Equipment: Radio Shack PRO-79 handheld scanner (logs prior to July 1, 2004), Radio Shack PRO-2052 tabletop scanner (logs after July 1, 2004), Radio Shack VU-210XR with Channel Master rotor at 30 feet above ground level, Radio Shack discone antenna at 30 feet above ground level.

All times CDT/CST; add five hours to convert CDT to UTC, six hours for converting CST to UTC. National Weather Service offices where programming originates are in parentheses.

May 11, 2004 (trop)

0208 WNG639 162.475 Cherokee Village, AR Noted with weather conditions for Arkansas and Tennessee, legal ID. Fair signal. (Little Rock, AR)

0213 KXI35 162.500 Alton, MO Noted with legal ID, CDT time check, weather outlook for Missouri and southeast Kansas. Fair signal. (Springfield, MO)

May 15, 2004 (trop)

0002 WNG648 162.500 Dixon, MO Noted with weather conditions for south central Missouri, legal ID and forecast for central Missouri. Fair signal. (Springfield, MO)

May 18, 2004 (trop)

0040 KZZ39 162.500 Clinton, MO Noted with weather forecast and conditions for western and central Missouri. Good signal. Reverts to these calls, had been listed as KXI99 and used WXM39 on the air. (Pleasant Hill, MO)

July 6, 2004 (E-skip)

1834 KHB38 162.400 Atlantic City, NJ Noted with marine forecast for Delaware Bay. Good to poor signal. (Philadelphia, PA)

July 20, 2004 (trop)

2041 KZZ37 162.425 Maryville, MO Noted with weather forecast for northwest Missouri, conditions for the region, legal ID and CDT time check. Good signal over KWN55. (Pleasant Hill, MO)

2139 KEC77 162.400 St. Joseph, MO Noted with weather forecast for the St. Joseph area. Fair to poor signal. (Pleasant Hill, MO)

2352 KZZ68 162.475 Van Wert, IA Noted with weather forecast for south central Iowa. Fair signal. (Des Moines, IA)

August 3, 2004 (trop)

2243 KXI97 162.400 Mena, AR Noted with weather conditions for eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Fair to poor signal. (Little Rock, AR)

2251 KZZ34 162.450 Carrollton, MO Noted with weather conditions throughout Missouri, mention of an emergency siren test, CDT time check and legal ID. Good signal in KXI70 null. (Pleasant Hill, MO)

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