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07-19-2024 - 5:43 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 74.2 Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 77.6%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
07-19-2024 - 5:43 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 8,818 Megawatts.
07-19-2024 - Good Morning! If you like CB Radio, you might or might not know there is a local group on the air nightly at 5:30 PM on Channel 23. CB Radio is dead! Long live CB Radio! Seriously, CB Radio is far from dead around the USA. MY coffee is ready.
07-18-2024 - According to local news reports, a company that buys and sells shopping malls has sold Sikes Senter Mall to another company that buys and sells shopping malls. Maybe Wichita Falls should pull the plug on the mall and try something new. If I were a zillionaire, I'd buy the building and turn it into a restaurant mall. I'd probably host only locally-owned eateries. I might host a hamfest on the concourse. That's an Amateur (ham) Radio swapfest for you non-hams.In the early 1980s, a gun show was held on the concourse, so a hamfest should be allowed. I'll probably never be a zillionaire.
07-18-2024 - From the U.S. Federal Communications Commission: The Federal Communications Commission today voted to end exorbitant phone and video call rates that have burdened incarcerated people and their families for decades. Get the details here.
07-18-2024 - I made contact with KC3SJ at White Hall State Historic Site (US-3787) in Kentucky on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
07-18-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring for Jul 17 - 18, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No new significant incidents / ops
Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe Thunderstorms – Mid-Atlantic
• Heavy Rain/Flash Flooding – Southern Rockies, Lower Mississippi Valley, Mid-Atlantic
• Tropical Activity
Eastern Pacific
• Disturbance 1: Low (10%)
• Disturbance 2: (Low 20%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• FMAG Approval: Lone Rock Fire – OR
Event Monitoring:
• Republican National Convention – Milwaukee, WI
07-18-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 94. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light east northeast after midnight.
07-18-2024 - 5:55 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (None) - Solar Wind Speed: 353 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 4 nT, Bz 0 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 224 sfu.
07-18-2024 - 5:55 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 74.5 Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 77.9%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
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07-18-2024 - 5:08 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 8,581 Megawatts.
07-18-2024 - Good Morning! I haven't worked any Parks on the Air® stations the last few days because of various home maintenance chores. Unknown if I'll be on the radio much today. I'm looking forward to cooler weather so I can do my park hunting from some of our city parks. City parks don't qualify for the Parks on the Air® program, but that doesn't mean I can't roast some hot dogs, play radio, and get fresh air all at the same time. Speaking or parks, I saw listed on the POTA spotter page: Public Shooting Grounds State Waterfowl Management Area in Utah. Very interesting. Right now, my fresh coffee is ready!
07-17-2024 - I spun the dial on the Yaesu 857D to 27 MHz to check for activity on CB Radio. Contrary to popular belief, not everyone on the CB Radio is a butthead. Many CB'ers use good technique and etiquette on the band, especially on the DX channels such as Channel 38, lower sideband. As you might or might not know, the FCC removed the 155-mile restriction in 2017. The 4-watt power output restriction remains. I'm sure everyone is observing that limit!
07-17-2024 FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring for Jul 16 - 17, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No significant incidents / ops
Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe Thunderstorms – Mid-Atlantic to the Northeast
• Heavy Rain/Flash Flooding – Southern Rockies, Southern Plains to the Tennessee Valley and the Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic
• Tropical Activity
Eastern Pacific
• Disturbance 1: Low (30%)
• Disturbance 2: (Low 20%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Two amendments issued – OK & FL
• Two FMAGs approved – NV & ID
Event Monitoring:
• Republican National Convention – Milwaukee, WI
07-17-2024 - During the Wichita Falls catastrophic drought over a decade ago, I was worried that our Amateur (ham) Radio Skywarn® Storm Spotters would have to buy, build, or rent a thunderstorm simulator to maintain proficiency. You can get those on Amazon, right?
07-17-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Cloudy, then becoming mostly sunny during the afternoon, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 97. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
07-17-2024 - 5:55 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Strong) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (None) - Solar Wind Speed: 366 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 7 nT, Bz -4 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 242 sfu
07-17-2024 - 5:55 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 74.8 Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 78.3%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
07-17-2024 - 5:55 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 8,401 Megawatts.
07-17-2024 - 5:55 AM - Good Morning! If you're in the San Antonio area or traveling to that area, send me a pic of you atop the Tower of the Americas, the dining area, or the observation deck with your handheld Amateur (ham) Radio, CB Radio, FRS, GMRS, MURS Radio, or even a handheld scanner radio. At this moment, I have a handheld cup of Folgers Black Silk coffee to take care of.