DL2KBQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample

915 messages

Active dates

21 UTC dates

Estimated median S/N

-4.9 dB

Estimated 10th-90th percentile

-16 to +6 dB

Recurring-pattern threshold

Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 103, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 208, strong (≥ -8 dB) 604.

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 DL2KBQ 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 DL2KBQ

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 · 343 decoded messages

SO8OO receiver locator

KN09VW

Locator-centre separation

1,053 km (approx.)

Last such locator decoded

2026-09-06 17:27 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.

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

UTC    dB Audio  Message
162800  -2 2250  DL2KBQ RK3YWA RRR (x3)
162915  -2 1281  SO100PKP DL2KBQ JO30 (x2)
163345  -2 1735  F5RMK DL2KBQ R-03 (x2)
172245  -3 1135  GW5NIC DL2KBQ 73
172330  -3 1123  RA3ZOM DL2KBQ JO30 (x2)
172430  +2 2167  EA5AOK DL2KBQ JO30 (x4)
172700  -1 1665  EA5DKT DL2KBQ JO30

UTC    dB Audio  Message
150115  -8 1710  R8CIS DL2KBQ R-02
150430  -8  268  AI0Y DL2KBQ JO30 (x2)
164900 -17 1377  DL2KBQ TN8GD -06
165230 -18 1079  DL2KBQ 9K2MP -11 (x3)
170745  +4 2890  DL2KBQ SV/AA6PP -07 (x3)
172345 -16 2116  DL2KBQ RC9WC RR73
172400 -23 2117  RC9WC DL2KBQ 73
135845 -16 1120  R6YBU DL2KBQ JO30 (x2)
171715  -5  767  A61SD DL2KBQ R-07

UTC    dB Audio  Message
140200 -21 2167  DL2KBQ R1BGR -13

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.