DL6ET — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO50

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL6ET, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 37 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-08 and 2026-09-16.

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 37 FT8 messages attributed to DL6ET 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 (51%), followed by 80 m (24%) and 40 m (24%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (49%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -13 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-13 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 9 40m · 9 20m · 19

First attributed message: 2026-06-08
Last attributed message: 2026-09-16 06:21 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 37 messages
Active dates: 7 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -22 to -7 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 13, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 16, strong (≥ -8 dB) 8.

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 DL6ET in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DB1EF · Fed. Rep. of Germany F4FSY · France HS0ZOY · Thailand PC2J · Netherlands PD2WL · Netherlands S55A · Slovenia F5OYA/P · France GJ0KYZ · Jersey KB3Z · United States

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 DL6ET

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: JO50 · 21 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 770 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-16 06:20 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	DL6ET S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-16 06:19	40m	-15 / -	F5OYA/P	- / -4	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 06:16	40m	-14 / -	KB3Z	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 06:13	40m	-14 / +2	GJ0KYZ	-10 / +5	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 03:48	80m	-17 / -	HC1BG	- / -	5	Partial capture
09-14 03:45	80m	-19 / -	KC3UTO	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-24 13:49	20m	-10 / +8	<...>	+5 / 0	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 21:14	20m	- / -18	K0BFG	-13 / -	3	Partial capture
08-22 21:00	20m	- / -11	HS0ZOY	-3 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-06 09:44	20m	- / -	PC2J	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-06 09:39	20m	- / -	IK4LZH	+3 / -	2	Partial capture
07-06 09:33	20m	-16 / -	IK4ANJ	-13 / -24	3	Partial capture
07-06 09:31	20m	- / -4	PD2WL	-19 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-06 09:16	20m	-14 / -	DB1EF	-22 / -	4	✓ Full exchange observed
07-06 09:15	20m	-18 / -	S55A	- / -7	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-06 07:03	20m	- / -	UR4QWW	-17 / -	3	Partial capture
07-06 07:01	20m	- / -9	F4FSY	-18 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
060930 -22 1952  HK3TY DL6ET JO50
061315  -8 1952  DL6ET GJ0KYZ +02
061330 -14 1952  GJ0KYZ DL6ET R+05
061345 -11 1953  DL6ET GJ0KYZ RR73
061500 -12 1952  CQ NA DL6ET JO50
061600 -15 1952  KB3Z DL6ET -10 (x2)
061800 -17 1952  CQ NA DL6ET JO50
061900 -18 1952  F5OYA/P DL6ET -04
062000 -12 1951  HK3TY DL6ET JO50
062100 -12 1952  F5OYA/P DL6ET RR73

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
034500 -24 1632  KC3UTO DL6ET JO50
034630 -17 1632  KD2ZZA DL6ET JO50
034700 -15 1632  KC3UTO DL6ET JO50 (x2)
034800  -6 1632  HC1BG DL6ET JO50 (x5)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
093945  +6  464  DL6ET IK4LZH R+11
094445 -13 1105  DL6ET PC2J JO22 (x2)
202845 -13 1965  N1NRL DL6ET JO50
210030  +0 2605  DL6ET HS0ZOY -11 (x4)
211400 -11 2506  DL6ET K0BFG -18 (x3)
134900  +5 1756  DL6ET <...> +08
134915 -11 2184  <...> DL6ET R+00 (x2)
223015 -10 1644  K2GOD DL6ET JO50

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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