[RTTY] Change in pileup procedure?

[Robert Loranger]

Good trick Nelson.  Here is something of similar flavor
Earlier this week I worked FT5ZM using a different trick: sort of riding 
piggy-back on a powerful W5 caller sitting in on one spot and calling 
every cycle.  For sure his beam was not pointed toward VE2 land, yet he 
was coming in loud and clear.  So I figured he would likely be heard by 
FT5ZM.  Then why not tail-gate him.  Having dual receive,  I set my xmit 
freq on top of the W5 but remained _silent._...until I copied FT5ZM 
sending "W5xxxxx 599...etc", copied the W5 reply to FT5 and as soon as 
FT5 sent "tu...up", I pounced VE2AXO twice. Bingo, I ended up in FT5ZM 
log (within 5 minutes of dual watch).
  Come to think of it, it is a bit like S&P during a contest. You wait 
until the on-going exchange is completed and you pounce.  Of course in a 
contest we are sure the wanted station will not run away but here I 
figured the FT5 operator would not move that quickly away from this 
frequency just in case another station was waiting in the background.  
Well it sure did.
Of course this trick may not always work but it seems to me that 
pea-shooters like me (100 watts or less) may find it a useful addition 
to their bag of tricks.   As long as the powerful station keeps calling, 
relax but listen carefully and remain alert to pounce!
Enjoy chasing rare DX,
Bob  VE2AXO

On 04/02/2014 7:54 PM, Nelson Moyer wrote:
>
> One other trick you may want to try. I tune the pileup and note the callers
> that sit on one spot and call every cycle. If I see them worked, I know
> where the DX is listening. They're frequency beacons that give me an edge.
>
> Nelson, KU0A
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Turner
> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 6:37 PM
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Change in pileup procedure?
>
> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:          (may be snipped)
>
> On 2/4/2014 8:39 AM, Phil Sussman wrote:
>> Are there any 'hints' for working DX from a mobile (I have a camper with
>> RTTY capability) or QRP ?
> REPLY:
>
> #1 hint is find a clear frequency and monitor it regularly to make sure
> nobody moves in on you. Everything else is secondary.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
>
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