DL5RDQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL5RDQ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 40 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-19 and 2026-10-04.
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 40 FT8 messages attributed to DL5RDQ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (45%), followed by 60 m (33%) and 80 m (23%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (80%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (100%); the estimated median was +8 dB.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-10-04 05:03 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 40 messages
- Active dates
- 4 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- +8 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- -1 to +18 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, strong (≥ -8 dB) 40.
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 DL5RDQ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:
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 DL5RDQ
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
- JN59 · 23 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 777 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-10-04 05:03 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 UTC | Band | DL5RDQ S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-04 04:55 | 60m | +14 / - | 9T0MD | - / - | 13 | Partial capture |
| 09-21 15:10 | 40m | +17 / - | RI1FJZ | - / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 08-29 19:54 | 80m | +12 / - | RI1FJL | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-29 07:39 | 80m | +5 / - | DK4RH | - / +2 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-29 07:19 | 80m | 0 / - | IN3IZQ | - / -17 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-19 06:30 | 40m | 0 / - | OJ0YL | - / -7 | 13 | ✓ Closing fragment |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 045515 +13 688 9T0MD DL5RDQ JN59 (x13)
UTC dB Audio Message 063215 +1 1125 OJ0YL DL5RDQ -09 (x10) 151045 +12 343 RI1FJZ DL5RDQ JN59 (x5)
UTC dB Audio Message 071930 +2 1099 IN3IZQ DL5RDQ JN59 (x3) 073900 +5 1099 DK4RH DL5RDQ JN59 (x3) 195400 +15 807 RI1FJL DL5RDQ JN59 195515 +12 807 CQ DL5RDQ JN59 195545 +8 807 RI1FJL DL5RDQ JN59
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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