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12-16-2024 - From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Yoto Reannounces Recall of Yoto Mini Speakers for Children Due to Burn and Fire Hazards; New Full Battery Replacement Kit Now Available |||| HTRC C240 Battery Chargers Recalled Due to Fire and Burn Hazards; Risk of Serious Injury and Death; Manufactured by Shenzhen Haitan Technology Co. |||| Stanley Recalls 2.6 Million Switchback and Trigger Action Travel Mugs Due to Burn Hazard |||| Mr. Christmas Recalls Wireless Decorative Tree Light Controllers Due to Fire Hazard |||| Touch of Class® Recalls Wall Teester Bed Crowns Due to Injury Hazard |||| Savvy Rest Recalls Quilted Cotton Mattress Pads Due to Fire Hazard and Violation of Federal Mattress Pad Flammability Standard |||| Empower Brands Recalls Power XL Dual Basket Air Fryers Due to Burn Hazard.
12-16-2024 - I made contact with AB9CA at Picacho Peak State Park (US-1065) in Arizona on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
12-16-2024 - This looks like a good day to give the Briggs & Stratton generator a little exercise. You never know when another Great Texas Freeze might show up! It saved us during the last one!
12-16-2024 - There's a VHF band opening this morning. I hear stations more distant than usual. I wonder if UHF is experiencing the same conditions. That would require me to flip a switch on the radio. Too much work! ;-)
12-16-2024 - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for December 16, 2024
National Current Ops / Monitoring for December 15-16, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No significant incidents / operations
Hazard Monitoring:
• Freezing Rain – Northeast
• Heavy Snow – Northern Intermountain and Northern Rockies
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
12-16-2024 - 6:50 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: A slight chance of drizzle before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 66. SW wind 6 to 13 mph becoming north northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 39. NNE wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
12-16-2024 - 6:50 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: 376 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 6 nT, Bz -4 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 172 sfu.
12-16-2024 - 6:50 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 69.5% Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo: 69.4%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 82.8% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (69.45%) to determine drought stage.
12-16-2024 - 6:50 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 8,640 Megawatts.
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12-16-2024 - 6:50 AM - Good Morning! It's Monday, and I don't know of anything important happening today. I might go to Sikes Senter Mall to obtain a small gift item that my wife has been talking about. That noise on the 20 (14 MHz) and 40 meter (7 MHz) is still there. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!
12-15-2024 - According to a report at Texoma's Home Page (KFDX), the co-founder of the Iron Horse Pub, and founder of the founder of the Saint Patrick’s Day downtown festival, Danny Ahern, has passed away. No other information was available at the time of publication.
How I Discovered Amateur (ham) Radio in Wichita Falls
12-15-2024 - 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.
12-15-2024 - I made contact with KD3D at PA 108 State Game Land (US-8807) in Pennsylvania on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
12-15-2024 - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for December 15, 2024
National Current Ops / Monitoring – December 14-15, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No significant incidents / operations
Hazard Monitoring:
• Heavy Snow – Northern Rockies
• Freezing Rain – Northern Plains, Central Appalachians, and Northeast
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
12-15-2024 - The Signal - It was just 10 days before Christmas 2024 when I noticed a strong tone on 14.040 MHz. My first thought was that someone was jamming the frequency. Spinning the dial, I found the tone on 14.080, 14.120, 14.160, and 14.200 MHz. I also found it on 7.040 and 7.080 MHz. The regular spacing of the signal was interesting. Was it something in the house, or was it coming from outside? Continued
12-15-2024 - 6:05 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Light south southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
12-15-2024 - 6:05 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: 408 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 9 nT, Bz -1 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 171 sfu.
12-15-2024 - 6:05 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 69.5% Kemp: 100.0% Kickapoo: 69.4%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 82.8% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (69.45%) to determine drought stage.
12-15-2024 - 6:05 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 10,149 Megawatts.