PD5DRE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Netherlands Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO32

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving PD5DRE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 183 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 19 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-15 and 2026-08-25.

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 183 FT8 messages attributed to PD5DRE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 19 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (87%), followed by 40 m (13%). Most decodes (53%) fell within the six-hour window 13:00-19:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -9 dB.

Overview

183
Messages attributed
19
UTC dates decoded
53
Active 15-min windows
-9 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 24 20m · 159
First attributed message: 2026-06-15
Last attributed message: 2026-08-25 07:19 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
183 messages
Active dates
19 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-17 to +1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 30, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 65, strong (≥ -8 dB) 88.

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 PD5DRE 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 PD5DRE

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
JO32 · 101 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,067 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-25 07:18 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 UTCBandPD5DRE S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-25 07:18 20m -11 / - VK3DHI - / -20 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 22:50 20m +3 / - VK5GTS - / -15 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 22:44 20m -7 / - <...> - / -7 7 Partial capture
08-14 15:57 20m -14 / - <...> - / - 3 Partial capture
08-14 15:52 20m -16 / -13 <...> -19 / -5 4 Partial capture
08-14 15:44 20m -17 / - <...> - / - 2 Partial capture
08-14 15:35 20m -7 / - <...> - / -15 2 Partial capture
08-14 15:32 20m -16 / - ES3TI/0 - / - 2 Partial capture
08-14 15:16 20m -9 / - <...> - / +10 3 Partial capture
08-14 15:08 20m -15 / - <...> - / -6 3 Partial capture
08-14 13:57 20m 0 / - XU7O - / - 2 Partial capture
08-14 13:50 20m -2 / - XU7O - / - 8 Partial capture
08-10 23:31 20m -10 / - HS5GEA - / 0 7 Partial capture
08-10 23:26 20m -7 / - OH0ERF - / -12 2 Partial capture
08-10 22:13 20m -11 / - 6M0MM - / -13 2 Partial capture
08-10 22:10 20m -14 / - HL9AIP - / - 3 Partial capture
08-09 21:26 20m - / - EA5HM -19 / - 3 Partial capture
08-09 21:22 20m -13 / - JA7FLI - / -17 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 20:45 20m -11 / - JJ2IJU - / -6 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 20:43 20m -6 / - JH8SIT - / -11 2 Partial capture
08-08 19:01 20m +5 / - SP1905MFK - / - 2 Partial capture
08-08 17:51 20m -4 / -12 JY4CI -8 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-08 13:22 20m -15 / - 3B9FR - / - 3 Partial capture
08-08 12:45 20m -14 / - AP2TN - / - 2 Partial capture
08-08 12:24 20m -10 / - OH2ZZ - / -6 2 Partial capture
08-07 18:21 20m -20 / - BI2QMT - / - 2 Partial capture
08-07 18:03 20m -4 / - BD6KDP - / -5 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 18:01 20m +2 / -7 JE1FQV -2 / -3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-07 17:57 20m -9 / - YO4LUP - / -4 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 17:56 20m -8 / - BH5HIE - / -3 2 Partial capture
08-07 17:56 20m - / -11 R4FDW -11 / - 7 Partial capture
08-07 17:53 20m -7 / - BD8ELZ - / -14 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 17:52 20m -11 / - BD6KDP - / - 2 Partial capture
08-07 17:50 20m +2 / - JA2ODB - / - 2 Partial capture
08-07 17:46 20m -6 / - JT1BZ - / - 2 Partial capture
08-07 17:45 20m -12 / - BH5HIE - / -12 2 Partial capture
08-07 17:43 20m -16 / - BI1HJR - / +5 2 Partial capture
08-07 17:41 20m -14 / - BG4OOO - / -16 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 17:38 20m -12 / - BG8HNC - / -14 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 02:58 40m -1 / - 7Q5MLV - / - 3 Partial capture
08-01 01:06 40m -10 / - 8Q7PR - / -13 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 00:58 40m -3 / - TJ1GD/P - / -15 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 00:54 40m -5 / - 8Q7PR - / - 3 Partial capture
08-01 00:51 40m -5 / - XE3A - / -12 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 00:40 40m -2 / - OD5ZZ - / -17 5 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 01:32 20m -24 / - HK3LHY - / - 2 Partial capture
07-30 21:10 20m -10 / - LA5TTA - / - 2 Partial capture
07-29 18:48 20m -4 / - BH2WTV - / -12 2 Partial capture
07-29 18:16 20m 0 / - HB10GBT - / -8 2 Partial capture
07-28 17:27 20m -16 / - MI0CBH - / -16 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
224500 -10 1607  <...> PD5DRE R-07 (x5)
225000  -1 3078  VK5GTS PD5DRE JO32 (x3)
233445  +5  468  XU7O PD5DRE 73
064200 -13 1309  GB64MOD PD5DRE JO32 (x2)
065930  -3 1058  PD5DRE RA1NBG KP54
071800 -14 2469  VK3DHI PD5DRE JO32 (x3)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
005330  -1 1314  XE3A PD5DRE 73
005400  -2 1457  8Q7PR PD5DRE JO32 (x3)
005815  -8  572  TJ1GD/P PD5DRE JO32 (x3)
010600  -5 1258  8Q7PR PD5DRE JO32 (x4)
025800  +1 2889  7Q5MLV PD5DRE JO32 (x3)
003300 -13 2434  UR5SD PD5DRE R+03

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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