DL70ESSEN — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL70ESSEN, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 5,582 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 66 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-09-03.

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 5,582 FT8 messages attributed to DL70ESSEN as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 66 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (49%), followed by 20 m (41%) and 80 m (10%). Most decodes (80%) fell within the six-hour window 17:00-23:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -11 dB.

Overview

5,582
Messages attributed
66
UTC dates decoded
595
Active 15-min windows
-11 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-03 20:26 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
5,582 messages
Active dates
66 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-19 to +2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1,505, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1,798, strong (≥ -8 dB) 2,279.

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.

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.

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 UTCBandDL70ESSEN S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-03 20:22 160m - / -1 SO1CJ -11 / - 2 Partial capture
09-03 20:16 160m - / - SO1CJ -10 / - 2 Partial capture
09-03 20:15 160m - / - ES5RY -12 / - 2 Partial capture
09-03 20:12 160m +7 / - OH2NAG +2 / +2 3 Partial capture
09-03 20:12 160m +6 / - DJ2AX -18 / -8 3 Partial capture
09-03 20:10 160m +5 / - <...> -10 / - 16 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 21:51 80m -24 / - R0AY - / - 6 Partial capture
08-23 21:45 80m -23 / - SA2ENN - / - 8 Partial capture
08-23 21:42 80m -22 / - <...> +9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 21:37 80m -20 / - <...> -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 21:33 80m - / - SP9TBT +9 / - 6 Partial capture
08-23 21:28 80m -17 / - <...> 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 21:24 80m -18 / -8 LB5WB -3 / +9 2 Partial capture
08-23 21:24 80m -18 / - <...> +1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 21:22 80m - / - SP9TBT +13 / - 10 Partial capture
08-23 21:22 80m -20 / - MI5JYK - / -7 4 Partial capture
08-23 21:21 80m -24 / - <...> -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 21:21 80m -21 / - PE2JMR - / +4 2 Partial capture
08-23 21:19 80m -24 / - <...> +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 21:18 80m -24 / - OE9RWH - / -2 2 Partial capture
08-23 21:16 80m -24 / - <...> +1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 21:06 40m - / -5 F5HNQ -4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 21:04 80m -14 / - <...> +1 / - 10 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 21:02 80m -14 / - SQ1EIC +6 / +1 3 Partial capture
08-23 20:50 40m +5 / - <...> -5 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 20:45 40m +4 / - PA0KGB - / -9 3 Partial capture
08-23 20:45 40m +4 / - UW5KW - / -11 2 Partial capture
08-23 20:41 40m +3 / - F5HNQ - / -3 5 Partial capture
08-23 20:30 40m -24 / - <...> -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 20:18 40m - / - <...> +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 20:08 40m +8 / - EA3HKA - / -10 4 Partial capture
08-23 20:07 40m +7 / - DL6NAC +16 / 0 3 Partial capture
08-23 20:05 40m +6 / - <...> +6 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 22:43 40m - / -15 IZ3GOO +3 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 22:09 40m - / - <...> -5 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 21:54 40m 0 / - 8Z1IT - / - 4 Partial capture
08-22 21:52 40m -8 / -7 UA0SCF -15 / -3 7 Partial capture
08-22 21:50 40m -1 / - <...> - / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 21:34 40m +1 / - R3DCR - / -9 4 Partial capture
08-22 21:34 40m +2 / - <...> -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 21:33 40m +4 / - PA3ANG - / -11 2 Partial capture
08-22 21:31 40m -1 / - <...> -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 21:30 40m +2 / -14 R6LLB -10 / -13 5 Partial capture
08-22 21:21 40m +2 / - RD3FY - / -10 2 Partial capture
08-22 21:16 40m +2 / - I3LTT - / +7 9 Partial capture
08-22 21:09 40m +1 / - <...> -4 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 21:08 40m 0 / -15 R6LLB -8 / -12 7 Partial capture
08-22 21:04 40m +6 / - DK9MLA +4 / +9 8 Partial capture
08-22 21:01 40m +4 / - F5IDJ +8 / +8 5 Partial capture
08-22 21:00 40m +1 / - <...> +6 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
201900  +2  607  <...> DL70ESSEN RR73
201930  +0  607  DD7EE DL70ESSEN +10
202000  +6  607  <...> DL70ESSEN RR73
202015  -9 1046  DL70ESSEN <...> 73
202015 -15 2401  <DL70ESSEN> ES5RY KO38
202130  +1  607  DL1WZ DL70ESSEN -02
202200  +4  607  <...> DL70ESSEN RR73
202215 -10  607  DL70ESSEN SO1CJ JN99 (x2)
202300  +7  607  <...> DL70ESSEN RR73
202315  -8  607  DL70ESSEN <...> 73
202330  +7  607  DL1BJL DL70ESSEN -20
202430  +2  607  UA3GX DL70ESSEN -11
202530  -3  607  <...> DL70ESSEN RR73
202600  +0  607  CQ DL70ESSEN
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
214530 -22 1902  <SA2ENN> DL70ESSEN (x7)
215100 -24 1901  <...> DL70ESSEN
215130 -24 1902  <R0AY> DL70ESSEN (x6)
230045 -24 1910  DL70ESSEN DG4MCB JN58
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
205300  +5 2715  CQ DL70ESSEN (x12)
210645  -6 2027  DL70ESSEN F5HNQ IN98 (x3)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
191415  +5 2318  W4UCK DL70ESSEN 73
191715  +5 2318  SP6IHE DL70ESSEN -20 (x4)
191945  -1 2318  EA3AAY DL70ESSEN -08 (x2)
192245  -2 2318  F4VTR DL70ESSEN -03 (x3)
192515  -2 2319  EA2EJO DL70ESSEN +00
192830  +8 2888  CQ DL70ESSEN (x2)
192915  -1 2318  DL70ESSEN A71YY 73
192930  +1 2888  <...> DL70ESSEN
60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
044830  -3 2363  <...> DL70ESSEN (x2)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
175845  -8 2478  DL70ESSEN <...> RR73
175900 -13 2477  <...> DL70ESSEN RR73
175930 -11 2477  DF3VG DL70ESSEN -03
185700  +5 2903  <...> DL70ESSEN
104315  -8 1807  DL70ESSEN <...> RR73 (x4)
162100  -7 2474  <...> DL70ESSEN (x5)
184630  -9  982  XQ3SK DL70ESSEN R-21
184700  -7  975  <...> DL70ESSEN 73

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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