DL8MKG — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO52

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL8MKG, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,729 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 37 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-21.

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 1,729 FT8 messages attributed to DL8MKG as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 37 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (42%), followed by 80 m (24%) and 60 m (16%). Most decodes (67%) fell within the six-hour window 01:00-07:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (90%); the estimated median was +5 dB.

Overview

1,729

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

168

Active 15-min windows

+5 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 231 80m · 422 60m · 271 40m · 724 20m · 47 10m · 34

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-21 05:49 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 1,729 messages
Active dates: 37 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: +5 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -8.2 to +18 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 36, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 134, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1,559.

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 DL8MKG in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DL6MRM · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×4 DL9GCG · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×3 W3GO · United States ×3 WA4STO · United States ×3 VY2JGC · Canada ×2 AI0Y · United States ×2 DL9MKN · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 KF9UG · United States ×2 OE8DDX · Austria ×2 KZ8C · United States ×2 IN3WZS · Italy ×2 DL1LTG · Fed. Rep. of Germany

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 DL8MKG

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: JO52 · 1,212 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 803 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-21 05:48 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	DL8MKG S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-21 05:46	40m	+21 / -	TI4LAS	- / -5	8	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 05:43	40m	+16 / -	KC7CM	- / -7	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 05:32	40m	+17 / -16	CN8NS	-15 / -6	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 05:25	80m	+13 / -	YV5IAL	- / -10	9	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 05:23	80m	+12 / -	W3UNX	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-21 05:21	40m	- / -	DL7DL	0 / -	2	Partial capture
09-21 05:14	40m	+19 / -	W6ACT	- / -14	12	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 05:43	40m	+8 / -	AI7RZ	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-20 05:40	40m	+7 / -	AI7RZ	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-20 05:34	40m	+12 / -	AI7RZ	- / -	6	Partial capture
09-20 05:28	40m	+13 / -	K0AT	- / -	7	Partial capture
09-19 18:58	160m	+11 / -	JA0MVW	- / +5	4	Partial capture
09-19 18:46	160m	0 / +5	DM5MA	-19 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 18:46	160m	+2 / -	SV9MBH	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-19 18:44	160m	+2 / -18	R2SN	-7 / -11	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 18:43	160m	-2 / -16	R2DRE	-20 / -21	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 18:41	160m	+6 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -18	5	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 06:17	60m	+6 / -	OE5YCP	-16 / -8	4	✓ Closing observed
09-19 06:13	60m	+5 / -	N0INF	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-19 06:11	60m	+9 / -	ZL2AGY	- / -16	5	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 06:08	60m	+6 / -	EA1AUM	- / -7	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 06:05	60m	+5 / -	KA2H	- / -24	4	Partial capture
09-19 06:04	60m	+4 / -	AB4QA	- / -12	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 06:03	60m	+6 / -	EA3HMM	- / -22	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 05:59	60m	+7 / -	KO3ZDE	- / -17	7	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 05:57	60m	+6 / -	DH1VY	-18 / +4	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 05:56	60m	+11 / -	ZL3GAV	- / -19	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 05:54	60m	+6 / -	ZL2AGY	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-19 05:51	60m	-1 / -	J88IH	- / -13	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-18 17:47	60m	0 / +3	SQ1ES	+6 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-18 17:40	60m	+4 / -	F6FHZ	- / -16	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-18 17:38	60m	+3 / +10	IK4CBO	-7 / +10	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 18:47	60m	0 / -	OK1BN	+8 / -	8	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 18:41	60m	+3 / +10	OI5AY	-2 / +10	18	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 18:39	60m	+5 / -	SM6XVI	-8 / +3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 18:37	60m	+8 / -	DL3RL	+4 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 18:32	60m	+8 / +9	IK2SND	-10 / +6	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 18:32	60m	+8 / -	ON4MGV	-9 / +3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 18:30	60m	+7 / -20	E77TT	-7 / +7	8	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 18:27	60m	+10 / -	GE7RTI	-13 / 0	3	✓ Closing observed
09-17 18:26	60m	+8 / +2	DL1WU	-24 / -8	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 18:24	60m	+10 / 0	GX3RAF/P	-12 / +8	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 17:47	60m	+1 / -	LY3VD	- / -7	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-15 17:45	60m	+2 / +5	DK2CC	-14 / -	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 17:43	60m	+4 / -	DJ1PQ	- / +5	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-15 17:43	60m	+2 / -3	YO4NT	+2 / +10	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 18:12	60m	+10 / -	DL6MRM	-10 / -2	4	Partial capture
09-14 18:12	60m	+8 / -	DL3HWD	-9 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 18:10	60m	+5 / +2	SP5MIG	+6 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 18:15	60m	+2 / -	MW0DNF	- / -	9	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
053300  +6 2391  DL8MKG DL7DL JO62
053300 -15 2159  DL8MKG CN8NS RR73
053315 +18  755  CN8NS DL8MKG 73
054315  +6 2915  KC7CM DL8MKG JO52 (x4)
054615 +21 2915  TI4LAS DL8MKG JO52 (x8)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
042200 +14  913  OU7M/P DL8MKG JO52 (x2)
052315 +19  571  W3UNX DL8MKG JO52 (x4)
052515 +18  236  YV5IAL DL8MKG JO52 (x9)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
185630 +10 2622  CQ JA DL8MKG JO52 (x4)
185830  +6 2622  JA0MVW DL8MKG +05 (x4)
190030  -1 2622  CQ JA DL8MKG JO52 (x7)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
060645  +7 1237  KA2H DL8MKG JO52 (x2)
060815  +7 1237  EA1AUM DL8MKG R-07 (x2)
061115  +7 1237  ZL2AGY DL8MKG JO52 (x5)
061345  +3 1525  N0INF DL8MKG JO52 (x2)
061700 -17  979  DL8MKG OE5YCP JN68
061715  +5 1525  OE5YCP DL8MKG -08 (x2)
061800 -15  979  DL8MKG OE5YCP 73

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
051130  +1  422  K4CAE DL8MKG R-04 (x2)
051300 -12  423  W4MAA DL8MKG JO52 (x4)
051545  +0  422  KR3Y DL8MKG JO52 (x4)
134845  -7 3139  CQ DL8MKG JO52 (x2)
134945  -9 3140  JM1SZY DL8MKG R-08
053030 -19 1782  DL8MKG EX8MCD -07
053230 -24 1706  DL8MKG VK3WSG -02

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
143100  -8 2426  DL8MKG OE7LVI RR73
151700  +9 2780  DL3MIB DL8MKG JO52
151930  +4 2780  DL1LTG DL8MKG 73
152130  +4 2780  DL3MIB DL8MKG JO52 (x10)

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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