DK6QO — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO42

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DK6QO, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 74 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 10m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-28 and 2026-09-17.

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 74 FT8 messages attributed to DK6QO as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (62%), followed by 80 m (34%) and 10 m (4%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (55%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (91%); the estimated median was +2 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

+2 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 25 40m · 46 10m · 3

First attributed message: 2026-08-28
Last attributed message: 2026-09-17 18:46 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 74 messages
Active dates: 4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: +2 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -8 to +16 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5, strong (≥ -8 dB) 67.

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 DK6QO in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

BI4IWL · China DL7DL · Fed. Rep. of Germany F5LMJ · France G8IXM · England K4YT · United States DD0AM · Fed. Rep. of Germany DK7ZT · Fed. Rep. of Germany RW1AI · European Russia SM3MLX · Sweden

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 DK6QO

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: JO42 · 28 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 934 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-17 18:42 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 UTC	Band	DK6QO S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-17 18:46	80m	- / -11	RW1AI	-9 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-17 18:43	80m	-7 / -12	US2YW	+11 / -8	11	Partial capture
09-17 18:42	80m	-1 / -10	SM3MLX	-14 / -5	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 18:38	80m	0 / -	DL80NRW	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-04 05:53	80m	+2 / -	DK7ZT	- / +6	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 05:51	80m	-2 / -	DD0AM	- / +6	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 05:46	80m	-11 / -	E74K	- / -	9	Partial capture
09-03 20:57	40m	+11 / -	RI1FJL	- / -19	30	Partial capture
09-03 07:13	40m	+3 / -	K4YT	- / -13	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 07:12	40m	+4 / -	F5LMJ	- / -11	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 07:07	40m	+2 / -	DL7DL	-3 / +1	9	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 07:05	40m	0 / -	K0LLE	- / -	8	Partial capture
08-28 07:52	10m	-5 / -	BI4IWL	- / -16	3	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
184330  -4 1242  SM3MLX DK6QO 73
184345 +11 1242  DK6QO US2YW KN28 (x3)
184500  -6 1848  US2YW DK6QO -08
184515 +17 1242  DK6QO US2YW R-12
184530  -7 1848  US2YW DK6QO -08
184545 +11 1242  DK6QO US2YW R-12
184600  -9 1848  US2YW DK6QO -08
184615 +13 1242  DK6QO US2YW R-12
184615 -10 2258  DK6QO RW1AI KO59
184645  +8 1242  DK6QO US2YW R-12
184645  -5 2258  DK6QO RW1AI R-11
184715  +5 1242  DK6QO US2YW R-12
184715 -13 2257  DK6QO RW1AI 73

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
210515 +15  442  RI1FJL DK6QO R-12 (x15)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
075245  -6 1333  BI4IWL DK6QO JO42 (x3)

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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