DL5MR — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO60

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL5MR, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 20 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-24 and 2026-08-28.

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 20 FT8 messages attributed to DL5MR as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 10 m (45%), followed by 20 m (30%) and 40 m (15%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (90%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (75%); the estimated median was -6 dB.

Overview

20
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-24
Last attributed message: 2026-08-28 10:32 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
20 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-22 to +7 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, strong (≥ -8 dB) 15.

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.

Most frequent locator attributed to DL5MR

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
JO60 · 20 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
628 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-28 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 UTCBandDL5MR S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-28 10:31 10m -8 / - R4FDW - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 10:28 10m -3 / - BG4UCZ - / - 4 Partial capture
08-28 10:26 10m -12 / - VU2SAA - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 07:48 20m +9 / - CN8NS - / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 07:47 20m +2 / - RZ9A - / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 18:31 80m -23 / - EW6PG - / - 2 Partial capture
08-24 09:31 40m -6 / - IN3IZQ - / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
085500 -12  518  DL5MR M0BEW -16 (x2)
102430 -13  966  R9JE DL5MR JO60
102615  -8 1350  VU2SAA DL5MR JO60 (x2)
102830  -8 1350  BG4UCZ DL5MR JO60 (x4)
103130 -10 1378  R4FDW DL5MR JO60 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
074745  -1 1188  RZ9A DL5MR JO60 (x2)
074845 +11  948  CN8NS DL5MR JO60 (x3)
075115  +7  948  UA1AOF DL5MR JO60
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
183115 -22 1325  EW6PG DL5MR JO60 (x2)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
093145  -7 1195  IN3IZQ DL5MR JO60 (x3)

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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