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☀ Solar
SFI 94
SN 49
A 7
K 0 Quiet
X-Ray B3.4
Wind 368.6 km/s
Aurora 1
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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 night, few things that actually worked

    Michael Stevens,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Nordic Ham

  2. finally worked my first real pileup — some thoughts and questions

    Michael Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 50 views
    Ham Fan 24

  3. breaking pileups - what actually works vs what people think works

    Mark Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 50 views
    David Williams95

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

    Jessica Williams53,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Jennifer Lee

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

    Catherine O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 96 views
    James Brown39

  7. Split frequency tracking - dual VFO or Sub-RX for pileup pattern analysis?

    Repeater Tech,
    • 2 replies
    • 203 views
    Steve Anderson

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

    Christine Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 140 views
    Radio Geek

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

    Daniel Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    Karen Walker

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

    Andrew Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Amanda Foster

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

    Mike74,
    • 1 reply
    • 93 views
    Emily Davis

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

    Packet Radio,
    • 2 replies
    • 241 views
    Packet Radio

  14. finally cracked a pileup for 3Y0 — here's what actually worked for me

    Ashley Wilson27,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    DX Dude

  15. finally cracked a rare one after years of trying — what actually worked

    DX Dude,
    • 1 reply
    • 101 views
    Kevin Jackson

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

    Michelle Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 56 views
    Michelle Taylor

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

    Christopher Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 79 views
    Michael Thompson

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

    Steve Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Robert Johnson

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

    Sarah Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 94 views
    Steven Patel

  21. finally cracked a pileup on a decent DX station, here's what actually worked for me

    Kevin O'Connor,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    Morse Coder

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

    Linda Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 122 views
    Carlos Santos

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

    Brian Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 81 views
    Steve Anderson

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

    David Williams95,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    Sarah Anderson50

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

    Amanda Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    Michael Moore99

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

    Susan Clark,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    Maria Santos

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

    Linda Hayes,
    • 1 reply
    • 122 views
    Stephanie Chang

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

    Ashley Anderson73,
    • 1 reply
    • 97 views
    Ashley Anderson73

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