N1DCH — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN42

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving N1DCH, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 6 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-17 and 2026-09-12.

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 6 FT8 messages attributed to N1DCH as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (83%), followed by 20 m (17%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -17 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

6
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-17 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-17
Last attributed message: 2026-09-12 00:51 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
6 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-17 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with N1DCH in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to N1DCH

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
FN42 · 3 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
6,716 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-12 00:47 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 UTCBandN1DCH S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-12 01:29 40m - / -14 IW9FRA -9 / - 9 ✓ Closing fragment
09-12 01:27 40m - / - DK7UY -14 / - 3 Partial capture
09-12 01:11 40m - / -18 DL8HXP -5 / - 8 Partial capture
09-12 01:01 40m - / - UX5UW +3 / - 4 Partial capture
09-09 01:30 40m - / -18 WE8HAM -18 / - 2 Partial capture
09-09 01:26 40m - / - 5Z4VJ -6 / - 3 Partial capture
07-22 01:02 40m - / -18 R6LIG -15 / - 2 Partial capture
07-15 00:26 20m - / -7 RN6MA -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-15 00:01 40m - / -9 TF8SM -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-08 00:04 80m - / -1 K2D -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-07 23:00 40m - / -24 <...> -18 / - 2 Partial capture
07-07 22:59 40m - / -24 GB13COL -18 / - 2 Partial capture
06-30 01:13 40m - / - EG4WWA -16 / - 4 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
011545  -5 2235  N1DCH DL8HXP -18
012715 -17 2235  N1DCH DK7UY JO44
012745  -3 1475  N1DCH M9XPN IO91
012745 -12 2237  N1DCH DK7UY JO44
012815 -14 2236  N1DCH UX1VT KN68
012845 -13 2236  N1DCH DK7UY JO44
012915 -16 1207  N1DCH IW9FRA JM68 (x9)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
120945 -20 1980  N1DCH GB13COL R-25
002615 -14 2270  N1DCH RN6MA -07 (x2)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
000400 -21 1401  N1DCH K2D -01 (x2)

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