I think you're right, except that a distinct minority of callers just
happen upon the frequency these days. If you're just tuning across
the band and find the DX, one of three things come to mind:
1) If you're looking at spots, the DX hasn't been spotted and the
pileup will be small
2) If you're not looking at spots and the DX is so loud that no one
could miss it, then the DX is loud enough for you to clearly hear
"KH3OX QRZed? Fives" then on the very next contact "KH3OX QRZed?
Sixes" .
3) If you're not looking at spots and the DX is very weak and you find
them anyway then you can at least hear them well enough to
occasionally get the call, and if you're finding weak DX without the
cluster, then you're probably fairly skilled in the DX game, or will
at least have to spend some time listening to figure out where the
pileup is and the pattern that the DX is using.
The regular cluster-users (most of the pileup) will have received
instructions from the cluster spots on how to work the pile by the
time they get there. By the time you've ruled out the cluster users
and the people who just happen upon the DX and don't figure the
pattern out in one of the three above scenarios, the number of callers
just dumping their calls in blindly is very, very small.
Dan
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