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09-28-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 90. North wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light.
09-28-2024 - 5:55 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 65.9 Kemp: 99.1% Kickapoo 68.6%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 80.8% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
09-28-2024 - 5:55 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hrs: Radio Blackouts (R - None) 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: 321 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 9 nT, Bz -6 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 186 sfu.
09-28-2024 - 5:55 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 10,465 Megawatts.
09-28-2024 - 5:55 AM - Good Morning! It's Saturday, and that means a trip to the 8th and Austin location of the Wichita Falls Farmers Market for a Salsa refill. Some local Amateur (ham) Radio operators will probably be breakfasting at the Pioneer #3 restaurant at Sheppard Access Road and Old Iowa Park Road. If you're interested in "ham" and eggs, stop by. I might check the college football game schedule later. Right now, it's coffee time along with a little CW (Morse code) on the 40-meter Amateur (ham) Radio band! I'll be listening only. It's too early for me to be pounding on a key. I'll need extra coffee for that.
09-27-2024 - I noticed last year that a General Mobile Radio Service - GMRS repeater is listed for Wichita Falls with an output frequency of 462.700 MHz. I don't know if the machine is operational or not. I've never heard anything on that frequency. As I write this, I hear people - probably passing through town - talking about their miles-per-gallon on 462.6385 MHz. There are "roger" beeps. To me, that indicates a high probability of Family Radio Service - FRS handheld radios.
09-27-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – September 26-27, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Tropical Storm Helene – Southeast
Hazard Monitoring:
• Excessive Rainfall/Flash Flooding – Southeast
• Tropical Activity
Atlantic:
• Tropical Storm Helene
• Hurricane Isaac
• Disturbance 1: High (90%)
• Disturbance 2: Low (30%)
• Disturbance 3: Low (20%)
Eastern Pacific:
• Tropical Storm John
Western Pacific:
• Tropical Storm Jebi
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Emergency Declaration Approval – AL, GA, NC, SC
• Major Disaster Declaration Approval – VT
• Two amendments issued
Event Monitoring:
• 79th United Nations General Assembly – NY
09-27-2024 - According to news reports, Wichita Falls will soon have a Boise Bill’s restaurant that offers loaded baked potatoes. Boise Bill's is a ghost restaurant, and that means delivery only. There is no physical location that you can visit. If you want a sit-down loaded baked potato restaurant, we have Fully Loaded at 8th and Indiana. I have not tried it.
09-27-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 89. Light north northwest wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 61. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm.
09-27-2024 - 5:54 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 65.9 Kemp: 99.1% Kickapoo 68.8%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 80.8% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
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09-27-2024 - 5:54 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: 353 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 6 nT, Bz -6 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 181 sfu.
09-27-2024 - 5:54 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 9,607 Megawatts.
09-27-2024 - Good Morning! Hurricane Helene hit Florida pretty hard. I was watching one of the TV weather channels and listening to the Amateur (ham) Radio Hurricane Watch net on 14.325 MHz. Hurricanes offer plenty of warning. That doesn't help a lot with property damage, but people can leave the area if they want to do so and are able to. This morning, I'm listening to the net on 7.268 MHz. Yesterday, I received the end-fed half-wave wire antenna I ordered a week ago. The transformer assembly is built like a tank and should last forever. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!
09-26-2024 - At 5:00 PM, the Amateur Radio Hurricane Watch Net is active on 14.325.00 MHz and 7.268.00 MHz, and I've got it running in the background.
09-26-2024 - From the U.S. Federal Communications Commission - WASHINGTON, September 26, 2024—The Federal Communications Commission today proposed fines, totaling $1 million, against three pirate radio operators under the Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act (PIRATE Act), for operating pirate radio stations in New Jersey and New York. This was part of the 2024 NYC-area pirate radio sweep. The first penalty proposed by the Commission today is $920,000 against Masner Beauplan for operating an unauthorized radio station, known as “Radio Leve Kanpe” on 91.7 MHz in Irvington, New Jersey, and Maplewood, New Jersey, from November 2023 to January 2024. The second penalty is against Raul Alcantara, against whom the Commission proposed a penalty of $40,000 for operating an unauthorized radio station, known as “Sabor FM” on 88.9 MHz in the Bronx, New York, from November 2023 to January 2024. Finally, the Commission proposed a penalty of $40,000 against Wilner Baptiste for operating an unauthorized radio station, known as “M-One Radio Live” or “M-One Live Radio” on 94.1 MHz in Spring Valley, New York, from January 2024 to June 2024.
09-26-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – September 25-26, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Hurricane Helene (CAT-1) – Southeast
Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe Thunderstorms/Heavy Rain/Flash Flooding – Southeast
• Tropical Activity
Atlantic:
• Hurricane Helene
• Tropical Storm Isaac
• Disturbance 1: High (80%)
Eastern Pacific:
• Tropical Storm John
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Emergency Declaration Request: AL and NC
• Major Disaster Declaration Request: GA and CA
• One amendment issued
Event Monitoring:
• 79th United Nations General Assembly - NY
09-26-2024 - I finally installed my homemade replacement door on my storm cellar. I have a few water-sealing additions, plus the counterweight, and it'll be ready to go. Tornado season is probably over, but better late than never.
09-26-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 59. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
A Case of Hobby Radio Antenna Envy in Wichita Falls
09-26-2024 - 5:10 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 66.0 Kemp: 99.2% 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.
09-26-2024 - 5:10 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hrs: Radio Blackouts (R1 - Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G1 - Minor) Current: Radio Blackouts (R - None) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None) Solar Wind Speed: 418 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 5 nT, Bz -3 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 174 sfu.