DL8EAY — 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 DL8EAY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 35 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-08-31.

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 35 FT8 messages attributed to DL8EAY as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (94%), followed by 40 m (6%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (40%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -9 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-9 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 2 20m · 33

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-08-31 18:37 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 35 messages
Active dates: 6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -18 to -3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 13, strong (≥ -8 dB) 17.

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 DL8EAY in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

AA3B · United States F5PBG · France KD4EBL · United States KF9UG · United States KS1WK · United States N0IDX · United States N1SK · United States N3GTY · United States ND9M · United States WU8T · United States

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 DL8EAY

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 · 19 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,054 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-31 12:57 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	DL8EAY S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-31 12:53	20m	-3 / -	KG7ED	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-31 12:50	20m	-4 / -	WB4EM	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 17:38	20m	-10 / -	N1SK	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-29 17:18	20m	- / -6	AA3B	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 06:17	20m	-2 / -	WU8T	- / -11	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 06:11	20m	-6 / -	ND9M	- / -11	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 06:09	20m	-9 / -	AC5UV	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-28 06:07	20m	-2 / -	F5PBG	- / +10	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 06:03	20m	-8 / -	N0IDX	- / -3	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 05:58	20m	- / +6	OS4K	+7 / -	4	Partial capture
08-24 18:49	20m	- / -9	OS4K	+4 / -	3	Partial capture
08-24 18:47	20m	-16 / -	N1SK	- / -4	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-24 18:45	20m	-13 / -	KD4EBL	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
171815  -6  709  DL8EAY AA3B -06 (x2)
173830  -9 1483  N1SK DL8EAY JO31 (x3)
181115 -15 1527  KE8UOH DL8EAY R-15
181430 -18 1527  KF9UG DL8EAY 73
184900 -16 1527  KG4OJT DL8EAY JO31
125015  -4 1526  WB4EM DL8EAY JO31 (x2)
125300  -1 1526  KG7ED DL8EAY JO31 (x2)
125745  -9 1526  N2BJ DL8EAY JO31
132445  -6 1572  KJ4KFJ DL8EAY R-12
183700  -6 1488  N3GTY DL8EAY 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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