DL6YEK — 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 DL6YEK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 18 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-09-15.

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 18 FT8 messages attributed to DL6YEK as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (78%), followed by 40 m (22%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -7 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

18
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-7 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-15
Last attributed message: 2026-09-15 19:28 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
18 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-7 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5, strong (≥ -8 dB) 11.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with DL6YEK in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DL6YEK

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 · 6 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
934 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-15 19:22 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 UTCBandDL6YEK S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-15 19:27 80m -5 / - DO1ZTR - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 19:21 80m -3 / - DO1MYK - / +6 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 19:08 80m -12 / -18 DL8NW -2 / 0 12 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 18:42 40m -4 / - UT7NI - / -15 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-30 17:33 20m - / -24 UA9LAO 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
190930  -2 1834  DL6YEK DL8NW -18
190945 -16  871  DL8NW DL6YEK R+00
191000  -2 1834  DL6YEK DL8NW -18
191015 -10  871  DL8NW DL6YEK R-03
191030  -1 1834  DL6YEK DL8NW -18
191045 -11  871  DL8NW DL6YEK R-06 (x3)
191300  -4 1834  DL6YEK DL8NW RR73
192130  +1  924  DO1MYK DL6YEK JO42 (x4)
192730  -3  924  DO1ZTR DL6YEK R-14 (x2)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
184245  -3  907  UT7NI DL6YEK JO42 (x3)
185330  -4  907  YU1AXY DL6YEK R-14
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
173345  +0  881  DL6YEK UA9LAO -24 (x2)

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