DL6RAR — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN68

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL6RAR, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 299 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 24 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 and 2026-09-18.

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 299 FT8 messages attributed to DL6RAR as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 24 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (58%), followed by 20 m (37%) and 80 m (5%). Most decodes (82%) 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 (62%); the estimated median was -6 dB.

Overview

299
Messages attributed
24
UTC dates decoded
48
Active 15-min windows
-6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 14 40m · 173 20m · 110 10m · 2
First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-09-18 14:23 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
299 messages
Active dates
24 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-15 to +4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 29, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 84, strong (≥ -8 dB) 186.

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 DL6RAR 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 DL6RAR

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
JN68 · 50 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
658 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-01 16:17 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 UTCBandDL6RAR S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-01 16:16 40m 0 / - TK5NJ -13 / -9 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-01 16:03 40m -6 / - EP2AES - / -3 2 Partial capture
08-31 13:08 20m 0 / - LA2GCA - / +2 2 Partial capture
08-31 13:07 20m - / - ON3MOH +10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 13:02 20m - / -13 A41KB -8 / - 5 Partial capture
08-30 12:58 40m -6 / - ZL4VM - / -5 2 Partial capture
08-30 06:47 40m +6 / - AA3B - / -23 8 Partial capture
08-29 18:44 20m - / - UA6YW -4 / - 7 Partial capture
08-29 18:28 20m - / - DH1HF -7 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 18:24 20m - / -14 EB3JT +13 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 18:22 20m - / - UA6YW -1 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 17:54 80m -1 / -8 RA3YDA +7 / -10 4 Partial capture
08-29 15:03 40m +5 / - AA3B - / -18 4 Partial capture
08-29 15:01 40m -2 / - <...> - / -17 2 Partial capture
08-28 17:50 40m +1 / -12 DL6UM -2 / -12 4 Partial capture
08-28 17:46 40m +3 / - R3UDU - / -14 6 Partial capture
08-28 17:45 40m - / - F5RRS +3 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 17:41 40m +4 / - OE6TNO -5 / -2 8 ✓ Closing observed
08-28 17:40 40m +1 / -18 UN7PPV -4 / -7 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 17:40 40m +1 / -15 US3EW +1 / -1 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 17:38 40m - / - DL6UM +2 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 17:38 40m 0 / -10 PA3GAE -1 / +2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 17:34 40m -1 / - BG0HP -16 / -13 7 ✓ Closing observed
08-27 07:50 20m - / -6 F5IXN -4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 07:42 20m - / - F1IQH -12 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 07:42 20m - / -12 G0ANH -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 07:38 20m - / -11 MI7RDK -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-24 19:40 20m - / -3 M8KKH +6 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 19:35 20m -3 / - RI1FJL - / -15 3 Partial capture
08-17 16:47 40m - / - DL2ZJA -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-09 09:01 20m -14 / - 4X6KJ - / -11 4 Partial capture
07-27 18:35 40m 0 / - M0LAD - / -8 5 Partial capture
07-27 16:52 40m -6 / - C31EA - / -17 4 Partial capture
07-25 12:12 20m - / - EB3JT -18 / - 4 Partial capture
07-25 12:05 20m -12 / - CN2DX - / +4 13 ✓ Closing fragment
07-25 12:02 20m -9 / - M7JVT - / -14 6 Partial capture
07-23 10:02 10m -4 / - SQ4OJD - / +7 2 Partial capture
07-23 09:58 20m -8 / - C31HS - / -17 3 Partial capture
07-22 19:01 20m - / -13 ON7KEC -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-22 18:59 20m +8 / - ZL1UZM - / -9 2 Partial capture
07-22 18:56 20m -11 / - JO1OSP - / -15 5 Partial capture
07-22 18:42 20m -7 / - 9K2MP - / -4 10 Partial capture
07-22 18:36 20m 0 / - R3UCZ - / -10 6 Partial capture
07-22 18:34 20m +8 / - BA6CC - / -18 2 Partial capture
07-22 18:32 20m -8 / - TF4M - / +5 2 Partial capture
07-21 18:51 20m -2 / - BG7BVI - / -7 3 Partial capture
07-21 18:48 20m +4 / - A61CK - / -3 4 Partial capture
07-21 18:46 20m -4 / -8 7Z1BM -9 / +5 6 Partial capture
07-12 18:56 20m -13 / - S21VHF - / -20 3 Partial capture
07-12 18:55 20m +7 / - 9V1DX - / -17 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
190545  +3  997  DL6RAR YO4LUP 73
190600  +3  997  CQ DL6RAR JN68
190615 +11  995  DL6RAR UA4FKT LO23
190630  +3  997  CQ DL6RAR JN68
190815 +14  995  DL6RAR UA4FKT LO23 (x2)
193630  +6  282  S58MU DL6RAR -03 (x3)
180000 -14 1393  UA1OMS DL6RAR -12
175445  -5  448  RA3YDA DL6RAR -10 (x3)
175630  +7  448  DL6RAR RA3YDA R-08
142315 -14 1204  BG0HP DL6RAR -08
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
065030  +6 2685  AA3B DL6RAR -23 (x2)
125815  -6 1793  ZL4VM DL6RAR -05 (x2)
160330  -4 1648  EP2AES DL6RAR -03 (x2)
161430  -5 1939  7Z1AL DL6RAR -15
161600  -4 2191  TK5NJ DL6RAR -09 (x3)
161715 -13 2191  DL6RAR TK5NJ 73
161730  +4 2191  CQ DL6RAR JN68
161800  -6 2191  DH9GCD DL6RAR -09
161815 -10 2038  DL6RAR PA7ZZ JO22
162530  +5 2795  DH9GCD DL6RAR +00
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
184730  -8  480  DL6RAR UA6YW LN04
185800 -13  975  DL6RAR II7MGXX R-10
130200  -9 1831  DL6RAR A41KB R-13 (x5)
130630  +4 1215  RA9CUU DL6RAR RRR
130700  +5 1215  CQ DL6RAR JN68
130715  +9 1215  DL6RAR ON3MOH JO10 (x2)
130800  -1 1215  SP7TF DL6RAR 73
130830  +1 1215  LA2GCA DL6RAR +02 (x2)
131145  -9 1216  DL6RAR R7OV KN87
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
100245  -6 3083  SQ4OJD DL6RAR +07 (x2)

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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