DL1KEA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO30

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL1KEA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 85 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-13 and 2026-09-22.

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 85 FT8 messages attributed to DL1KEA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (73%), followed by 80 m (19%) and 20 m (8%). Most decodes (99%) fell within the six-hour window 13:00-19:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-8 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 16 40m · 62 20m · 7

First attributed message: 2026-06-13
Last attributed message: 2026-09-22 15:21 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 85 messages
Active dates: 7 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -15 to +3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 8, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 31, strong (≥ -8 dB) 46.

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 DL1KEA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

IK4RVY · Italy IQ2AAH · Italy SV2CLJ · Greece F4HSB · France R5AV · European Russia 4X1UF · Israel F5OIH · France HA3HZ · Hungary HB9ELE · Switzerland HB9HYO · Switzerland OH3DJP · Finland OZ7FOC · Denmark

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 DL1KEA

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: JO30 · 54 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,053 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-22 15:21 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 UTC	Band	DL1KEA S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-22 15:13	40m	- / -21	HB9ELE	+4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-22 14:42	40m	- / -12	DL1NRC	-19 / -	2	Partial capture
09-22 14:13	40m	- / -2	ON1DGN	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
09-22 14:06	40m	- / -10	PD7LJ	-21 / -	2	Partial capture
09-19 18:11	40m	- / -	DL8TV	0 / -	2	Partial capture
09-19 18:09	40m	+1 / -	OH3DJP	- / -16	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 18:03	40m	- / -	S57CT	0 / -	2	Partial capture
09-19 18:03	40m	-12 / -	UA3NFG	-12 / -12	3	✓ Closing observed
09-19 17:57	40m	-6 / -11	HA3HZ	0 / -3	9	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 17:55	40m	- / -6	ON1DGN	-3 / -	3	Partial capture
09-19 17:54	40m	+3 / -7	RN6MA	+4 / +7	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 17:27	80m	- / -	R5DT	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-19 17:25	80m	- / -	IQ4JO	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
09-19 17:24	80m	- / -	DA6NEL	-4 / -	11	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 17:19	80m	- / -	IQ4JO	-3 / -	3	Partial capture
09-19 17:15	80m	- / -	YO5IB	-7 / -	3	Partial capture
09-19 17:12	80m	-5 / -	DO1ZTR	- / -9	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 17:11	80m	-1 / -	SQ9LOJ	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-05 17:36	40m	- / -6	F5OIH	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 16:58	40m	-8 / -	SP1FM/P	- / -11	2	Partial capture
09-05 16:57	40m	-6 / -15	4X1UF	-9 / -16	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 16:12	40m	-6 / +4	OZ7FOC	-14 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 16:05	40m	- / -5	F1PBZ	-4 / -	4	Partial capture
09-05 16:04	40m	- / -7	R1QF	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
09-05 16:00	40m	-10 / -	HB9HYO	- / -3	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 15:53	40m	-6 / -1	OZ9FF	0 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 15:51	40m	-12 / -	PE1NAO	-16 / -1	4	✓ Closing observed
08-29 17:13	40m	-2 / -	YO2LFP	- / -4	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:12	40m	+4 / -	R2DX	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 17:10	40m	-14 / -	SP5DJ	- / -4	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:08	40m	+4 / -	RX9CET	- / +2	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 13:30	20m	- / +4	F4HSB	-24 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-26 13:28	20m	-11 / -	MI0JZZ	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-04 12:20	20m	- / -23	UT7UJ	0 / -	5	Partial capture
07-24 10:30	20m	- / -11	OE8DDX	-13 / -	4	Partial capture
07-21 09:57	10m	- / -14	IQ2AAH	-6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-20 12:56	20m	- / -11	R5AV	-13 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-18 14:43	10m	- / -9	SV2CLJ	-1 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
181015  -2  514  OH3DJP DL1KEA 73
181100  +2 2018  DL1KEA DL8TV JN49 (x2)
140630 -23 1338  DL1KEA PD7LJ JO21 (x2)
141300  -9  687  DL1KEA ON1DGN -02 (x2)
144200 -24 1243  DL1KEA DL1NRC R-12 (x2)
151300  +2  738  DL1KEA HB9ELE -21 (x2)
152015 -22 1240  CQ DL1KEA JO30 (x3)
152145 -23 1239  DK1ZB DL1KEA -05

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
172500  -2 2426  DL1KEA DA6NEL JO60
172530 -10 2206  DL1KEA IQ4JO JN63
172530  -8 2426  DL1KEA DA6NEL JO60 (x2)
172615  -6 2053  CQ DL1KEA JO30
172630  +2 2426  DL1KEA DA6NEL JO60
172645  -8 2053  CQ DL1KEA JO30
172700  -4 1153  DL1KEA R5DT KO94
172700  -6 2426  DL1KEA DA6NEL JO60
172730  -3 1153  DL1KEA R5DT KO94
172730  -6 2426  DL1KEA DA6NEL JO60 (x5)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
122130  +4 2302  DL1KEA UT7UJ -23 (x3)
084415  -2 1321  DL1KEA F5SZY IN96
123700  -9 2287  DL1KEA IQ4JO JN63
132045 -14 1630  CQ DL1KEA JO30 (x3)
132845 -15  781  MI0JZZ DL1KEA JO30 (x3)
133015 -24 1746  DL1KEA F4HSB JN37 (x3)
121430 -21 1451  RA9ACA DL1KEA JO30

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
123200 -16 2055  DL1KEA IK4RVY RR73
144300  -1  618  DL1KEA SV2CLJ -09 (x2)
095745  -1 2169  DL1KEA IQ2AAH -14 (x3)
101145 -12 2584  DL1KEA IQ4JO JN63

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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