DL6KDS — 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 DL6KDS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 181 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-20 and 2026-08-11.

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 181 FT8 messages attributed to DL6KDS 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 (56%), followed by 20 m (44%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 14:00-20:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (71%); the estimated median was -7 dB.

Overview

181

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-7 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 102 20m · 79

First attributed message: 2026-07-20
Last attributed message: 2026-08-11 19:36 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 181 messages
Active dates: 4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -7 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -11 to -2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 6, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 47, strong (≥ -8 dB) 128.

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 DL6KDS in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DC2SF · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA5D · Spain F1ODM · France F5IXN · France SH5RJX · Sweden TA2ED · Asiatic Turkey TA3NK · Asiatic Turkey DB9LG · Fed. Rep. of Germany DK7UY · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL1SP · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL9YNG · Fed. Rep. of Germany E70SZ · Bosnia-Herzegovina

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 DL6KDS

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 · 20 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 770 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-07-21 19:43 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	DL6KDS S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-11 19:36	40m	-5 / -	LZ5ND	- / -22	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 19:32	40m	-6 / -	PH9OY	- / -8	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 19:30	40m	-7 / -15	SM7JKW	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
08-11 19:27	40m	-6 / -	DL9YNG	- / -1	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 19:24	40m	-6 / +1	ON8MA	-10 / -1	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-11 19:24	40m	- / 0	RN6MA	-4 / -	4	Partial capture
08-11 19:20	40m	-9 / -	RL2F	- / -16	3	Partial capture
08-11 19:01	40m	-8 / -	DB9LG	-2 / +9	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-11 18:58	40m	-9 / 0	YO9BGU	-14 / -13	8	✓ Full exchange observed
08-11 18:54	40m	-10 / -	F5MYH	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 18:51	40m	-8 / -	SV1DKR	- / -5	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 18:48	40m	-8 / -	F6FHZ	- / -16	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 18:45	40m	-8 / -	<...>	- / -5	4	Partial capture
08-11 18:43	40m	-8 / -	DL1SP	- / +1	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 18:39	40m	-6 / -	<...>	- / -8	3	Partial capture
08-11 17:43	40m	- / -	DL8TV	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
08-02 16:17	20m	- / +5	TA3NK	-5 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-28 16:21	20m	- / -	PE9JAN	-11 / -	4	Partial capture
07-27 18:04	20m	- / -19	F5RRS	-17 / -	4	Partial capture
07-26 20:04	20m	- / -	UR1CCO	-12 / -	4	Partial capture
07-26 16:36	20m	-20 / -	TA2ED	- / -6	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 14:54	20m	-9 / -	OZ7CL	- / -10	5	Partial capture
07-26 14:53	20m	-10 / -	OZ5NJ	- / -23	2	Partial capture
07-26 14:51	20m	-8 / -	SH5RJX	- / 0	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 14:48	20m	-6 / -13	F1ODM	-15 / +4	4	✓ Full exchange observed
07-26 14:44	20m	-7 / -	DC2SF	- / -25	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 14:42	20m	-7 / -	F5IXN	- / -4	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 14:38	20m	-4 / -9	EA5D	-12 / -17	7	✓ Full exchange observed
07-26 14:36	20m	- / -	EA3IE	-15 / -	3	Partial capture
07-26 14:36	20m	- / 0	F5URG	+5 / -	3	Partial capture
07-26 14:35	20m	- / -11	F1ODM	-14 / -	5	Partial capture
07-26 14:30	20m	-6 / -	<...>	- / -19	3	Partial capture
07-26 14:28	20m	-7 / -	OZ5NJ	- / -19	2	Partial capture
07-25 19:27	20m	- / -	F1IQH	-1 / -	2	Partial capture
07-25 18:42	20m	- / -16	R4FDW	-16 / -	3	Partial capture
07-21 19:56	40m	- / -	9A6CC	-11 / -	7	Partial capture
07-21 19:53	40m	-17 / -	<...>	- / -4	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-21 19:52	40m	- / -6	E70SZ	-10 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
07-21 19:47	40m	-4 / -	PD0LBY	-22 / -16	4	✓ Closing observed
07-21 19:44	40m	-6 / -	<...>	- / -15	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-21 19:31	40m	-9 / -	<...>	- / -	9	Partial capture
07-21 18:54	40m	- / -	IN3GHP	-18 / -	3	Partial capture
07-21 18:48	40m	-4 / +3	DK7UY	-17 / +4	4	✓ Full exchange observed
07-21 18:48	40m	- / -	RN6HK	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
07-20 19:03	20m	0 / -	LY2BBF	- / -16	2	Partial capture
07-20 18:27	20m	-4 / -	<...>	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-20 18:20	20m	- / -18	<...>	-13 / -	2	Partial capture
07-20 18:15	20m	-11 / -18	<...>	-15 / -	4	Partial capture
07-20 18:12	20m	-3 / -	F4HSB	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-20 18:07	20m	-7 / -	EA1HFI	- / -	7	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
192930  -7 2627  CQ DL6KDS
192945  -5 2627  DL6KDS RV3X KO84
193015  -8 2627  DL6KDS SM7JKW R-15
193030  -7 2626  SM7JKW DL6KDS RR73
193130  -6 2626  CQ DL6KDS (x2)
193230  -5 2627  PH9OY DL6KDS -08 (x3)
193400  -7 2627  CQ DL6KDS                             a1 (x2)
193545  -8 2627  DL6KDS RV3X KO84
193545 -11 1665  DL6KDS DL8TV JN49
193600  -6 2627  LZ5ND DL6KDS -22 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
200430 -11 2420  DL6KDS UR1CCO KN58 (x4)
180400 -12 1944  DL6KDS F5RRS JN36 (x4)
162115 -10 1024  DL6KDS PE9JAN JO22 (x4)
161700  -8 1224  DL6KDS TA3NK KN39 (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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