DL4MTL — 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 DL4MTL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 31 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-08-24.

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 31 FT8 messages attributed to DL4MTL as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was +8 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

31
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
+8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-24
Last attributed message: 2026-08-24 21:30 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
31 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
+4 to +11 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, strong (≥ -8 dB) 31.

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 DL4MTL in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DL4MTL

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 · 7 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
642 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-24 21:29 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 UTCBandDL4MTL S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-24 21:29 40m +10 / +6 PI4TX -10 / -4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 21:27 40m +7 / 0 LZ2VQ 0 / +1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 21:27 40m +8 / - VJ6X - / -15 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 21:25 40m +7 / - DS2MGT - / -21 3 Partial capture
08-24 21:23 40m +6 / - VJ6X - / -14 2 Partial capture
08-24 21:19 40m +4 / 0 F1IQH -8 / -4 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 21:19 40m +5 / -12 R3SN -12 / -15 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 21:17 40m +10 / - RU3DBT -16 / -5 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-24 21:17 40m +8 / - LZ2VQ - / -13 2 Partial capture
08-24 21:16 40m +5 / - F1PBZ +3 / -3 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-24 21:15 40m +8 / -2 R6LS -4 / -1 3 ✓ 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
212530  +9 1070  DS2MGT DL4MTL R-21 (x2)
212700 +10 1070  VJ6X DL4MTL -15 (x2)
212745  +1 1070  DL4MTL LZ2VQ KN23
212800  +8 1070  LZ2VQ DL4MTL +01
212815  +1 1070  DL4MTL LZ2VQ R+00
212830  +6 1070  LZ2VQ DL4MTL RR73
212845  -2 1070  DL4MTL LZ2VQ 73
212900  +5 1070  CQ DL4MTL JO61
212915  -9 2040  DL4MTL PI4TX JO22
212930 +10 1070  PI4TX DL4MTL -04
212945  -9 2039  DL4MTL PI4TX R+06
213000 +11 1070  PI4TX DL4MTL RR73
213015 -11 2040  DL4MTL PI4TX 73

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