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05-21-2024 - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are as follows: Arrowhead: 73.4% Kemp: 93.1% Kickapoo 73.6%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
05-21-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind around 11 mph.
05-21-2024 - Good Morning! There's not much on my schedule today. I need six states for Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program "worked all states" in CW (Morse code) mode. I don't collect certificates, but I wanted to do it just for the heck of it. I worked two of those needed states - ME and ND - but they have yet to confirm the contact. I don't think they will. I see another needed state - VT - is on the air according to the POTA website, but I can't hear him. Maybe conditions will improve. If not, it's no big deal. Working parks in all states plus $2 still won't get me in the door at Starbucks. But that's okay because I don't drink Starbucks! But my Folgers Black Silk is ready!
05-20-2024 - I made contact with KD0FNR at Great Basin National Park (US-0032) in Nevada on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
05-20-2024 - The Multi-Use Radio Service frequency (MURS) of 151.880 MHZ has been busy the last few days with some local guys chatting. MURS has five frequencies, so there's room for more chatter!
05-20-2024 - I made contact with K5OHY at Bush Family Home State Historic Site (US-10272) in Texas on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
05-20-2024 - According to news reports, Tortillaria Lupita has moved from Old Iowa Park Road to somewhere on Kemp Blvd. I hope that works out for them. I'm sure it will. I've never dined there, but the menu looks like something that will attract customers from all parts of town.
05-20-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – May 19–20, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Severe Weather – TX/LA
Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe Thunderstorms – Plains
• Heavy Rain/Flash Flooding – Central Plains
• Critical Fire – Southwest
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity
Event Monitoring:
• No new significant events
05-20-2024 - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are as follows: Arrowhead: 73.4% Kemp: 93.1% Kickapoo 73.5%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
05-20-2024 - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (None)
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05-20-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 98. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
05-20-2024 - Good Morning! It's Monday, but all days are the same since I'm retired. Since I'm hearing the DFW area 146.940 MHz repeater, there is a VHF "band opening" of some magnitude in progress. Since I don't work VHF/UHF DX (long distance), I have a "take it or leave it" attitude on band openings. I know many hams love those conditions, and that's normal. I sort of fall outside that box. There's room for everyone in Amateur (ham) Radio.
05-19-2024 - I made contact with AB9CA at Mounds on Brookville Lake State Recreation Area (US-4162) in Indiana on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
05-19-2024 - Aviation Weather - 12:10 PM - KSPS 191652Z AUTO 17023G31KT 8SM CLR 31/20 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 18031/1618 SLP107 T03110200
KSPS 191120Z 1912/2012 14012KT P6SM SKC
FM191500 16020G28KT P6SM FEW050 FEW150
FM200400 16014G24KT P6SM SCT150 WS020/20045KT
05-19-2024 - The Wichita Amateur Radio Society holds a weekly informal net on Sundays at 8:00 PM on the club's 147.140 MHz repeater. All licensed Amateur (ham) Radio operators are invited to check in. Scanner radio enthusiasts are also invited to listen in.
05-19-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – May 18–19, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Severe weather – TX/LA
Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall – Central Plains
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
05-19-2024 - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are as follows: Arrowhead: 73.2% Kemp: 92.7% Kickapoo 73.4%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
05-19-2024 - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (None) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (None)
05-19-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
05-18-2024 - I made contact with NA4A at William B. Bankhead National Forest (US-4452) in Alabama on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.