DL1QS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO53

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL1QS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 80 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-15 and 2026-08-30.

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 80 FT8 messages attributed to DL1QS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (93%), followed by 40 m (8%). 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 (81%); the estimated median was -3 dB.

Overview

80
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
11
Active 15-min windows
-3 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 74 40m · 6
First attributed message: 2026-07-15
Last attributed message: 2026-08-30 18:59 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

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

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 15, strong (≥ -8 dB) 65.

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 DL1QS 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 DL1QS

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
JO53 · 46 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
841 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-30 18:56 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 UTCBandDL1QS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-30 18:58 80m +7 / - HBOWR - / - 4 Partial capture
08-30 18:53 80m -2 / -9 9A9N +4 / -7 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 18:52 80m -3 / -2 DO9BAU -7 / - 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 18:51 80m +1 / - LA1EBA - / -17 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 18:41 80m -2 / - RI1FJL - / - 6 Partial capture
08-30 16:45 80m -11 / -11 OH3NXW +11 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-30 16:42 80m - / +5 UR9QQ +4 / - 6 Partial capture
08-30 16:41 80m - / - SP1RKT +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 16:37 80m -7 / - DL4SZB -10 / - 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 16:37 80m -8 / +2 DL0HAM -14 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 16:35 80m -9 / -1 SP2L -6 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 16:34 80m -10 / -6 UR9QQ -10 / -20 12 Partial capture
08-30 16:31 80m -8 / -2 LY3BRA 0 / +1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 16:29 80m -11 / -7 DL3XAK -21 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-30 16:29 80m -6 / -8 OK1UOZ +21 / - 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 16:29 80m - / - UR9QQ -4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 19:25 80m -5 / - RI1FJL - / - 7 Partial capture
08-27 19:20 80m 0 / +6 DK7ZT -6 / +5 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 19:18 80m -2 / - DA6WA - / -16 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 19:07 80m +1 / - RI1FJL - / - 20 Partial capture
08-27 17:42 80m -9 / - RA9CUU - / - 4 Partial capture
08-23 15:42 20m - / - IU5HIU -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-15 17:46 40m -4 / - F5RRS - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-15 17:40 40m -6 / - CT7AIU - / -1 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
190230 -20 1322  DL1QS DF4FS JN48
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
185315  +4  795  DL1QS 9A9N -09
185330  -3 2349  9A9N DL1QS R-07
185345  -7 2402  DL1QS DO9BAU JO62
185345  +3  795  DL1QS 9A9N RR73
185400  -1 2349  9A9N DL1QS 73
185415  -3 2402  DL1QS DO9BAU JO62
185430  -3 2349  DO9BAU DL1QS +17
185445 -12 2402  DL1QS DO9BAU R-02
185500  -6 2349  DO9BAU DL1QS RR73
185515  -5 2402  DL1QS DO9BAU 73
185615  +0 2349  DO9BAU DL1QS JO53
185815  +7 2349  HBOWR DL1QS J (x4)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
154200  -9 1388  DL1QS IU5HIU JN53 (x2)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
174045  -6  360  CT7AIU DL1QS R-01 (x2)
174215 -12  360  RX9ABI DL1QS +05
174600  -5  360  EI8HV DL1QS 73
174630  -5  360  F5RRS DL1QS +11 (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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