The 2022 DXpedition season got a late start due in part to high fuel prices, peaking at U$5.09 per gallon in Saint Louis, MO. For this year's DXpedition season, I decided to stick close to my QTH. On October 5, I took my radios to Sioux Passage County Park near Florissant, MO. This is the fourth DXpedition to the northern edge of Saint Louis County.
Skies were partly cloudy that day with temperatures around 70 degrees F (21 degrees C). The Missouri River, which flows past the park, was at the lowest level since 2012, allowing access to Pelican Island Nature Area on foot. Once again, I took my General Electric Superadio III for AM (MW) broadcast band DX. For shortwave DX, I took my Tecsun PL-600; instead of the homebrew longwire antenna, I took my MFJ-1022 active antenna. I set up my listening post on the only picnic table close to the river's edge. Monitoring began around 1525 CDT (2025 UTC), going until 1730 CDT (2230 UTC). AM (MW) BCB conditions favored Illinois throughout the DXpedition; stations from other parts of the Midwest, as well as the Great Lakes and Deep South, were being heard after 1700 CDT (2200 UTC). Every continent was heard on the shortwave bands.
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| The listening post setup at Sioux Passage. |
AM (MW) BROADCAST BAND LOGBOOK (All times CDT. For EDT, add one hour; add five hours for UTC.)
580 kHz WILL Urbana, IL - 10/5 1604 noted with underwriting announcements, “WILL” ID into local news. A good signal was heard with ACI from KFNS 590.
670 kHz WSCR Chicago, IL - 10/5 1611 noted with Chicago Cubs baseball play-by-play, “The Score” slogan ID and local ads. A good signal was heard; alone on channel.
720 kHz WGN Chicago, IL - 10/5 1612 noted with talk on “butter boards” mentioning Tik Tok. A good signal was heard with minor ACI from KWRE 730.
780 kHz WBBM Chicago, IL - 10/5 1607 noted with local news, “News Radio 105.9 WBBM” slogan ID into local ads. A good signal was heard with no ACI from WEW 770.
890 kHz WLS Chicago, IL - 10/5 1626 noted with talk on bad driving during the COVID-19 pandemic, mentions of I-80 and Joliet. A good signal was heard with no ACI from WIJR 880.
1050 kHz WDZ Decatur, IL - 10/5 1614 noted with Chicago Cubs baseball play-by-play, local ads, mentions of “The Score” and “The Cubs Radio Network". A good signal was heard, alone on channel.
1180 kHz WLDS Jacksonville, IL - 10/5 1652 noted with local ads into Chicago Cubs baseball play-by-play. A good signal was heard, alone on channel.
1200 kHz WRTO Chicago, IL - 10/5 1654 noted with Chicago Cubs baseball play-by-play in Spanish. A fair to poor signal was heard, alone on channel.
1210 kHz WILY Centralia, IL - 10/5 1701 noted with Classic Hits format, “Super Hits WILY” slogan ID. A fair signal was heard, alone on channel.
1220 kHz KLPW Union, MO - 10/5 1655 noted with Classic Rock format, “1220 KLPW Union, 92.7 K224EZ Union” legal ID at 1758 into local ads. A good to fair signal was heard, alone on channel.
1290 kHz WIRL Peoria, IL - 10/5 1526 noted with local ads, “WIRL” ID into Saint Louis Cardinals baseball play-by-play, legal ID at 1630. A fair signal was heard, alone on channel.
1350 kHz WSIQ Salem, IL - 10/5 1553 noted with Country format, “Real Country 92.1” slogan ID. A fair signal was heard with no sign of KRAP.
1370 kHz WLLM Lincoln, IL - 10/5 1557 noted with SRN News, Christian instrumental music interlude, “Great News Radio” group ID into Scripture reading. A fair signal was heard with ACI from KXFN 1380.
1420 kHz WINI Murphysboro, IL - 10/5 1720 noted with Saint Louis Cardinals baseball play-by-play. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with WOC.
1420 kHz WOC Davenport, IA - 10/5 1721 noted with local ads, “WOC” ID into The Simon Conway Show. A fair signal was heard over WINI.
1430 kHz WCMY Ottawa, IL - 10/5 1727 noted with ads mentioning Ottawa and Streator, “1430 WCMY” ID into Chicago White Sox baseball play-by-play. A fair signal was heard over WXNT.
1500 kHz WPMB Vandalia, IL - 10/5 1631 noted with Adult Contemporary format, “104.7 and 102.7 on FM, 1500 on AM, WPMB” ID. A fair signal was heard, alone on channel.
1610 kHz CHHA Toronto, ON - 10/5 1729 noted with local ad, “CHHA 1610 AM” ID in promo in Spanish. A good signal was heard, alone on channel.
1670 kHz WMGE Dry Branch, GA - 10/5 1830 noted with “BIN” network ID in promo, talk on the damage in Florida due to Hurricane Ian into news headlines. A fair signal was heard, alone on channel.
SHORTWAVE LOGBOOK (All times UTC. For CDT, subtract five hours; subtract four hours for EDT.)
3330 kHz CANADA CHU Ottawa, ON – 10/5 2108 noted with time signals, “CHU Canada” ID in French at 2109, UTC time checks in French and English. A fair to poor signal was heard.
5000 kHz UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA WWV Fort Collins, CO – 10/5 2140 noted with time signals, UTC time check
in English at 2141. A fair signal was heard.
5995 kHz MALI ORTM Radio Mali via Bamako – 10/5 2210 noted with commentary in French. A fair to poor signal was heard.
6070 kHz CANADA CFRX Toronto, ON – 10/5 2101 noted with local news and ads in English. A fair signal was heard.
9275 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WMLK Bethel, PA – 10/5 2052 noted with sermon on Holy Days in English. An excellent signal was heard.
9440 kHz EGYPT Radio Cairo via Abis – 10/5 2208 noted with commentary in English. A good signal was heard with distorted audio.
9665 kHz BRAZIL Radio Voz Missionaria ZYE890 Camboriú, Santa Catarina – 10/5 2202 noted with discussion in Portuguese. A fair to poor signal was heard.
9765 kHz MADAGASCAR Madagascar World Voice via Majajanga – 10/5 2152 noted with choral Christian music in English and Spanish. A good to fair signal was heard.
9790 kHz FRANCE Radio France Internationale via Issoudun – 10/5 2148 noted with discussion in French. A fair signal was heard.
9820 kHz CHINA CNR2 Business Radio via Xianyang – 10/5 2145 noted with promos in Chinese. A fair signal was heard.
11700 kHz FRANCE Radio France Internationale via Issoudun – 10/5 2025 noted with commentary in Hausa into hi-life music. A fair signal was heard.
11810 kHz ASCENSION ISLAND BBC World Service relay – 10/5 2031 noted with news, “BBC World Service” ID into Newsday in English. A fair signal was heard.
11815 kHz BRAZIL Radio Brasil Central ZYE440 Goiânia, Goiás – 10/5 2215 noted with pop music and commentary in Portuguese. A fair to poor signal was heard.
11965 kHz MADAGASCAR African Pathways Radio via Mahajanga – 10/5 2033 noted with talk on the family, mention of African Pathways into Bible lesson in English. A good signal was heard.
12095 kHz ASCENSION ISLAND BBC World Service relay – 10/5 2038 noted with talk on the war in Ukraine in English. A fair signal was heard.
13264 kHz IRELAND Shannon VOLMET – 10/5 2042 noted with weather reports for various European airports, “This is Shannon VOLMET, Shannon VOLMET” ID in English. A good signal was heard in USB mode.
13630 kHz MALI CGTN Radio via Bamako – 10/5 2117 noted with talk on classic Chinese literature in English. A good signal was heard.
13845 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA University Network via WWCR Nashville, TN – 10/5 2119 noted with sermon from the archives of Dr. Gene Scott in English. A good to fair signal was heard.
15520 kHz SPAIN Radio Exterior de España via Noblejas – 10/5 2051 noted with Real Madrid soccer play-by-play in Spanish. An excellent signal was heard.
15580 kHz BOTSWANA Voice of America relay Mopeng Hill – 10/5 2123 noted with soul music, “The Best Music, VOA One” mention in English. An excellent signal was heard.
15720 kHz NEW ZEALAND Radio New Zealand Pacific via Rangitaiki – 10/5 2121 noted with discussion in English. A fair signal was heard.
17855 kHz SPAIN Radio Exterior de España via Noblejas – 10/5 2150 noted with Real Madrid soccer play-by-play in Spanish. An excellent signal was heard.
20000 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WWV Fort Collins, CO – 10/5
2046 noted with UTC time check in English and time signals. An excellent signal was heard.
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