The first QSL card from the reception reports sent out during the order arrived Saturday (5/16) from CHU, the standard time and frequency station of Canada's National Research Council, located in Ottawa, Ontario, for reception on 3330 kHz. The last report sent out during the order went to the BBC's Far Eastern relay in Singapore on May 16. (The QSL from CHU is at the end of this blog entry.)
If there are any further outbreaks of the COVID-19 pandemic, I'll be at the dials, God willing.
SHORTWAVE LOGBOOK
Equipment used: Sangean ATS-803A AM/FM/SW/LW portable communications receiver, homebrew 30-foot longwire and 150-foot dipole antennas. All times UTC.
4840 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WWCR Nashville, TN - 5/14 0507 noted with Info Wars with Alex Jones, featuring talk against the COVID-19 quarantine in English. A good signal was heard.
5040 kHz CUBA Radio Havana Cuba via La Habana - 5/14 0501 noted with news, including stories on the COVID-19 pandemic in English. A fair signal was heard.
5935 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA University Network via WWCR Nashville, TN - 5/12 0049 noted with Urban Gospel music into sermon by Pastor Melissa Scott. A very good signal was heard.
6180 kHz BRAZIL Radio Nacional da Amazônia ZYE365 Brasilia, DF - 5/18 0254 noted with light vocal music and promo in Portuguese. A good to fair signal was heard.
6950 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Pirate) WDOG - 5/17 0108 noted with Classic Rock music, "We here at WDOG hope you're enjoying your evening" mention in English. A good signal was heard in USB mode.
7245 kHz VATICAN CITY NHK World-Radio Japan via Santa Maria de Galeria - 5/16 0535 noted with commentary in English. A fair to poor signal was heard.
9410 kHz SÃO TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE BBC World Service relay - 5/15 0603 noted with news and analysis in English. A poor signal was heard.
9410 kHz UNITED KINGDOM BBC World Service relay Woofferton - 5/15 0535 noted with commentary in English. A fair to poor signal was heard.
9490 kHz CLANDESTINE Radio Republica via Issoudun, France - 5/15 0120 noted with news analysis in Spanish. A good signal was heard with moderate Cuban jamming.
9690 kHz SPAIN Radio Nacional de España 1 via Noblejas - 5/12 0039 noted with interview, brief musical interlude, "Radio Nacional de España" ID. Normally carries programming of Radio Exterior de España. An excellent signal was heard.
9700 kHz CUBA Radio Havana Cuba via La Habana - 5/18 0242 noted with commentary and ID in Spanish. A good signal was heard.
9955 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Alameda Bible Fellowship via WRMI Okeechobee, FL - 5/15 0032 noted with Christian teaching in English. A fair signal was heard with moderate Cuban jamming.
11720 kHz CHINA CNR1 Shijiazhuang - 5/15 0012 noted with commentary in Chinese and light vocal music. A poor signal was heard.
11735 kHz NORTH KOREA Voice of Korea via Kujang - 5/14 0455 noted with commentary in English. A poor signal was heard.
15145 kHz SINGAPORE BBC World Service relay - 5/16 1201 noted with news, Newshour followed at 1204. A fair signal was heard.
15590 kHz CHINA China Radio International via Urumqi - 5/16 1231 noted with commentary in English. A fair signal was heard.
INTERNATIONAL AM BROADCAST LOGBOOK
Equipment used: CountyComm GP-5/SSB Gen 3 AM/FM/SW pocket receiver, Grundig AN-200 tunable AM broadcast band loop antenna. All times UTC.
570 kHz MÉXICO XEBJB Monterrey, NL - 5/16 1046 noted with Norteña music, mention of "Mexicana" in Spanish. A fair to very poor signal was heard with no sign of usual sunrise regulars KLIF or WNAX.
DOMESTIC (U.S. and Canada) AM BROADCAST LOGBOOK
Equipment used: CountyComm GP-5/SSB Gen 3 AM/FM/SW pocket receiver, Grundig AN-200 tunable AM broadcast band loop antenna. All times CDT; for UTC, add five hours, for EDT, add one hour.
690 kHz CKGM Montreal, QC - 5/13 0316 noted with local ads, "TSN 690" ID in promo into sports talk. A fair signal was heard, mixing with WQNO in a KSTL null.
800 kHz KREI Farmington, MO - 5/12 0605 noted with local ad, "Super Talk AM 800 KREI" ID, weather forecast into local news. A fair signal was heard over CKLW.
910 kHz WSUI Iowa City, IA - 5/16 0554 noted with talk on the movie Titanic from the BBC World Service, "IPR" mention, underwriting announcement, membership promo, "WSUI 910 AM Iowa City, Cedar Rapids and KRNI 1010 AM Mason City, Clear Lake" legal ID at 0600. A fair signal was heard over KVIS and WAKO.
1020 kHz KCKN Roswell, NM - 5/13 0540 noted with Contemporary Christian music, "Radio Visión Cristiana" ID, mention of Nueva York into Scripture reading in Spanish. A good signal was heard over KDKA.
1130 kHz WISN Milwaukee, WI - 5/16 0610 noted with mention of Wisconsin into Outdoors Weekly. A good to fair signal was heard over KAAB with adjacent channel interference from KMOX 1120.
1140 kHz WVEL Pekin, IL - 5/13 0545 noted with Urban Gospel music, "AM 1140 WVEL" ID into a Food For the Soul feature. A good signal was heard over KHFX.
1160 kHz KSL Salt Lake City, UT - 5/13 0332 noted with ABC News update, weather forecast, "from the KSL Weather Center" mention into The Jim Bohannon Show. A fair signal was heard in a WYLL null.
1250 kHz WGL Fort Wayne, IN - 5/16 0616 noted with "We're all about Fort Wayne, 103-9 Wayne FM" ID into Classic Hits format. A fair signal was heard over WSSP with ACI from WSDZ 1260.
1310 kHz WTTL Madisonville, KY - 5/16 0427 noted with "Good Times, Great Oldies, Cool 103" ID into Oldies. A fair signal was heard over WIBA and WTLC.
1430 kHz WYMC Mayfield, KY - 5/16 0536 noted with Kentucky News Network news, local ad into Oldies. A fair to poor signal was noted, mixing with WBEV, WXNT and other stations.
1450 kHz WROX Clarksdale, MS - 5/15 0247 noted with "WROX Radio" ID into R&B Oldies. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with WASK, WMOH and other stations.
1490 kHz WKRO Cairo, IL - 5/12 0620 poked through with mention of 103.3 FM into rock music. A poor signal was noted, mixing with other stations. This completes the Land of Lincoln on 1490 kHz; the 140th Illinois AM logged at my present location.
1490 kHz KBUR Burlington, IA - 5/12 0555 noted with "News Radio 99.3 and 1490 KBUR" ID in promo into local ads. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with other stations.
1570 kHz WFRL Freeport, IL - 5/12 0600 noted with "WFRL, WFPS Freeport, K-92 FM, 1570 the Giant" dual-station legal ID into local news. A fair signal was heard in a WBGZ null.
1570 kHz KBCV Hollister, MO - 5/12 0628 noted with Bott Radio Network promos into Grace to You. A fair to poor signal, mixing with WFRL in a WBGZ null.
1570 kHz KLEX Lexington, MO - 5/12 0637 noted with Grace to You. A fair to poor signal was heard, echoing behind KBCV, mixing with WFRL in a WBGZ null.
The final totals for the Shelter-in-Place logbook are as follows:
AM (MW) - 113 stations, including 17 new logs
Shortwave - 70 stations, including six pirates
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