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01-07-2024 - I'm on 20 meters trying to log a few more Parks of the Air contacts but the band it is not in good shape this morning. Not yet anyway. UPDATE: The band came alive long enough for me to work WD8RIF in Strouds Run State Park in Ohio - -1994 - on 14.063 MHz. It was a CW (Morse code) contact.

01-07-2024 - The Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS) frequency 151.820 MHz is active at 8:30 this morning. There's not enough traffic yet to tell if it's the usual group that appears to be hunting in the area. It's a little cool out this morning but I guess hunters are going to hunt. As I'm writing this, I hear them again and they do appear to be in the hunting mode.

01-07-2024 - Seen online: How will YOU survive on the day the enemy switches off the internet? Answer: Get a shortwave radio and listen to Amateur (ham) Radio operators on the various ham bands, and you'll be able to keep up with who's who and what's what. Some will be fact, some will be fantasy, and some will be BS, but it's better than nothing!

01-07-2024 - NWS forecast - Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 59. South wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Tonight: Rain likely after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southeast wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

01-07-2024 - Good Morning! I didn't do much radioing yesterday due to other chores getting in the way. I'm listening to the 1947 kHz crew while my coffee is brewing. The Cowboys and the Eagles play at the same time today, so I'll be flipping channels for a Cowboys win and an Eagles loss!

01-06-2024 - Someone - not mentioning names - has their radio locked in transmit on the 147.140 repeater. It's a good thing they're talking about radios!

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01-06-2024 - NWS forecast - Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.

01-06-2024 - Good Morning! It's coffee time and I already hear General Aviation traffic at our local airports. You can tune in with your scanner to Kickapoo Airport at 122.700 MHz and Wichita Valley Airport at 122.800 MHz.

01-05-2024 - From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Bell Sports Recalls Bell Slope Adult Bicycle Helmets Due to Risk of Head Injury - UBBCARE Play Yard Mattresses Recalled Due to Suffocation Hazard for Infants; Violation of the Federal Safety Regulation for Crib Mattresses - Ride Aventon Recalls Sinch.2 Folding E-Bicycles Due to Crash and Injury Hazards - Homedics Recalls Massagers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards - H.H. Brown Shoe Company Recalls Redeemer Work Boots Due to Injury Hazard.

01-05-2024 - Parks on the Air® - I made contact with KG8CO located in Pointe Mouillee State Game Land on 20 meter CW (Morse code).

01-05-2024 - From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 216,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7 percent. Employment continued to trend up in government, health care, social assistance, and construction, while transportation and warehousing lost jobs.

01-05-2024 - Once three or more people get together to enjoy an activity, a club is often formed. Once there are three or more clubs dedicated to a certain activity, an association of clubs will magically appear. I guess it's the nature of things.

01-05-2024 - NWS forecast - Today: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 53. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Tonight< Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

01-05-2024 - Good Morning! I'm listening to the 1947 kHz group talking about the Wichita Falls Public Library, formerly the Wichita Falls Activities Center, formerly a Fedway department store. I remember Fedway from the late 1960s. Fedway once got quite a crowd one morning in response to a newspaper ad promoting a color television for $25.00. The sales staff got a lot of exercise telling people that the ad was a mistake. Anyway, it's 5:25 AM and time for some Folgers Black Silk coffee.

01-04-2024 - At 8:00 PM it sounds like our Air Evac Lifeteam is on another mission. These folks stay pretty busy. Tune in to their daily activities at 159.900 MHz with your scanner.

01-04-2024 - International Space Station over Wichita Falls - Time: Fri Jan 05, 6:54 AM, Visible: 6 min, Max Height: 45°, Appears: 15° above WNW, Disappears: 10° above SSE. Listen on 145.800 & 437.800 MHz for possible Amateur (ham) Radio communications.

01-04-2024 - I just worked Parks on the Air® station N3RT - active at White Clay Creek National Wild and Scenic River in Delaware - at 2145Z on 14.043 MHz - CW (Morse code).

01-04-2024 - The FCC Enforcement Bureau issued a Notice of Illegal Pirate Radio Broadcasting (NIPRB) per its authority from the PIRATE Act to 70 Rockaway Parkway, landowner in Brooklyn, NY, for allowing illegal broadcasting from their property.. Action by: Regional Director, Field Division, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 2024-01-04 by Notice.