DL2RUG — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN58

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL2RUG, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 83 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 10m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-26 and 2026-08-29.

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 83 FT8 messages attributed to DL2RUG 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 (58%), followed by 40 m (41%) and 10 m (1%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (99%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -9 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-9 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 48 40m · 34 10m · 1

First attributed message: 2026-08-26
Last attributed message: 2026-08-29 22:23 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 83 messages
Active dates: 3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -13 to -4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 43, strong (≥ -8 dB) 37.

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 DL2RUG in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

TN8GD · Republic of the Congo IK0CHU · Italy OZ3MC · Denmark SP2GG · Poland SQ9DXJ · Poland DL1HDL · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL3ARH · Fed. Rep. of Germany DM9EE · Fed. Rep. of Germany G8BCG · England HB3YBG · Switzerland IU3MAG · Italy

Most frequent locator attributed to DL2RUG

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: JN58 · 58 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 799 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-29 22:23 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	DL2RUG S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-29 22:22	80m	-9 / -	YL2JZ	- / -2	3	Partial capture
08-29 22:18	80m	-7 / -	DL1HDL	- / -1	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 22:13	80m	-9 / -17	DM9EE	+9 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
08-29 22:13	80m	- / -	DO2SHJ	+18 / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 22:10	80m	-5 / -	ON1BH	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 22:07	80m	-3 / -	LA8OKA	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-29 22:04	80m	-11 / -7	HB3YBG	+4 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-29 22:02	80m	-8 / -	EI4JFB	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-29 21:59	80m	-8 / -3	DL3ARH	+10 / +3	8	✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 21:54	80m	-7 / -6	G8BCG	+4 / -3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 21:53	80m	-7 / -18	9A5VS	+2 / -8	7	Partial capture
08-29 21:51	80m	-12 / -	EI4JFB	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 21:49	80m	- / -5	IU3MAG	+6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 21:41	80m	-8 / -	SP2SGZ	- / +2	6	Partial capture
08-29 21:38	80m	-6 / -	IU1DXU	- / -	5	Partial capture
08-26 21:30	40m	-8 / -13	IK0CHU	+1 / +9	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-26 21:23	40m	-10 / -	SQ5AKY	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 21:22	40m	-11 / -15	OZ3MC	-6 / -	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-26 21:20	40m	-14 / -	VJ6X	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 21:18	40m	-13 / -	SP2GG	- / +3	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-26 21:16	40m	-14 / -	R2EA/P	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 21:14	40m	- / -13	II7MGBT	-8 / -	4	Partial capture
08-26 21:12	40m	-10 / -	GB64MOD	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 21:11	40m	-11 / -	JA5MHD	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-26 21:09	40m	-8 / -	SQ9DXJ	- / +4	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-26 21:06	40m	-12 / -	OK/PE5EIE	- / +10	4	Partial capture
08-26 21:03	40m	-7 / -	PD4RJ	- / -	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
221200 -12 2508  CQ DL2RUG JN58 (x2)
221345 +17 1002  DL2RUG DO2SHJ JN49
221345  +8 2482  DL2RUG DM9EE JO41
221415 +19 1002  DL2RUG DO2SHJ JN49
221415 +14 2482  DL2RUG DM9EE R-17
221430  -9 2482  DM9EE DL2RUG RR73
221445  +4 2482  DL2RUG DM9EE 73
221800  -4 2518  CQ DL2RUG JN58
221830  -7 2518  DL1HDL DL2RUG -01 (x3)
222230  -8 2625  YL2JZ DL2RUG JN58 (x3)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
112915 -14 2461  JH1HRJ DL2RUG JN58

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
211900 -14 1992  SP2GG DL2RUG 73
212000 -13 1992  VJ6X DL2RUG JN58 (x2)
212215  -6 1625  DL2RUG OZ3MC -15
212230 -11 1993  OZ3MC DL2RUG R+12 (x2)
212330  -9 1993  SQ5AKY DL2RUG JN58 (x2)
212430 -14 1993  DL1ESZ DL2RUG JN58
213015 -10 2250  IK0CHU DL2RUG JN58 (x2)
213130  +0 1328  DL2RUG IK0CHU -13
213145  -6 2596  IK0CHU DL2RUG R+09
213200  +2 1328  DL2RUG IK0CHU RR73
213215  -4 2596  IK0CHU DL2RUG 73

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
130830 -19 1275  DL2RUG EG5DX R-25
135715  -8 2574  DL2RUG TM84TFR -12
135915 -24 1806  DL2RUG <...> -07
221115  -9  380  DL2RUG JE1LFX -17
222600  -9  920  DL2RUG TN8GD RR73

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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