[IRCA] WFAW DX Test Final Report

["Jim Pogue" <KH2AR@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

WFAW DX Test Final Report

     I think we have the majority of reports in, and many DXers were able to
overcome the challenges presented low power with a rather crowded channel
and put WFAW into their logs. For many it was only sweep tones and Morse
code, but that's just fine in my book. Here's the list of listeners who have
indicated they heard the test:

Saul Chernos	Burnt River, ON, Canada
Pete Dernbach	St. Louis, MO
Steve Francis	Alcoa, TN
Bill Harms		Elkridge, MD
Glenn Hauser	Enid, OK
David Hochfelder	Albany, NY
John Hunter		Rossville, GA
Tom Jasinski	Shorewood, IL
Chris Johnson	Taylors, SC
Brandon Jordan	Memphis, TN
Barry McLarnon	Ottawa, ON, Canada
Willis Monk		Old Fort, TN
Tim Noonan		Oak Creek, WI
Jim Pogue		Memphis, TN
Dave Pyatt		Burlington, ON, Canada
Les Rayburn		Birmingham, AL
Larry Russell	Flushing, MI
Curtis Sadowski	Paxton, IL
Brett Saylor	Central PA
Doug Smith		Menomonee Falls, WI
J.D. Stephens	Hampton Cove, AL
John Wilke		Milwaukee, WI
Bruce Winkelman	Tulsa, OK
Niel Wolfish	Burnt River, ON, Canada
Joe Wozniak		St. Louis, MO

     A great big thank you goes out to CE Ernie Swanson for the great test.
He was very happy with the results, and just informed me that he has gotten
the OK to conduct a test over another station he works for: WRDB - 1400 kHz
in Reedsburg, WI. This test on a local channel is going to be a real
challenge. But those of you who have been at this for awhile know that some
of our best DX tests have come from stations on the graveyard frequencies. 

     Thanks to everyone who tried for the test, and congratulations to those
who logged it. Ernie promises a nice QSL package, so get those reports in to
him soon.

     We should have details on a test from a Virginia station put together
soon, plus Ernie has several other stations in the upper Midwest that are
good possibilities. And we have lots of other irons in the fire too. Check
the DXTESTS.INFO Web site frequently and listen to the BTC Podcasts for news
and late-breaking developments.

 Jim Pogue
IRCA/NRC Joint Broadcast Test Committee Coordinator
Memphis, TN

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