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10-02-2024 - New traffic signals are going up on Scott Avenue in downtown Wichita Falls. A city official said the lights would be timed to slow traffic to 25 miles per hour. The reason was so people could see more of downtown or something like that. What is there to gawk at on Scott Avenue? Let me take this opportunity to make another plea to the City to resurface 10th Street between Scott and Indiana. That stretch remains an abomination of a travesty!
10-02-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 64. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
10-02-2024 - 6:18 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 65.4 Kemp: 98.7% Kickapoo 68.1%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 80.4% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
10-02-2024 - 6:18 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hrs: Radio Blackouts (R3 - Strong) 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: 370 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 5 nT, Bz -1 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 245 sfu.
10-02-2024 - 6:18 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 9,220 Megawatts.
10-02-2024 - Good Morning! There is some talk online promoting the belief that the unlicensed use of Amateur Radios - specifically Baofeng handheld radios - is authorized during a disaster. As a matter of stress relief, I no longer butt into people's posts, but these folks need to check with the FCC. If I were to butt in, one of the things I would tell them is that it probably won't be the FCC they have to worry about. My coffee is ready!
10-01-2024 - International Space Station over Wichita Falls - Time: Wed Oct 02 7:58 PM, Visible: 7 min, Max Height: 90°, Appears: 10° above NW, Disappears: 11° above SE. Listen on 145.800 & 437.800 MHz for possible Amateur (ham) Radio communications.
10-01-2024 - From the U.S. Federal Communications Commission - IN THE MATTER OF STEVE KRAMER . FCC issues a $6M fine against Steve Kramer for illegal robocalls that used a deepfake generative AI voice message that imitated President Biden.. Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 2024-09-26 by Forfeiture Order. (FCC No. 24-104). EB. ||||| Also, the FCC issued fines ranging from $40,000 to $920,000 to six people, in separate cases, for pirate broadcasting.
10-01-2024 - I made contact with W4SK at Columbus Belmont State Park (US-1252) in Kentucky on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
10-01-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – September 30 - October 1, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Post-Tropical Cyclone Helene – Southeast and Mid-Atlantic
Hazard Monitoring:
• Fire Weather – Northern Plains
• Tropical Activity:
Atlantic:
• Tropical Storm Kirk
• Disturbance 1: Medium (40%)
• Disturbance 2: High (90%)
Eastern Pacific:
• Disturbance 1: High (90%)
• Disturbance 2: Medium (70%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Approved: Expedited Major Disaster Declaration – FEMA-4830-DR-GA
• Request: Expedited Major Disaster Declaration – TN
• Request: Expedited Major Disaster Declaration – VA
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
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10-01-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 87. North northeast wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 58. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northeast after midnight.
10-01-2024 - 5:08 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 65.5 Kemp: 98.8% Kickapoo 68.4%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 80.4% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
10-01-2024 - 5:08 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hrs: Radio Blackouts (R2 - Moderate) 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: 417 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 6 nT, Bz 4 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 214 sfu.
10-01-2024 - 5:08 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 9,892 Megawatts.
10-01-2024 - 5:08 AM - Good Morning! I finally mowed the backyard yesterday, and that leaves me with zip, zero, and zilch to do today. There are many things I could do to the house, but I'm not! There's a nice, low-speed conversation on 40 meters right now, and I'll enjoy that with my cup of Folgers Black Silk coffee!
Scanner Radio Enthusiasts - The Original Wardrivers
09-30-2024 - International Space Station over Wichita Falls - Time: Tue Oct 01 8:47 PM, Visible: 4 min, Max Height: 43°, Appears: 10° above WNW, Disappears: 36° above S. Listen on 145.800 & 437.800 MHz for possible Amateur (ham) Radio communications.
09-30-2024 - Are you old enough to remember when you could buy an FM converter for your AM-only car radio? Now, it looks like auto manufacturers might go to FM-only radios. Will AM converters be available?
09-30-2024 - I made contact with W6AWG at Riverwoods State Natural Area (US-6263) in Tennessee on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
09-30-2024 - I'm pleasantly surprised at the quantity and quality of online discussion about the value of Amateur (ham) Radio and CB Radio following Hurricane Helene. More and more people are realizing that reliable forms of communication - independent of the grid or other infrastructure - are indispensable.
09-30-2024 - Smokey and the Bandit, Convoy, et al, were the best things to happen to CB Radio. Smokey and the Bandit, Convoy, et al, were the worst things to happen to CB Radio. CB Radio is dead! Long live CB Radio! RIP Kris Kristofferson 1936 - 2024.