In this case I would say the DX operator is lousy. A 25 KHz spread on CW is
ridiculous. It's even ridiculous on SSB. Wait for the pileups subside and work
him when he's begging.
Now if it's Glorioso, that's different. My #340.
Wes N7WS
On 11/7/2023 8:07 AM, Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote:
In certain situations you would definitely do better with a second
receiver.Suppose you have a CW pileup on a rare station, where the pileup is
25 kHz wide, with many stations (can I say lids?) calling continuously, and
the DX station is sending 35 wpm. It is very difficult to use REV or TF-SET to
pick out the right spot and pop back to the DX in time. There is a built-in
delay in the button, plus your reaction time.
You can do it, but you will get more good shots at the DX with a second
receiver. And the name of the game in breaking pileups is maximizing the
number of calls you make on the right frequency.
It takes a little care in setting up the right and left channels, plus some
practice, but the two-receiver method is definitely superior.
I go even farther and use the two receivers in my K3 for diversity reception,
and have another transceiver that I use to listen to the pileup and transmit.
73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
Formerly K2VCO
CWops no. 5
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
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