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07-24-2024 - 5:40 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 73.7 Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 77.2%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
07-24-2024 - 5:40 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (Minor) Geomagnetic Storms (None) - Solar Wind Speed: 319 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 11 nT, Bz 0 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 176 sfu.
07-24-2024 - 5:40 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 8,116 Megawatts.
07-24-2024 - Today: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
07-24-2024 - Good Morning! I've got one VFO on the Yeasu 857D on the 40-meter band, listening to CW (morse code), and the other on 27.185 MHz - CB Radio channel 19. I haven't listened to local trucking chatter in a few days. At 5:30 AM, there's a little chatter, but not much. There's plenty of Morse code on the 40-meter band (7 MHz) to enjoy with my first cup of Folgers Black Silk coffee!
07-23-2024 - That elusive Vermont Parks on the Air® station was on again this evening with a workable signal. The problem was (1.) strong signals just above and below his frequency and (2.) my lack of a CW filter! As always, maybe next time. I know, I said that the last time!
07-23-2024 - From the U.S. Federal Communications Commission - IN THE MATTER OF TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC. . FCC Enforcement Bureau settles with TracFone Wireless, Inc. for $16M. In addition to the civil penalty, TracFone agrees to a comprehensive compliance plan to address API and data security vulnerabilities. . Action by: Chief, Enforcement Bureau . Adopted: 2024-07-19 by Consent Decree. (DA No. 24-481). EB.
The Commission has entered into a Consent Decree resolving the Bureau’s investigations into whether
TracFone Wireless, Inc. (TracFone or Company): (i) failed to meet its duty to protect the confidentiality
of customer proprietary information (PI); (ii) impermissibly used, disclosed, or permitted access to
individually identifiable customer proprietary network information (CPNI) without customer approval;
(iii) failed to take reasonable measures to discover and protect against attempts to gain unauthorized
access to CPNI; and (iv) engaged in unjust and unreasonable information security practices in connection
to three data breaches that occurred between 2021 and 2023. Third-party threat actors gained access to
certain TracFone customer information, including PI and CPNI, by exploiting vulnerabilities related to
customer-facing TracFone application programming interfaces (APIs). Altogether, the three breaches
exposed information for approximately {[REDACTED]} customer accounts. After gaining access to
customer information during one of the three breaches, the threat actors completed approximately
{[REDACTED ]} unauthorized port-outs. The customer information exposed in the data breaches included PI
(such as customers’ names and billing addresses) and certain CPNI (such as the features customers
subscribed to and number of lines on an account).
07-23-2024 - I made contact with KI7QCF at Hobble Creek WMA State Wildlife Area (US-10066) in Utah on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
07-23-2024 - I made contact with NV4H at Dr. Norman And Martha Adair Wildlife Management Area (US-3810) in Kentucky on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
07-23-2024 - National Current Ops / Monitoring – July 22–23, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No sign
ificant incidents / operations
Hazard Monitoring:
• Heavy Rain/Flash Flooding - Southern Plains, Lower Mississippi Valley, and Mid-Atlantic
• Tropical Activity
Eastern Pacific:
• Disturbance 1: Low (30%)
• Disturbance 2: Low (20%)
Central Pacific:
• Disturbance 1: Low (near 0%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• FMAG Approval: Durkee Fire – OR
• FMAG Approval: West White Swan Fire – WA
• Two amendments issued
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
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07-23-2024 - Hobby Radio enthusiasts: don't forget that we have 37 city parks in Wichita Falls that make good locations for portable operations. That goes for CB Radio, Amateur (ham) Radio, FRS, GMRS, and MURS. Get out of that shack and get some fresh air!
07-23-2024 - 5:27 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 73.8 Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 77.3%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
07-23-2024 - 5:27 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (Minor) Geomagnetic Storms (None) - Solar Wind Speed: 281 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 3 nT, Bz -2 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 185 sfu.
07-23-2024 - 5:27 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 8,471 Megawatts.
07-23-2024 - Today: Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 71. East wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
07-23-2024 - Good Morning! I'll try to make it out to Harold Jones Park this morning to make a few calls on 146.520 MHz FM simplex from the infamous Crepe Myrtle sculpture. In the future, I might return and work some CW (Morse code) using my QRP Labs QCX Mini 20-meter CW transceiver. But, first things first, and that means some Folgers Black Silk coffee while I listen to Morse code on the 40-meter Amateur (ham) Radio band! UPDATE: I did make it to Harold Jones Park and I made contact with NB5Z on 146.520 FM simplex.
07-22-2024 - From the U.S Federal Communications Commission - PROMOTING CONSUMER CHOICE AND WIRELESS COMPETITION THROUGH HANDSET UNLOCKING REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES. By this NPRM, the FCC proposes that the agency require mobile service providers to unlock customers' mobile phones within 60 days of activation as a means to improve consumer choice and to enhance competition. . (Dkt No 24-186). Action by: By the Commission. Adopted: 2024-07-18 by NPRM. (FCC No. 24-77). WTB.
07-22-2024 - From the U.S Federal Communications Commission - FACILITATING IMPLEMENTATION OF NEXT GENERATION 911 SERVICES (NG911). FCC Takes Action to Expedite the Transition to Next Generation 911. (Dkt No 21-479 18-64). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 2024-07-18 by R&O. (FCC No. 24-78). PSHSB. Contact: John Evanoff
07-22-2024 - I made contact with WA4AHB at Reed Bingham State Park (US-2195) in Georgia on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
07-22-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – July 21–22, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No significant incidents / operations
Hazard Monitoring:
• Thunderstorms – Great Basin to Four Corners and Southern Plains to Southeast
• Tropical Activity
Eastern Pacific:
• Disturbance 1: Low (10%)
• Disturbance 2: Low (30%)
Central Pacific:
• Disturbance 1: Low (10%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• FMAG Approval: Battle Mountain Complex Fire – OR
• FMAG Approval: Hawarden Fire – CA
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events