Temperatures were in the mid-70s Fahrenheit, dropping to the low 70s with a breeze blowing from the Missouri River. I had to move my listening post three times during this DXpedition. I originally set up in the parking lot, but there were a few individuals in a Dodge Charger driving like maniacs, which forced me to move to an area five yards from the south bank of the Missouri River at the confluence with the Pelican Island Chute. I began monitoring around 2330 UTC (1830 CDT). I was at that location for about an hour, before a park ranger told us to move further away from the river. I had to take down my longwire, move the listening post back into the parking lot, and finish my shortwave DXing with the PL-600's telescoping whip antenna. That made me realize that I'll have to put a vertical shortwave antenna on my shopping list. I concluded my monitoring around 0120 UTC (2020 CDT).
Sunset DX conditions on the AM (MW) broadcast band favored the Midwest and Mid-South, while shortwave conditions favored Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, the Pacific and East Asia.
AM BROADCAST BAND LOGS (All times CDT; for EDT, add one hour, for UTC, add five hours.)
980 kHz WYFN Nashville, TN - 8/5 1953 noted with light Christian music and brief talk before fading out. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with KSGM.
1050 kHz WDZ Decatur, IL - 8/5 1922 noted with Chicago Cubs baseball play-by-play and local ads. A fair signal was heard over KSIS.
1070 kHz KFTI Wichita, KS - 8/5 2006 noted with a Classic Country format, "Classic Country 1070" ID. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with other stations.
1180 kHz WUMY Turrell, AR - 8/5 2011 noted with a Regional Mexican Format, "La Jefa 99.3 FM" ID in Spanish. A good signal was heard over WHAM before power was cut at 2015.
1270 kHz WXGO Madison, IN - 8/5 2017 noted with local ads into Cincinnati Reds baseball play-by-play. A fair signal was heard, mixing with other stations.
1270 kHz WQTT Marysville, OH - 8/5 2017 noted with local spots into Cincinnati Reds baseball play-by-play; the latter echoing behind WXGO. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with other stations.
1690 kHz WVON Berwyn, IL - 8/5 1913 noted with local ads, station promo, "The Talk of Chicago, 1690 WVON" ID. A good signal was heard, alone on the channel.
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| Portable longwire antenna setup on the third Sioux Passage DXpedition. |
SHORTWAVE LOGS (All times UTC; for CDT, subtract five hours, for EDT, subtract four hours)
4885 kHz BRAZIL Radio Clube do Pará ZYG362 Belém, Pará - 8/6 0101 noted with news in Portuguese. A fair to poor signal was heard.
5010 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WRMI Okeechobee, FL - 8/6 0103 noted with Contemporary Christian music in Spanish, station promo in English. A fair signal was heard.
5025 kHz CUBA Radio Rebelde CMBA Bauta, Ciudad de la Habana - 8/6 0110 noted with contemporary music and brief commentary in Spanish. A very good signal was heard.
5085 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WTWW Lebanon, TN - 8/6 0051 noted with ID, "Instant Request" mention into Oldies. An excellent signal was heard.
6050 kHz ECUADOR Vozandes Media HCJB Quito, Pichincha - 8/5 2350 noted with Christian music and a Scripture reading in the Shuar language. A fair to poor signal was heard.
6180 kHz BRAZIL Radio Nacional da Amazônia ZYE365 Brasilia, D.F. - 8/5 2340 noted with pop music and ID in Portuguese. A good signal was heard.
7250 kHz CHINA China Radio International via Urumqi - 8/5 2355 noted with commentary in Spanish, traditional Chinese music until 2359 sign-off. A fair to poor signal was heard.
7375 kHz ROMANIA Radio Romania International via Tiganesti - 8/6 0000 noted with frequency schedule into news in English. A very good signal was heard.
9420 kHz GREECE Voice of Greece via Avlida - 8/6 0041 noted with traditional Greek music and talk in Greek. A good signal was heard.
11815 kHz BRAZIL Radio Brasil Central ZYE440 Goiânia, Goiás - 8/6 0011 noted with news analysis in Portuguese. A fair to poor signal was heard.
13840 kHz NEW ZEALAND Radio New Zealand Pacific via Rangitaiki - 8/6 0030 noted with news in English. A fair to poor signal was heard.
14670 kHz CANADA CHU Ottawa, ON - 8/6 0008 noted with time signals, "CHU Canada" ID in French, UTC time check in French followed by a UTC time check in English at 0009, ID in English followed by UTC time check in English, followed by French at 0010. A fair to poor signal was heard.
15230 kHz CUBA Radio Havana Cuba via Quivicán - 8/5 2335 noted with commentary and vocal music in Spanish. A fair signal was heard.
15540 kHz KUWAIT Radio Kuwait via Kabd - 8/6 0024 noted on past 0000 sign-off with light vocal music and commentary in Arabic. A fair to poor signal was heard.
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| The receiver setup for the third Sioux Passage DXpedition. |
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