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10-28-2024 - 6:25 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hrs: Radio Blackouts (R1 - Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (S2 - Moderate) Geomagnetic Storms (G1 - Minor) Current: Radio Blackouts (R - None) Solar Radiation Storms (S2 - Moderate) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None). Solar Wind Speed: 523 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 11 nT, Bz 10 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 246 sfu.
10-28-2024 - 6:25 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 62.9 Kemp: 96.0% Kickapoo 65.7. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 77.8% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
10-28-2024 - 6:25 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 8,531 Megawatts.
10-28-2024 - 6:25 AM - Good Morning! Yesterday, I mentioned that I might watch the Cowboys on both CBS and Telemundo, flipping back and forth for fun. I finished the game on CBS. As you might know, the Cowboys lost. I flipped to Telemundo, and I'll be damned if they didn't lose there, too! My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!
10-27-2024 - Motor vehicle inspections for non-commercial vehicles are no longer required in Wichita County after January 1, 2025. Let's see how that works out. There are people out there, and you know them, who will do the bare minimum unless forced to do otherwise. In another matter, I received an email about an eBay order saying, "Your order is being shipped." What does that mean? Does it mean they're thinking about shipping my order? Does it mean they've advanced to the step where they're looking for a box to ship the item? Just tell me when it's shipped, and I'll be happy.
10-27-2024 - On 14.056 MHz, I hear WW1USA - the "Amateur Radio Voice of the World War 1 Museum" making a few CW (Morse code) contacts. I'd throw in my call, but it's 11:58 AM and football time! Tonight, the Cowboys - 49ers game is on CBS and also on Telemundo. I know ten words of Spanish, but who knows, I might pick up a few more if I listen on Telemundo.
10-27-2024 - FAA Air Route Traffic Control Center is quite busy this morning on 269.250 MHz. Tune in with your scanner radio.
10-27-2024 - I made contact with KB5YZY at Arcadia Conservation Reserve (US-7689) in Oklahoma 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
10-27-204 - At 9:00 AM, signals are weak on the 20-meter Amateur (ham) Radio band. At least that's the case for the Parks on the Air® stations I'm hearing. I want to make one or two POTA contacts before the football games start.
10-27-2027 - I can see myself working in the Rolling Meadows retirement home guard shack on McNiel in Wichita Falls. I'd be on my QRP Labs QCX Mini CW transceiver, using the flagpole as an antenna. I might even greet visitors!
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10-27-2024 - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for October 27, 2024
National Current Ops / Monitoring – October 26–27, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No significant incidents/operations
Hazard Monitoring:
• Flash Flooding/Excessive Rain – Hawaii
• Fire Weather – Central Plains and the Northeast
• Tropical Activity
Atlantic:
• Disturbance 1: Low (30%)
Eastern Pacific:
• Tropical Storm Kristy
• Disturbance 1: High (80%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No declaration activity
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
10-27-2024 - The Wichita Amateur Radio Society holds a weekly informal net on Sundays at 8:00 PM on the club's 147.140 MHz repeater. As far as I know, all licensed Amateur (ham) Radio operators are invited to check in. Of course, scanner radio enthusiasts can also tune in.
10-27-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
10-27-2024 - 5:00 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hrs: Radio Blackouts (R1 - Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (S2 - Moderate) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None) Current: Radio Blackouts (R - None) Solar Radiation Storms (S2 - Moderate) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None). Solar Wind Speed: 427 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 9 nT, Bz 0 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 238 sfu.
10-27-2024 - 5:00 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 62.8 Kemp: 96.1% Kickapoo 65.5. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 77.8% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
10-27-2024 - 5:00 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 9,026 Megawatts.
10-27-2024 - 5:00 - Good Morning! It's Simplex Sunday, a day to give those Amateur Radio repeaters a break if possible and flex those simplex muscles. It's like giving your generator a regular run. Use the more inclusive two-meter FM simplex. Analog, please! GMRS users, you can play, too! It's coffee time!
10-26-2024 - According to AMSAT, CatSat, a 6U cubesat, was damaged in some way during its July launch, but the microwave transponder should be available soon. Stay tuned.
10-26-2024 - I made contact with K7CO at White Rocks BLM Recreation Management Area (US-6008) in Utah on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
10-26-2024 - I attended the Ardmore, Oklahoma hamfest today. I bought a few small items, took a few photos, lost $20 at a casino, dropped another $20 at IHOP, and departed the state.