DL9KA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN58

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL9KA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 101 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-11 and 2026-08-27.

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 101 FT8 messages attributed to DL9KA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (99%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (71%); the estimated median was -2 dB.

Overview

101
Messages attributed
6
UTC dates decoded
14
Active 15-min windows
-2 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-11
Last attributed message: 2026-08-27 18:23 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
101 messages
Active dates
6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-2 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-22 to +5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 19, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 10, strong (≥ -8 dB) 72.

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 DL9KA

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
JN58 · 75 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
799 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-27 18:23 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 UTCBandDL9KA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-27 18:22 20m -9 / -10 CT2HEX -12 / - 6 Partial capture
08-25 19:03 20m - / -9 MI0JZZ -1 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 18:53 20m - / +4 EA1EU +9 / - 4 Partial capture
08-25 17:00 20m - / - RY7G +20 / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 16:59 20m - / - TA3F -5 / - 6 Partial capture
08-25 16:57 20m - / - AO5FSB +6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 16:55 20m - / - EA5JLN -8 / - 6 Partial capture
08-24 17:22 20m - / -3 EC3A +10 / - 10 Partial capture
08-22 09:43 20m - / -12 EA3FN -13 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 07:44 20m - / - F1PPH -7 / - 5 Partial capture
08-21 20:02 20m -8 / +7 EB1DJ 0 / -24 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 19:57 20m +3 / - DC9GT - / -16 2 Partial capture
08-21 19:55 20m - / - DL3MIB +10 / - 5 Partial capture
08-21 18:17 20m +3 / - RD1A - / -24 12 Partial capture
08-21 18:07 20m -1 / - R2SDF - / - 12 Partial capture
08-21 18:03 20m -6 / - IS0LJQ - / - 2 Partial capture
08-21 17:44 20m +1 / - C91RU - / -19 19 Partial capture
08-21 17:32 20m -11 / -17 <...> -10 / - 5 Partial capture
08-21 17:28 20m +2 / - CR7BRV - / - 5 Partial capture
08-21 17:26 20m +7 / - SP7ROH - / -8 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 17:24 20m -2 / - F8FUA -4 / -14 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 17:21 20m +1 / - IN3BFW - / - 5 Partial capture
08-19 18:57 20m - / -1 RA3ZDU -12 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 19:32 20m - / -16 EC5M -2 / - 7 Partial capture
07-22 19:11 20m -20 / - FG5FI - / - 3 Partial capture
07-22 18:01 20m - / - DB1EF -20 / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 16:12 20m - / -6 GJ0KYZ -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-19 07:42 20m - / - 2E0OEW -17 / - 2 Partial capture
07-19 07:42 20m - / -19 OK8WIT +11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 11:21 20m - / -10 F5HNQ -1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 11:13 20m - / -17 SV2HTW -15 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 11:09 20m - / - R2AL -12 / - 3 Partial capture
07-18 11:01 20m - / -4 F1PSX -15 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 10:52 20m - / -11 S50R -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 10:50 20m - / -13 HB9HSG -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 10:08 20m - / - F5RRS -6 / - 3 Partial capture
07-17 20:20 20m - / - IW2DNI -7 / - 3 Partial capture
07-17 20:20 20m - / - R2AL -5 / - 4 Partial capture
07-17 20:18 20m - / -5 MM0CEZ -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 15:07 20m - / -17 LZ1RAY +1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-16 17:43 20m -22 / - IQ0AK - / - 6 Partial capture
07-13 17:06 20m -21 / - TF3AK - / - 2 Partial capture
07-13 16:53 20m - / -13 CN2DX -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-13 16:43 20m - / -12 CN2DX -7 / - 3 Partial capture
07-13 16:36 20m - / - CN2DX -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-13 16:32 20m - / -14 CN2DX -9 / - 3 Partial capture
07-13 15:16 20m - / -20 IK4RVY -9 / - 11 Partial capture
07-12 19:15 20m - / -11 UN0GY +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-11 14:16 20m - / -5 OT6V -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
185445  +7 1138  DL9KA EA1EU +04 (x3)
190315  -2 2582  DL9KA MI0JZZ -09 (x6)
182230 -12 1323  CT2HEX DL9KA JN58 (x3)
182345 -10  824  DL9KA CT2HEX -10 (x3)

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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