Noticed this thread pop up and got inspired to do a 60m FT8 session from home this evening. Not managed to catch the “DX of the moment” - TY0RU (Benin) yet, but did work a certain @G4OBK !
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As you noticed, the Russian DXpedition in Benin, TY0RU was on an off the 60m band last night working MSHV and transmitting 4 streams of FT8 around 600-800 HZ. I was also unsuccessful in attracting his attention. I think I spent about half an hour trying and noticed the famous @M1EYP callsign standing out. Thanks for the QSO!
73 Phil G4OBK
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You probably saw the anger directed at me for calling on top of one of those streams Phil!
I was calling CQ and suddenly my screen went VERY red! Fantastic - huge pile up - was my initial reaction. But then I read the text - “M1EYP PSEQSY”, “QSYQSY”, “DX PSEQSY”, “M1EYP IDIOT” etc…!
Obviously my spot appeared to me to be a clear frequency, with nothing indicated on the waterfall or activity window (or my ears!!) - but obviously I did indeed immediately QSY. And then there was G4OBK, second station worked IIRC.
I did worry that my second choice of “clear frequency” might also have a stream of TY0RU that I couldn’t RX - but there was no further abuse, so I assume it was OK!
I’ve not managed to work TY0RU yet either…
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Finally managed to nail TY0RU just now on 10m 
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Virtually no pileup on 12m just now for TY0RU - got through on first call with 50w to my 40m EFHW!
Had to resort to rig CW memories as my CW isn’t that fast yet 
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…and three years down the line, it seems that there’re still some UK operators using FT8 on 60 metres who’re transmitting above 5358kHz outside the UK bandlet that ends there. 
This time round, apparently, Ofcom have noticed… 