DL8DAQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO31

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL8DAQ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 119 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 10m, across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-28 and 2026-09-12.

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 119 FT8 messages attributed to DL8DAQ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (92%), followed by 160 m (8%) and 10 m (1%). Most decodes (97%) fell within the six-hour window 18:00-00:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (88%); the estimated median was +2 dB.

Overview

119

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

+2 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 9 80m · 109 10m · 1

First attributed message: 2026-08-28
Last attributed message: 2026-09-12 22:13 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 119 messages
Active dates: 9 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: +2 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -11 to +10 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 8, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 6, strong (≥ -8 dB) 105.

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 DL8DAQ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

G7RAU · England RA3LBW · European Russia 7X5CY · Algeria CT7AIU · Portugal EV1R · Belarus JA4FSH · Japan JF8QNF · Japan LY1SR · Lithuania OE9GWV · Austria RA9SJG · Asiatic Russia UA9UR · Asiatic Russia VO1NC · Canada

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 DL8DAQ

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: JO31 · 78 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,054 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-12 22:13 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	DL8DAQ S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-12 22:12	80m	-4 / -	DA6PZ	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 22:07	80m	0 / -	OE5ABL	- / +7	2	Partial capture
09-12 22:02	80m	-3 / -10	7X5CY	-3 / -2	11	✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 18:01	80m	-3 / -6	EV1R	+3 / -6	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 17:53	80m	-2 / -16	RA9SJG	-13 / -13	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-08 22:22	80m	+4 / -	OH6FSO	- / -20	4	Partial capture
09-07 19:58	80m	+9 / -14	JF8QNF	-1 / -1	15	✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 18:59	80m	-4 / -	RL2F	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-06 22:23	80m	+5 / -	LU1FP	- / -	5	Partial capture
09-06 22:16	80m	+7 / -	LU1FP	- / -	5	Partial capture
09-06 22:08	80m	+4 / -	VO1NC	-24 / -6	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 22:03	160m	- / -	DD7EE	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
09-06 22:01	160m	-14 / -19	G7RAU	-8 / -	6	✓ Closing observed
09-04 21:40	160m	-17 / -	SQ100PKP	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 21:13	80m	+3 / -	VR2ZXP	-13 / -17	9	✓ Closing observed
09-04 21:04	80m	+1 / -	RI1FJL	- / -3	8	Partial capture
09-04 20:56	80m	+3 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	6	Partial capture
09-04 20:50	80m	+1 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-04 20:46	80m	- / -	JH2FXK	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 20:46	80m	+4 / -	RA4Y	+6 / -1	6	Partial capture
09-04 20:42	80m	+2 / -22	JA4FSH	+1 / -12	12	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 19:46	160m	-20 / -	SV1QEW	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 19:36	80m	+2 / -14	LY1SR	+4 / -12	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 20:21	80m	+7 / -	EC3A	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-31 20:17	80m	-6 / -7	YO4NT	+9 / -11	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 20:16	80m	-4 / -6	OE9GWV	-10 / -13	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 23:39	160m	- / -16	RA3LBW	+10 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 23:23	80m	+4 / -15	KP4AA	-16 / -13	7	Partial capture
08-29 23:19	80m	-3 / -	UA9UR	-6 / -10	5	✓ Closing observed
08-29 23:17	80m	-1 / -	AA1V	- / -	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
220245  -3 2363  7X5CY DL8DAQ JO31 (x7)
220600  -4  563  DL8DAQ 7X5CY -10
220615  -2 2363  7X5CY DL8DAQ R-02
220630  -2  563  DL8DAQ 7X5CY RR73
220645  +3 2363  7X5CY DL8DAQ 73
220745  -3 2363  OE5ABL DL8DAQ R+07 (x2)
221245  +0 2363  DA6PZ DL8DAQ JO31 (x2)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
234000  +9 2091  DL8DAQ RA3LBW -16 (x2)
194630 -18 1742  SV1QEW DL8DAQ JO31 (x2)
214015 -13 2269  <...> DL8DAQ JO31
214045 -18 2049  SQ100PKP DL8DAQ JO31 (x2)
220130 -17 2237  G7RAU DL8DAQ JO31 (x3)
220245  -9 2552  DL8DAQ G7RAU -19 (x2)
220330 -18 2235  G7RAU DL8DAQ 73
220345 -11 1292  DL8DAQ DD7EE JO41 (x2)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
081115 -20 1567  <...> DL8DAQ JO31

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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