This would be the first time I would take the 30-foot homebrew roll-up longwire to Babler. I built this antenna after the first Babler DXpedition; I broke it in on the first Sioux Passage DXpedition in May 2019. I lashed the mast supporting the antenna to a tree about 30 feet away from the listening post; the center insulator was clipped to the front passenger window, which was partially open. Once again, I took along the Tecsun PL-600 for shortwave DX and the General Electric Superadio III for AM (MW) broadcast band DX. On this DXpedition, I took along the newest piece of equipment in my setup; a Whistler WS-1040 handheld digital scanner.
Reception conditions on the AM (MW) band were typical daytime conditions before 1400 CST (2000 UTC). After 1400 CST (2000 UTC), I was hearing other areas of the Midwest before stations from the East started coming through around 1430 CST (2030 UTC). After 1600 CST (2200 UTC), stations to the west started to come in. On the shortwave bands, conditions favored Africa before 2000 UTC (1400 CST), although a few stations in the Americas were coming through. South Asia and the Middle East came through after 2100 UTC (1500 CST), with East Asia coming through after 2200 UTC (1600 CST). On the scanner, I noted the Franklin County (MO) Sheriff's Department on 151.34 MHz, Lincoln County (MO) Fire/EMS Dispatch on 159.285 MHz and several frequencies on the 800 MHz Saint Charles County trunked radio system (the latter of which I cannot hear at my home listening post in Hazelwood). I also heard the NOAA Weather Radio stations on 162.425 (WNG728 Bellflower, MO), 162.450 (KXI70 Jerseyville, IL) and 162.525 MHz (WWF75 Bourbon, MO) in addition to local KDO89 on 162.550 MHz. I started monitoring around 1315 CST (1915 UTC), wrapping up around 1645 CST (2245 UTC) to face the Monday rush hour traffic in western Saint Louis County.
All times on the AM (MW) broadcast band logs are CST; all times on the shortwave logs are UTC.
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The Tecsun PL-600 and General Electric Superadio III on a folding tray table inside the minivan.
The longwire antenna and mast, lashed to a tree near the parking lot.
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570 kHz WKBN Youngstown, OH - 11/25 1631 noted with local ads, promo for The Sean Hannity Show, "News/Talk 570" ID into weather forecast. A fair to poor signal was noted, mixing with WNAX.
750 kHz WNDZ Portage, IN - 11/25 1437 noted with local ads in Spanish. A fair signal was noted over KBNN.
780 kHz WJAG Norfolk, NE - 11/25 1635 noted with talk on the corn crop and prices. A good to fair signal was noted over WBBM with slight adjacent channel interference from WEW 770.
790 kHz WKRD Louisville, KY - 11/25 1515 noted with talk on University of Kentucky and University of Louisville sports, "Cards Radio 790 KRD" ID, station promo and local ads. A good to fair signal was noted over WMC and WRMS.
880 kHz KRVN Lexington, NE - 11/25 1740 noted with extended agricultural forecast for Nebraska and Kansas, ads for various Nebraska businesses, financial report, seat belt safety PSA. A good signal was noted over WCBS and WIJR.
890 kHz WKNV Fairlawn, VA - 11/25 1529 noted with "Joy FM" ID into Southern Gospel music. A fair signal was noted over WLS.
960 kHz WFIR Roanoke, VA - 11/25 1531 noted with Virginia Tech Hokies basketball pre-game show from the Maui Invitational in Hawaii. A fair signal was noted over KZIM.
1020 kHz KDKA Pittsburgh, PA - 11/25 1447 noted with promo, local ads including one mentioning a number in Area Code 724. A fair to poor signal was noted with moderate adjacent channel interference from KXEN 1010.
1030 kHz WGSF Memphis, TN - 11/25 1452 noted with a Regional Mexican format, promo in Spanish mentioning Radio Ambiente. A fair to poor signal was noted over KCWJ.
1040 kHz WPBS Conyers, GA - 11/25 1555 noted with discussion mentioning Georgia in Vietnamese. A good signal was noted over WHO.
1060 kHz WILB Canton, OH - 11/25 1455 noted with EWTN promos, Christopher Minute, local underwriting announcements. A fair signal was noted over WMCL.
1110 kHz KFAB Omaha, NE - 11/25 1716 noted with "News Radio 1110 KFAB" ID, promo for the iHeart Music Awards mentioning CW 15 (KXVO-TV) into local ads. A good signal was noted with moderate adjacent channel interference from KMOX 1120.
1170 kHz KFAQ Tulsa, OK - 11/25 1505 noted with weather forecast, sports show promo, "Talk Radio 1170" ID before fading to WWVA with Sean Hannity. A good signal was noted over KBOB and WWVA.
1340 kHz KSMO Salem, MO - 11/25 1319 noted with ads mentioning Salem. A fair to poor signal was noted, mixing with KXEO.
1340 kHz KXEO Mexico, MO - 11/25 1324 noted with a Gold-based Adult Contemporary format, "KXEO" IDs. A fair to poor signal was noted, mixing with KSMO.
1350 kHz KRAP Washington, MO - 11/25 1407 noted with a Hot Adult Contemporary format, "Westplex 107.1" ID. A fair signal was noted, mixing with WSIQ.
1360 kHz KBKB Fort Madison, IA - 11/25 1417 noted with local ads, weather forecast, "Fox Sports Radio 1360" ID into Fox Sports Radio. A fair signal was noted.
1410 kHz WING Dayton, OH - 11/25 1421 noted with local ads, promo for Ohio State sports talk show, "1410 ESPN Radio" ID into local sports talk show. A good to fair signal was noted over other stations.
1480 kHz WJBM Jerseyville, IL - 11/25 1427 noted with a Country format, "104.7 FM and AM 1480 WJBM" ID. A fair signal was noted over other stations.
SHORTWAVE RADIO LOGS
3330 kHz CANADA CHU Ottawa, ON - 11/25 2153 noted with "CHU Canada" ID in French, UTC time checks in English and French, time signals, ID in English at 2154. A good to fair signal was noted.
4885 kHz BRAZIL Radio Clube do Pará ZYG362 Belém, Pará - 11/25 2209 noted with commentary in Portuguese. A poor signal was noted.
5025 kHz CUBA Radio Rebelde CMBA Bauta - 11/25 2012 noted with commentary in Spanish. A fair to poor signal was noted.
5040 kHz CUBA Radio Havana Cuba via La Habana - 11/25 2208 noted with commentary in Spanish. A fair signal was noted.
5960 kHz ALBANIA China Radio International relay Cerrik - 11/25 2004 noted with news, station promo and commentary in English. A fair signal was noted.
5995 kHz MALI ORTM Radio Mali - 11/25 2030 noted with commentary in French. A fair to poor signal was noted.
7375 kHz ROMANIA Radio Romania International via Galbeni - 11/25 2045 noted with commentary in Romanian. A good to fair signal was noted.
9445 kHz INDIA All India Radio via Bengaluru - 11/25 2118 noted with traditional Indian music, commentary and ID in English. A good signal was noted.
9555 kHz SAUDI ARABIA Saudi Radio International via Riyadh - 11/25 2228 noted with ID and promos in Arabic. A fair signal was noted.
9820 kHz CHINA CNR2 Business Radio via Xianyang - 11/25 2202 noted with promo into commentary in Chinese. A fair signal was noted.
9870 kHz SAUDI ARABIA Saudi Radio International via Riyadh - 11/25 2229 noted with promos and commentary in Arabic. A fair to poor signal was noted.
10000 kHz BRAZIL PPE Rio de Janeiro, R. de. J. - 11/25 2150 noted with time signals, beeps every 10 seconds and announcements in Portuguese. A fair signal was noted under WWV.
11660 kHz ASCENSION ISLAND BBC relay - 11/25 1938 noted with news analysis in Hausa. A good signal was noted.
11770 kHz NIGERIA Voice of Nigeria via Abuja - 11/25 1935 noted with commentary in Fulfulde. A good signal was noted.
11780 kHz BRAZIL Radio Nacional da Amazônia ZYE365 Brasilia, D.F. - 11/25 1930 noted with discussion and pop music in Portuguese. A very good signal was noted.
11900 kHz SÃO TOMÉ É PRINCIPE Voice of America relay - 11/25 1940 noted with commentary in French. A good to fair signal was noted.
12075 kHz BOTSWANA Voice of America relay Mopeng Hill - 11/25 1943 noted with sports report in French. A good signal was noted.
13845 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA University Network via WWCR Nashville, TN - 11/25 2226 noted with a recording of a sermon by Dr. Gene Scott. A fair to poor signal was noted.
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