On the evening of August 5 (UTC August 5-6), I brought my radios to Creve Coeur County Park in Maryland Heights, MO for my twenty-second DXpedition. This was the second DXpedition to Creve Coeur Park. This time, I set up my listening post on a picnic table at the Greensfelder Memorial picnic shelter, with a bird's-eye view of Creve Coeur Lake and the Saint Charles Family Arena across the Missouri River. Temperatures were in the low 80s Fahrenheit (27-29 degrees Celsius) under mostly cloudy skies. There were several others using the shelter for their evening meal; none of them were aware of my DX activities. Once again, I brought my General Electric Superadio III for AM (MW) broadcast band DX; this time, I remembered to bring my Tecsun PL-600 for shortwave DX. For an antenna, I used the MFJ-1022 active antenna for the shortwave bands.
On the AM (MW) broadcast band, DX conditions favored the Midwest before sunset, expanding into the Mid-South, Oklahoma, Texas and the Northeast around sunset. On the shortwave bands, all continents except Africa were heard.
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| The receiver setup for the second Creve Coeur DXpedition. |
AM (MW) BROADCAST BAND LOGBOOK (All times Central Daylight Time; for UTC, add five hours; add one hour for Eastern Daylight Time)
580 kHz WILL Urbana, IL - 8/5 1815 noted with All Things Considered, featuring talk on the United States women's soccer team at the Tokyo Olympics, preview of WILL Now into station promos. A fair signal was heard with adjacent channel interference from KFNS 590.
600 kHz WMT Cedar Rapids, IA - 8/5 2005 noted with local ads, iHeart Radio promo, "News Radio 600 WMT" slogan ID into weather forecast. A fair signal was heard with ACI from KFNS 590.
680 kHz KFEQ Saint Joseph, MO - 8/5 2008 noted with Kansas City Royals baseball play-by-play. A fair signal was heard with ACI from KSTL 690.
710 kHz KCMO Kansas City, MO - 8/5 2010 noted with The Dave Ramsey Show and local ads. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with WOR.
740 kHz CFZM Toronto, ON - 8/5 2023 noted with local ads, "Zoomer Radio" slogan ID into The Nine O'Clock Mix (Oldies format). A good signal was heard over KRMG.
880 kHz WCBS New York, NY - 8/5 2027 noted with local ads, "WCBS News Radio 880" slogan ID into local traffic report. A fair signal was heard over KRVN and WIJR.
1030 kHz KCWJ Blue Springs, MO - 8/6 1840 noted with Classic Country format, local ads and a "KCWJ" ID. A fair to poor signal was heard over WGSF.
1150 kHz WGGH Marion, IL - 8/5 1905 noted with "Monster Radio 98.5 FM and AM 1150" slogan ID into Saint Louis Blues hockey promo. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with KSAL.
1200 kHz KYOO Bolivar, MO - 8/5 1908 noted with a Country format and a "KYOO" ID. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with WRTO.
1270 kHz KRXO Claremore, OK - 8/5 1918 noted with local ads and a Contemporary Hit Radio format in Spanish. A fair signal was heard, mixing with KFLC; ACI from WSDZ 1260.
1270 kHz KFLC Benbrook, TX - 8/5 1917 noted with sports play-by-play in Spanish. A fair signal was heard, mixing with KRXO; ACI from WDSZ 1260.
1330 kHz WBGW Evansville, IN - 8/5 1920 noted with Unlocking the Bible, fund-raising promo mentioning AM 1330. A fair to poor signal was heard with ACI from KSIV 1320.
1350 kHz WSIQ Salem, IL - 8/5 1928 noted with a Country format and local ads. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with KRNT and WPDR; KRAP obliterated.
1360 kHz WNAH Nashville, TN - 8/5 1937 noted with local ads mentioning phone numbers in Area Code 615. A fair signal was heard over WSAI.
1430 kHz WPLN Madison, TN - 8/5 1940 noted with news analysis from BBC World Service, mention of India. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with other stations.
1540 kHz KBOA Kennett, MO - 8/5 1944 noted with local ads, "America's Best Music, 1540 AM and 98.7 FM" slogan ID. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with KXEL and WSMI.
1620 kHz KOZN Bellevue, NE - 8/5 1948 noted with Kansas City Royals baseball play-by-play. A good to poor signal was heard, mixing with WNRP and WTAW.
1680 kHz WPRR Ava, MI - 8/5 1955 noted with Urban Adult Contemporary format, legal ID at 2000. A fair to poor signal was heard with low to medium modulation; no sign of KRJO.
1700 kHz KBGG Des Moines, IA - 8/5 1952 noted with Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys American football play-by-play from Canton, OH. A good to poor signal was heard, mixing with KKLF.
1700 kHz KKLF Richardson, TX - 8/5 1951 noted with Mexican pop music, discussion in Spanish and local ads in English. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with KBGG.
SHORTWAVE RADIO LOGBOOK (All times UTC; for CDT, subtract five hours, subtract four hours for EDT.)
2500 kHz UNITED STATES WWV Fort Collins, CO – 8/6 0026 noted with time signals and UTC time check in English. A fair to poor signal was heard.
3330 kHz CANADA CHU Ottawa, ON -8/6 0027 noted with time signals, “CHU Canada” ID in English, UTC time check in English and French at 0028. A fair signal was heard.
4765 kHz CUBA Radio Progreso via Bejucal, Ciudad de la Habana – 8/6 0125 noted with commentary, “RP” ID and vocal music in Spanish. A fair signal was heard.
4885 kHz BRAZIL Radio Clube do Pará ZYG362 Belém, Pará – 8/6 0024 noted with commentary in Portuguese. A poor signal was heard.
5025 kHz CUBA Radio Rebelde CMBA Bauta, Ciudad de la Habana – 8/6 0010 noted with sporting event play-by-play in Spanish. A good to fair signal was heard.
5040 kHz CUBA Radio Havana Cuba via La Habana – 8/6 0020 noted with commentary in Spanish. A good to fair signal was heard.
6070 kHz CANADA CFRX Toronto, ON – 8/6 0031 noted with local ads and iHeart Radio promo in English. A good signal was heard.
7305 kHz UNITED STATES Vatican Radio via Greenville, NC – 8/6 0120 noted with commentary in Portuguese. An excellent signal was heard.
7375 kHz ROMANIA Radio Romania International via Tiganesti – 8/6 0045 noted with talk on Romanian language and culture in English. A very good signal was heard.
7490 kHz UNITED STATES WBCQ Monticello, ME – 8/5 2350 noted with talk on eminent domain in English. A very good signal was heard.
7505 UNITED STATES WRNO Worldwide New Orleans, LA – 8/6 0122 noted with Christian teaching in English. An excellent signal was heard.
8764 kHz USB UNITED STATES United States Coast Guard NMN Portsmouth, VA – 8/5 2320 noted with marine forecast for the North Atlantic in English. An excellent signal was heard.
9265 kHz UNITED STATES WINB Red Lion, PA – 8/6 0055 noted with instrumental Christian music into a Bible story in English. A good signal was heard.
9870 kHz TURKEY Voice of Turkey via Emirler – 8/6 0100 noted with news in Spanish. A good to fair signal was heard.
9975 kHz UNITED STATES KVOH Rancho Simi, CA – 8/6 0005 noted with Contemporary Christian music into Christian teaching in Spanish. A very good signal was heard.
11780 kHz BRAZIL Radio Nacional da Amazônia ZYE365 Brasilia, DF – 8/6 0104 noted with rapid-fire talk in Portuguese. An excellent signal was heard.
11880 kHz UNITED STATES KBS World via Greenville, NC – 8/6 0111 noted with commentary in Spanish. An excellent signal was heard.
12000 kHz CUBA Radio Havana Cuba via La Habana – 8/6 0112 second harmonic of 6000 kHz; noted with commentary in Spanish. A fair signal was heard.
13264 kHz USB IRELAND Shannon VOLMET – 8/5 2326 noted with weather reports for various European airports, “This is Shannon VOLMET, Shannon VOLMET” ID in English. A fair signal was heard.
13840 kHz NEW ZEALAND Radio New Zealand Pacific via Rangitaiki -8/5 2352 noted with a discussion in English. A fair to poor signal was heard.
15000 kHz HAWAII WWVH Kekaha, Kauai – 8/5 2312 noted with UTC time check in English into time signals. A fair to poor signal was heard with no sign of WWV.
15600 kHz CHINA China Radio International via Beijing – 8/5 2355 noted with traditional Chinese music, sign-off in Portuguese into Chinese program at 2400. A fair signal was heard.
17855 kHz SPAIN Radio Exterior de España via Noblejas – 8/5 2315 noted with
pop music and commentary in Spanish. A very good signal was heard.
