DL9SAD — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Fed. Rep. of Germany Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN48

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving DL9SAD, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 121 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-12 and 2026-07-27.

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 121 FT8 messages attributed to DL9SAD as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (79%), followed by 20 m (12%) and 80 m (7%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (99%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -13 dB.

Overview

121

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-13 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 2 80m · 9 40m · 96 20m · 14

First attributed message: 2026-06-12
Last attributed message: 2026-07-27 10:13 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 121 messages
Active dates: 4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -19 to -2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 40, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 37, strong (≥ -8 dB) 44.

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 DL9SAD in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

RL2F · Kaliningrad BG2ATH · China CU3HN · Azores JG5VFK · Japan OH5KT · Finland 8S7DL · Sweden DG4KAI · Fed. Rep. of Germany DK2BK · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL1TJ · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL2FAG · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL6FBR · Fed. Rep. of Germany ES0MVM · Estonia

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 DL9SAD

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: JN48 · 58 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 941 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-07-27 10:13 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	DL9SAD S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
07-26 20:00	160m	-17 / -	RL2F	- / -16	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 19:52	40m	-8 / 0	R3KMI	-9 / 0	5	✓ Full exchange observed
07-26 19:49	40m	-7 / -	SM2SCK	- / -	3	Partial capture
07-26 19:43	40m	-8 / -7	DL70ESSEN	-11 / -11	2	Partial capture
07-26 19:43	40m	-7 / -	<...>	- / +8	3	Partial capture
07-26 19:17	40m	-8 / -	DL1TJ	- / -3	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 19:14	40m	-3 / -	YL3BU	- / -25	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 19:13	40m	-8 / -1	S57BTI	+4 / -	8	✓ Full exchange observed
07-26 19:11	40m	-4 / +7	SM4ONW	-14 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
07-26 19:02	20m	- / -2	OH5KT	-20 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 18:25	40m	-8 / -	F1IQH	- / +3	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 18:23	40m	-10 / -	DK2BK	-8 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
07-26 18:21	40m	-12 / -	<...>	- / +6	3	Partial capture
07-26 18:13	80m	+4 / -	<...>	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-26 17:49	40m	-13 / +2	DL2FAG	-11 / +10	4	✓ Full exchange observed
07-26 17:48	40m	-15 / -	DL6FBR	- / -14	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 17:46	40m	-13 / -	BU2FW	- / -21	4	Partial capture
07-26 17:45	40m	-17 / -	IX1ABE	- / +10	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 17:44	40m	-16 / -	UN7PPV	- / -4	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 17:42	40m	-18 / -	F1PBZ	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 17:40	80m	- / -	9A0R	-12 / -	5	Partial capture
07-26 17:39	40m	-14 / -	SA0KAG	- / +5	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 17:34	80m	-17 / +6	DD0AM	-18 / +7	2	Partial capture
07-26 17:29	20m	-16 / -	SP7AAO	- / +2	2	Partial capture
07-26 17:28	20m	-14 / -	JG5VFK	- / -12	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 16:58	40m	-16 / -	OH2OJA	- / -12	2	Partial capture
07-26 16:51	40m	-19 / -	ES0MVM	- / -18	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 16:48	40m	-19 / -2	OZ9FF	-12 / -	6	✓ Full exchange observed
07-26 16:41	40m	-23 / -	R1BRY	- / -15	2	Partial capture
07-11 18:52	40m	-4 / +1	DG4KAI	+7 / -24	8	✓ Full exchange observed
07-11 18:50	40m	+4 / -	8S7DL	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
07-11 18:46	40m	-8 / +9	<...>	-4 / -13	4	Partial capture
07-11 18:11	20m	-17 / -1	CU3HN	-18 / +6	5	✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
181330 -17 1885  DL9SAD CU3HN RR73
181345 -18 1287  CU3HN DL9SAD 73
181645 -15 1288  PD9JPV DL9SAD -09
172815 -18 1572  CQ DL9SAD JN48
172845 -14 1572  JG5VFK DL9SAD -12 (x2)
172945 -15 1572  SP7AAO DL9SAD +02 (x2)
173145 -14 1572  BG2ATH DL9SAD RR73
173215 -18 1572  BA3QIQ DL9SAD -09
184630 -23 1250  CQ DL9SAD JN48
190245 -21 1962  DL9SAD OH5KT -02 (x2)
101300 -20 1251  R1BDX DL9SAD JN48
101415 -16 2522  DL9SAD PE1NPS JO22

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
200000 -16 1178  RL2F DL9SAD R-16 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
194500  -9 1216  CQ DL9SAD JN48
194530  -8 1217  DL70ESSEN DL9SAD R-11
194700 -10 1216  CQ DL9SAD JN48
194915  -7 1216  SM2SCK DL9SAD JN48 (x3)
195115  -3 1217  CQ DL9SAD JN48 (x3)
195230 -10 2583  DL9SAD R3KMI KO91
195245  -9 1217  R3KMI DL9SAD +00
195300  -9 2582  DL9SAD R3KMI R+00
195315  -8 1217  R3KMI DL9SAD RR73
195330  -9 2583  DL9SAD R3KMI 73
195700 -21 1996  DL9SAD PD1ADA JO21

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
173430 -18 2259  DL9SAD DD0AM +06
173445 -17 1506  DD0AM DL9SAD R+07
173545 -19 1506  CQ DL9SAD JN48 (x4)
174000  -7 1506  DL9SAD 9A0R JN75 (x5)
181315  +4  728  <...> DL9SAD JN48 (x2)
181445  +7  728  CQ DL9SAD JN48 (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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