DR2A — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample

517 messages

Active dates

4 UTC dates

Estimated median S/N

-6 dB

Estimated 10th-90th percentile

-15 to +1 dB

Recurring-pattern threshold

Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 40, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 137, strong (≥ -8 dB) 340.

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 DR2A 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 DR2A

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

JO31 · 333 decoded messages

SO8OO receiver locator

KN09VW

Locator-centre separation

1,054 km (approx.)

Last such locator decoded

2026-09-20 06:00 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.

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

UTC    dB Audio  Message
060030 -13  384  CQ DR2A JO31                          a1
060515  -9 1103  DR2A DO2NM +02 (x4)
061345  -9  502  DR2A DO1DX JO30 (x3)
061615 +11  384  DR2A DH1NJS JO50 (x3)
062645 -12 1896  DR2A DF7JU JO31 (x4)

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.