DL/VA3VPN — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL/VA3VPN, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 19 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 60m, 40m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-30 and 2026-09-05.

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 19 FT8 messages attributed to DL/VA3VPN as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (95%), followed by 40 m (5%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -22 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

19
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
7
Active 15-min windows
-22 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-30
Last attributed message: 2026-09-05 21:27 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
19 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-22 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 17, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with DL/VA3VPN in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 UTCBandDL/VA3VPN S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-05 03:29 60m - / -2 US0QV -7 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 22:44 60m -22 / - YL3NU - / - 4 Partial capture
09-04 22:41 60m -24 / - <...> -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 22:06 60m - / - DL9KM -21 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 21:40 60m - / +9 DK7ZT -9 / - 3 Partial capture
09-04 21:36 60m - / 0 OT4R -1 / - 3 Partial capture
09-04 21:35 60m -23 / - <...> -5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 21:35 60m - / -8 DF8AA +9 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 21:30 60m -21 / - <...> -17 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 21:29 60m - / -11 DM2BM -14 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 21:29 60m - / -3 OM5JG +3 / - 6 Partial capture
09-04 21:20 60m - / - <...> -3 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 21:20 60m - / +4 DH1BBO +1 / - 3 Partial capture
09-04 21:19 60m - / -16 DD6ZV 0 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 21:13 60m - / -11 9A4ZM +2 / - 3 Partial capture
09-04 21:11 60m -22 / - <...> -2 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 21:11 60m - / -14 GE7RTI -10 / - 3 Partial capture
09-04 21:04 60m -18 / - <...> 0 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 23:32 40m - / +1 RX3ASQ -7 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 23:13 40m - / -24 RX3ASQ -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 22:50 40m - / -12 R3PA -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 22:43 40m - / -19 RX3ASQ -7 / - 4 Partial capture
08-23 21:04 20m - / - <...> -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
224600 -20 1429  <OH1NBF> DL/VA3VPN
224700 -24 1429  <EA3JIJ> DL/VA3VPN
224730 -24 1429  <TF1EIN> DL/VA3VPN
224945  -4 1033  DL/VA3VPN TF1EIN -18
225015  -6 1034  DL/VA3VPN <...> RR73
032715  -8 2140  DL/VA3VPN US0QV KN77 (x3)
154800 -17 1033  DL/VA3VPN LA1QRO -16
174345 -20 1359  DL/VA3VPN DL3RN -04
184100  -8  714  DL/VA3VPN OZ1KEF -13
212730 -11 1425  DL/VA3VPN LA2XNA JP50
212745 -11 1424  OZ1LXL DL/VA3VPN +16
213300 -10 1425  DL/VA3VPN LA2XNA JP50
213530  -8 1425  DL/VA3VPN LA1QRO -03
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
223945 -13 1360  DL/VA3VPN <...> 73
224315  -7 1360  DL/VA3VPN RX3ASQ KO95 (x4)
225045 -10 1369  DL/VA3VPN R3PA KO93 (x2)
230545 -11  494  DL/VA3VPN <...> RR73
231315  -7 1360  DL/VA3VPN RX3ASQ KO95 (x2)
231415  -5 1360  9M26MT DL/VA3VPN 73
231715 -24 2073  DL/VA3VPN <...> RR73
233215  -6 1360  DL/VA3VPN RX3ASQ KO95 (x2)
215745 -14 2766  DL/VA3VPN <...> RR73
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
225045  +2 1853  DL/VA3VPN <...> RR73 (x3)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
210415  -7  985  DL/VA3VPN <...> 73 (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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