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Carl Smith, N4AA
Editor/Publisher

Suggestions for DX
Pile-ups………… by Uncle DX

The DX station operators are in charge of any pile-up.

The DX station should make and adhere to their operating rules
quietly and respectfully.

The DX station should use, when appropriate, call areas and areas of
the world for better accuracy, rate and order.

The DX station should use split operation and spread stations out,
keeping in mind others not in the pile-ups. A must.

The DX station should give their call sign at least every 10 minutes
and maintain a pattern especially when ending a QSO.

The DX station should create a rhythm or timing which maintains a
good rate and allows the pile-up to call at the right time.

The operators in the pile-up, if not sure of a QSO, should dupe and
the DX operator continue not wasting time commenting.

The DX station should work those who will create the fastest rate,
at least at first, then make an effort to work the weaker stations.

No one should lecture on the air.

Everyone should always require and give full calls.

Know and practice the gray line.

Know the equipment being operated such as the split button, audio
levels, keying wave form, etc.

NEVER be a "KC Cop"….never.

Operators giving spots on a DX Cluster should insure their accuracy!

Keep away from personal, political, and religious comment any time
on the air and/or the DX Cluster. Keep all comments in the true spirit
of ham radio whereby ALL ARE EQUAL.

Don't rush when giving your call when the DX station is standing by,
especially on CW. Time will be lost trying to obtain ALL of the call
sign.

Don't call the DX station constantly. Get in the rhythm.

Let the last station complete his QSO.

Use only the power it takes and figure out what that is!

Figure out the DX operator's operating practice for greater success.

These "suggestions"
provided courtesy of QRZ DX and The DX Magazine, http://www.dxpub.com/

UPDATED
ON January 15, 2009

The DX Magazine 2008

100 MOST NEEDED COUNTRIES - WORLD WIDE

THE 2008 DX MAGAZINE 100 MOST NEEDED COUNTRIES SURVEY

was conducted in September and October 2008.

The complete breakdown by continent is available in

January/February 2009 Issue of THE DX MAGAZINE.

A breakdown by mode will be published in the March/April 2009 issue.

WORLD-WIDE results of the 2007 survey
are
also shown below for comparison.

2008

2007

#

PREFIX

COUNTRY

#

1

P5

NORTH KOREA

1

2

7O

YEMEN

2

3

KP1

NAVASSA

3

4

FR-G

GLORIOSO

4

5

ZS8

MARION ISLAND

6

6

KP5

DESECHEO

7

7

3Y-B

BOUVET

5

8

VKØ-H

HEARD ISLAND

10

9

FT5W

CROZET

9

10

FT5Z

AMSTERDAM

11

11

VP8-O

SOUTH ORKNEY

13

12

VP8-S

SOUTH SANDWICH

15

13

SV-A

MT ATHOS

14

14

ZL9

AUCKLAND & CAMPBELL

18

15

VKØ-M

MACQUARIE

20

16

HKØ-M

MALPELO

17

17

PYØS

ST PETER & ST PAUL

23

18

FR-T

TROMELIN

16

19

BS7

SCARBOROUGH

8

20

KH5

PALMYRA

29

21

KH5K

KINGMAN REEF

22

22

3D2C

CONWAY REEF

24

23

FR-J/E

JUAN DE NOVA

26

24

KH4

MIDWAY

27

25

JD1-M

MINAMI TORISHIMA

28

26

VK9-M

MELLISH REEF

35

27

T31

CENTRAL KIRIBATI

30

28

VK9-W

WILLIS ISLAND

12

29

KH9

WAKE

31

30

VP8-G

SOUTH GEORGIA

34

31

E3

ERITREA

32

32

BV9P

PRATAS

37

33

FK-C

CHESTERFIELD

36

34

VU4

ANDAMAN

38

35

KH3

JOHNSTON

33

36

CEØ-X

SAN FELIX

51

37

KH1

BAKER & HOWLAND

39

38

KH7K

KURE

49

39

3CØ

ANNOBON

40

40

FT5X

KERGUELEN

50

41

ZL8

KERMADEC ISLAND

41

42

ZD9

TRISTAN DE CUNHA

57

43

H4Ø

TEMOTU

46

44

1S

SPRATLY

53

45

T33

BANABA

69

46

VU7

LAKSHADWEEP

64

47

ZK3

TOKELAU

60

48

E4

PALESTINE

19

49

PYØT

TRINDADE

67

50

XZ

MYANMAR

56

2008

2007

#

PREFIX

COUNTRY

#

51

C2

NAURU

55

52

FO-A

AUSTRAL

63

53

T3Ø

WESTERN KIRIBATI

59

54

FO-M

MARQUESAS

42

55

S2

BANGLADESH

44

56

T2

TUVALU

54

57

3Y-P

PETER I

71

58

FJ

ST BARTHELEMY

NA

59

4W

TIMOR LESTE

48

60

EP

IRAN

58

61

VP6

PITCAIRN

47

62

ZK2

NIUE

65

63

VK9-L

LORD HOWE

80

64

4U-UN

UN NEW YORK

75

65

TL

CENTRAL AFRICA REP

62

66

VK9-X

CHRISTMAS ISLAND

66

67

A5

BHUTAN

82

68

CEØ-Z

JUAN FERNANDEZ ISL.

76

69

YVØ

AVES ISLAND

84

70

XF4

REVILLA GIGEDO

85

71

3D2R

ROTUMA

61

72

CYØ

SABLE ISLAND

70

73

E5-N

NORTH COOK

87

74

T5

SOMALIA

91

75

YA

AFGHANISTAN

73

76

3C

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

43

77

TN

CONGO

52

78

FO-C

CLIPPERTON

21

79

T32

EASTERN KIRIBATI

68

80

VK9-C

COCOS KEELING

89

81

FW

WALLIS & FUTUNA

90

82

KH8-S

SWAINS ISLAND

74

83

H4

SOLOMON ISL.

81

84

1AØ

SOV.MIL. ORDER-MALTA

NA

85

CY9

ST PAUL ISLAND

NA

86

SØ

WESTERN SAHARA

93

87

EZ

TURKMENISTAN

96

88

3W/XV

VIETNAM

92

89

YJ

VANUATU

NA

90

JD1-O

OGASAWARA

78

91

XX9

MACAU

95

92

9N

NEPAL

98

93

TT

CHAD

NA

94

YK

SYRIA

77

95

R1MV

MALYJ VYSOTSKIJ

NA

96

TJ

CAMEROON

NA

97

VP8-SS

SOUTH SHETLAND

NA

98

A3

TONGA

NA

99

9U

BURUNDI

88

100

AP

PAKISTAN

NA

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