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07-30-2023 - Someone on CB Radio Channel 19, sounding sleepy or tipsy, is asking people to send him money so he can buy a new CB Radio.

07-30-2023 - The most famous Amateur (ham) Radio operator I ever worked on the air was Roy Neal, K6DUE (Silent Key), an NBC News correspondent. The most famous ham I ever saw was King Hussein of Jordan, JY1 (Silent Key), as he departed the Letterman Army Medical Center at the Presidio of San Francisco in 1976. My most interesing contact was with a Naval aviator in a FA/18 Hornet - on 146.520 FM simplex - as he passed over north Texas headed to the Houston area. He said he was using the aircraft radio.

07-30-2023 - From my corrections consultant - It was in "7" Chow Hall when a new and attractive nurse walked by. Everyone on the second row ran to the windows to get a better look. The Boss told them if they did not sit down, he would dump their trays since they appeared to be finished with chow. As they returned to their tables, the Boss asked one offender, who looked to be over 70, "And just what were you doing?" The offender replies "I'm not out of the game yet, Boss!" Tune in to Allred operations at 153.815 MHz on your scanner.

07-30-2023 - It's coffee time, and as I enjoy my first cup, I'm reminded of that time over a decade ago when our local Amateur (ham) radio club missed a good training opportunity. It was time for the weekly net when the Net Control Station canceled that net because the repeater was acting strangely. I thought the NCS should have called the net on the repeater output frequency since that's where everyone was listening. Instructions could have been given to either stay on that frequency or move to another simplex frequency. This would test everyone's simplex capability. Seriously, there have been a few local hams who did not know how to configure their radios for simplex operation. This can happen in a repeater-centric area. Maybe an occasional simplex net might be beneficial? Check in, or just listen, to the Wichita Amateur Radio Society weekly net on Sunday evenings at 8:00 PM on the club's 147.140 MHz repeater.

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07-29-2023 - The Evening Crew is on the air on CB Radio Channel 23. They're on like clockwork at 1730 every evening. If you've been following my posts, you're well aware of that by now. They're talking about a lot of interesting stuff tonight. Why don't I join in? There's a limit to how many people can participate in a "round table" and have it remain meaningful. I think they've got the right mix going.

07-29-2023 - I heard a short exchange between two stations on 462.550 MHz. I could not tell what it was about. Unknown if they were local or passing through town on the highway. This is a GMRS/FRS shared frequency.

07-29-2023 - I heard a pilot, who was giving a traffic pattern position report at Kickapoo, ending the word Kickapoo with POOO! I can only surmise that he hit a bump at that moment, causing the comical emphasis on "poo"! Yes, folks, on blazing hot days, close to the ground, the air can be bumpy. Or, maybe he just wanted to be funny. Who knows? A lot of local pilots are flying in the early morning hours when the air is smoother. Tune in to Kickapoo at 122.700 MHz and Wichita Valley at 122.800 MHz.

07-29-2023 - The local Air Evac Life team helicopter is on the air. I never realized how busy they are until I started monitoring their frequency. Tune in to their operations at 159.900 MHz on your scanner.

07-29-2023 - Someone local has CB Radio Channel 19 locked down. There's just a "carrier" with no audio. They must be mobile because the signal is getting weaker with time. I don't know if it's intentional or if they're sitting on the microphone. Either situation is not exactly uncommon.