DL6RDE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN59

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL6RDE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,321 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 22 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-20.

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 1,321 FT8 messages attributed to DL6RDE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 22 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (45%), followed by 40 m (27%) and 60 m (13%). Most decodes (75%) fell within the six-hour window 03:00-09:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (65%); the estimated median was -2 dB.

Overview

1,321

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

100

Active 15-min windows

-2 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 594 60m · 174 40m · 363 20m · 165 10m · 25

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 17:51 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 1,321 messages
Active dates: 22 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -2 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -21 to +8.4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 288, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 168, strong (≥ -8 dB) 865.

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 DL6RDE in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

IK4LZH · Italy ×3 DL7ARV · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×3 UX7QV · Ukraine ×3 DJ3WF · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 DF2RG · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 IQ4JO · Italy ×2 OK8DCC · Czech Republic ×2 R1AV · European Russia ×2 DK1HZ · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 DL1UDO · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 DL3FBI · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 F5LMJ · France ×2

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 DL6RDE

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: JN59 · 566 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 777 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-20 17:51 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	DL6RDE S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-20 17:49	80m	- / -	RA6OY	-9 / -	6	Partial capture
09-20 17:48	80m	+10 / -9	US7KC	+10 / -9	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 17:46	80m	+11 / -	F1BOW	-16 / -14	4	✓ Closing observed
09-20 17:43	80m	+6 / -	DK7TX	-18 / -8	5	✓ Closing observed
09-20 17:43	80m	- / -	RW1AI	-23 / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 07:10	40m	- / -	US1MM	-2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 07:07	40m	+4 / -	OH3MB	-11 / -16	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 07:03	40m	+3 / -	SQ9KWY	+4 / -1	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 06:47	40m	- / -	DL6UM	+4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 06:42	40m	+5 / +5	F1TXI	-3 / -2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 06:42	40m	+4 / -	M8FQT	-12 / -18	42	✓ Closing observed
09-20 06:38	40m	+6 / -	DF1KG	-15 / -8	5	✓ Closing observed
09-20 06:37	40m	+6 / +2	DL7ARV	+3 / -12	12	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 06:36	40m	+2 / -3	ON1DGN	-10 / -2	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 06:35	40m	- / -	DL6UM	+2 / -	9	Partial capture
09-20 06:13	40m	+5 / -13	F5PBG	-10 / -18	32	Partial capture
09-20 06:13	40m	- / -	HA5LB	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 06:11	40m	+8 / -	SP4MPH	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 06:10	40m	- / -6	YO4NT	+4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 06:09	40m	+4 / -	ON5HE	+3 / -9	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 06:07	40m	+4 / -	DL4SZB	-5 / -3	4	✓ Closing observed
09-20 06:03	40m	+4 / -	DM5EE	+13 / -1	4	✓ Closing observed
09-20 06:00	40m	+4 / -	IZ2BKS	- / -1	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 06:00	40m	+6 / +2	SQ2BXI	-2 / -12	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 05:58	40m	+6 / -	IZ8DBJ	- / -6	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 18:14	80m	+2 / -	DL9DAJ	- / 0	5	Partial capture
09-19 18:12	80m	+2 / +1	DL5JMN	0 / -1	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 18:09	80m	+6 / -16	RY3F	-16 / -18	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 18:07	80m	+6 / -	DA6NEL	-10 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 18:06	80m	+4 / -	DA1ST	-2 / +3	3	✓ Closing observed
09-19 18:06	160m	- / -	UX7QV	+3 / -	6	Partial capture
09-19 18:03	80m	+7 / -	DL6FBR	- / +5	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 04:32	80m	+6 / -	DL3MIB	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 04:20	80m	+4 / -	CT2GQA	-24 / -10	21	Partial capture
09-04 04:14	80m	-4 / -	DM5CF	-11 / -2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 04:12	80m	- / -	SV2AOB	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 04:07	80m	+10 / -3	DJ7TO	+9 / +4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 04:06	80m	- / -	9A2TN	-13 / -	3	Partial capture
09-04 04:03	80m	+12 / -5	E75D	0 / -7	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:59	80m	+8 / +1	OK1HEH	-2 / -7	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:53	80m	+11 / -	SP9IZV	+12 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:50	80m	+12 / -	DL1VVQ	-2 / -6	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:49	80m	+16 / +3	SM7TZK	+1 / -7	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:40	80m	+11 / +2	IU5LQC	-6 / -7	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:38	80m	+10 / -	SV8NAJ	-8 / -16	6	✓ Closing observed
09-04 03:35	80m	+10 / +6	DL1UDO	-3 / 0	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:33	80m	+5 / 0	DL2YBG	-10 / -4	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:32	80m	+8 / -15	YO8XFU	0 / -11	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:27	80m	+4 / +4	ON4MAP	-15 / -14	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:24	80m	+14 / -	R1AV	-10 / -10	4	✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
174845  +7 1879  DL6RDE US7KC KO21
174900 +12 1545  CQ DL6RDE JN59
174915 +14 1879  DL6RDE US7KC KO21
174915 -11  215  DL6RDE RA6OY KN88
174930 +10 1545  US7KC DL6RDE -09
174945 +12 1879  DL6RDE US7KC R-09
174945  -8  215  DL6RDE RA6OY KN88
175000 +10 1545  US7KC DL6RDE RR73
175015  +9 1879  DL6RDE US7KC 73
175015  -8  215  DL6RDE RA6OY KN88
175030 +16 1545  CQ DL6RDE JN59
175045  -7  215  DL6RDE RA6OY KN88
175100  +8 1545  CQ DL6RDE JN59
175115  -3  215  DL6RDE RA6OY KN88 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
070530  +1 1584  CQ DL6RDE JN59 (x4)
070715 -15 1585  DL6RDE RC2Y KO73
070715  -8 2320  DL6RDE OH3MB KP20
070730  -1 1584  CQ DL6RDE JN59
070745 -13 2320  DL6RDE OH3MB KP20
070800  +2 1584  OH3MB DL6RDE -16
070815 -13 2320  DL6RDE OH3MB R+20
070830  +6 1584  OH3MB DL6RDE RR73
070900  +2 1584  CQ DL6RDE JN59 (x2)
071015  -1 1585  DL6RDE US1MM KO30 (x2)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
180615  +4 1544  DL6RDE UX7QV KN29 (x6)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
025530 -15 1584  CQ DL6RDE JN59 (x8)
025930 -16 1583  4X1UF DL6RDE +03 (x2)
030030 -20 1583  CQ DL6RDE JN59                        a1 (x5)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
065430 -12 1880  VK3EVE DL6RDE -02
065530 -16 1880  CQ DL6RDE JN59 (x2)
070545 -12 1880  DL6RDE SV5BYP KM46 (x12)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
080315 -21 1721  DL6RDE R7RAE 73
083515 -10 2005  DL6RDE IK2UCK JN45 (x5)
085630 -16 1722  UA6YW DL6RDE -13 (x9)

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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