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☀ Solar
SFI 125
SN 85
A 7
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray C1.9
Wind 407.0 km/s
Aurora 2
Updated 02:00 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Poor

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Pileups & Rare DX

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

  1. finally broke a nasty pileup last weekend, some thoughts

    Sarah Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    Sarah Mitchell

  2. finally cracked a pileup after months of trying — some things that actually worked

    Ashley Wilson95,
    • 1 reply
    • 74 views
    Karen Walker

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

    Dave Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 20 views
    Lisa Chang

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

    David Parker,
    • 1 reply
    • 25 views
    Michael Stevens

  5. Split operation setup for massive DXpedition pileups - Timing and frequency management

    Jessica Miller89,
    • 2 replies
    • 133 views
    Amanda Williams49

  7. finally broke a massive pileup on VP6 last week, here's what actually worked

    Christopher Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 36 views
    David Thomas

  8. struggling with dx pileups lately

    David Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 101 views
    Mike Rodriguez

  9. finally broke a massive pileup last weekend, some thoughts

    Lisa Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 44 views
    John Patterson

  10. Modern DXpedition equipment trends - what are the big guns using now?

    Michelle Taylor,
    • 2 replies
    • 104 views
    Steve Martinez

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

    Lisa Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 124 views
    Jessica Davis

  13. finally broke a pileup after like 3 years of failing at it — here's what actually worked for me

    David Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 13 views
    Helen Taylor

  14. finally cracked a big pileup last weekend, here's what actually worked

    Sarah Mitchell94,
    • 1 reply
    • 81 views
    Daniel Smith

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

    Emily Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 1 view
    John Taylor

  16. finally cracked a pileup on a pretty rare one — here's what actually worked for me

    James Wilson46,
    • 1 reply
    • 23 views
    Linda Wilson

  17. finally cracked a rare one after years of failing at pileups — some stuff that actually worked

    Robert Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 17 views
    Amanda Miller

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

    Mark Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 11 views
    David Williams95

  20. Split frequency timing - who else finds the DX op's listening pattern crucial?

    Morse Coder,
    • 2 replies
    • 119 views
    James Patterson

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

    Repeater Tech,
    • 2 replies
    • 169 views
    Steve Anderson

  22. finally cracked a pileup after months of failing — what actually worked for me

    Steve Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Amanda Jackson

  23. finally cracked a pileup on a rare one — here's what actually worked for me

    Daniel Smith,
    • 1 reply
    • 92 views
    Emily Taylor

  25. finally cracked a rare one after years of frustration — what actually works in a pileup

    John Johnson16,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    David Williams50

  26. finally broke a pileup after like 6 months of trying — here's what actually worked for me

    Angela Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Emily Zhang

  27. finally broke a big pileup last weekend, some thoughts

    Rachel Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 62 views
    Rachel Kim

  28. finally broke a pileup to ZL7 last night, took me like 3 hours though

    Amanda Anderson50,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    John Mitchell

  29. finally broke a pileup after like 2 years of trying — here's what actually worked for me

    Michael Brown79,
    • 1 reply
    • 13 views
    Kimberly Brooks

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