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06-17-2024 - An unidentified station is transmitting APRS data over the 146.940 MHz repeater. Someone attempted to slap their wrists, but it didn't do any good. This is the repeater used by the Wichita Falls area Skywarn® storm spotters. Oh well, I don't use repeaters so I'm not going to get wound up about it.
06-17-2024 - I made contact with KW4NJA at Watson Mill Bridge State Park (US-2207) in Georgia on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
06-17-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – June 16-17, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No significant incidents / operations
Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe Thunderstorms – Northern/Southern Plains to Great Lakes
• Fire Weather – California to Central/Southern Plains
• Heavy Rain/Flash Flooding – Northern/Central Plains, Mississippi Valleys, and Gulf Coast
• Tropical Activity:
Atlantic:
• Disturbance 1: High (70%)
• Disturbance 2: Low (30%)
Eastern Pacific:
• Disturbance 1: Low (near 0%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
06-17-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 98. South southeast wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
06-17-2024 - 5:13 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (None)
06-17-2024 - 5:13 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 78.0% Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 82.0%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
06-17-2024 - 6:00 AM - ERCOT (Texas) snapshot of grid conditions - ERCOT reports that conditions are normal and there is enough power for current demand with an operating reserve of 8,295 Megawatts.
06-17-2024 - Good Morning! According to local news reports, the Japan House restaurant is coming to the old El Fenix building at Call Field and Rhea Road. I saw "All You Can Eat" on the sign, but was disappointed to learn that they will not have a buffet. They will bring you unlimited amounts of certain types of appetizers and similar foods. Since I don't know anything about Japanese food, I was hoping for the buffet so I could pick out items that looked good. Ordering from a menu might be risky. My coffee is ready!
06-16-2024 - There was a very interesting conversation on 160.920 MHz this afternoon. This is one of the local BNSF Railroad frequencies. I won't elaborate on the content, but you can always tune in with your scanner radio.
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06-16-2024 - I made contact with KJ3Q at Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area (US-6301) in Florida on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
06-16-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring for June 15-16, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No new significant incidents / operations
Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe Thunderstorms – Norther Plains to the Great Lakes
• Heavy Rain/Flash Flooding – Upper and Lower Mississippi Valley
• Critical Fire Weather
• Tropical Activity:
Atlantic:
• Disturbance 1 – Med (60%); Disturbance 2 – Low (30%)
Eastern Pacific:
• Disturbance 1 – Low (20%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
06-16-2024 - I made contact with N3KAE at PA 224 State Game Land (US-8921) in Pennsylvania on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
06-16-2024 - While randomly searching for stuff to write about, I found that, between 10-07-2019 and 02-10-2000, the U.S Federal Communications Commission took action against 1030 Unauthorized Broadcast Stations. I didn't check the details of any of the cases.
06-16-2024 - Next weekend is Amateur (ham) Radio Field Day, a 24-hour contest disguised as a readiness exercise. Or is that a readiness exercise disguised as a contest? Who cares? If you're an Amateur (ham) Radio operator, you already know about the event. If you're not a ham, get a shortwave radio and listen to the fun. Or madness. Maybe it's mad fun! Google the Amateur Radio frequencies.
06-16-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 98. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
06-16-2024 - 5:13 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (Minor)
06-16-2024 - 5:13 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 78.1% Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 82.1%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
06-16-2024 - 5:13 AM - ERCOT (Texas) snapshot of grid conditions - ERCOT reports that conditions are normal and there is enough power for current demand with an operating reserve of 9,000 Megawatts.
06-16-2024 - Good Morning! It's Sunday, and 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. My wife has a birthday coming up, and one of her gifts will be a tiny Putikeeg straight key - just like mine - coupled with a tone oscillator so she can work on her Morse code proficiency. We have no interest in high-speed CW, so no iambic paddles are needed. My Bencher paddles are collecting dust on a shelf. We're "old school" so why shouldn't our Morse code be old school? My "old school" Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready, so I'll pour a cup!
06-15-2024 - I made the trip to the Vista Mall in Lewisville, Texas, for the DFW Ham Expo Hamfest today. The most exciting part of the trip was my stops - coming and going - at the Buc-ee's in Denton. That, and my IHOP breakfast with one of my brothers. This is not the fault of the hamfest organizers. It's just that hamfests lost their magic for me years ago. My only purchase was an old Midland 13-862 CB Radio. Why? It's the same model I had when I was stationed in Germany 50 years ago. A lot of Germans and U.S. military people were on the air. You can read about that here!