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06-21-2024 - According to national news reports, China owns land near 19 U.S. military bases. I'd say our intelligence-gathering satellites and U-2 aircraft have their work cut out for them.
06-21-2024 - According to local news reports, three people were arrested in connection with what was described as a "fake" convenience store robbery. Back in the days before "pay at the pump" and security cameras, it was not unknown for a convenience store clerk to fill up their gas tank and then call in a "gas drive-off." These days, with security cameras everywhere, a studio-grade movie production is needed to pull off a similar stunt.
06-21-2024 - International Space Station over Wichita Falls - Time: Sat Jun 22 5:19 AM, Visible: 5 min, Max Height: 44°, Appears: 20° above WSW, Disappears: 10° above NE. Listen on 145.800 & 437.800 MHz for possible Amateur (ham) Radio communications. #HamRadio #WichitaFalls
06-21-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
06-21-2024 - 5:15 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Moderate) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (None) - Solar Wind Speed: 400 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 4 nT, Bz 0 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 203 sfu
06-21-2024 - 5:15 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 77.5% Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 81.2%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
06-21-2024 - 5:15 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 8,456 Megawatts.
06-21-2024 - Good Morning! It's Friday, and for many of you, it's the end of the work week. I'm retired, so it's just another day for me. Listening to many Parks on the Air® contacts, I hear some stations signing off with a "72" rather than the customary "73", which means Best Regards. I learned some time ago that "72" means the sending station is running low power or QRP. I wonder if stations cranking out 1,000 watts will start using "74" or "75"? Let's hope not. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!
06-20-2024 - I made contact with KC9IL at Chain-O-Lakes State Park (US-0986 ) in Illinois on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
06-20-2024 - The City of Wichita Falls reports that the pool of mosquitoes sent to the Texas Department of State Health Services laboratory tested positive for West Nile Virus. Although the tested mosquitoes came from the central part of the city, all residents are advised to be cautious.
06-20-2024 - I made contact with AC9HP at Duck Lake State Park (US-1496) in Michigan on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
06-20-2024 - FEMA - National Current Ops / Monitoring for June 19-20, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Tropical Storm Alberto – Gulf of Mexico
• Wildfires – New Mexico (South Fork and Salt Fires)
Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe Weather – Central Plains and Northeast
• Heavy Rain/Flash Flooding – Central Rockies, Southern Plains, and Northern
Plains to the Upper Mississippi Valley
• Tropical Activity – Atlantic:
Atlantic:
• Tropical Storm Alberto
• Disturbance 1: Medium (40%)
• Disturbance 2: Medium (50%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Request: Major Disaster Declaration – NM
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
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06-20-2024 - In the 1960s and 70s, Wichita Falls had the Red River Valley CB Radio Club. In Paris, Texas, the Red River Valley Amateur Radio Club celebrated its 50th anniversary last year.
06-20-2024 - I'm told by the WFISD that once teachers are settled into their classrooms at the two new high schools, tour dates and times will be announced. Legacy High School sits on a hill, and area scanner radio enthusiasts should be able to monitor school handheld radios. Memorial High School, on the other side of town, is in a less radio-friendly location.
06-20-2024 - Here are some of our regular scanner radio targets (frequencies in MHz): Amateur (ham) Radio 146.520, 147.140, 146.940, and 146.800, Walmart/Sam's 154.570 & 154.600, Allred Unit 153.815, the County Jail 155.520, State Hospital 154.800, city transit buses 453.5375, school buses 152.360, school handheld radios 151.940, Air Evac Lifeteam 159.900, BNSF Railroad 160.920, Kickapoo Airport 122.700, Wichita Valley Airport 122.800, and the Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center (Wichita Falls remote) 132.925 & 269.250. Tune in with your scanner radio.
06-20-2024 - At 6:06 AM, our local Air Evac Lifeteam is active on 159.900 MHz. Tune in with your scanner radio. They are busier than you might think.
06-20-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
06-20-2024 - 5:53 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (None) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (None) - Solar Wind Speed" 454 km/sec - Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 4 nT, Bz 0 nT - Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 196 sfu.
06-20-2024 - 5:53 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 77.4% Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 81.4%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
06-20-2024 - 5:53 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 7.266 Megawatts.