Here in Russellville my QTH on top of a hill has a good takeoff angle in all directions.  However, I have not heard A52 on long path at all.  Short path is a different story.  I usually hear them well enough to decode starting around 6PM to 8PM local time.  As I type this A52P is on 14.092 so that's where I'm going to be listening this evening.

On a related note, dxpeditions are competing with each other on the same band (and offsets) at the same time.  That makes things much more difficult to make contacts.  They can't hear each other and have no idea how hard it is for us to decode.  The other night I was working A52CI on 18.096 while TT8 Chad was killing them.  By some stroke of luck I did work A52CI, but it was nerve wracking at the time.

-Charles, K5CS

Thanks.  I need them on FT8 and any band but 20 CW.  That is the ONLY Q I have with A5.  I have yet to hear them on any mode or band.  But, I'm still listening.

Steve, N4JQQ

On 4/22/2024 12:10 PM, W5KI@SL wrote:

I'll reply here via the last post in this thread, happens to be George.  

I need any band for an A5 and an ATNO.  Paper, LoTW .... don't care, LOL!!!!! 😂  

I'm monitoring the DX sites and all, but this group is a great source.  Finally heard them strong last night, but only saw K5UR get thru, before they faded.  So, for those of us that need them "at least once" .... all emails are welcome.

Steve, W5KI

On 22-Apr-24 11:33, WB5JJJ wrote:

As soon as I posted my request for A52 frequencies, my DX Spotter showed him at 14.074.  Of course when I went there I found many people were calling them, but no reports.  And then a couple of minutes later, they were posted on 14.091, so I went there, and a bunch more calling them too.  Then spots on 14.092 and that seemed to be the settling spot.  Of course, I'm not hearing them anywhere at this time.  And, as always, most of those calling have never seen them either -- so why call?  But, maybe they are hearing them.  

The other night A52 was as high as +12 on 17m (I think) with 6 strong streams.  I had 8db of attenuation and Noise Reduction on my 7610 set.  That cleared the "clutter" below 1k and boosted their signal by several dB to make the waterfall bloody red on their streams.  But just a mile away and 300' higher, Charles (K5CS) was not seeing signals nearly as strong.  We finally snagged them on 17m and the next day on 15m and ClubLog confirms that.  When confirmed on LoTW, it will be an ATNO for us.  One of several the past few months.  Some of which have been confirmed and others, still waiting.  

Ain't it fun....

73's

George - WB5JJJ
HoIP - 100105

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