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09-26-2024 - 5:10 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 9,896 Megawatts.
09-26-2024 - Good Morning. Last night, I fell asleep to Morse code on the 40-meter Amateur (ham) Radio band thanks to my 25 year-old bedside Radio Shack DX-394 receiver. I had also been reading random pages of "The Complete DX'er" by Bob Locher, W9KNI. This morning, it's back to listening to 40-meter CW while I update this journal and sip some Folgers Black Silk coffee!
09-25-2024 - Today I received the SOTAbeams Carbon-6 Compact Ultra-Light Telescopic Mast (17" to 19' 6"). It's designed to support simple wire antennas. I'll be using it in local city parks for some Amateur (ham) Radio CW (Morse code) contacts. I'm just waiting for the weather to cool down a few more degrees!
09-25-2024 - Someone on X, (Twitter) mentioned seeing an old Icom 720 Amateur (ham) Radio transceiver in the High Potential series opener. He said the radio was used in a police capacity to broadcast a message to officers.
09-25-2024 - I saw my second Tesla Cybertruck in Wichita Falls today. Maybe it was the same one I saw a month ago. Either way, my eyes had barely recovered from the first sighting.
09-25-2024 - The North Texas State Hospital in Wichita Falls will begin the construction of new buildings, with planned completion in 2027. Listen to their daily operations at 154.800 MHz on your scanner radio. The State Hospital is on the south side of town, and I'm on the north side. I hear them fine on my outside antenna, the base of which is 17 feet off the ground. They're very "scratchy" on my attic-mounted discone antenna.
09-25-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – September 24-25, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Tropical Storm Helene
Hazard Monitoring:
• Heavy Rain/Flash Flooding – Southeast
• Tropical Activity
Atlantic:
• Tropical Storm Helene
• Disturbance 1: High (80%)
• Disturbance 2: Low (20%)
Eastern Pacific:
• Disturbance 1: High (70%)
Western Pacific:
• Disturbance 1: Low (10%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Approval: FEMA-3615-EM-FL
• Approval: FEMA-4821-DR-GA
• Approval: FEMA-4822-DR-NE
• Approval: FEMA-4823-DR-CTBYN
• Approval: FEMA-4824-DR-KS
• Approval: FEMA-4825-DR-NY
Event Monitoring:
• 79th United Nations General Assembly - NY
09-25-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind 7 to 11 mph. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
09-25-2024 - 5:25 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 66.0 Kemp: 99.3% Kickapoo 69.0%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 80.9% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
09-25-2024 - 5:25 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hrs: Radio Blackouts (R1 - Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None) Current: Radio Blackouts (R - None) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None) Solar Wind Speed: 490 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 10 nT, Bz 2 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 172 sfu.
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09-25-2024 - 5:05 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 9,963 Megawatts.
09-25-2024 - Good Morning! I had an idea about why so many new Wichita Falls businesses close after a year or two. Could it be that Wichita Falls is just big enough to attract certain businesses but not big enough to sustain them? If we had a larger population, some of these businesses might survive. On the other hand, if we were much smaller, many of these businesses wouldn't open at all. Which is the better condition? Does this make sense? My coffee is ready.
09-24-2024 - I made contact with W9UUM at Brooklyn State Wildlife Area (US-9835) in Wisconsin on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
09-24-2024 - From the U.S. Federal Communications Commission - CLEAR RATE COMMUNICATIONS. Granted the complaint regarding unauthorized change of subscribers telecommunications carrier.. Action by: Deputy Chief, Consumer Policy Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 2024-09-24 by ORDER. (DA No. 24-978). CGB. DA-24-978A1.docx DA-24-978A1.pdf DA-24-978A1.txt. |||| From Wichita Falls Man - There were eight (8) complaints under this topic for Clear Rate Communications.
09-24-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring for September 23 – 24, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 – Gulf Coast
Hazard Monitoring:
• Tropical Activity:
Atlantic:
• PTC 9
• Disturbance 1: High (80%)
Eastern Pacific:
• Tropical Storm John
Central Pacific:
• Disturbance 1: Low (10%)
• Disturbance 2: Low (10%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Request: Major Disaster Declaration – Havasupai Tribe
• Request: Emergency Declaration – FL
• Amendment No. 1 to FEMA-4817-DR-LA
• Amendment No. 18 to FEMA-4781-DR-TX
Event Monitoring:
• 79th United Nations General Assembly – NY
09-24-2024 - Wichita Falls people: want to get away for a few days but hate to travel? Get a room at our semi-new, luxurious Delta Hotel by Mariott, and imagine you are in any other city in the world. Just don't look out the window!
09-24-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northeast in the evening.
09-24-2024 - 5:25 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 66.2 Kemp: 99.4% Kickapoo 69.0%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 81.1% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
09-24-2024 - 5:25 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hrs: Radio Blackouts (R1 - Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None) Current: Radio Blackouts (R - None) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None) Solar Wind Speed: 432 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 7 nT, Bz -2 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 167 sfu.
09-24-2024 - 5:25 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 9,414 Megawatts.