DL3HBF — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO53

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL3HBF, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,890 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 48 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 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 1,890 FT8 messages attributed to DL3HBF as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 48 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (95%), followed by 40 m (4%) and 80 m (1%). Most decodes (84%) fell within the six-hour window 04:00-10:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (93%); the estimated median was +1 dB.

Overview

1,890
Messages attributed
48
UTC dates decoded
212
Active 15-min windows
+1 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-15 07:01 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
1,890 messages
Active dates
48 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+1 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-7 to +9 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 6, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 127, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1,757.

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.

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 DL3HBF

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
JO53 · 1,214 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
841 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-15 07:00 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 UTCBandDL3HBF S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-15 06:56 40m -4 / - GM6URC - / -16 10 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 06:54 40m -4 / - OO0O - / -10 2 Partial capture
09-15 06:54 40m - / -10 II6IALU -5 / - 3 Partial capture
09-15 06:48 40m -4 / - HF100PKP - / -12 11 Partial capture
09-15 06:46 40m 0 / - F8FFO - / -15 4 Partial capture
09-15 06:44 40m -1 / - DB2VS - / -9 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 06:43 40m 0 / - HF100PKP - / 0 2 Partial capture
09-15 06:36 40m -1 / - 3Z100PKP - / -15 8 Partial capture
09-15 06:35 40m +4 / - EH3ST - / -1 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 06:33 40m +10 / +1 S55A 0 / -4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 06:32 40m +7 / - EI5DS - / -7 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 06:29 40m +8 / - ZL1RPC/P - / - 4 Partial capture
09-15 06:28 40m +12 / - G1HJW -15 / -19 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-15 06:26 40m +14 / - MW7TTA - / -13 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 06:20 40m +17 / - MI0NWA - / -1 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 01:16 40m - / -8 WE8HAM -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 01:14 40m - / -1 D44TWO -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 01:07 40m - / -10 NV1U -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:50 40m +14 / - R4FBT - / -13 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:02 40m - / -8 LZ6C +10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:02 40m - / -20 PT7RF -11 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 03:32 40m - / -15 RO6OP 0 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:09 20m 0 / -3 AO5FSB +3 / +8 11 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 17:02 20m +6 / - AA3B - / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 08:47 20m 0 / - OH7BDI - / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 07:40 20m -1 / - F5SFT - / - 10 Partial capture
08-29 06:21 20m 0 / - HA7TM/P - / - 10 Partial capture
08-29 06:19 20m -4 / - UR3VCJ - / -12 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 05:43 20m +3 / - US1MM - / -6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 05:07 20m -20 / - KJ4IHN - / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 05:40 20m - / -10 EA4ITG -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 05:15 20m +7 / -4 VK4BM -15 / - 14 Partial capture
08-25 05:12 20m +8 / - KF5VDX - / -10 7 Partial capture
08-25 05:10 20m +5 / +5 KA9EKJ -19 / -8 2 Partial capture
08-25 04:44 20m 0 / - NP4VO - / - 4 Partial capture
08-24 08:27 20m +10 / - M9NTS -10 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-24 08:19 20m +13 / -1 RA6ZS -14 / +4 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 07:12 20m +2 / - IZ2DJP - / - 8 Partial capture
08-24 06:50 20m +18 / - RV9CME - / +3 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 06:38 20m +11 / - VK2AAI - / - 9 Partial capture
08-24 05:11 20m - / -3 R3OR +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 08:21 20m +5 / - EI7LK - / - 8 Partial capture
08-21 08:19 20m -4 / - EA6NB - / - 4 Partial capture
08-21 07:57 20m +11 / - UA3SNB - / - 6 Partial capture
08-21 07:54 20m +3 / - RA9MLJ - / +4 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 07:50 20m +5 / -11 R5ZQ -12 / -7 10 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 07:41 20m +13 / - OM3CPV - / - 10 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 17:32 20m +2 / -14 F1PPH -2 / - 10 ✓ Closing observed
08-20 17:16 20m +6 / - JH1CJY - / -21 10 Partial capture
08-20 17:08 20m +3 / - BH8NNU - / -19 12 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
065430  -3 1811  DL3HBF II6IALU -10
065445  -3  484  OO0O DL3HBF R-10
065500  -5 1811  DL3HBF II6IALU -10
065515  -6  484  HF100PKP DL3HBF R-12
065645 -10  484  GM6URC DL3HBF JO53 (x10)
070200 -12  485  DL3HBF F6FHZ JN18
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
170230  +9  522  AA3B DL3HBF JO53 (x3)
170930  -7  522  AO5FSB DL3HBF JO53 (x8)
171315  +3 1883  DL3HBF AO5FSB -03
171330  +1  522  AO5FSB DL3HBF R+08
171345  +3 1883  DL3HBF AO5FSB RR73
060100  -8  520  R5ACQ DL3HBF 73
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
033145  +1  448  HK3X DL3HBF JO53
033530  -3  448  SP1ZMO DL3HBF JO53 (x9)
041245 +17  448  SP8PLA DL3HBF JO53 (x3)
041400  +3 2193  DL3HBF SP8PLA RR73
041415 +11  448  SP8PLA DL3HBF 73

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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