DL3VCO — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO61

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL3VCO, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 3 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-17 and 2026-07-28.

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 3 FT8 messages attributed to DL3VCO as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The available sample contains attributed decodes on 20 m (100%). The sample is too small to infer a recurring UTC-hour or received-S/N pattern.

Overview

3
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-
S/N pattern not inferred

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-17
Last attributed message: 2026-07-28 10:32 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
3 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
S/N summary
Too few decodes
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

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 DL3VCO in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DL3VCO

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
JO61 · 3 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
642 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-07-28 10:32 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 UTCBandDL3VCO S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-28 10:10 20m - / +4 GJ0KYZ -11 / - 3 Partial capture
07-21 12:12 10m - / -8 F5ADE -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 12:43 20m - / +9 IK4TVP -12 / - 2 Partial capture
06-28 07:51 10m - / - GJ0KYZ -21 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
124115 -12  673  G8KHF DL3VCO JO61
124230 -15 2508  M0MLS DL3VCO JO61
124345 -15 2350  DL3VCO IK4TVP +09 (x2)
101045  -9  889  DL3VCO GJ0KYZ +04 (x3)
103200  -9 2620  CQ DL3VCO JO61
103245  -9 2621  DL3VCO EA1AEC IN52
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
164930  +0 2630  DL3VCO GW8DX +10
170415 -11  729  DL3VCO SV2HTW RR73
075145 -20 1591  DL3VCO GJ0KYZ +11 (x3)
154900 -16 1846  DL3VCO F1NZC RR73
155445 -16 1905  DL3VCO F4FSY +04
162600  -8 1209  DL3VCO UR3QKC RR73
121230 -19 1977  DL3VCO F5ADE -08 (x2)
122430 -15 1807  DL3VCO F4FSY -17
123100  -6 2363  DL3VCO E75W RR73
123815 -20 2164  DL3VCO LZ1KI -03

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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