DL3TA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN68

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL3TA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 696 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-25 and 2026-09-06.

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 696 FT8 messages attributed to DL3TA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (61%), followed by 20 m (39%). Most decodes (88%) fell within the six-hour window 05:00-11:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

696

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-8 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 424 20m · 272

First attributed message: 2026-07-25
Last attributed message: 2026-09-06 09:27 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 696 messages
Active dates: 9 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) 165, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 168, strong (≥ -8 dB) 363.

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 DL3TA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DL9KM · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 PD3LKN · Netherlands ×2 SQ1RTU · Poland ×2 8Z1IT · Saudi Arabia A61OK · United Arab Emirates A93MO · Bahrain CR5VP · Portugal DF7JS · Fed. Rep. of Germany DJ1NE · Fed. Rep. of Germany DJ2MS · Fed. Rep. of Germany DK3HV · Fed. Rep. of Germany DK5OPA · Fed. Rep. of Germany

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 DL3TA

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: JN68 · 392 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 658 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-06 09:27 UTC

Other locator fields attributed to this token: JN48 (24).

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	DL3TA S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-06 09:24	40m	-12 / -	DF6CZ	- / -8	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 09:20	40m	-7 / -	I2CZQ	- / -8	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 09:14	40m	-8 / -11	YL2CI	-6 / -7	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 08:20	40m	-7 / -	IS0AAS	- / -15	6	Partial capture
09-06 08:17	40m	-6 / -4	HA3HZ	-4 / -6	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 08:15	40m	-5 / -	DL9MG	- / -6	3	Partial capture
09-06 08:10	40m	-6 / +5	SP1LIS	0 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-06 08:07	40m	-5 / -12	SQ1RTU	-2 / -9	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 07:56	40m	-7 / -	F4BAL	- / -11	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 07:54	40m	-6 / -1	DK2SW	-8 / -5	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 07:49	40m	-6 / -	S55A	-15 / -15	5	✓ Closing observed
09-06 07:45	40m	-5 / -	LB5AK	- / -15	8	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 07:42	40m	-7 / -7	SP2KFQ	-14 / -10	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 07:40	40m	-6 / -5	DJ2PW	-12 / -6	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 07:35	40m	-8 / -8	SP7VCL	-6 / -	5	✓ Closing observed
09-06 07:31	40m	-6 / -	F4FQY	-13 / -4	7	Partial capture
09-06 07:31	40m	-4 / -3	DL9KMH	-14 / -6	4	Partial capture
09-06 07:27	40m	-4 / -	OZ1AKN	- / -11	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 07:21	40m	-6 / -	LB8TG	- / -10	9	Partial capture
09-06 07:19	40m	-6 / -	EC5M	- / -	5	Partial capture
09-06 07:15	40m	-6 / +4	SQ9SZ	-8 / -6	8	✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 07:14	40m	-4 / -	ON1DGN	- / -13	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 07:11	40m	-7 / -	4O7CC	- / -11	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 07:09	40m	-6 / -	LA5LDX	- / -13	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 06:51	40m	-4 / 0	4O7CC	-7 / -6	4	Partial capture
09-06 06:46	40m	-8 / -	EG9FMS	- / -11	5	Partial capture
09-06 06:41	40m	-4 / +4	OE3CJB	-7 / -10	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 05:59	40m	- / -	SP1ZMO	+2 / -	3	Partial capture
08-23 05:51	40m	-2 / -2	UR1CCT	+6 / -13	9	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 05:49	40m	0 / -10	E75D	-10 / -11	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 05:47	40m	-1 / -16	MM0KQC	-19 / -13	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 05:43	40m	+2 / -	DC9GT	- / -7	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 05:40	40m	0 / -	R2BK	- / -	6	Partial capture
08-23 05:38	40m	0 / -	M6XZD	- / -	5	Partial capture
08-23 05:12	20m	- / -11	A93MO	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 05:09	20m	- / -3	TA2FE	+1 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 05:05	40m	-6 / -	EI9KF	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-23 05:02	40m	-6 / -3	F4JJA	-7 / -	6	Partial capture
08-23 04:59	40m	-3 / -	EI9KF	- / -	6	Partial capture
08-23 04:57	40m	-5 / -	KD8JV	- / -	5	Partial capture
08-23 04:56	40m	-4 / -	MM0KQC	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-23 04:52	40m	-1 / -11	EW2ZC	-11 / -8	7	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 04:50	40m	-6 / -	KN4WJY	- / -	5	Partial capture
08-21 05:06	40m	-14 / -	YU2LOM	- / -7	2	Partial capture
08-21 05:04	40m	-12 / -	R4IK	-22 / -14	3	✓ Closing observed
08-21 05:01	40m	-13 / -18	RD3FY	-14 / -9	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 04:56	40m	-12 / -	II7MGXX	- / -11	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 04:51	40m	-11 / -	<...>	- / -11	7	Partial capture
08-21 04:48	40m	-10 / -	WV5A	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-21 04:46	40m	-12 / -15	CR7BRV	-12 / -7	5	✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
092045 -10 1390  I2CZQ DL3TA -08 (x3)
092215 -11 1390  CQ DL3TA JN68 (x4)
092400 -21 1391  DL3TA PA8DC JO21
092415 -13 1390  DF6CZ DL3TA -08 (x2)
092515 -11 1390  CQ DL3TA JN68 (x5)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
062600 -11 1783  DL3TA F5RAV JN09 (x2)
040515 -16 1122  DL3TA A61OK -16 (x3)
040815 -16 1351  DL3TA OD5ZZ -06 (x2)
041915  -9 2526  DL3TA EA7BEI -04 (x3)
042245  -4 2181  DL3TA UN0GY -11
050930  +1 1465  DL3TA TA2FE -03 (x2)
051200 -11  541  DL3TA A93MO -11 (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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