DL26BBQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL26BBQ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 76 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-08-07.

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 76 FT8 messages attributed to DL26BBQ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 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 -19 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

76
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
8
Active 15-min windows
-19 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-07
Last attributed message: 2026-08-07 17:47 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
76 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-19 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-22 to -15 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 66, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 10, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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).

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 UTCBandDL26BBQ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-07 17:46 40m -15 / - <...> -9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 17:36 40m -19 / - <...> - / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 17:31 40m -20 / - SQ6MIZ -20 / -5 7 Partial capture
08-07 17:30 40m -18 / - <...> -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 17:19 40m -16 / - <...> -18 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 17:16 40m -20 / - <...> - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 17:11 40m -18 / - <...> -19 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 17:07 40m -22 / - R5GG - / -14 2 Partial capture
08-07 17:03 40m -18 / - <...> -13 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 17:03 40m -20 / +4 IZ4AIF -12 / +5 3 Partial capture
08-07 16:52 40m -19 / - <...> -19 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 16:49 40m -16 / - RV3YN - / -13 2 Partial capture
08-07 16:28 40m -15 / -8 DA1ST -21 / -12 5 Partial capture
08-07 16:20 40m -21 / - PE1NPS -17 / - 3 Partial capture
08-07 16:19 40m -14 / - 9A4ZM -13 / +9 2 Partial capture
08-07 16:12 40m - / - 9A4ZM -12 / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
173615 -19 1909  PD1LVK DL26BBQ -07
173645 -22 1909  <...> DL26BBQ RR73
173715 -18 1909  OH6FSG DL26BBQ -04
173745 -19 1909  <...> DL26BBQ RR73
173845 -17 1909  PD0RAA DL26BBQ -07
173915 -16 1909  <...> DL26BBQ RR73
174245 -19 1909  CQ DL26BBQ (x5)
174545 -11 1909  UA3ZQN DL26BBQ -06
174615 -15 1909  <...> DL26BBQ RR73
174630  -9  685  DL26BBQ <...> 73
174745 -17 1909  CQ DL26BBQ

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