DL8LE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN68

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL8LE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 2,996 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 59 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-08 and 2026-10-06.

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 2,996 FT8 messages attributed to DL8LE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 59 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (33%), followed by 40 m (19%) and 160 m (19%). The busiest six-hour window was 17:00-23:00 UTC, containing 47% of decodes. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (91%); the estimated median was +5 dB.

Overview

2,996
Messages attributed
59
UTC dates decoded
282
Active 15-min windows
+5 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 556 80m · 992 60m · 484 40m · 571 20m · 243 10m · 150
First attributed message: 2026-06-08
Last attributed message: 2026-10-06 02:57 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
2,996 messages
Active dates
59 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+5 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-8 to +13.5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 78, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 195, strong (≥ -8 dB) 2,723.

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 DL8LE in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 DL8LE

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
JN68 · 2,226 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
658 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-10-06 02:57 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 UTCBandDL8LE S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-30 05:21 80m +7 / - PJ2/W4IPC - / -12 12 Partial capture
09-30 05:16 80m +2 / - DK2WC/R - / - 5 Partial capture
09-30 05:10 80m +8 / - DB100FT - / - 10 Partial capture
09-30 05:03 80m +8 / - PJ2/W4IPC - / - 11 Partial capture
09-30 04:58 80m +7 / - PJ2/W4IPC - / - 5 Partial capture
09-30 04:56 80m +6 / - OL900LTV - / - 5 Partial capture
09-30 04:39 80m -2 / - PJ2/W4IPC - / - 27 Partial capture
09-30 04:33 60m +4 / - K5WVF - / -23 8 ✓ Closing fragment
09-30 04:31 60m +5 / - K3ON - / -14 3 Partial capture
09-29 05:01 160m +2 / - HI8R - / - 11 Partial capture
09-29 04:40 160m +5 / - HI8R - / - 11 Partial capture
09-29 04:35 160m +8 / - HC1BI -18 / -12 7 ✓ Closing observed
09-29 03:42 80m +10 / - KB9ZM - / - 11 Partial capture
09-29 03:35 80m +11 / - KB9ZM - / - 10 Partial capture
09-29 02:51 80m +13 / 0 UR8MH 0 / -5 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-29 02:49 80m +14 / -3 RW3YS +3 / +3 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-28 05:05 60m +6 / - XE2SSB - / - 7 Partial capture
09-28 03:57 80m +16 / - W4SH - / -22 9 Partial capture
09-28 03:44 80m +13 / - N0YO - / -22 10 ✓ Closing fragment
09-28 03:39 80m +13 / - F4FPR - / +1 10 Partial capture
09-28 03:37 80m +10 / -7 RA3ZDU -1 / -10 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-28 03:31 80m +11 / - N8FMD - / -20 13 ✓ Closing fragment
09-28 03:23 80m +11 / - IQ9SZ - / - 11 Partial capture
09-28 02:34 80m +12 / - IQ9SZ - / - 7 Partial capture
09-28 02:18 160m +14 / -1 RA3ZDU -8 / -17 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-28 02:13 160m +16 / -21 RD7X -24 / -18 12 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-24 04:40 160m +6 / - RZ9OL/M - / - 10 Partial capture
09-24 04:34 160m +7 / - VE3AAT - / -6 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-24 04:27 160m +3 / - HC1BI - / - 11 Partial capture
09-24 03:34 160m +7 / - HC1BI - / - 84 Partial capture
09-24 02:45 160m +11 / - VE9RCI - / -9 11 ✓ Closing fragment
09-24 02:41 160m +13 / -4 UA3IDQ -11 / -13 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-23 04:45 60m +7 / - K7PI - / - 10 Partial capture
09-23 04:27 60m +2 / - VE7BV - / -19 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-23 04:22 60m +1 / - N6KD - / -17 7 Partial capture
09-23 04:06 160m +2 / - VE9RCI - / - 10 Partial capture
09-23 03:44 160m +2 / - K6RO - / - 12 Partial capture
09-23 03:29 60m +7 / - UT9NA -16 / +9 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-22 04:33 80m -4 / - VE3ARF -18 / -22 8 ✓ Closing observed
09-22 04:23 80m +4 / - EA5HM - / -13 9 Partial capture
09-22 04:20 80m +9 / -5 UR5ZGY +4 / -3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-22 04:19 80m +13 / - SP5UAF/6 - / +6 2 Partial capture
09-22 04:17 80m +6 / +8 LA5ZUA -7 / -2 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-22 04:15 80m +2 / - NE5TX - / - 3 Partial capture
09-22 04:12 80m +4 / -6 SV2DCD +7 / +8 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-22 04:09 80m +7 / -10 NQ9N -11 / -9 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-22 03:53 160m +5 / -4 SM3JGG -1 / - 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-22 03:27 60m +9 / - W8FSM - / -3 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-22 03:12 80m +3 / - SV0LS -1 / +9 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-22 03:09 80m +6 / - VE2KTF - / -25 6 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
043145  +5 1525  K3ON DL8LE JN68 (x3)
043345  +1 1525  K5WVF DL8LE JN68 (x8)
024615 -21 1927  9T0MD DL8LE JN68 (x4)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
052030 -24 1714  DK2WC/R DL8LE JN68
052130  +5  854  PJ2/W4IPC DL8LE JN68 (x12)
052745 +14  402  DL8LE DO7RMS JO71
053200  +3  854  DO7RMS DL8LE +08
160m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
044415  +7 1290  HI8R DL8LE JN68 (x15)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
202345  +8 2471  OE8PIT DL8LE JN68 (x3)
202545 +16 2848  JM7EJW DL8LE JN68 (x4)
202815 +11 1478  BH3HAO DL8LE JN68 (x2)
205330 -12 1614  VJ6X DL8LE JN68 (x3)
205530 -24 1614  R4FBT DL8LE JN68
205845  +2 2350  DL8LE R4FBT -16 (x2)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
162545  +6  851  TK5AE DL8LE JN68 (x15)
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
082230 -15 2452  SV1MNE DL8LE JN68 (x3)
200445 -19 1437  DL8LE LZ1ZF KN22 (x2)
213215 -22 1578  DL8LE IT9FNF +00
213415 -21 1914  DL8LE HB9TJX -10 (x2)
123415 -15 1198  CN8NS DL8LE JN68 (x2)
141545 -12  744  DL8LE RT6DU -17
184745 -22 1756  DL8LE SM2LIY -15
100930  -9 1990  DL8LE SV1CQN +16 (x2)
101630 -12 2477  DL8LE SV8DCW +01

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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