DK8HC/P — 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 DK8HC/P, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,323 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 20m, across 10 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-08-29.

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 1,323 FT8 messages attributed to DK8HC/P as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 10 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (54%), followed by 80 m (46%). Most decodes (51%) fell within the six-hour window 18:00-00:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

1,323
Messages attributed
10
UTC dates decoded
180
Active 15-min windows
-8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-08-29 18:28 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
1,323 messages
Active dates
10 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-13 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 41, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 535, strong (≥ -8 dB) 747.

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 DK8HC/P

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 · 589 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
934 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-28 23:59 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 UTCBandDK8HC/P S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-30 07:24 20m - / -1 OH8MXJ -3 / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 06:22 20m - / - YO3RU +8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 05:52 20m - / -8 SV8JVM -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 05:37 20m - / -21 SV1PLR -9 / - 4 Partial capture
08-30 05:20 20m - / -9 R6FCT -3 / - 4 Partial capture
08-30 04:32 20m - / - RW9WJ +4 / - 11 Partial capture
08-30 04:25 20m - / -2 RL4R +10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:18 20m - / -16 R9FDE -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 21:37 20m - / -16 PT7BI -18 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 20:42 20m - / -13 PT7BI -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 20:07 20m - / -17 PT7BI -20 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 19:13 20m - / -10 EA1FAW -2 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 19:04 20m - / -10 IU3MAG -1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 18:27 20m +10 / - ON4LDZ - / -12 3 Partial capture
08-29 17:17 20m -10 / - EA4HOT - / -11 4 Partial capture
08-29 17:12 20m -7 / - RW6A/P - / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 17:08 20m -6 / - BD4WBT - / -15 2 Partial capture
08-29 17:06 20m - / -13 DK8HC -3 / - 4 Partial capture
08-29 17:03 20m -6 / - TA7D - / -4 4 Partial capture
08-29 16:51 20m -10 / - BG7BMG - / -13 4 Partial capture
08-29 16:49 20m - / -14 DK8HC -13 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 16:46 20m -13 / - LZ1EV - / -13 3 Partial capture
08-29 16:35 20m +5 / - AP2TN - / -15 5 Partial capture
08-29 16:34 20m -5 / -10 EA5JQB -12 / -10 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 14:17 20m - / -15 F6EKI -9 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 13:57 20m - / -9 G4RCV -10 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 13:55 20m - / -16 EA3DVP +9 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 10:10 20m -5 / - GM0KMJ - / -13 5 Partial capture
08-29 10:06 20m - / -12 DK8HC -11 / - 5 Partial capture
08-29 10:02 20m -2 / -9 IU2SLI -10 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 09:54 20m -3 / - EA5OL - / -11 3 Partial capture
08-29 09:49 20m -12 / - RC2N - / -15 3 Partial capture
08-29 09:45 20m -8 / - SP5ZTM - / -14 6 Partial capture
08-29 09:43 20m -4 / +2 I2SVA -3 / -5 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 08:44 20m - / - IU3VHR +2 / - 4 Partial capture
08-29 08:41 20m - / -9 RN3DN +8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 08:37 20m - / -8 E74BMN -4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 08:33 20m - / -17 SP2SGZ +6 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 08:30 20m - / -8 F4HDR -8 / - 5 Partial capture
08-29 08:30 20m - / +6 LZ1MDU -2 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 08:25 20m -15 / - DL5DRM - / -15 3 Partial capture
08-29 08:23 20m -14 / - SP7FID - / -3 2 Partial capture
08-29 08:22 20m -20 / -7 E74BMN -4 / -12 3 Partial capture
08-29 08:06 20m -8 / - SQ5RJA - / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 08:02 20m -10 / - IZ1JLP - / -14 2 Partial capture
08-29 06:54 20m - / +1 9A4BA +10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 06:19 20m - / -4 SV7JAR +9 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 05:40 20m - / -16 YO4CAI +5 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 00:02 80m - / -7 DO1OAS -1 / - 4 Partial capture
08-28 23:59 80m - / - F4GTB +11 / - 5 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
052200  -4 1120  DK8HC/P R6FCT R-14
053715 -14 1998  DK8HC/P SV1PLR R-21 (x4)
054200  -8 1118  DK8HC/P EA4HOT IM78 (x2)
055230 -11 1134  DK8HC/P SV8JVM -08 (x2)
062215 +10 2122  DK8HC/P YO3RU R+14 (x2)
072445  -6  627  DK8HC/P OH8MXJ R-01 (x3)
074915  -2  625  DK8HC/P RA9CAD LO96
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
235715 -16 1923  DK8HC/P GE0KUC 73
235730 -11  557  DL1RBV DK8HC/P -14 (x4)
235930 -10  556  CQ DK8HC/P JO42
235945 +12  557  DK8HC/P F4GTB JN18 (x5)
000215  +0  555  DK8HC/P DO1OAS -07 (x4)

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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