Lately I have been very lucky - hope this holds for 3Y0. Two weeks ago today busted the pileup for FT8WW on CW. This morning busted a simplex pileup to work E2WRTC in Thailand on 40M. ATNO and one of three missing zones for WAZ.
Good in Clublog for FT8 and good in WRTC log for E2. 100 watts, ground mounted vertical. CW.
Both stations were super weak, barely audible when I worked them. E2 was so garbled from multi-path I couldn't hear for sure if he got my call right. I recorded it too - even in the recording you cant't tell. I went by the rhythm of the sound. He got it.
Randy / WB9LUR
ps... you don't need a club to be a true blue DXer.