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11-23-2024 - At 8:40 AM, someone has a stuck microphone on 154.570 MHz. This is a Multi-Use Radio Service - MURS frequency used by our local Walmart stores. I don't know if it's someone at Walmart or someone playing with their new $25 Baofeng hand-held radio.
11-23-2024 - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for November 23, 2024
National Current Ops / Monitoring for November 22 – 23, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No new significant incidents
Hazard Monitoring:
• Freezing Rain – Northern Rockies to the Northern Plains
• Heavy Snow – California and Northern Intermountain
• Mixed Precipitation – Pacific Northwest to California and Great Lakes to the Northeast
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Request: Major Disaster Declaration – ND
• Amendment No. 12 to FEMA-4828-DR-FL
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
11-23-2024 - I hear a few local Amateur (ham) Radio operators making their way to the Pioneer #3 restaurant for their usual Saturday morning get-together. Tune in to local Ham Radio traffic at 147.140 MHz on your scanner radio.
11-23-2024 - The Wichita Falls Memorial Mavericks lost to the Argyle Eagles last night, 28-21, ending the Maverick's season. It was a great first year for the Mavericks, and congratulations are in order!
11-23-2024 - 6:41 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 41. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
11-23-2024 - 6:41 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hrs: Radio Blackouts (R1 - Minor) Solar Radiation Storms (S1 - Minor) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None) Current: Radio Blackouts (R - None) Solar Radiation Storms (S2 - Moderate) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None). Solar Wind Speed: 387 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 8 nT, Bz -1 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 179 sfu.
11-23-2024 - 6:41 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 70.9% Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo: 69.4. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 83.4% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (70.15%) to determine drought stage.
11-23-2024 - 6:41 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 8,878 Megawatts.
11-23-2024 - 6:41 AM - Good Morning! It's Saturday! I might watch Longhorns football. I can't think of anything else on the schedule. Today, at the Farmers Market, it's one of those "special" days when they feature some food or another. Today, they will feature Thanksgiving. I try to avoid the Farmers Market on those days, as it is always elbow-to-elbow congestion. I don't need anything that bad. While checking the Farmers Market website, I learned that the "Featured Vendor" was selling jewelry. Was this jewelry grown on a farm? I think this is a fair question. It reminds me of an Amateur (ham) Radio "hamfest" I attended years ago where a person was selling dog food. My coffee is ready!
11-22-2024 - I drove by our new Crossroads Luxury RV Park at U.S. 287 and Loop 11 (the loop that doesn't loop) today, and it occurred to me that the noise of big trucks on the nearby highway could be an issue. A few years ago, I was going to do some Amateur (ham) Radio in Scotland Park and found that the highway noise was too much to deal with. That was my opinion, anyway. The RV park is about the same distance from the highway as I was in Scotland Park.
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11-22-2024 - I made contact with KI5GTR at Civil War Trail State Trail (US-7435) in Arkansas on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
11-22-2024 - Today is Substitute Teacher Appreciation Day! Combat pay might not be an unreasonable perk.
11-22-2024 - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for November 22, 2024
National Current Ops / Monitoring for November 21 – 22, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Atmospheric River – FEMA Regions IX and X
Hazard Monitoring:
• Heavy Rain / Flash Flooding – Northern California
• Heavy Snow – Appalachians to the Mid-Atlantic
• Mixed Precipitation – Great Lakes to the Northeast
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
11-22-2024 - 6:00 AM - NWS Forecast -Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 56. South wind 10 to 13 mph.
11-22-2024 - 6:00 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: 405 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 8 nT, Bz -3 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 166 sfu.
11-22-2024 - 6:00 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 70.8% Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo: 69.5. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 83.4% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (70.15%) to determine drought stage.
11-22-2024 - 6:00 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 9,091 Megawatts.
11-22-2024 - 6:00 AM - Good Morning! It's Friday. The only task on the schedule for today is a trip to our local Pecan Shed for, you guessed it, pecans. As of this morning, I have made contact with 413 parks in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program. My coffee is ready!
11-21-2024 - Listening to the 147.140 MHz repeater, it sounds like tonight is the Wichita Amateur Radio Society's annual Thanksgiving banquet, held at the El Mejicano restaurant. I'm sure they had a good time.
11-21-2024 - I made contact with N4NTO at New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park (US-0749) in Louisiana on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.