DL8LAS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO54

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL8LAS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 28 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-31 and 2026-09-02.

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 28 FT8 messages attributed to DL8LAS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (82%), followed by 160 m (18%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -2 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

28
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
-2 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-31
Last attributed message: 2026-09-02 19:03 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
28 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-2 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-9 to +8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 3, strong (≥ -8 dB) 25.

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 DL8LAS in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to DL8LAS

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
JO54 · 23 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
892 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-02 19:03 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 UTCBandDL8LAS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-02 18:59 80m +3 / - RI1FJL - / - 8 Partial capture
09-02 18:47 80m -5 / - RI1FJL - / - 15 Partial capture
08-31 18:41 160m - / - UA3ZNQ -8 / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 18:39 160m +5 / - LX1JH - / -4 4 Partial capture
08-31 18:37 160m - / - LZ2EV +12 / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 18:37 160m - / - OK1DXR -7 / - 10 Partial capture
08-31 18:36 160m +3 / -13 R3KGN -6 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
185345 -11  870  RI1FJL DL8LAS JO54 (x15)
160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
183845  -5 1295  DL8LAS OK1DXR JO60
183900  +7 1033  LX1JH DL8LAS -04
183915  -2 1295  DL8LAS OK1DXR JO60
183930  +6 1033  LX1JH DL8LAS -04
183945 -10 1295  DL8LAS OK1DXR JO60
184000  +5 1033  LX1JH DL8LAS -04
184015 -11 1295  DL8LAS OK1DXR JO60
184015 +13 1033  DL8LAS LZ2EV KN23
184030  +2 1033  LX1JH DL8LAS -04
184045  -5 1295  DL8LAS OK1DXR JO60
184115 -10 1201  DL8LAS UA3ZNQ KO81
184115  +2 1295  DL8LAS OK1DXR JO60
184145  -8 1201  DL8LAS UA3ZNQ KO81
184145  +0 1295  DL8LAS OK1DXR JO60
184215  -6 1201  DL8LAS UA3ZNQ KO81
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
223230 -14 2164  DL8LAS EA7JXZ 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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