DL1MGU — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO61

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL1MGU, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 44 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 60m, 40m, 20m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-16 and 2026-09-20.

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 44 FT8 messages attributed to DL1MGU as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (70%), followed by 40 m (23%) and 20 m (7%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (91%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's weak S/N range (73%); the estimated median was -19 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-19 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

60m · 31 40m · 10 20m · 3

First attributed message: 2026-06-16
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 14:13 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 44 messages
Active dates: 7 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -19 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -22 to -9 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 32, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 10, strong (≥ -8 dB) 2.

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 DL1MGU in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

IK4RVY · Italy DK5OPA · Fed. Rep. of Germany E70SZ · Bosnia-Herzegovina E75AA · Bosnia-Herzegovina IQ4JO · Italy RN6MA · European Russia S51R · Slovenia S55A · Slovenia UB3FBJ · European Russia YU7ZZ · Serbia 9A9TT · Croatia DL1BJA · Fed. Rep. of Germany

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 DL1MGU

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: JO61 · 28 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 642 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-20 14:12 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	DL1MGU S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-20 14:14	40m	- / -	DL7DZ	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 14:12	40m	-17 / -	ON8WR	- / -18	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 14:07	40m	- / -12	SP5MIG	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-10 19:06	60m	- / -15	OV5SP	-8 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-10 19:02	60m	-19 / -6	F5OZC	-2 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-10 19:00	60m	-16 / -12	8S2A	-10 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-11 15:15	20m	- / -12	PE9JAN	-7 / -	5	Partial capture
08-11 15:10	20m	- / -20	S51R	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-13 18:55	40m	- / -15	RQ2Q	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
07-13 18:36	40m	- / -9	9A9TT	-9 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-10 14:54	20m	- / -18	RN6MA	-13 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-09 19:39	40m	- / -	PE2HVL	-15 / -	5	Partial capture
06-29 18:52	40m	-8 / -	DL1BJA	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-27 21:34	60m	-20 / -15	IW2OHP	-12 / -6	4	✓ Full exchange observed
06-27 21:27	60m	-22 / -	DL2VN	-15 / -7	8	Partial capture
06-27 21:27	60m	-17 / -12	SP9SDX	-11 / -5	10	✓ Full exchange observed
06-27 21:15	60m	- / -6	F6GHG	+8 / -	2	Partial capture
06-27 21:13	60m	-20 / -	DL2VN	- / -	2	Partial capture
06-27 20:40	20m	- / -	PD1HPB	-19 / -	7	Partial capture
06-27 20:36	20m	- / -19	BI4XDT	-7 / -	2	Partial capture
06-25 18:08	10m	- / -15	IK4RVY	-18 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-24 18:10	20m	- / +6	E70SZ	-3 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-24 18:08	20m	- / -9	UB3FBJ	+5 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-24 18:05	20m	- / -12	IQ4JO	+13 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-24 17:55	20m	- / -15	YU7ZZ	-5 / -	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
194230 -14 1504  DL1MGU PE2HVL JO21
183645 -10 1350  DL1MGU 9A9TT -09 (x2)
183945  -5 2753  G8NJL DL1MGU JO61
185200 -14 2583  RX6AOB DL1MGU JO61
185545  -9  889  DL1MGU RQ2Q -15 (x2)
140715  -9 1543  DL1MGU SP5MIG -12 (x2)
140930 -16 1587  ON1DGN DL1MGU R-02
141230 -17 1238  ON8WR DL1MGU JO61 (x3)
141415  -9 1237  DL1MGU DL7DZ JO43 (x2)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
213745 -19 1530  CQ DL1MGU JO61 (x3)
190045 -16 2196  8S2A DL1MGU JO61
190100  -9 2196  DL1MGU 8S2A -12 (x2)
190215 -19 1020  F5OZC DL1MGU JO61
190245 -13  231  Z68PX DL1MGU JO61
190300  +0 1020  DL1MGU F5OZC -06 (x3)
190600  -8  930  DL1MGU OV5SP JO46 (x4)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
204445 -22 1830  DL1MGU PD1HPB JO22 (x2)
210145  -8 2689  DL1MGU UN0GY -11
211130  -9 2750  E75AA DL1MGU 73
145400 -17 2408  DL1MGU RN6MA -18 (x3)
151045 -14 2061  DL1MGU S51R -20 (x2)
151545  -5 2424  DL1MGU PE9JAN JO22
151545  -9  562  DL1MGU DK5OPA 73
151615  -8 2424  DL1MGU PE9JAN R-12 (x4)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
180845 -18 2056  DL1MGU IK4RVY -15 (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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