[HCDX] WABV DX Test: WAIK instead

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** U S A. Tnx to Paul B. Walker, Jr., for putting on an impromptu DX test from
WABV 1590 in South Carolina. Since he said it would run until 0630 UT Feb 8, it
was more convenient for me to start listening after 0600 than 0500. I made the
great sacrifice of hearing ESPN Radio with stupid sports talk for 15+ minutes,
and trying to detect some signs of the DX test underneath, but never any sign
of it, so I wonder if WABV really ran until 0630? 

At least I was rewarded by a new (?) log of a station I would otherwise avoid,
WAIK 1590 in Galesburg IL, which did give a full ID at 0622, along with Sunny
97.7, WMOI [COL: Monmouth], after which I upgave. Whoopee! Per NRC AM Log, WAIK
runs only 55 watts at night, and it was dominating the frequency! Could it be
they forgot to switch from 5000 watts day power? The least they could have done
for WABV test. NRC Antenna Pattern Book shows them with an almost circular
pattern to the south of city only (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 


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