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09-14-2024 - 6:36 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 66.9 Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 70.0%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 81.8% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
09-14-2024 - 6:36 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (Moderate) Current - Solar Wind Speed: 394 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 7 nT, Bz -2 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 186 sfu.
09-14-2024 - 6:36 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 11,782 Megawatts.
09-14-2024 - Good Morning! You might not feel that way if you're a Wichita Falls Legacy Leopards fan. The final from last night: Frenship Tigers 70, Legacy Leopards 7. It was 42-0 at halftime. This was a Leopard home game. In other news, it's Saturday, and I have no big plans. I didn't make any Parks on the Air® contacts yesterday. The band seemed pretty flat all day. I post Space Weather information on the site, but I pay no attention to it. I turn on the radio. Either the band is open, or it's not. My coffee is ready!
09-13-2024 - At 8:30 PM, the contests are in full swing on the 40-meter band. Someone is racking up the contacts at 40+ words per minute. While unrelated, I had a flashback of my speed in high school typing class peaking at 55 words per minute. At this moment, I'm hunting and pecking away at 1/3 that speed.
09-13-2024 - I'm listening to the local CB Radio guys on Channel 23. They usually keep it pretty interesting. Look for them around 5:30 on most evenings.
09-13-2024 - Coke Can Tag and Spotlight Polo at Savanna Army Depot in Savanna, Illinois. What does it all mean? Either you know, or you don't. Don't ask, don't tell!
09-13-2024 - There has been a lot of digital data on the local 147.140 and 146.940 MHz repeaters over the last month. I can't decode any of it because I don't have any digital radio gear. I don't know if I'll ever have any digital radio gear. But, if the digi-people are happy, then I'm happy.
09-13-2024 - At 1:00 PM, I see a handful of Parks on the Air® stations active on the POTA spotter page, but 20 meters seems to be taking its usual afternoon nap in Wichita Falls.
09-13-2024 - I don't know how people do the "Summits on the Air" thing. I had to stop twice for naps on the way up the 80-foot Mount Murphy here in Wichita Falls!
09-13-2024 - This is another call for the City of Wichita Falls to resurface 10th Street between Scott and Indiana. This bone-rattling section of road is an abomination of a travesty! Maybe not that bad, but it's getting there!
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09-13-2024 - National Current Ops / Monitoring for Sep 12 - 13, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Post-Tropical Cyclone Francine – Gulf Coast
Hazard Monitoring:
• Heavy Rain/Flash Flooding – Tennessee Valley and Southeastern US
• Tropical Activity
Atlantic
• Post-Tropical Cyclone Francine
• Tropical Depression Seven
• Disturbance 1: Low (20%)
• Disturbance 2: Low (30%)
Eastern Pacific:
• Tropical Storm Ileana
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Expedited Major Disaster Declaration Request - LA
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
09-13-2024 - At 6:20 AM, I'm hearing activity on 462.600 MHz this morning. This is a General Mobile Radio Service - GMRS repeater frequency and this convo sounds a little distant. I don't know of any local GMRS repeaters. Our local Air Evac Lifeteam is also active on 159.900 MHz.
09-13-2024 - Back in the days before cell phones, there was much more "traveler assistance" on the CB Radio and Amateur (ham) Radio than there is today. The need for such a service has probably dropped 95%. I used to keep a "cheat sheet" handy with the address and phone numbers of needed services such as roadside car repair, clinics, hospitals, eateries near the highway, and other things frequently asked for by motorists. Now, they whip out their cell phone, make a query, and pull up a web page or map with the information.
09-13-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
09-13-2024 - 5:21 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 67.0 Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo 70.0%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 81.9% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
09-13-2024 - 5:21 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hours - Radio Blackouts (Moderate) Solar Radiation Storms (None) Geomagnetic Storms (Strong) Current - Solar Wind Speed: 465 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 7 nT, Bz -3 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 201 sfu.
09-13-2024 - 5:21 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 12,984 Megawatts.
09-13-2024 - Good Morning! It's Friday the 13th once again! I was only superstitious for a short time in my life. I was in the 9th grade when a black cat crossed my path while walking to school. I got four licks with the "board of education" that day. Of course, it was due to my prank in shop class and not any black cat magic. I thought Summer was over but I see we're going to get close to 100 degrees today! My coffee is ready!
09-12-2024 - I made contact with N9WPY at Iroquois County State Wildlife Area (US-4132) in Illinois on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.