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SFI 125
SN 85
A 7
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray C2.1
Wind 453.2 km/s
Aurora 2
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Pileups & Rare DX

Discuss pileups, split operation, rare DX strategy, timing, listening skills, and working difficult stations.

  1. finally cracked a decent pileup last weekend, some thoughts

    Catherine O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Catherine O'Brien

  2. finally cracked a tough pileup last weekend, what's actually working for you guys

    Jessica Williams53,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    Jennifer Lee

  3. finally cracked a pileup on FT5/X last week, here's what actually worked for me

    Christine Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    Radio Geek

  4. finally cracked a pileup after years of failing — here's what actually worked for me

    Daniel Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 40 views
    Karen Walker

  5. finally worked a rare one but man pileups are brutal — any tips?

    Sarah Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 69 views
    Patricia Lee

  7. breaking pileups — what actually works vs what people think works

    Andrew Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    Amanda Foster

  8. breaking pileups — what actually works vs what people think works

    Mike74,
    • 1 reply
    • 44 views
    David Davis44

  9. finally broke a pileup on a pretty rare one, here's what actually worked for me

    Bob Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 67 views
    Michael Anderson

  10. DXpedition bandwidth management - How wide is too wide for SSB pileups?

    Packet Radio,
    • 2 replies
    • 181 views
    Packet Radio

  11. finally cracked a pileup on 3Y0 style DX — here's what actually worked for me

    John Williams99,
    • 1 reply
    • 98 views
    Michelle Davis

  13. finally cracked a pileup for T32 after like 45 minutes — some thoughts

    Michelle Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 26 views
    Michelle Taylor

  14. finally cracked my first real pileup — some thoughts on what actually worked

    Christopher Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 32 views
    Michael Thompson

  15. breaking pileups — what actually works vs what people think works

    Steve Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    Robert Johnson

  16. finally broke a pileup after months of failing — here's what actually worked for me

    Sarah Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    Steven Patel

  17. finally worked a pileup properly — some thoughts on what actually helped

    Linda Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 104 views
    Carlos Santos

  19. finally cracked a pileup on VP6 last weekend, some thoughts

    Brian Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 44 views
    Steve Anderson

  20. finally cracked a tough pileup last weekend, what's actually working for you guys

    David Williams95,
    • 1 reply
    • 23 views
    Sarah Anderson50

  21. finally broke a massive pileup on 3Y0 last week — here's what actually worked for me

    Amanda Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 21 views
    Michael Moore99

  22. finally cracked a rare one after years of failing at pileups — what actually worked

    Susan Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Maria Santos

  23. finally cracked a decent pileup last weekend, what actually works vs what doesnt

    Ashley Anderson73,
    • 1 reply
    • 74 views
    Ashley Anderson73

  25. finally broke a pileup on a rare one, here's what actually worked for me

    Amanda Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 14 views
    David Williams95

  26. finally cracked a decent pileup last weekend, some thoughts

    Linda Hayes,
    • 1 reply
    • 86 views
    Linda Hayes

  27. breaking pileups — what actually works vs what people think works

    John Patterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 74 views
    John Patterson

  28. finally cracked a tough pileup last weekend, what's your go-to technique

    Linda Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 31 views
    Kevin Park

  29. DXpedition pileup management from the operator's perspective

    Robert Moore66,
    • 2 replies
    • 195 views
    Robert Moore66

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