been trying to work 7x0dx for the past 2 hours and just cant break through. im running 100w to a dipole about 30ft up, hearing them solid 59+ but they just dont hear me. tried calling exactly on their freq, tried splitting up 5-10, even waited for the pile to die down but no luck

anyone else having better luck? starting to think maybe my antenna has an issue but it seems to work fine on other contacts. maybe im just not loud enough for this kind of pile

100w to a dipole is gonna be tough for the really big pileups like this one. i was struggling too until i switched over to my 3 element yagi, made all the difference. also try listening to exactly where theyre coming back to people - sometimes theyre working a pretty tight split and if you're not in the right window they wont hear you at all

patience is key though, ive spent 3+ hours working some of the bigger dxpeditions before finally getting through

yeah that one is brutal today, pile is massive. im using 1kw and beam and still took me about 45 minutes. trick is to listen to their pattern - they seem to be working people calling about 7-12khz up from their transmit freq. dont just call randomly, figure out where theyre listening and call there. also short calls work better than long ones when the pile is this thick