FT4TA – Things are getting out of control :-(

As you might know the FT4TA expedition is currently active from Tromelin Island, #10 of the most wanted DXCCs. I “only” worked them on 15 & 12 m so far as I know they will QSL thru LotW, that’s the important thing for me. It’s not been a new one as I had worked (and confirmed) FR/F6KDF/T back in 2000 already (with 100 watts and a dipole, it was indeed easy back then). Although beeing one of the most wanted I think things are really getting out of control. Their CW pileups are up to 20+ kHz wide. So effectively one station is taking 20+ % bandwidth of the smaller bands like 17 & 12 m. SSB pileups are a minimum of 20 kHz, at times they were reported listening over a 50 kHz split range on the classic bands. I like DXing and I can understand all the people who are eager to work a new one (you never know if that DXCC will ever be active again, it took some 14 years since the last expedition). Nevertheless I think what they are doing is just too much, certainly not only for my taste. 🙁 I would plead for a bit more pileup control (maybe too easy to say sitting on the other side) and thinking of all the other people wanting to use our small bands …