DK8EY — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO31

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DK8EY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 68 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-12 and 2026-08-07.

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 68 FT8 messages attributed to DK8EY as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (71%), followed by 40 m (29%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-8 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 20 20m · 48

First attributed message: 2026-06-12
Last attributed message: 2026-08-07 00:09 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 68 messages
Active dates: 4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -19 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 18, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 12, strong (≥ -8 dB) 38.

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 DK8EY in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

CT3MD · Madeira Islands HK3RAY · Colombia HP1RY · Panama KB9MYP · United States N1DOU · United States SP6AXW · Poland TN8GD · Republic of the Congo VE9GC · Canada W2BCC · United States M7WSY · England OA4ENG · Peru PY1EME · Brazil

Most frequent locator attributed to DK8EY

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: JO31 · 31 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,054 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-07 00:09 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	DK8EY S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-07 00:08	20m	-4 / -	W2BCC	- / -14	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-07 00:06	20m	-5 / -	HK3RAY	- / -19	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-07 00:05	20m	-2 / +5	CT3MD	-9 / +9	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-06 23:28	20m	-4 / -	N1DOU	- / -13	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-06 23:26	20m	-2 / -	VE9GC	- / -8	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-06 23:18	20m	-10 / -	KB9MYP	- / -2	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-06 23:17	20m	-2 / -	SP6AXW	- / -3	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-06 23:16	20m	-1 / -	HP1RY	- / -5	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-06 23:14	20m	-2 / -	TN8GD	- / -7	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-18 23:51	40m	-18 / -	OA4ENG	- / -17	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-18 23:49	40m	-8 / -	RY3F	-8 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
07-18 23:46	40m	-13 / -	A61OK	- / -	4	Partial capture
07-18 23:44	40m	-1 / -	PY1EME	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-18 23:43	40m	-6 / -	M7WSY	- / +2	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-18 22:26	40m	-18 / -1	UN8DSW	-20 / -4	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
232800  -7  804  N1DOU DK8EY JO31 (x3)
000400  -5 1264  T46W DK8EY JO31
000545  -8  927  DK8EY CT3MD +05
000600  -4  927  HK3RAY DK8EY -19
000615  -9  927  DK8EY CT3MD +05
000630  -6  927  HK3RAY DK8EY RR73
000645 -10  927  DK8EY CT3MD +05
000700  -3  927  CT3MD DK8EY R+09
000715  -9  927  DK8EY CT3MD RR73
000730  -2  927  CT3MD DK8EY 73
000800  -6  927  W2BCC DK8EY -14 (x2)
000930  -8 1708  WI1U DK8EY JO31

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
234400  -7  609  M7WSY DK8EY 73
234430  +0 2902  PY1EME DK8EY JO31 (x2)
234630 -12 1084  A61OK DK8EY JO31 (x4)
234845 -21 1880  OA4ENG DK8EY JO31
234945  -9  795  RY3F DK8EY JO31
235030  -8  796  DK8EY RY3F RR73
235045  -7  796  RY3F DK8EY 73
235145 -18 1880  OA4ENG DK8EY JO31 (x3)
235530 -16 1084  A61OK DK8EY JO31

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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