This was a good one, Saul was at 10W and I at 8W. I'd like to say I broke thru a pile up but no-caught him at the "CQDX." (Man's got gall-calling CQDX with just 10W). But as 10Watter in a 100Watt+ world pileups can be an exercise in frustration, this morning I listened to a Welsh ham work 6's and 7's hearing S-9 both ways and never gettting a nibbble. But getting thru happens; JH4UYB, UY2UA, PT7CB bound my world so far-now if only a ZL or VK....
Some advice I've heard has panned out-listen to the DX and get a feel for how they listen and listen for a pattern of gaps in the pack's howling. Other has not. Probably the most misleading was if the DX station is not S-9 or better don't bother. I've had satisfactory QSOs with DX stations when the best was S-4. While it is true with Q-code a QSO can be managed with a non-english speaker and many DX ops know some english, the ability to give a signal report and introduce yourself in another language helps ( now up to four)you break thru-my longest 6M contact was completed because I could give a report and grid reference in Spanish-Some ops seem to suffer from the colonial delusion-speak English long enough and loud enough and the natives will understand you-What you do is piss them off. Just don't forget; This is supposed to be fun! 73 es gud dx Rob
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