DO5AX — 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 DO5AX, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 14 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-18 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 14 FT8 messages attributed to DO5AX as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -21 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

14
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-21 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-18
Last attributed message: 2026-09-19 21:09 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
14 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-21 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 11, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Most frequent locator attributed to DO5AX

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 · 11 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
803 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-19 21:08 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 UTCBandDO5AX S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 06:34 80m - / -22 DL2HUC -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 06:28 80m - / -17 DO2NM -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 21:17 80m - / -14 SP2WGB -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 21:08 80m -21 / - SP5DFK/QRP - / -18 3 Partial capture
09-19 20:51 80m -21 / -18 IK1MJK -7 / - 9 Partial capture
09-19 20:49 80m - / -8 DL5AX -4 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 20:32 80m -18 / -24 IZ2BKS -2 / -11 12 Partial capture
09-19 20:31 80m - / -10 9A3EYA +13 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 20:22 80m - / -21 IK4IDY -4 / - 101 Partial capture
09-19 20:19 40m - / - 9A4ZM +7 / - 2 Partial capture
09-19 20:17 80m - / -17 II8IHBC +4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-19 20:10 80m - / -11 F8ADF -11 / - 2 Partial capture
09-19 06:38 80m - / -10 DO2BBC -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 20:40 80m - / -23 PI4DX -8 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 19:59 80m - / -21 OZ1A -1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 19:54 80m - / -15 OZ1GC -3 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 07:02 80m - / -15 DK7ZT -10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
211100  -7 2837  DO5AX IK4IDY -21 (x5)
211330  +6 1593  DO5AX SN40KZE -24
211330  -8 2837  DO5AX IK4IDY -21
211730  -6 1758  DO5AX SP2WGB -14 (x3)
062815 -14 1092  DO5AX DO2NM -17 (x2)
063415 -10 1943  DO5AX DL2HUC JO51 (x3)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
201915  +1  505  DO5AX 9A4ZM JN86 (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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