[ADXA] A52CI FT8 decode

[WB5JJJ]

I've not seen any spots of A52 on 10m or 20m.  What frequency have they
been on?

73's
George - WB5JJJ
HoIP - 100105


On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 10:29 AM <w5znjoel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not to distract from Pat’s inquiry, but if anyone see’s or hears A5 on 10
> meters please post here immediately. I only need A5 on two bands, 160 and
> 10. A snowball has a better chance of surviving in hell that I do working
> them on 160 this time of year simply because we have no common window. 10
> is doable. The other evening when they were on 12 meters the sig was strong
> and a 10 meter path was very possible.
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> Anyway, please post any A5 10 meter sigs you hear (or see for you FT8
> folks) on our reflector!
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> 73 Joel W5ZN
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> *From:* adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On
> Behalf Of *patw5vy at gmail.com
> *Sent:* Monday, April 22, 2024 10:22 AM
> *To:* adxa at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject:* [ADXA] A52CI FT8 decode
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> Dennis, W5RZ, reported difficulty with decoding A25CI on 17M FT8.  I’ve
> got the same issue.  In the morning (12-14Z) A52CI has been relatively
> strong here on long path.  The multiple streams blend into one “blob” and I
> have no decodes.  I’ve tried pointing east and west of the direct heading
> with no change.  I’ve turned AGC off, NB off, etc.  Tried Fast, Normal and
> Deep decode with no change.  As conditions change and the A25CI signal
> becomes weaker I start seeing decodes and right before propagation ends I
> get a decode almost every cycle.  During that time they seem to only hear
> EU and I haven’t been able to get their attention.  They are in and out
> right now…just about gone for me (1512Z).  At times they are strong enough
> for CW but I haven’t seen them on CW yet?
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> I have A5 on 30 and 15M CW from previous activations.  Just curious if
> others are seeing this destructive multipath prop?  I think FT4 would work
> better during the multipath….tone spacing is wider.  You lose a few db of
> sensitivity but I think the improved decode of FT4 would make up for it.
> I’ve seen this multipath on 432 FT8 during my roving activity in VHF
> contests.  FT4 usually works much better.
>
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> Pat, W5VY
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