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