DL3EL — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO40

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL3EL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 120 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, across 23 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-20.

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 120 FT8 messages attributed to DL3EL as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 23 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (58%), followed by 20 m (27%) and 80 m (12%). Most decodes (56%) fell within the six-hour window 01:00-07:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

120

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-8 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 14 60m · 5 40m · 69 20m · 32

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 05:40 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 120 messages
Active dates: 23 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -19 to +2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 23, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 35, strong (≥ -8 dB) 62.

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 DL3EL in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

HC2GRC · Ecuador ×2 SX0W · Greece IQ4JO · Italy IW2DNI · Italy RN6MA · European Russia F6HRP · France F8FSC/P · France JY5IB · Jordan OA4ENG · Peru ON4AOI · Belgium OS4K · Belgium SP7TF · Poland

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 DL3EL

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: JO40 · 87 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 911 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-20 05:39 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	DL3EL S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-20 05:39	80m	+1 / -	F4GYM	- / -1	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-18 05:52	40m	- / -	UA4FKT	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
09-18 05:51	40m	0 / -	UB3ADO/P	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-17 04:58	40m	+1 / -	OA4ENG	- / 0	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-17 04:56	40m	-2 / -	OZ/DF4ZL	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-16 06:06	40m	+3 / -	OA4ENG	- / -	5	Partial capture
09-10 03:56	40m	- / -13	HC2GRC	-9 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-10 03:46	40m	- / -18	JY5IB	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 21:15	40m	-18 / -	EX7CQ	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 09:39	20m	-10 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	5	Partial capture
08-27 06:13	40m	-2 / -	F8FSC/P	- / +7	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-26 11:53	20m	-4 / -	BV2NF	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-22 06:19	40m	- / -18	ON4AOI	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 00:02	40m	-16 / -	OS4K	- / +5	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 00:01	40m	-15 / -	SP7TF	- / +6	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-29 22:23	40m	-13 / -	T77RN	- / -12	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-24 20:12	80m	-1 / -	EA2EED	-11 / -3	4	✓ Closing observed
07-24 20:11	80m	0 / +6	DO1NJN	-8 / -	8	✓ Full exchange observed
07-24 20:11	80m	-2 / -2	DK8CX	0 / -	9	✓ Full exchange observed
07-24 20:11	80m	0 / +2	DL2VN	0 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
07-24 11:50	20m	-21 / -	<...>	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-24 11:42	20m	-20 / -	OE8DDX	- / -	7	Partial capture
07-22 05:36	20m	-11 / -8	RN6MA	-12 / -3	3	✓ Full exchange observed
07-20 00:58	40m	-4 / -	<...>	- / -	32	Partial capture
07-19 05:33	20m	- / -5	IW2DNI	-4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-19 05:29	20m	-9 / -	VP2MAA	- / -	4	Partial capture
07-18 01:10	60m	-11 / -	CE6UFF	- / -15	2	Partial capture
07-14 05:56	40m	- / -	DL2HUC	-19 / -	3	Partial capture
07-13 13:25	20m	-13 / +2	IQ4JO	-16 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
07-08 20:49	40m	-16 / -11	F6HRP	-2 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
07-08 20:46	40m	-16 / -	D2UY	- / -	6	Partial capture
07-06 04:01	20m	-20 / -	KE2UK	- / -	3	Partial capture
07-03 06:41	10m	- / -	SX0W	+4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
201330 -13  803  DL3EL EA2EED 73
201345  -5 1254  DK8CX DL3EL +15 (x2)
201445  -1 1254  DO1NJN DL3EL +20
201500  -4 1710  DL3EL DO1NJN R+06
201500  +0 1254  DL3EL DK8CX R-02
201515  +0 1254  DO1NJN DL3EL RR73
201530  -5 1710  DL3EL DO1NJN 73
201530  +4 1254  DL3EL DK8CX R+10
201545  +3 1254  DK8CX DL3EL RR73
201600  -1 1254  DL3EL DK8CX 73
061015 -21 1971  G7RHF DL3EL 73
053945  +0 1665  F4GYM DL3EL JO40 (x3)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
060715  +1  835  OA4ENG DL3EL JO40 (x4)
045645  +4 1191  OZ/DF4ZL DL3EL JO40 (x2)
045745  +3 2183  II7IAME DL3EL R+11
045830  -5 2184  DL3EL UA4FKT LO23
045845  +3 2183  OA4ENG DL3EL JO40 (x3)
055115  +0 1120  UB3ADO/P DL3EL JO40 (x2)
055230  -6 1121  DL3EL UA4FKT LO23 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
114730 -23 1345  OE8DDX DL3EL JO40
115030 -22 1510  <...> DL3EL JO40 (x3)
115330  -4 1628  BV2NF DL3EL JO40 (x4)
093945  -9 1394  RI1FJL DL3EL JO40 (x5)
054800  -4 1989  DL3EL 9H4JX -06
054830 -11 1989  DL3EL RR73; F4NHL <...> -08

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
011045  -8  920  CE6UFF DL3EL JO40 (x2)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
064130  +3  748  DL3EL SX0W +21 (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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