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CB Radio, Morse code, and Folgers Black Silk coffee. What else could a man need in beautiful Wichita Falls, Texas? Maybe a "Red Draw" at the BAR-L Drive In? As the late Oscar Gamble said, "They don't think it be like it is, but it do!" When you see news reports of "A Wichita Falls man..." that's usually not me.
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01-14-2025 - 6:00 AM - Good Morning! It's Wednesday! I didn't monitor the Clay County Amateur Radio Club net last night, but I know they were on the air as scheduled. I also didn't try to tune in to the Two-Meter Single Sideband Vertical Antenna Net. The Vertical antenna is mentioned because VHF single-sideband work is usually done with a horizontally polarized antenna. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!
--- 6:15 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
--- 8:00 AM - My two-and-a-half-week ordeal with Lowe's and the "busted in transit" generator continues. Just when you think the problem is solved, another wrench is thrown into the process. Most of those wrenches have been the result of a lack of communication among Lowe's, the "third parties" it deals with, and the customer. I might write an essay on this misadventure.
--- 9:20 AM - Our local BNSF Railroad is busy this morning on 160.920 MHz. They are heard throughout the day talking about what railroad people talk about. As you can tell, I'm not much of a railfan. If you are, or don't know if you are, tune in with your scanner radio.
--- 10:30 AM - In the news - Arson suspect in Wichita Falls vehicle fire apprehended, Electra woman receives 12 indictments for retail theft, Woman dies after pin-in incident near Crockett Elementary School.
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01-13-2026 - 6:00 AM - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, and the Clay County Amateur Radio Club will conduct its weekly net tonight at 8:00 PM on the 146.800 MHz repeater. At the 50 Plus Zone, it's the Morning Workout, Free Prize Bingo, Tai Chi, Evening Step Workout, Line Dancing, and a lot more! My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready.
--- 6:15 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 44. South southwest wind 6 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
--- 9:15 AM - Smith’s Gardentown is holding its first annual food drive in support of the Wichita Falls Area Food Bank and will collect non-perishable items through January 29, 2026. On January 30, they will deliver those items. They are located at 4940 Seymour Hwy in Wichita Falls.
--- 9:23 AM - I contacted a station at Ferguson Creek Wildlife Management Area (US-10128) in Kentucky on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
--- 10:30 AM - According to a report at Texoma’s Home Page, the WFISD School Board will officially close Jefferson Elementary School. Some students who would normally attend Jefferson next year will attend the newly renovated and redesignated McNiel Elementary School, and some will attend West Foundation.
--- 2:00 PM - I often think about exploring the upper floors of some of our downtown buildings. On some, you can see stuff stacked up near the windows. What’s in those buildings? How long has it been there? Are some items of historical value? I’ll never know.