DL1FAR — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO40

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL1FAR, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 23 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-11 and 2026-08-31.

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 23 FT8 messages attributed to DL1FAR 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 (52%), followed by 40 m (48%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (61%); the estimated median was -7 dB.

Overview

23
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
8
Active 15-min windows
-7 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-11
Last attributed message: 2026-08-31 14:35 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
23 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-7 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-15 to +8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 7, strong (≥ -8 dB) 14.

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 DL1FAR in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 DL1FAR

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
JO40 · 7 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
911 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-31 14:35 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 UTCBandDL1FAR S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-31 14:35 40m -7 / - DF0AWG - / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 14:32 40m -4 / - DL8BAO -12 / +1 2 Partial capture
08-31 14:31 40m -1 / - DL3KVR - / 0 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 14:28 40m -9 / - PA0APR - / +3 4 Partial capture
08-31 14:27 40m -13 / -8 DD7EE -7 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-30 13:44 20m +8 / +5 RI1FJL -9 / +4 5 Partial capture
07-21 14:59 20m -12 / - IU0TXF/P - / -25 4 Partial capture
07-21 14:57 20m - / -4 TA1BX -15 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-11 14:01 20m -12 / - LZ2VQ - / -6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-11 13:59 20m -6 / - TF1EIN - / -5 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
142730  -6  850  DL1FAR DD7EE JO41 (x2)
142815 -13 1128  DD7EE DL1FAR RR73
142830  -8  850  DL1FAR DD7EE 73
142845 -11 1128  PA0APR DL1FAR +03 (x4)
143100  -2  546  DL3KVR DL1FAR JO40 (x2)
143200 -12  965  DL1FAR DL8BAO JO32
143200  +0  546  DL3KVR DL1FAR 73
143345  -4  546  DL8BAO DL1FAR +01
143515  -7  976  DF0AWG DL1FAR JO40 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
135930 -12 1678  TF1EIN DL1FAR R-05
140100 -17 1678  LZ2VQ DL1FAR -06 (x2)
145730 -16 1256  DL1FAR TA1BX -04 (x2)
145945 -12 1256  IU0TXF/P DL1FAR -25 (x4)
134415  +6 2655  RI1FJL DL1FAR JO40 (x3)
134530  -9  480  DL1FAR RI1FJL +05
134545  +8  481  RI1FJL DL1FAR R+04
134600  -6  480  DL1FAR RR73; SM6UQL <...> +10

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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