[RTTY] Change in pileup procedure?

[Bill Turner]

Here's something I've been thinking about for quite a while. I'd like to 
hear what you think.

Presently, the practice in pileups is for the DX station to call and 
answer on his same frequency, and that leads to problems with jammers 
and stations who forget to go split.

What if we had a procedure where the DX calls CQ UP but answers on YOUR 
frequency? He would specify an amount of time that he would do this and 
then call CQ again on his frequency.

For example, adding a number after CQ would indicate the number of 
minutes he is listening and answering. The DX would call CQ5 UP 2-5. 
That would mean for five minutes he is listening up 2-5 and will answer 
you on your frequency. After five minutes he will go back to his 
frequency and call CQ again. He could go back earlier if he runs out of 
callers or if he just wants to.

This has three advantages:  1. Immune to jammers on his CQ frequency. 2. 
Immune to jammers on your frequency because he is constantly changing 
frequency with each station he calls. 3. Immune to stations who forget 
to go split, and thus no more UP UP UP from the cops.

When someone makes a spot on a DX cluster they could add QYF 5 to the 
spot, indicating Your Frequency for TX and RX for five minute periods.

What do you think? Workable or not? Or is the current mess OK?

73, Bill W6WRT