DL5YDD — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO42

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL5YDD, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 129 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, 10m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 and 2026-07-13.

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 129 FT8 messages attributed to DL5YDD as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (93%), followed by 10 m (7%). Most decodes (62%) fell within the six-hour window 09:00-15:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (75%); the estimated median was -4 dB.

Overview

129
Messages attributed
7
UTC dates decoded
23
Active 15-min windows
-4 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-07-13 14:23 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
129 messages
Active dates
7 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-4 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-12 to +6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 31, strong (≥ -8 dB) 97.

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.

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 DL5YDD

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
JO42 · 52 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
934 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-07-13 14:14 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 UTCBandDL5YDD S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-13 14:19 10m +5 / - <...> - / -25 7 Partial capture
07-13 14:14 10m +4 / - DL5YSD -12 / - 3 Partial capture
07-13 13:49 20m -3 / - N1IG - / - 3 Partial capture
07-13 11:22 20m -2 / - KB3DQI - / - 3 Partial capture
07-13 10:39 20m -6 / -18 EW6DM -23 / -22 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-13 10:36 20m -6 / -13 UA6YW -8 / -6 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-13 10:36 20m -12 / - N2JA - / -13 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-13 10:24 20m -4 / - K2JL - / -25 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-09 14:57 20m - / -4 R6DVV -17 / - 2 Partial capture
07-09 14:49 20m - / -4 R6DVV -3 / - 5 Partial capture
07-09 14:49 20m - / - RZ4FWA -7 / - 3 Partial capture
07-09 14:44 20m - / -14 EB3JT -4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-09 14:42 20m - / -1 IQ4JO -18 / - 2 Partial capture
07-09 14:35 20m - / - EB3JT 0 / - 2 Partial capture
07-07 01:29 20m +4 / - <...> - / - 10 Partial capture
07-07 01:18 20m +3 / - <...> - / - 13 Partial capture
07-07 01:13 20m +7 / - <...> - / - 4 Partial capture
07-07 01:03 20m +2 / - VC3F - / -5 3 Partial capture
07-06 22:11 20m +4 / - K1SM - / -13 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-06 18:26 20m -5 / -2 ER3CT -15 / -17 9 Partial capture
07-06 18:14 20m +2 / - KF0YOB - / - 2 Partial capture
07-06 18:09 20m 0 / -1 OZ9FF -14 / -4 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-06 18:01 20m -6 / - VC3F - / - 4 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
141415  +1  576  DL5YSD DL5YDD JO42
141430 -12 1987  DL5YDD DL5YSD +20
141445  +7  576  DL5YSD DL5YDD R+12
141945  +2  575  <...> DL5YDD (x7)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
103700 -12  562  N2JA DL5YDD 73
103730  -5  562  UA6YW DL5YDD R-06 (x2)
103930  -3  562  EW6DM DL5YDD JO42 (x2)
104045 -23 1943  DL5YDD EW6DM -18
104100  -8  563  EW6DM DL5YDD R-22
104115 -23 1943  DL5YDD EW6DM RR73
104130  -4  562  EW6DM DL5YDD 73
112245  -3  562  KB3DQI DL5YDD JO42 (x3)
134900  -3  562  N1IG DL5YDD JO42 (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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