Re: [IRCA] WABV DX Test: WAIK instead

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Interesting - I wonder if WAIK was running something other than normal configuration. I also heard them here in Memphis for the first time last night.

Thanks for sharing Glenn - again, interesting.

Jim Pogue

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: 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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