DL9AU — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO62

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL9AU, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 240 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 32 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-10 and 2026-09-19.

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 240 FT8 messages attributed to DL9AU as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 32 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (37%), followed by 20 m (36%) and 80 m (27%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (98%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

240
Messages attributed
32
UTC dates decoded
58
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 64 40m · 89 20m · 87
First attributed message: 2026-06-10
Last attributed message: 2026-09-19 17:42 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
240 messages
Active dates
32 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-19 to -3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 57, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 107, strong (≥ -8 dB) 76.

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 DL9AU 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 DL9AU

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
JO62 · 120 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
675 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-19 17:42 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 UTCBandDL9AU S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-17 16:30 40m -6 / - ON3MOH - / -1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 16:25 40m -11 / - GI0KMX - / - 2 Partial capture
09-11 17:29 80m - / -6 DO2KMB -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 08:32 40m -18 / - GD5MUP - / - 2 Partial capture
09-02 08:28 40m -18 / - JA8KSF - / - 2 Partial capture
09-01 18:30 80m -19 / - <...> - / -8 3 Partial capture
09-01 18:10 40m - / -10 PE9JAN -6 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 18:10 40m - / -15 R3XBS -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 18:10 40m -10 / - SP9UPH -11 / +5 5 Partial capture
08-29 18:14 80m - / -13 DK2CC +7 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 18:02 80m - / -21 PE2JMR +2 / - 4 Partial capture
08-29 18:02 80m -21 / -17 DO1OAS -1 / -12 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-26 16:40 20m - / -13 R9FDE -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 12:22 20m - / -1 GJ0KYZ -7 / - 4 Partial capture
08-25 17:03 20m - / -15 9K2MP -4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-24 19:38 40m -2 / - DL7DS - / +2 2 Partial capture
08-24 19:35 40m -4 / - RX4SA - / -7 5 Partial capture
08-24 19:29 40m -2 / -2 DJ0MAB -3 / +4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 19:27 40m +1 / - PA3AGN -3 / +8 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-24 19:26 40m 0 / -7 DK3ME +6 / +8 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 19:23 40m +4 / -7 LZ2VQ 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
08-24 19:23 40m 0 / +1 UA3SCU -4 / +1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 19:22 40m -3 / - YO4NF - / -1 2 Partial capture
08-24 19:21 40m - / -8 HA7TM +4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-24 19:19 40m -9 / -8 SP4MPH -4 / - 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 19:15 40m - / - RX9ABI -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-24 19:10 80m -3 / -24 DL1UDO -6 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-24 13:34 20m - / -14 UI6O -1 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 18:55 80m - / - DM2BM -4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 18:32 20m - / -11 IU5HIU +9 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 16:32 20m -6 / - TA2EE - / -10 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 16:31 20m -8 / -2 RZ4FWA -3 / -5 6 Partial capture
08-22 16:14 20m - / -14 UN6GO -7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 17:51 80m -8 / -8 OM1II +16 / - 6 Partial capture
08-19 17:45 80m -8 / -11 SP9UPH +12 / 0 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-14 18:24 80m -12 / - RW3QW - / - 11 Partial capture
08-14 18:22 80m -10 / - RA3DAD - / - 3 Partial capture
08-14 18:17 80m -11 / -8 DK7UY -7 / -8 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-13 19:11 80m - / +2 DB100FT +2 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 19:01 20m -2 / - F5MXH - / +6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-11 19:13 80m -20 / - DK3TNA -12 / -7 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-11 19:13 80m -24 / +10 DO5PY -9 / -14 4 Partial capture
08-11 18:15 40m -16 / -23 UT4VL -15 / -3 3 Partial capture
08-10 19:44 40m -14 / - DK8HC - / -4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-10 19:43 40m - / -7 DL1EDR -13 / - 3 Partial capture
08-10 19:38 40m -18 / - R2FDP - / +8 2 Partial capture
08-10 18:22 80m -22 / -14 DO5HOK -11 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-09 18:49 40m -14 / - YD2DFO - / - 2 Partial capture
08-09 18:48 40m -14 / - 9A4ZM - / -6 2 Partial capture
08-09 18:46 40m -14 / - F6FHZ - / -10 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
181145  -6 1610  DL9AU PE9JAN R-10 (x2)
181230 -12 2077  SP9UPH DL9AU +05 (x2)
181400 -13 2077  F4NFM DL9AU -07
082845 -20 2363  JA8KSF DL9AU JO62 (x2)
083200 -17 2363  GD5MUP DL9AU JO62 (x2)
162545 -10 1314  GI0KMX DL9AU JO62 (x2)
163015 -12 1314  CQ DL9AU JO62                         a1
163045  -5 1249  ON3MOH DL9AU R-01 (x2)
174215  -7 2305  HZ1TT DL9AU JO62
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
180230  +1  704  DL9AU PE2JMR JO33
180230  +2 1877  DL9AU DO1OAS RR73
180300  -2  704  DL9AU PE2JMR JO33 (x3)
181430  +6 2046  DL9AU DK2CC JO63 (x2)
182100 -13 2219  CQ DL9AU JO62                         a1
182415  -9 1540  DL9AU DJ6OI -09
182700 -18 2101  DJ6OI DL9AU JO62
183000 -18 2101  <...> DL9AU -08 (x3)
172945  -6 1077  DL9AU DO2KMB -06 (x2)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
163545  -8 2108  TA2EE DL9AU RR73
183215  +8 2374  DL9AU IU5HIU JN53 (x3)
133415  -1  970  DL9AU UI6O -14 (x2)
170300  -6 1080  DL9AU 9K2MP -15 (x3)
122245  -8 1808  DL9AU GJ0KYZ IN89 (x4)
164000  -8 2391  DL9AU R9FDE R-13 (x2)
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
173400  -4 1764  DL9AU HZ1TT -25 (x2)
173600 -11 1210  DL9AU EA8AT IL17 (x5)
090715 -13 1259  DL9AU LZ4VR KN13 (x4)
175600 -15  950  DL9AU SV2CLJ -09 (x2)

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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