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11-21-2024 - I made contact with KC9UR at Chain O' Lakes State Park (US-2252) in Indiana on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
11-21-2024 - The Amarillo High Golden Sandstorm (Sandies) is coming to town on Saturday to play a Richmond, Texas team (Royals?) at Memorial Stadium. Golden Sandstorm name is almost as good as the Amarillo Sod Poodles minor league baseball team.
11-21-2024 - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for November 21, 2024
National Current Ops / Monitoring – November 20–21, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Atmospheric River – FEMA Regions IX and X
Hazard Monitoring:
• Heavy Rain/Flash Flooding – Northern California, Pacific Northwest
• Heavy Snow/Mixed Precipitation – Pacific Northwest, Northern Rockies, Appalachians, Northeast, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Three amendments issued
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
11-21-2024 - Our local Air Evac Lifeteam is active this morning. Sadly, this means someone is seriously in distress. You can monitor their always-professional "company" radio traffic on 159.900 MHz. They can also be heard at 122.700 MHz, the Kickapoo CTAF frequency. They stay busy.
11-21-2024 - 5:13 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 64. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 37. Light north northeast wind.
11-21-2024 - 5:13 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: 388 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 8 nT, Bz 8 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 163 sfu.
11-21-2024 - 5:13 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 71.0% Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo: 69.6. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 83.4% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (70.3%) to determine drought stage.
11-21-2024 - 5:13 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 10,049 Megawatts.
11-21-2024 - Good Morning! It's Thursday. Last evening, a former Wichita Falls resident, Damon Sayles, was a guest on Wheel of Fortune. He came out on top and left with around $69,000 total. I don't usually watch that program, but I got tipped off about this contestant. When I tuned in, I found that our local CBS affiliate, Channel 6, had pre-empted the program to interview candidates ahead of a local run-off election. On the WOF website, I watched the video of the Bonus Round, where Damon won $40,000. My coffee is ready!
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11-20-2024 - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for November 20, 2024
National Current Ops / Monitoring – November 19–20, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Atmospheric River – FEMA Regions IX and X
Hazard Monitoring:
• Excessive Rainfall – California
• Heavy Snow – California, Pacific Northwest, and Northern Plains
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
11-20-2024 - I heard a station send six dits, twice, for the number 5. I thought I was the only one who did that when I used my Bencher paddles.
11-20-2024 - I made contact with N0GRP at Mockingbird Hill Access State Conservation Area (US-11774) in Missouri on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
11-20-2024 - City of Wichita Falls: Please resurface 10th Street between Scott & Indiana. It is a teeth, bone, & vehicle jarring abomination of a travesty! Note: This is a possible exaggeration, but it is kind of rough.
11-20-2024 - I made contact with AD7N at Farmington Bay State Waterfowl Management Area (US-5955) in Utah on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
11-20-2024 - 5:25 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest in the afternoon. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph after midnight.
11-20-2024 - 5:25 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: 356 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 4 nT, Bz 3 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 157 sfu.
11-20-2024 - 5:25 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 70.9% Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo: 69.7. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 83.5% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (70.3%) to determine drought stage.
11-20-2024 - 5:25 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 10,078 Megawatts.
11-20-2024 - 5:25 AM - Good Morning! It's Wednesday. Our local small airports - Kickapoo (122.700 MHz) and Wichita Valley (122.800 MHz) - have been very quiet the last few days. Or, maybe I've just been away from the scanner radio when they've been talking. Other local scanning targets have been busy. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!
11-19-2024 - The Clay County Amateur Radio Club (Henrietta) 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.