6IF DF0AWG JO52
155000  -9 1042  DO8JB DK6IF RR73
155015  +7  365  DK6IF DF0AWG JO52
155030  -7 1042  DF0AWG DK6IF +04
155045  +4  365  DK6IF DF0AWG R-04
155100  +0 1042  DF0AWG DK6IF RR73
155115  +1  365  DK6IF DF0AWG 73
155130  -4 1042  CQ DK6IF JN49
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
163545 -17 1116  CQ DK6IF JN49 (x4)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
142545  -7 1022  IN3OWY DK6IF RR73
142715 -17 1022  CQ DK6IF JN49                         a1
142815 -14 1023  IN3OWY DK6IF -02 (x2)
120445 -15 1188  3A2MW DK6IF JN49 (x3)
120645 -15 1188  YO9PH DK6IF JN49
120915 -18 1188  EA2EED DK6IF JN49
121445 -19 1188  <...> DK6IF R-04
122115 -12 1025  SV0TPN DK6IF JN49 (x5)

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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