During Week #4 of the Shelter-in-Place order, the order was extended indefinitely for the City of Saint Louis and Saint Louis County (subject to review), while the statewide order in Missouri is scheduled to be eased on May 3, depending on the spread of COVID-19. I continued to DX AM (medium wave) and shortwave during this order. This hobby has become my window on the world during this pandemic.
At the beginning of Easter week, pirate KQQZ 1190 Fairview Heights, IL turned off their transmitter for good, while pirate KZQZ 1430 Saint Louis, MO still transmits an open carrier during the daytime, blocking DX on 1430. At night, KDMR Kansas City, MO and WOWO Fort Wayne, IN battle it out on 1190, while WBEV Beaver Dam, WI, WYMC Mayfield, KY, WXNT Indianapolis, IN and KRGI Grand Island, NE trade places dominating on 1430 at night.
SHORTWAVE RADIO LOGBOOK
Equipment used: Sangean ATS-803A AM/FM/LW/SW portable communications receiver, homebrew 30-foot longwire antenna and 150-foot dipole antenna. All times UTC.
5850 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The Overcomer Ministry via WRMI Okeechobee, FL - 4/16 0746 noted with a sermon by Brother R.G. Stair in English. A good signal was heard; took a report on this one.
7390 kHz FRANCE Radio France Internationale via Issoudun - 4/19 0547 noted with discussion and commentary in French. A fair to poor signal was heard.
9580 kHz CUBA China Radio International via Quivican - 4/19 0240 noted with interviews and commentary in Chinese. An excellent signal was heard with distorted audio.
9675 kHz CHINA CNR1 Beijing - 4/14 0105 noted with news and commentary in Chinese. A fair to poor signal was heard.
9710 kHz CHINA China Radio International via Kasgar - 4/14 0135 noted with commentary in Spanish. A fair to poor signal was heard.
AM BROADCAST BAND LOGBOOK
Equipment used: CountyComm GP-5/SSB Gen 3 AM/FM/SW pocket receiver, Grundig AN-200 tunable AM loop. All times CDT; for EDT, add one hour, add five hours for UTC.
660 kHz KSKY Balch Springs, TX - 4/18 0601 noted with SRN News, "This is The Answer" ID into local ads. A fair to poor signal was heard with adjacent channel interference from WSM 650 kHz.
910 kHz WGTO Cassopolis, MI - 4/16 0537 noted with weather forecast, "Cool FM" ID into local ads. A fair signal was noted, mixing with KVIS.
920 kHz CKNX Wingham, ON - 4/18 0434 noted with a Country music format, "Time for a break on CKNX" mention into local ads. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with KARN and KDHL.
950 kHz WORD Spartanburg, SC - 4/13 0231 noted with a tornado warning for the Greenville/Spartanburg area, simulcast from NOAA Weather Radio station WXJ21 162.550 MHz Greenville, SC before returning to ESPN SportsCenter All Night. A fair signal was heard over WWJ.
1340 kHz KSMO Salem, MO - 4/13 0507 noted with "KSMO Radio" ID, brief talk into local ads. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with KXEO, WSOY and other stations.
1420 kHz KTOE Mankato, MN - 4/15 0644 noted with local ads, syndicated feature, "1420 AM, 102.7 FM KTOE" ID. A fair signal was heard over WOC and WIMS.
1430 kHz WION Ionia, MI - 4/14 0555 noted with local ad, "WION" ID and a mention of "AM Stereo 1430". A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with WBEV, WXNT and other stations.
1430 kHz KRGI Grand Island, NE - 4/14 0600 noted with "AM 1430 KRGI and K288HC 105.5 FM Grand Island" legal ID into ABC News. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with WBEV, WXNT and other stations.
1490 kHz KDRS Paragould, AR - 4/15 0600 noted with "iRock 103-7, KDRS Paragould, K279CQ Paragould" legal ID into a hard rock format. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with other stations.
1490 kHz WIGM Medford, WI - 4/18 0400 poked through with a "WIGM" ID. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with WOSH and other stations. AM station #75 from Wisconsin, completing 1490 from America's Dairyland.
1550 kHz WLTI New Castle, IN - 4/14 0510 noted with a Classic Hits format, "New Castle's Greatest Hits, WLTI" ID. A fair to poor signal was noted, mixing with KYAL and other stations.
What will I hear in Week #5? Stay tuned!
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