DL8AI — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN39

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL8AI, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 29 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-01 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 29 FT8 messages attributed to DL8AI as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -15 dB.

Overview

29
Messages attributed
5
UTC dates decoded
7
Active 15-min windows
-15 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-01
Last attributed message: 2026-09-18 05:58 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
29 messages
Active dates
5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-15 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-23 to -10 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 14, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 14, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1.

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.

Most frequent locator attributed to DL8AI

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
JN39 · 20 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,063 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-17 05:55 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 UTCBandDL8AI S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-18 05:55 40m -12 / -21 UA4FKT -12 / -16 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-18 05:51 40m - / - SP5EXA -21 / - 3 Partial capture
09-18 05:42 40m -10 / -13 SP4MPH -11 / -10 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 05:55 40m -12 / +3 F1TXI -12 / -11 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 05:53 40m - / - RA3YAO -10 / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 05:48 40m - / -18 US2UM -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 05:44 40m - / -15 YO6LM +6 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 06:40 40m -22 / - TK/4O7CC - / 0 3 Partial capture
09-16 06:15 40m - / - 9A3AUH +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 07:08 40m - / - YO6LM 0 / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 07:07 40m -16 / - SO100PKP - / - 2 Partial capture
07-03 07:57 40m - / -14 SN3WWA -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
054300 -12 1288  DL8AI SP4MPH RR73 (x2)
055100 -18 1538  DL8AI SP5EXA KO02 (x3)
055500 -10 1539  DL8AI UA4FKT LO23
055515 -14 1538  UA4FKT DL8AI -16
055530 -12 1539  DL8AI UA4FKT R-21
055545 -12 1538  UA4FKT DL8AI RR73
055600 -10 1539  DL8AI UA4FKT R-21
055615  -8 1539  UA4FKT DL8AI RR73
055630 -14 1539  DL8AI UA4FKT R-21
055745 -12 1538  UA4FKT DL8AI RR73 (x2)
055930 -15 1538  DL8AI GJ0KYZ -12
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
063630 -20 1682  DL8AI F5IXN 73
064045 -10 1872  DL8AI UR4QWW 73
125115 -13 1634  DL8AI AO25FDM -23

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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