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09-12-2024 - I've been monitoring our local WFISD school buses - 152.360 MHz - for many years. I'm not saying they don't use their FCC-assigned call sign, but I've never heard them do so.
09-12-2024 - WASHINGTON, September 12, 2024 - Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel issued the following statement today on calls by former President Trump to revoke a broadcasting license following the presidential debate: "The First Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy. The FCC does not revoke licenses for broadcast stations simply because a political candidate disagrees with or dislikes content or coverage."
09-12-2024 - I made contact with KE0YDN at Eldorado Canyon State Park (US-1216) in Colorado on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
09-12-2024 - I made contact with WB8MIW at Nerstrand Big Woods State Park (US-2514) in Minnesota on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
09-12-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring for Sep 11 - 12, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Hurricane Francine – Gulf Coast
Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe Thunderstorms/Heavy Rain/Flash Flooding – Northern Rockies/Northern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley to the Southeast
• Critical Fire Weather – Central Rockies to the Northern Plains
• Tropical Activity
Atlantic
• Tropical Storm Francine
• Tropical Depression Seven
• Disturbance 1: Low (near 0%)
• Disturbance 2: Low (20%)
• Disturbance 3: Low (30%)
Eastern Pacific:
• Disturbance 1: High (90%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Emergency Declaration Request - GA
• Major Disaster Declaration Approvals - PA/VT
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
09-12-2024 - All the usual radio suspects are up and running this morning - Walmart (154.570 MHz), Allred Unit (153.815 MHz), Wichita County Jail (155.520 MHz), State Hospital (154.800 MHz) city transit buses (453.5375 MHz), WFISD school buses (152.360 MHz), school handheld radios (151.940 MHz), Wichita Valley Airport (122.800 MHz), Kickapoo Airport (122.700 MHz), Wichita Falls Regional Airports / SAFB (119.750 & 122.950 MHz),and the BNSF Railroad (160.920 MHz) are active! Tune in with your scanner radio.
09-12-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 90. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 66. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
09-12-2024 - 6:39 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 67.1 Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 70.0%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 82.6% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
09-12-2024 - 6:39 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Strong) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (Moderate) Current - Solar Wind Speed: 496 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 24 nT, Bz -23 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 207 sfu.
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09-12-2024 - 6:39 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 9,311 Megawatts.
09-12-2024 - Good Morning! Today is Thursday the 12th. You know what that means? Yes, tomorrow is Friday the 13th. Are you ready? It looks like Summer might be over. Now I can think about some Amateur (ham) Radio outings to our local parks. Should I work QRP (low power) CW (Morse code), make local contacts on 2-meter FM simplex, or both? That will give me something to ponder as I enjoy my first cup of coffee.
09-11-2024 - I was in Dallas today. With business completed, I plugged the "Texas School Book Depository" into my GPS, drove to that location, saw the famous building, the grassy knoll, and drove over the "X" on the street that marked the spot where JFK was shot. Now, I'm back in good old Wichita Falls listening to Amateur (ham) Radio.
09-11-2024 - Wednesday - International Space Station over Wichita Falls - Time: Wed Sep 11 8:32 PM, Visible: 7 min, Max Height: 89°, Appears: 10° above SW, Disappears: 10° above NE. Listen on 145.800 & 437.800 MHz for possible Amateur (ham) Radio communications.
09-11-2024 - Good Morning! I had 40-meter Morse code running on the bedside Radio Shack DX-394 receiver while reading my newly-received CQ Ghost Ship book last night. I think I got five pages in before the book bounced off my chest and hit the floor. That's always a sign that it's time to turn out the light and go to sleep. It's not that the book wasn't interesting, but the 4 hours of sleep the night before caught up with me. My Parks on the Air® hunter count is up to 339 this morning. I have 40-meter CW (Morse code) running on the Yaesu 857D while my coffee is brewing. For me, there's no such thing as too much "receive" practice.
09-10-2024 - I made contact with K8MDB at Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park (US-0732) in Ohio on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
09-10-2024 - I made contact with N0ANE at Mills Town State Trail (US-9380) in Minnesota on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
09-10-2024 - Headline: "Extremists keep trying to sabotage electrical grid." The article talks about the result of actual sabotage. Short term solution for you and me? Get a generator!
09-10-2024 - I made contact with K2JVB at Hither Hills State Park (US-2076) in New York on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
09-09-2024 - Not much Ham Radio today. I did have a nice contact with a local ham on 146.520 MHz FM simplex. My 1960 copy of CQ Ghost Ship by Walker A. Tompkins, K6ATX, arrived today. The dust cover is a little worn, but that's okay. I first read this book, along with Tompkins' other titles, SOS at Midnight, Grand canyon QSO, and DX Brings Danger, in 1966 in the 8th grade. I might start reading it tonight. But first, I'm watching Field of Dreams on Netflix in memory of James Earl Jones. I'll catch some Parks on the Air® tomorrow. Hopefully!