DL4GK — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN48

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL4GK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 7 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-25 and 2026-09-20.

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 7 FT8 messages attributed to DL4GK as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (71%), followed by 80 m (29%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -9 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

7
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
-9 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-25
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 18:14 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
7 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-9 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) 4, strong (≥ -8 dB) 3.

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 DL4GK in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DL4GK

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
JN48 · 2 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
941 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-20 18:14 UTC

Other locator fields attributed to this token: AA00 (1).

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 UTCBandDL4GK S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 18:18 80m - / -9 PE1NPS -15 / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 18:14 80m - / +7 F1BOW 0 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 18:14 80m - / - HF5A +16 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 18:14 80m - / - PE1NPS -11 / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 09:44 20m - / - UA3AIU +15 / - 4 Partial capture
08-28 09:28 20m -10 / -1 EA5D -15 / -6 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 09:27 20m - / - F5IXN -5 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 09:25 20m - / -5 HB10GBT -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 09:15 20m - / - PD3LKN +15 / - 8 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
181430  +7 2118  DL4GK IQ4JO JN63
181430 +14 2464  DL4GK HF5A JO92
181430  +2 1006  DL4GK F1BOW JN39
181445  -8 1904  CQ DL4GK JN48
181500 -15 2052  DL4GK PE1NPS JO22
181500 +17 2614  DL4GK HF5A JO92
181500  +0 1006  DL4GK F1BOW JN39
181530  -8 2052  DL4GK PE1NPS JO22
181530  -4 1006  DL4GK F1BOW R+07 (x4)
181830 -12 2052  DL4GK PE1NPS R-09 (x3)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
092030 +13  381  DL4GK PD3LKN JO22
092530 -13 1713  DL4GK HB10GBT R-05 (x2)
092700  -5 1713  DL4GK F5IXN JN23 (x2)
092800 -16 2221  DL4GK EA5D JN00
092815 -13 2221  EA5D DL4GK -06
092830 -14 2221  DL4GK EA5D R-01
092845 -13 2222  EA5D DL4GK -06 (x3)
094400 +14 2222  DL4GK UA3AIU KO85 (x4)

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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