DL8OBF — 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 DL8OBF, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 278 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-04.

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 278 FT8 messages attributed to DL8OBF as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (49%), followed by 80 m (38%) and 20 m (12%). Most decodes (53%) fell within the six-hour window 00:00-06:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (73%); the estimated median was +3.5 dB.

Overview

278
Messages attributed
7
UTC dates decoded
35
Active 15-min windows
+3.5 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-04 19:58 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
278 messages
Active dates
7 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+3.5 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-15 to +12 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 20, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 56, strong (≥ -8 dB) 202.

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.

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 DL8OBF

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 · 169 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
803 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-04 19:14 UTC

Other locator fields attributed to this token: JO44 (1).

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 UTCBandDL8OBF S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-04 19:09 40m +9 / 0 EX7CQ -13 / - 16 Partial capture
09-04 19:04 40m +6 / - G0BKC -4 / -14 7 ✓ Closing observed
09-04 19:01 40m +10 / +3 UB2FDL -2 / -10 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 18:59 40m +12 / -5 LA8ENA +13 / -10 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 18:50 80m +14 / - LY7T - / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 18:48 80m +6 / - <...> - / 0 2 Partial capture
09-01 21:25 80m +14 / - TF4M -9 / -14 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 21:22 40m - / - JF1UVJ -16 / - 2 Partial capture
09-01 21:21 40m +8 / +3 DH1KJ -1 / -8 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 21:21 40m - / - SV1EKI -8 / - 4 Partial capture
08-30 12:04 40m -12 / - PG9S - / -12 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 11:58 40m -10 / - DL1FAM -16 / -4 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 11:57 40m -9 / - DC7MA - / -7 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 11:55 40m -8 / - DA0RR - / -12 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 11:53 40m -4 / - DF0WH - / -10 2 Partial capture
08-30 11:53 40m -4 / - F5LVR - / -17 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 11:51 40m -8 / - DA0RR - / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 11:49 20m - / -13 AA3B -4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 11:40 20m -14 / - UT7UJ - / +2 2 Partial capture
08-30 11:35 20m -10 / - IU6UAQ - / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 11:31 20m - / -3 IU5VNO -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 06:51 40m +2 / - F5RRS - / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 06:48 40m +2 / - G8KHF - / -4 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 06:13 40m +3 / - TI4LAS - / - 7 Partial capture
08-30 05:52 40m +7 / - TK5NJ - / - 10 Partial capture
08-30 05:34 40m +5 / - SP4MPH -10 / -11 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-30 05:29 40m +3 / - MI7XHT - / -16 7 Partial capture
08-30 03:55 160m - / - DK3HV -14 / - 6 Partial capture
08-30 03:53 160m -12 / +3 DF6PW -7 / -12 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 03:47 80m 0 / +1 MI0OBC -6 / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 03:45 80m +13 / - DO1OAS -6 / -5 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 03:45 80m +3 / - IQ4JO +2 / -6 3 Partial capture
08-30 03:43 80m +10 / - OH5VT - / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 03:38 80m +8 / - DF8QB - / -2 8 Partial capture
08-30 03:35 80m - / - SV1EKI -7 / - 9 Partial capture
08-30 03:34 80m - / - DF8QB +4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 03:33 80m - / - DO5PY -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 03:28 80m +13 / - SM7TZK - / -17 3 Partial capture
08-30 03:12 80m +12 / - OK1XV +18 / +6 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 03:03 80m +13 / - OK1UOZ - / - 10 Partial capture
08-30 02:48 80m +11 / +10 ON4MAP -13 / -14 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 02:42 80m +12 / -3 OZ1HGH +6 / -7 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 02:30 80m +10 / +9 HB9CXZ +6 / 0 12 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 02:25 80m - / - UA4FKT +7 / - 4 Partial capture
08-30 02:24 80m +9 / +9 YL4U +15 / -5 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 02:23 80m - / -15 UB4CJS +3 / - 4 Partial capture
08-30 02:20 80m +8 / - DO7BE 0 / -11 6 ✓ Closing observed
08-30 02:20 80m - / - RW6HP +2 / - 4 Partial capture
08-30 02:18 80m +10 / - F5HNQ - / -4 2 Partial capture
08-30 02:16 80m +12 / -9 R2EN +8 / -2 4 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
191015  +7 2326  EX7CQ DL8OBF JO52 (x6)
191300  -9 1736  DL8OBF EX7CQ +00
191315 +10 2326  EX7CQ DL8OBF JO52
191330 -14 1736  DL8OBF EX7CQ -03
191345  +9 2326  EX7CQ DL8OBF JO52 (x3)
191500 -15 1736  DL8OBF EX7CQ -04 (x2)
195815  -3 2326  CN8NS DL8OBF R-17
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
034800  -6 2639  DL8OBF MI0OBC +01
212500  +8 2276  TF4M DL8OBF JO52
212515  -8 2503  DL8OBF TF4M +15
212530 +15 2503  TF4M DL8OBF JO52
212545  -9 2502  DL8OBF TF4M +11
212600 +19 2503  TF4M DL8OBF R-14
212615 -11 2503  DL8OBF TF4M RR73
212630 +14 2503  TF4M DL8OBF R-14
212645  -7 2502  DL8OBF TF4M RR73
212700 +16 2503  TF4M DL8OBF 73
184830  +8 2503  <...> DL8OBF JO52
184845  +2 1001  DL8OBF DB100FT +19
184900  +5 2503  <...> DL8OBF R+00
185015 +11 2503  LY7T DL8OBF JO52 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
192000 -24 1649  DL8OBF 4O4DB RR73
073045 -24 1249  DL8OBF 3V8HP -05
113130 -11 2004  DL8OBF IU5VNO -03 (x2)
113445 -16 2137  CQ DL8OBF JO52
113515  -8 2137  IU6UAQ DL8OBF JO52 (x2)
113815 -21 2137  HA1BF DL8OBF 73
113830  +3 2136  DL8OBF UT7UJ +17
114045 -12 2137  UT7UJ DL8OBF R+02 (x2)
114700  -1 2062  DL8OBF R3BEE -07
114945  -2 2754  DL8OBF AA3B -13 (x3)
160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
035300 -13 1819  DF6PW DL8OBF JO52 (x2)
035345  -7 2238  DL8OBF DF6PW +03
035400 -12 1818  DF6PW DL8OBF R-12
035415  -7 2238  DL8OBF DF6PW RR73
035430  -9 1818  DF6PW DL8OBF 73
035500 -11 1818  CQ DL8OBF JO52
035545 -15 2374  DL8OBF DK3HV JO31 (x6)

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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