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11-11-2024 - If you're a CB Radio enthusiast, a group meets at 5:30 PM on CB Radio Channel 23 most nights in Wichita Falls. They've been on for years and probably generate more local "radio activity" than other Hobby Radio entities.
11-11-2024 - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for November 11, 2024
National Current Ops / Monitoring for November 10 – 11, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No new significant incidents
Hazard Monitoring:
• Excessive Rainfall – Pacific Northwest
• Tropical Activity:
Atlantic:
• Disturbance 1: Medium (40%)
Western Pacific:
• Tropical Storm Man-Yi
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
11-11-2024 - In the U.S. Army, during the Vietnam era, as soon as recruits were issued uniforms, they were required to throw their civilian clothes in the trash or mail them home at government expense. If they went AWOL, they had to do it in uniform. I guess that practice went out with the draft.
11-11-2024 - 5:10 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Light east southeast wind.
11-11-2024 - 5:10 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hrs: Radio Blackouts (R2 - Moderate) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G1 - Minor) Current: Radio Blackouts (R1 - Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None). Solar Wind Speed: 416 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 4 nT, Bz -4 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 231 sfu.
11-11-2024 - 5:10 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 69.0% Kemp: 95.6% Kickapoo 69.7. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 80.7% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (69.35%) to determine drought stage.
11-11-2024 - 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 8,503 Megawatts.
11-11-2024 - 5:10 AM - Good Morning! It's Monday and Veterans Day. There is no postal mail delivery today, but there will be trash pickup. I have accumulated 397 Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® contact since I began that activity in January. I've slowed that pastime somewhat so It might take a while to get to 500. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!
11-10-2024 - I made contact with KS4BG at Cove Lake State Park (US-2938) in Tennessee on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
11-10-2024 - When I got off the bus at Fort Polk (Now Fort Johnson), Louisiana, for U.S. Army Basic Training over 50 years ago, we were herded into a room for what I would call an initial "how it's going to be" speech. The first item was the "amnesty barrel" at the back of the room. A lieutenant said that anyone in possession of any contraband - drugs, weapons, porn, etc. - could place it in the barrel, and nothing would be said. Only one man took advantage of the offer, depositing what looked like a nude photo. I've always thought of that barrel as an ongoing Christmas for the staff.
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11-10-2024 - 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.
11-10-2024 - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for November 10, 2024
National Current Ops / Monitoring for November 9 – 10, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No new significant incidents / operations
Hazard Monitoring:
• Heavy Rain / Flash Flooding – Louisiana
• Fire Weather – Southern New England
• Tropical Activity:
Atlantic:
• Tropical Storm Rafael
• Disturbance 1: Low (10%)
Western Pacific
• Tropical Storm Man-Yi
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
11-10-2024 - 6:26 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 46. Calm wind.
11-10-2024 - 6:26 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hrs: Radio Blackouts (R2 - Moderate) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G1 - Minor) Current: Radio Blackouts (R1 - Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None). Solar Wind Speed: 415 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 9 nT, Bz -5 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 221 sfu.
11-10-2024 - 6:26 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 69.0% Kemp: 95.6% Kickapoo 69.7. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 80.1% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (69.35%) to determine drought stage.
11-10-2024 - 6:26 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 8,922 Megawatts.
11-10-2024 - 6:26 AM - Good Morning! It's not just Sunday, but Simplex Sunday, a day for radio communications hobbyists to use simplex instead of repeaters when possible. Wichita Falls is a perfect location for simplex because you can almost see from one side of town to the other! From where I sit, I can see that my Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!
11-09-2024 - 11:30 AM - I just saw my first gaggle of geese of the year headed straight south! In other news, I was at the I-44 Walmart today when I saw a tube of Jimmy Dean Maple Sausage with a "use by or freeze" date of September 24, 2024. It was in the refrigerated section, not the freezer. I'm old school, and I believe the English language means something or it doesn't. I guess Walmart and I aren't on the same channel on that subject. Your mileage may vary.
11-09-2024 - 8:00 AM - A group of local Amateur (ham) Radio Operators are assembling at the Pioneer #3 Restaurant at Sheppard Access Road and Old Iowa Park Road for their regular weekly informal (not a club meeting) breakfast.
11-09-2024 - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for November 9, 2024
National Current Ops / Monitoring for November 8 – 9, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No new significant incidents
Hazard Monitoring:
• Heavy Rain / Flash Flooding – Southern Plains to the Ohio Valley
• Heavy Snow – Colorado
• Tropical Activity:
Atlantic:
• Tropical Storm Rafael
• Disturbance 1: Low (10%)
Western Pacific
• Tropical Storm Man-Yi
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• One amendment issued
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
11-09-2024 - 6:40 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 67. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 44. South wind around 6 mph.