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08-22-2024 - At 11:45 AM I hear a scratchy signal from the International Space Station on 145.800 MHz. This should be the scheduled school contact with Bayou Academy, Cleveland, MS, with Astro Sunita Williams (KD5PLB) at the mic at NA1ISS. Tune in with your scanner radio.
08-22-2024 - I made contact with K3WT at Flandrau State Park (US-2479) in Minnesota on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
08-22-2024 - I was talking to another Amateur (ham) Radio Operator on 146.520 FM simplex the other day. Out of nowhere, he asked if I was okay. I responded in the affirmative and asked the reason for the welfare check. He said I started stuttering all of a sudden. I told him I had just driven on 10th Street between Scott and Indiana Avenue, probably the roughest block in Wichita Falls. An abomination of a travesty!
08-22-2024 - I made contact with N9AC at Cedarburg Bog State Natural Area (US-4253) in Wisconsin on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
08-22-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – August 21-22, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Tropical Activity – Hawaii
Hazard Monitoring:
• Fire Weather – Nevada
• Flash Flooding – Four Corners
• Excessive Heat – Southern Plains
• Tropical Activity:
Eastern Pacific:
• Hurricane Gilma (CAT-3)
• Disturbance 2: High (80%)
Central Pacific:
• Disturbance 1: High (90%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Approval: Emergency Declaration – CT
• Three Amendments issued
Event Monitoring:
• Democratic National Convention – Chicago, IL
08-22-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. Heat index values as high as 108. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 80. Southeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
08-22-2024 - 7:22 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 69.5 Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 72.7%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
08-22-2024 - 7:22 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Moderate) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (None) Current - Solar Wind Speed: 348 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 8 nT, Bz 5 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 239 sfu.
08-22-2024 - 7:22 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 9,750 Megawatts.
08-22-2024 - Good Morning! I went to Hobby Lobby yesterday to get a few "artsy" rubber stamps to embellish my Amateur (ham) Radio QSL cards. When I stepped inside the store, I'm sure my blood pressure dropped 10 points. I'm not much of a crafter, but the craft supplies and the atmosphere is very calming. I get almost the same feeling in Office Depot, or even the school supplies section of Walmart. Now, that's strange because I disliked school from Kindergarten all the way to a bachelor's degree. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!
08-21-2024 - A lot of on-air testing can be heard on the local Amateur (ham) Radio 146.940 MHz repeater in preparation for this weekend's Hotter'N Hell Hundred bike ride. Tune in with your scanner radio.
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08-21-2024 - Our local Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter has been busy the last few days. You can tune in on your scanner radio at 159.900 MHz.
08-21-2024 - From the U.S. Federal Communications Commission - FCC SETTLES CASE AGAINST PROVIDER THAT TRANSMITTED SPOOFED AI-GENERATED ROBOCALLS FOR ELECTION INTERFERENCE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. The FCC announced a settlement to resolve its enforcement action against Lingo Telecom that transmitted spoofed robocalls that used generative AI voice cloning technology to spread disinformation in connection with a presidential primary election in NH.. by News Release.
08-21-2024 - According to a Bloomberg article, we Texans set an unofficial record for electricity use yesterday. The article says we peaked at 85,559 megawatts at 6 PM. This beat the August 2023 record of 85,508 megawatts. Those darn Ham Radio people and their amplifiers! Or, is it the CB Radio operators with their linears. I always invite people to check the word "linear" in the dictionary and let me know where they see amplifiers mentioned. Calling an amplifier a linear is like calling a car a red. A red what? A linear what? A lot of things can be red in color, and a lot of things can be linear. End of rant.
08-21-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – August 20-21, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No significant incidents / operations
Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe Thunderstorms – Montana and North Dakota
• Heavy Rain / Flash Flooding – Utah and Arizona
• Tropical Activity:
? Eastern Pacific:
• Tropical Storm Gilma
• Disturbance 1: High (90%)
• Disturbance 2: High (70%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Approval: Major Disaster Declaration – NE
• Approval: Major Disaster Declaration – Santa Clara Pueblo Trible
• Approval: Major Disaster Declaration – VT
• Approval: Major Disaster Declaration – KS
• Approval: Major Disaster Declaration – NH
• Request: Emergency Declaration – CT
• One Amendment issued
Event Monitoring:
• Democratic National Convention – Chicago, IL
08-21-2024 - As of this morning, I have worked 308 unique parks using CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program. There are more parks out there than I'll ever be able to work, so working them all isn't a goal. It just gives me something to do. I hear a station in Mystic Lakes State Park in Massachusetts. He's a little weak, but maybe his signal will improve. If it does, I might make him #309. Update: It didn't. Still at 308.
08-21-2024 - The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Issues Public Health Alert for Ineligible Meat and Poultry Products Illegally Imported from the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Google this topic if it interests you.
08-21-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Heat index values as high as 107. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. East southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
08-21-2024 - 6:37 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls water supply reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 69.6 Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 72.9%. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.