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11-13-2024 - I made contact with K2JVB at Cold Spring Harbor State Park (US-2038) in New York on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
11-13-2024 - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for November 13, 2024
National Current Ops / Monitoring – November 13-14, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No significant incidents / operations
Hazard Monitoring:
• Heavy Snow Possible – Pacific Northwest and Northern Intermountain
• Heavy Rain/Flash Flooding – Lower Mississippi Valley
• Tropical Activity
Atlantic:
• Disturbance 1: High (90%)
Western Pacific:
• Tropical Storm Man-Yi
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
11-13-2024 - I made contact with W4WJE at First Landing State Park (US-1299) in Virginia on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
11-13-2024 - I made contact with NV4H at Myakka River State Park (US-1904) in Florida on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
11-13-2024 - 5:18 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 69. South southwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 41. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight.
11-13-2024 - 5:18 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: 370 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 5 nT, Bz 0 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 182 sfu.
11-13-2024 - 5:18 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 71.2% Kemp: 98.4% Kickapoo: 69.8. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 82.8% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (70.50%) to determine drought stage.
11-13-2024 - 5:18 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 11,009 Megawatts.
11-13-2024 - 5:18 AM - Good Morning! If you aren't a "Hobby Radio" operator, it helps to know one or two. These people will still be exchanging information when all other forms of communication are down. Some look down on the CB Radio long-distance skip shooters. I consider it everyday practice for the actual "End of the World as we know it" event. Many Amateur (ham) Radio Operators participate in "traffic" networks, passing messages around the country. In peaceful times, those messages might not seem too important. That message-handling capability will be priceless when cell phones and/or the Internet go down. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!
11-12-2024 - I made contact with AB9CA at Village Creek State Park (US-1117) in Arkansas on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
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11-12-2024 - The Fifty Plus Zone (above the Wichita Falls Public Library) has a free "Get Creative Open Art Studio" on Mondays in Art Room 215 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. You can come and go as you please.
11-12-2024 - The Clay County Amateur Radio Club holds a weekly practice net on Tuesdays at 8:00 PM on the 146.800 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.
11-12-2024 - 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
11-12-2024 - 5:46 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
11-12-2024 - 5:46 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: 370 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 5 nT, Bz 0 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 182 sfu.
11-12-2024 - 5:46 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.
11-12-2024 - 5:46 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 12,455 Megawatts.
11-12-2024 - 5:46 AM - Good Morning! According to news reports, a massive data center is coming to the north side of town, near Kiel Lane. I hope they bring generators with them because we have enough power interruptions already. I don't want to have to fire up my generator! The weather forecast looks mild for the rest of the week. We could still use more rain. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!
11-11-2024 - The late singer B. J. Thomas once got a speeding ticket in Wichita Falls. I just thought you'd like to know that.
11-11-2024 - The Crossroads Luxury RV Park at Loop 11 (the loop that doesn't loop) and U.S. 287 is open. It looks nice, and it's in a great location. I have no doubt that you'll be hearing Amateur (ham) Radio calls on 146.520 FM simplex from RV'ing hams camped out there.
11-11-2024 - I was reading some reviews at IMDB on the first Predator movie. Someone gave their opinion on it, explaining that the characters were engaged in "Gorilla" warfare.