DL2VAH — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO71

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL2VAH, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,471 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 36 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-08-31.

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 1,471 FT8 messages attributed to DL2VAH as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 36 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (71%), followed by 80 m (25%) and 20 m (5%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 17:00-23:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (67%); the estimated median was -6 dB.

Overview

1,471

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

170

Active 15-min windows

-6 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 366 40m · 1,038 20m · 67

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-08-31 19:50 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 1,471 messages
Active dates: 36 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -14.9 to +3.1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 108, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 374, strong (≥ -8 dB) 989.

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 DL2VAH in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DL1DCT · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 HG8IT · Hungary ×2 SV9QWC · Crete ×2 SV2CLJ · Greece BU2FW · Taiwan HB9CNU/P · Switzerland KG4OJT · Guantanamo Bay ON6PS · Belgium PD2WL · Netherlands RY7G · European Russia UR4LG · Ukraine 4O4DB · Montenegro

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 DL2VAH

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: JO71 · 1,128 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 508 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-31 19:50 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	DL2VAH S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-31 19:46	40m	+6 / -	<...>	- / -	9	Partial capture
08-31 19:35	40m	- / -11	DP75BAC	-14 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 19:34	40m	-4 / -5	4O4DB	0 / -7	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 19:31	40m	+1 / -3	OE1AVO	+7 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 19:20	40m	+5 / -	JA1XEC	- / -22	20	Partial capture
08-31 19:09	40m	+4 / -	DL1DCT	-8 / -	5	✓ Closing observed
08-31 19:07	40m	+2 / -10	HG8IT	-2 / +2	11	✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 18:12	40m	+8 / -	5B4ALJ	- / -	6	Partial capture
08-31 18:06	40m	+8 / -	MW7HZQ	- / -	11	Partial capture
08-30 20:22	40m	+4 / -	MW7HZQ	- / +3	18	Partial capture
08-30 20:19	40m	+2 / -	GM3AND	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-30 20:03	40m	+4 / -	SV9QWC	-15 / -3	7	✓ Closing observed
08-30 19:53	40m	-1 / -	RI1FJL	- / -14	8	Partial capture
08-30 19:51	40m	-5 / -	MW3FLI	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-30 19:49	40m	-1 / -	MW7AHM	- / -9	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 19:47	40m	-1 / -15	DJ0MAB	+8 / -2	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 19:43	40m	+1 / 0	ES7GN	-16 / -	6	Partial capture
08-30 19:40	40m	-2 / -13	MM0DXL	-19 / -10	4	Partial capture
08-29 20:03	40m	0 / -	VK4DAD	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-29 19:37	40m	- / -5	7X3WPL	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
08-27 21:08	20m	0 / -	YV5WL	- / -	11	Partial capture
08-27 21:06	20m	0 / -	OA1F	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-27 21:00	20m	-11 / -	TJ1GD	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-27 20:57	20m	-7 / -	BU2FW	- / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 20:51	20m	+3 / -	KI5YNZ	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-27 20:49	20m	+1 / -	KG4OJT	-6 / -9	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 20:38	20m	+2 / -	RI1FJL	- / -5	16	Partial capture
08-27 20:28	20m	-6 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-19 20:03	40m	-3 / -	JR3NZC	- / -	9	Partial capture
08-19 19:40	40m	-16 / -	5A1AL	- / -	5	Partial capture
08-19 19:32	40m	-8 / -	5A1AL	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-18 20:24	40m	-8 / -	BA7IWL	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-18 20:14	40m	-4 / -	D2UY	- / -	7	Partial capture
08-18 20:03	40m	-7 / -	HB9IOB	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-18 19:58	40m	-4 / -	HB9FGO	-13 / -	6	✓ Closing observed
08-18 19:55	40m	-4 / -	HB9MZI	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-18 19:47	40m	-4 / -	JG4NNS	- / -11	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-18 19:24	40m	0 / -	JH5LCN	- / -	10	Partial capture
08-18 19:11	40m	-5 / -	JH5LCN	- / -	12	Partial capture
08-18 19:04	40m	-4 / -	<...>	- / -17	2	Partial capture
08-18 19:01	40m	-4 / -	8B81JB	- / -14	5	Partial capture
08-17 22:27	40m	-8 / -	OA4ENG	- / -	12	Partial capture
08-17 22:26	40m	-10 / -	F1IQH	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-17 22:24	40m	-7 / -	ON5CDG	- / -13	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-17 22:17	40m	-7 / -	PY5GA	- / -13	8	Partial capture
08-17 22:08	40m	-7 / -	<...>	- / -3	3	Partial capture
08-17 21:29	40m	-14 / -	7X2RF	- / -	12	Partial capture
08-17 21:27	40m	-10 / -	HL2ADO	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-17 21:21	40m	-7 / -	7X2RF	- / -	7	Partial capture
08-17 21:12	40m	-14 / -	CN8NS	- / -	8	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
193515  -1 2694  DL2VAH 4O4DB 73
193530  -2 2694  R9LAR/3 DL2VAH -11
193545 -12 2434  DL2VAH DP75BAC R-11 (x2)
194530  +6 2694  DP75BAC DL2VAH JO71
194630  +6 2694  <...> DL2VAH JO71 (x8)
195015  +0 1187  DL2VAH GB64MOD -08
195030  +8 2788  <...> DL2VAH R+11

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
210215 -13 1055  TJ1GD DL2VAH JO71
210645  -1 2667  OA1F DL2VAH JO71 (x2)
210845  +3 2634  YV5WL DL2VAH JO71 (x11)
192130  -6  759  DL2VAH DU7/NW5H -20

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
091100  -8  682  DL2VAH SV2CLJ -16
075400 -10 1030  DL2VAH EN35UKR -18
082330 -12  679  DL2VAH SV2CLJ RR73 (x2)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
192915  +5  737  DL2VAH DL8UVG 73
193215  -9 2452  DL0IPA DL2VAH JO71 (x2)
193300 +14  831  DL2VAH DL0IPA -12
193315  -6  398  DL0IPA DL2VAH R+07
193330 +17  831  DL2VAH DL0IPA RR73
193345  -6  398  DL0IPA DL2VAH 73
201845 -13  398  <...> DL2VAH JO71 (x2)
201930  +7 1317  DL2VAH OL900CO -01
201945  +1  398  <...> DL2VAH R+01
194945  -5 2185  RO2E/M DL2VAH JO71
195100 +11 2185  DL2VAH SP6FME JO90 (x3)

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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