DL3FCG — 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 DL3FCG, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 14 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-31 and 2026-09-15.

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 14 FT8 messages attributed to DL3FCG as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (79%), followed by 80 m (21%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -2 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-2 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 3 40m · 11

First attributed message: 2026-08-31
Last attributed message: 2026-09-15 20:10 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 14 messages
Active dates: 2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -2 dB
S/N percentile sample: Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, strong (≥ -8 dB) 14.

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).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with DL3FCG in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

IK4TVP · Italy DL9GCG · Fed. Rep. of Germany

Most frequent locator attributed to DL3FCG

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 · 7 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 911 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-15 20:07 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	DL3FCG S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-15 20:09	40m	-4 / -4	IK4TVP	-3 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 20:07	40m	- / -8	II6IGTO	-2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-15 20:05	40m	-2 / -	II9IAGM	- / +7	5	Partial capture
09-15 20:03	40m	0 / -	TK/4O7CC	- / -7	2	Partial capture
09-15 18:59	40m	-4 / -	RC0JD	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-31 20:39	80m	+9 / -	DL9GCG	- / -14	3	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
200315  -2 2270  TK/4O7CC DL3FCG JO40 (x2)
200515  -4 2271  II9IAGM DL3FCG JO40
200530  -1 1482  DL3FCG II8IHBC +06
200545  -2 2271  II9IAGM DL3FCG R+07 (x3)
200730  -3 1549  DL3FCG II6IGTO -08 (x2)
200815  -6 2271  II9IAGM DL3FCG R-11
200930  -3 1720  DL3FCG IK4TVP -04 (x2)
201015  -3 1583  IK4TVP DL3FCG R+12
201030  -4 1720  DL3FCG IK4TVP RR73
201045  -6 1583  IK4TVP DL3FCG 73

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
203930 +13 1302  DL9GCG DL3FCG JO40 (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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