DL1GBT — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN49

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL1GBT, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 29 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-10 and 2026-09-17.

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 29 FT8 messages attributed to DL1GBT as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -10 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

29
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-10 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-10
Last attributed message: 2026-09-17 17:55 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
29 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-10 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-13 to -3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 17, strong (≥ -8 dB) 11.

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).

Most frequent locator attributed to DL1GBT

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
JN49 · 22 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
920 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-17 17:54 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 UTCBandDL1GBT S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-17 17:55 40m -5 / - SM3MLX - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 17:53 40m -10 / - BU2FW - / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 17:52 40m -8 / - SV1DZB - / +2 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 17:49 40m -9 / - S55X - / - 3 Partial capture
09-17 17:46 40m -7 / - RX3ASQ -2 / -1 5 ✓ Closing observed
09-17 17:45 40m -6 / - UB3BCE - / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 17:42 40m - / -13 I0XNH -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 17:36 40m - / -21 DK7ZT -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 17:34 40m -12 / -14 LY2TS -4 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
09-17 17:32 40m -8 / - OZ9FF - / - 3 Partial capture
09-17 17:29 40m -10 / - S55X - / - 2 Partial capture
09-11 10:59 40m - / -11 OK3MB -14 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 16:09 40m -10 / - SP4MPH - / - 3 Partial capture
09-10 16:05 40m - / -13 F5RRS +6 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 16:04 40m - / -21 PD2MAC -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 15:50 40m - / -13 OZ9FF 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 15:40 40m - / -6 G4DZE -9 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
174530  -3 2617  UB3BCE DL1GBT JN49
174600  -2 2617  RX3ASQ DL1GBT JN49 (x2)
174645  +0 1132  DL1GBT RX3ASQ RR73 (x2)
174730 -11 2617  RX3ASQ DL1GBT 73
174930 -11 2617  S55X DL1GBT JN49 (x3)
175230  -8 2617  SV1DZB DL1GBT R+02 (x2)
175330 -11 2617  BU2FW DL1GBT JN49 (x2)
175500  -6 2617  SM3MLX DL1GBT R-08 (x2)

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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