DL3MCG — 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 DL3MCG, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 187 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 19 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-08-30.

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 187 FT8 messages attributed to DL3MCG as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 19 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (50%), followed by 10 m (37%) and 40 m (11%). Most decodes (75%) fell within the six-hour window 08:00-14:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -11 dB.

Overview

187

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-11 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 1 80m · 3 40m · 21 20m · 93 10m · 69

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-08-30 18:23 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 187 messages
Active dates: 19 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -21 to 0 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 56, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 52, strong (≥ -8 dB) 79.

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 DL3MCG in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

7Q3WS · Malawi F4LTX · France HA0DS · Hungary IR0WWA · Italy LY2BSW · Lithuania LZ2HN · Bulgaria MW7TTA · Wales OH1CIN · Finland OH2BDW · Finland RK3AW · European Russia S51DD · Slovenia SV7BAY · Greece

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 DL3MCG

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 · 93 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 799 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-30 18:23 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	DL3MCG S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-30 18:21	80m	-13 / -	HB0WR	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-30 17:43	20m	- / -5	TA2EE	-3 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 17:16	40m	-6 / -	R3KOW/M	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-09 10:28	10m	- / +3	LZ2HN	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-09 09:40	20m	-1 / -	TA2ZLM	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-09 09:38	20m	-6 / -	TA1KM	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-07 09:48	20m	-8 / -	SN0GIP	- / -5	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 08:53	20m	-16 / -	OZ5KAJ	- / -3	2	Partial capture
07-26 08:50	20m	-8 / -	OH6DBJ	- / +1	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 08:46	20m	-16 / -	IS0KNG	- / -	3	Partial capture
07-26 08:43	20m	-12 / -12	PD1ADA	-18 / -12	5	✓ Full exchange observed
07-26 08:43	20m	-14 / -	9A6NCC	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 08:36	20m	-4 / -	TA6MMI	- / -7	5	Partial capture
07-26 08:31	20m	-10 / +5	CN2DX	-12 / -	4	✓ Full exchange observed
07-24 15:58	20m	-4 / -	E25KAE	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-24 15:57	20m	-2 / -	BG9SIN	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-24 15:52	20m	-14 / -	A61CK	- / -	5	Partial capture
07-24 15:50	20m	-2 / -	YB7FII	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-19 08:51	10m	-3 / -	R3CE	- / -11	3	Partial capture
07-19 08:48	10m	-14 / -	OH2BDW	- / +1	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-19 08:44	10m	-5 / -	OH1CIN	- / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-19 08:38	10m	-7 / -	RK3AW	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-19 08:36	10m	-5 / -	S51DD	- / -9	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-19 08:33	10m	-3 / -	LY2BSW	- / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-19 08:31	10m	-4 / -	S51DD	- / -	3	Partial capture
07-19 08:28	10m	-2 / -	HA7LJ	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-19 08:17	10m	-7 / -	<...>	- / -15	5	Partial capture
07-18 09:33	10m	-17 / -	OM8LM	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-18 09:29	10m	-21 / -	HZ1KS	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-18 08:36	10m	-9 / -	EX8ABQ	- / -4	3	Partial capture
07-11 08:44	20m	-4 / -	YL3MJ	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-11 08:42	20m	-19 / -	TN8GD	- / -5	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-04 09:13	20m	-16 / -	F4BAL	- / -8	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-04 09:11	20m	-11 / -	LY1GN	- / -5	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-04 09:09	20m	-20 / -	UR4QWW	-16 / +3	3	✓ Closing observed
07-04 09:08	20m	-20 / -	YO4GIY	- / -6	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-04 09:02	20m	-19 / -	SM6TIJ	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-04 08:58	20m	-21 / -	TA3F	- / -11	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-03 09:14	20m	-8 / -	YO0WWA	- / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-03 09:11	20m	-12 / -	SN2WWA	- / +6	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-30 14:12	10m	-10 / -	YL3AKH	- / -	2	Partial capture
06-30 13:37	10m	- / +7	7Q3WS	-18 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-29 13:11	10m	+4 / -	YD5AYP	- / -16	5	✓ Closing fragment
06-29 13:08	10m	+2 / -	8A1WWA	- / -15	3	Partial capture
06-29 13:03	10m	-7 / -	Z30WWA	- / +5	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-29 13:01	10m	-18 / -	IR0WWA	-20 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
06-29 12:53	10m	-2 / -	HA0DS	- / -3	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-29 12:48	10m	-18 / -	HK1O	- / -	2	Partial capture
06-29 12:43	10m	-17 / -	MW7TTA	- / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-29 12:37	20m	-4 / +2	SN1WWA	-19 / +3	5	✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
181715 -24 1828  <...> DL3MCG R-03
182130 -12 1771  HB0WR DL3MCG JN58 (x2)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
180900 -24 1647  RC9F DL3MCG JN58

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
085130  -5 2162  OH6DBJ DL3MCG R+01 (x2)
085330 -20 2163  OZ5KAJ DL3MCG JN58 (x2)
094830  -8 1801  SN0GIP DL3MCG JN58 (x3)
095945 -14 1804  7X4CZ DL3MCG JN58
093830  -1 2017  TA1KM DL3MCG JN58 (x2)
094045  -3 1930  TA2ZLM DL3MCG JN58 (x2)
174345  -1  842  DL3MCG TA2EE 73 (x3)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
084915 -22 1880  GM0KMJ DL3MCG 73
085045 -21 1380  EA3NG DL3MCG R-16
171615  -7 1798  R3KOW/M DL3MCG JN58 (x2)
171815  -5 1893  <IR7MGGC> DL3MCG JN58

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
084145  -2 1850  YC3LWO DL3MCG JN58
084400  -2 1852  OH1CIN DL3MCG JN58 (x4)
084800  -7 1853  OH2BDW DL3MCG JN58 (x3)
084930 -17 1853  RA4FUT DL3MCG -04
085100  -6 1854  R3CE DL3MCG -11 (x3)
090930 -16 1932  9A2L DL3MCG JN58
102800 -15 1428  DL3MCG LZ2HN +03 (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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