DL5XAT — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO53

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL5XAT, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 25 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, 10m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-26 and 2026-08-12.

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 25 FT8 messages attributed to DL5XAT as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 10 m (96%), followed by 20 m (4%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -6 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

25
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-26
Last attributed message: 2026-08-12 05:58 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
25 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-14 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 8, 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. 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 DL5XAT in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DL5XAT

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
JO53 · 25 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
841 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-12 05:58 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 UTCBandDL5XAT S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-26 03:23 20m - / -17 <...> -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 04:59 20m - / - EA5HM -9 / - 4 Partial capture
08-22 04:58 20m - / -16 AA4DD -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 06:00 20m - / - 9A3AUH -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-25 20:37 20m - / - EB3JT -1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-26 15:01 10m -10 / - 3B9FR - / - 12 Partial capture
06-26 10:44 10m -3 / - DN9SGE - / - 12 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
203700  -3 1924  DL5XAT EB3JT JN01 (x2)
072930  -4 1510  DL5XAT P40AA +01
055830 -20 1927  OH0ERF DL5XAT JO53
060045 -18 2134  DL5XAT 9A3AUH JN75 (x2)
045800 -11 2090  DL5XAT AA4DD -16 (x2)
045900 -10 2168  DL5XAT EA5HM IM99 (x4)
032300  -6  833  DL5XAT <...> -17 (x2)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
104945  -4 1917  DN9SGE DL5XAT JO53 (x2)
123545 -14 1325  DL5XAT F4LZK +18
150100 -14 1915  3B9FR DL5XAT JO53 (x12)

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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