DK8FG — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO54

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DK8FG, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 904 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 67 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-09-21.

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 904 FT8 messages attributed to DK8FG as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 67 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (46%), followed by 40 m (39%) and 60 m (9%). Most decodes (53%) fell within the six-hour window 02:00-08:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

904
Messages attributed
67
UTC dates decoded
202
Active 15-min windows
-8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-21 04:36 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
904 messages
Active dates
67 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-16 to +3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 121, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 290, strong (≥ -8 dB) 493.

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 DK8FG

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
JO54 · 494 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
892 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-21 04:35 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 UTCBandDK8FG S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-21 04:35 80m -5 / - VE2KTF - / -17 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 22:43 60m -9 / - ER1CW - / -15 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 22:40 60m +4 / -11 LZ2VQ +16 / -11 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-18 22:39 60m +3 / - GW4FRX +7 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-18 22:38 60m -8 / - CT7ARQ - / - 3 Partial capture
09-18 01:07 160m - / -8 DG1FK -15 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 04:58 40m +2 / - VE2AHG - / -20 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 04:53 40m -2 / -4 9H4JX -22 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-17 04:45 40m +12 / - TA3NK - / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 04:43 40m +2 / - IT9ACJ/QRP - / +7 2 Partial capture
09-16 23:13 40m - / 0 SP100PKP -19 / - 2 Partial capture
09-16 23:09 40m - / -11 OD5ZZ -8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-16 23:08 40m - / -15 EA1Y -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 23:05 40m - / +3 SV3AUW -7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 22:58 40m - / - HB9ELE -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 22:42 40m -9 / -12 SV9QWC -12 / -11 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 22:42 40m -18 / -5 GM6URC -14 / -18 4 Partial capture
09-16 22:40 40m -6 / - A71AH - / -9 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 22:39 40m -11 / -3 JY5IB -13 / -6 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 04:43 40m +9 / - HB9EOT - / -19 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-12 04:40 40m +9 / - HI3JCC - / -24 4 Partial capture
09-12 04:36 80m -10 / - LB4PI -19 / +3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 22:32 60m -8 / -10 EA1MX -16 / -2 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 22:27 160m - / +3 PA3FR -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-11 05:14 40m 0 / - SP/DO7JVK - / -14 2 Partial capture
09-11 05:13 40m 0 / - OZ/OO4O - / - 2 Partial capture
09-11 05:08 40m +3 / - HG0NPJ - / +5 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-11 05:03 40m -4 / - PY8WW - / - 2 Partial capture
09-11 05:01 40m -3 / - AM42SDC - / -15 3 Partial capture
09-11 04:59 40m -2 / - S57NCP -4 / +7 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-11 04:51 60m -5 / - SP9SOS -10 / -13 3 Partial capture
09-11 04:48 60m -4 / -11 IT9JNR +4 / -9 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 04:45 60m -10 / -5 9A60CBM -20 / -12 3 Partial capture
09-10 05:19 40m -9 / - MI7RDK - / -21 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 04:39 160m - / -12 OK7BB -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 05:10 40m -12 / - ZL1OGX - / - 2 Partial capture
09-05 04:46 40m 0 / - ZL2AGY - / - 2 Partial capture
09-05 04:41 40m +2 / - HI3LAG - / - 5 Partial capture
09-05 04:37 40m +2 / - YV1HGS - / -12 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-05 04:33 40m +2 / - 9Y4DG - / -12 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 05:26 60m -14 / - J88IH - / - 2 Partial capture
09-02 05:26 80m -12 / - RI1FJL - / - 3 Partial capture
09-02 04:38 80m -9 / - HB9EKJ - / -10 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 05:38 40m -4 / +5 LZ936BA +2 / -2 3 Partial capture
09-01 04:54 60m -6 / - IS0AFM - / -17 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 04:50 60m -10 / - IS0AFM - / - 2 Partial capture
09-01 04:46 60m -14 / - F4FPR - / -5 2 Partial capture
09-01 04:44 60m -9 / +9 SP9UH -9 / - 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 05:20 60m -11 / - EG1PPE - / -12 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 05:08 60m -8 / - PA3GDL - / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
043830  -9 1494  HB9EKJ DK8FG R-10 (x2)
052600  -4 1705  RI1FJL DK8FG JO54 (x3)
043645  -3 1594  LB4PI DK8FG JO54
043700 -14 1594  DK8FG LB4PI +22
043715 -12 1594  LB4PI DK8FG R+03
043730 -24 1593  DK8FG LB4PI RR73
043745 -16 1594  LB4PI DK8FG 73
043245  +6 1510  N1IWP DK8FG JO54
043515  -9 1544  VE2KTF DK8FG JO54 (x4)
60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
223945  +6  514  DK8FG GW4FRX +13 (x2)
224030  +3  514  GW4FRX DK8FG 73
224045 +12  513  DK8FG LZ2VQ KN23
224100 -10 1453  CT7ARQ DK8FG JO54
224115 +16  513  DK8FG LZ2VQ KN23 (x2)
224200  +5  513  LZ2VQ DK8FG -11
224215 +17  512  DK8FG LZ2VQ R-11
224230  +3  513  LZ2VQ DK8FG RRR
224245 +16  512  DK8FG LZ2VQ 73
224330  -7 1690  ER1CW DK8FG -15 (x4)
160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
043945  -5 1221  DK8FG OK7BB -12 (x2)
042730 -12  843  DK8FG PA3DUU -02
222030 -22 1364  IK1BQD DK8FG JO54
222545 -15 1685  8S2C DK8FG JO54
222700 -21 1482  DK8FG 2E0FVN IO91
222715  +0 1773  DK8FG PA3FR +03 (x2)
222745  -2  703  DK8FG IK1BQD JN35
223030 -21 1992  G0WZM DK8FG JO54
010730 -12 1237  DK8FG DG1FK -08 (x2)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
231015  -7  764  DK8FG OD5ZZ -03
231300 -20 1419  DK8FG SP100PKP +00 (x2)
044345  +2 1419  IT9ACJ/QRP DK8FG JO54 (x2)
044515 +13  668  TA3NK DK8FG JO54 (x2)
045345  -2 2021  9H4JX DK8FG JO54
045430 -22 2020  DK8FG 9H4JX -04 (x2)
045800  +4 1905  VE2AHG DK8FG JO54 (x4)
050100  -1 2070  RC9WC DK8FG 73
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
172330 -14 1511  DK8FG RR73; DF9KF <...> -10
192215 -22 1367  CE2EC DK8FG JO54
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
053415  +2 1027  VK4BM DK8FG R-09 (x3)
065345  -4  529  VK4VCC DK8FG JO54 (x3)
065615  -5  629  VK3VM DK8FG JO54
065945  -1  869  EX7DY DK8FG JO54 (x2)
070645 +13  629  VK3VM DK8FG R-18 (x2)
070945  +0  870  EX7DY DK8FG JO54 (x3)
051800 -19 1632  DK8FG VK2USH +01

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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