I had never attempted a DXpedition in the month of January...that is, until New Year's Day 2023. Just ten days earlier, the temperature in my back yard was a bone-freezing seven degrees below zero Fahrenheit. The Saint Louis metro area is well known for wild swings in winter weather. This New Year's Day brought temperatures in the low to mid-60s Fahrenheit under mostly sunny skies; perfect for setting up my listening post outdoors. I chose a picnic table overlooking Truman Pond for my 30th DXpedition.
Once again, I brought my General Electric Superadio III for AM (MW) broadcast band DX. For shortwave DX, I brought my Tecsun PL-600 and MFJ-1022 active antenna. Monitoring began around 1415 CST (2015 UTC), wrapping up around 1620 CST (2220 UTC). Reception conditions on the AM broadcast band favored the Midwest before 1500 CST (2100 UTC); stations from the Deep South began coming in after that time. Local KXFN 1380 was off the air at the time, enabling me to log a former local from my days in Georgia on the frequency. Shortwave reception conditions were not as good as on previous DXpeditions, with only Africa, Europe and the Americas heard. I was surprised that Asian and Pacific stations weren't heard! I hope conditions are better on shortwave for the next DXpedition.
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| Listening post at Truman Park for DXpedition #30. |
AM (MW) BROADCAST BAND LOGBOOK (All times CST; for EST, add one hour, six hours for UTC.)
610 kHz KCSP Kansas City, MO - 1/1 1422 noted with talk on the National Football League, mention of the playoffs, "Fox Sports Radio" network ID into NFL scores. A fair to poor signal was heard, alone on the channel.
670 kHz WSCR Chicago, IL - 1/1 1431 noted with talk on the day's NFL games, "CBS Sports Radio" network ID into CBS Sports Radio Sports Flash. A good signal was heard, alone on the channel.
720 kHz WGN Chicago, IL - 1/1 1438 noted with talk on the war in Ukraine, mention of other events in 2022, CST time check, "WGN" spoken and jingle IDs into local ads. A fair signal was heard with adjacent channel interference from KWRE 730.
750 kHz KBNN Lebanon, MO - 1/1 1449 noted with The Dave Ramsey Show and national ads. A fair signal was heard over WNDZ.
940 kHz WMAC Macon, GA - 1/1 1558 noted with "WMAC" ID in promo into local ads. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with WMIX and WYLD.
940 kHz WMIX Mount Vernon, IL - 1/1 1455 noted with Adult Standards format, "More Music, More Variety, WMIX" slogan ID. A fair signal was heard, alone on the channel.
940 kHz WYLD New Orleans, LA - 1/1 1558 noted with Urban Gospel format, "WYLD New Orleans" legal ID, mention of the iHeart phone app, "Hallelujah 940" slogan ID. A fair signal was heard, mixing with WMAC, WMIX.
950 kHz KWOS Jefferson City, MO - 1/1 1457 noted with Kansas City Chiefs Football play-by-play, local and network ads, "Kansas City Chiefs Football on News Radio KWOS" slogan ID. A good signal was heard, alone on the channel.
970 kHz WMAY Springfield, IL - 1/1 1528 noted with Classic Hits format, "A Generation of Music and Memories, 102.5 the Lake, Timeless Hits" slogan ID. A good signal was heard, alone on the channel.
1020 kHz WCIL Carbondale, IL - 1/1 1503 noted with ABC News, network ads, station promo, local ad, "WJPF" ID; WJPF 1340 Herrin was not heard. A fair to poor signal was heard over WPEO; minor ACI from KXEN 1010.
1030 kHz WGSF Memphis, TN - 1/1 1542 noted with Regional Mexican format, "Ambiente 1030" slogan ID in Spanish. A fair signal was heard, alone on the channel.
1040 kHz WPBS Conyers, GA - 1/1 1603 noted with story in Vietnamese. A good signal was heard over WHO.
1050 kHz WDZ Decatur, IL - 1/1 1508 noted with network ad, promo mentioning WBBM 780 into Chicago Bears pot-game show. A fair signal was heard, alone on the channel.
1060 kHz WKNG Tallapoosa, GA - 1/1 1531 noted with "WKNG 92.7 FM and AM 1060" ID into Classic Country format. A fair to poor signal was heard, alone on the channel.
1350 kHz KRAP Washington, MO - 1/1 1511 noted with Hot Adult Contemporary format, "Westplex 107.1" slogan ID. A fair signal was heard over WSIQ.
1380 kHz WAOK Atlanta, GA - 1/1 1522 noted with local ads, station promos, "News/Talk 1380 WAOK" slogan ID into talk show mentioning Atlanta. A fair to poor signal was heard, mixing with other stations; local KXFN off.
1700 kHz WEUP Huntsville, AL - 1/1 1606 noted with Urban Gospel format, "The New Vision 94.5" slogan ID. A good signal was heard over KBGG.
SHORTWAVE RADIO LOGBOOK (All times UTC; for CST, subtract six hours; five hours for EST.)
5000 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WWV Fort Collins, CO - 1/1 2042 noted with UTC time check in English into time signals. A fair signal was heard.
5025 kHz CUBA Radio Rebelde CMBA Bauta, Ciudad de la Habana - 1/1 2144 noted with commentary in Spanish. A very poor signal was heard (best in SSB mode), increasing to a fair signal after 2200.
6070 kHz CANADA CFRX Toronto, ON - 1/1 2215 noted with local ads, "News/Talk 1010 Toronto" slogan ID into talk on wi-fi in English. A fair signal was heard.
7310 kHz ROMANIA Radio Romania International via Tiganesti - 1/1 2147 noted with talk on Romanian history in English. A very good signal was heard.
7375 kHz ROMANIA Radio Romania International via Galbeni - 1/1 2149 noted with discussion on Romanian history in English. A fair signal was heard.
9275 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WMLK Bethel, PA - 1/1 2044 noted with sermon mentioning Yahweh in English. An excellent signal was heard.
9395 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WRMI Okeechobee, FL - 1/1 2208 noted with a pop Oldie and talk on the war in Ukraine in English. A very good signal was heard.
11720 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Voice of America Greenville, NC - 1/1 2119 noted with Country music and "VOA" ID in English. An excellent signal was heard.
11965 kHz MADAGASCAR MWV African Pathways Radio via Mahajanga - 1/1 2018 noted with the story of young Jesus in English. A very good signal was heard.
13630 kHz MALI CGTN Radio via Bamako - 1/1 2032 noted with a discussion on China in English. A fair signal was heard.
13750 kHz SÃO TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE VOA relay Pinheira - 1/1 2035 noted with news and commentary in Hausa. A fair signal was heard.
13820 kHz UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Radio Martí Greenville, NC - 1/1 2040 noted with a discussion in Spanish. An excellent signal was heard.
15355 kHz MADAGASCAR Adventist World Radio Africa via Talata Volondry - 1/1 2025 noted with Christian teaching and ID in French, off at 2026. A very good signal was heard.
