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03-20-2024 - In the news - A Wichita Falls Municipal Court official was arrested on a charge of "misuse of official information", according to local news reports. Shots were fired in Burkburnett and a man was arrested. Castaway Cove will get a new 4-lane water slide.

03-20-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms

03-20-2024 - Good Morning. It's 5:30 AM, my coffee is brewing, and the CB Radio is dead quiet. The band has yet to open. Even Channel 6, the "superbowl" of CB Radio, has yet to awaken. This is a perfect time to enjoy local communications. A time when you don't have to battle the high-power skip shooters to get a signal across town. The problem is not that I'm the only one awake at this hour. It's not that I'm the only one in town with a CB Radio. But maybe I'm the only one in town awake and in possession of a CB Radio. Okay, I'm just kidding. I think we need a morning group on CB like the morning group on the Amateur (ham) Radio 160-meter band I listen to occasionally. Why should the hams have all the fun? My coffee is ready!

03-19-2024 - From the U.S. Federal Communications Commission - Inquiry concerning the deployment of advanced telecommunications capability to all americans in a reasonable and timely fashion. The Commission issues this Report pursuant to its obligation under section 706, concluding its inquiry into whether advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion.. (Dkt No 22-270). Action by: Commission. Adopted: 2024-03-14 by REPORT. (FCC No. 24-27). WCB.

03-19-2024 - I made contact with NN9K at Big Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area (US-4109) in Illinois on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.

03-19-2024 - Los Compadres Mexican Grill is now open at the corner of N. Scott and Lincoln. This sounds like a place I need to visit. I wonder if they take orders by CB Radio? Probably not. I see that Club Sip, on East Scott, is up for sale. That's interesting in that I only learned of its existence a week ago.

03-19-2024 - I made contact with K7SHR at South Bighorn/Red Wall Backcountry Byway BLM Recreation Management Area (US-10900) in Wyoming on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.

03-19-2024 - I'm hearing short exchanges on 462.575 MHz this morning. It sounds like a business, but there's not enough information to determine type and location. More monitoring required!

03-19-2024 - FEMA FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for March 19, 2024
National Current Ops / Monitoring for March 18-19, 2024

New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No significant incidents / ops

Hazard Monitoring:
• Heavy Snow - Upstate New York

Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity

Event Monitoring:
• No significant events

03-19-2024 - People on social media continue to spread the idea that CB Radio is dead. If that's true, why is my radio jam-packed with signals from one end of the band to the other? Of course, we're at or near the peak of the current solar cycle. Maybe they haven't checked their radios in a few years.

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03-19-2024 - I was in the I-44 Walmart yesterday and noticed that Dolly Parton has a line of Duncan Hines cake mixes. I also noticed that they were about $1.50 more than other "name brand" cake mixes, even other Duncan Hines cake mixes. Her picture was cute, though!

03-19-2024 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, the first day of Spring, and here's the NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind 9 to 11 mph.

03-18-2024 - From the U.S. Federal Communications Commission - Wireline Competition Bureau and Office Of Economics and Analytics make incarcerated people's communications services 2023 mandatory data collection database available to eligible individuals pursuant to protective order. (DA No. 24-267). (Dkt No 23-62 12-375). Eligible individuals may request access to the database containing confidential incarcerated people's calling services data. WCB. //// The FCC adopts rules creating a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for wireless consumer Internet of Things (IoT) products.. (Dkt No 23-239). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 2024-03-14 by R&O/NPRM. (FCC No. 24-26). PSHSB. Contact: James Zigouris. //// In The Matter Of Wireless Emergency Alerts; Amendments To Part 11 Of The Commission's Rules Regarding The Emergency Alert System; Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking . Proposes to adopt a new Emergency Alert System event code option to deliver critical messages to the public over television and radio about missing and endangered adults. . (Dkt No 15-91 15-94). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 2024-03-14 by NPRM. (FCC No. 24-30). CGB.

03-18-2024 - According to local news reports, a person with 70 arrests is on the Crime Stoppers "Most Wanted" list. Without elaborating, just let me say that there's something wrong with our criminal justice system, and society as a whole.

03-18-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring for March 16-18, 2024

New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• No significant incidents / ops

Hazard Monitoring:
• Heavy Snow - Portions of the Great Lakes and Northeast

Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Major Disaster Declaration Approved: Wrangell Cooperative Association

Event Monitoring:
• No significant events

03-18-2024 - In an earlier post, I talked about the noise levels on CB Radio due to us being at or near the peak of the current solar cycle. What I didn't mention is the totally - for me - enjoyable quiet time in the morning before the band "opens up", as they say. That's the time I listen to local trucking and other traffic. I'm not sure when the band closes up for the day, since that event is usually past my bedtime. I know that when I wake up at 5:00 to 5:30 AM, the band is nice and quiet. The bottom line is that there are varying band conditions to suit the skip shooter and the local talker. Those conditions, however, might not happen exactly when you want them to happen.

03-18-2024 - Good Morning! It's Monday and here's the NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 59. North northeast wind 7 to 11 mph. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 37. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south after midnight.

03-17-2024 - I don't think some of our local Amateur (ham) Radio operators realize how much background sound (TV, radio, etc.) is amplified by their Amateur Radio VHF-UHF transceivers. I'll leave it at that.

03-17-2024 - Our local Air Evac Lifeteam - 159.900 MHz - has been busy this weekend. Also, the local BNSF Railroad stays busy on 160.920 MHz. Tune in to both operations on your Scanner radio.

03-17-2024 - According to DX World, HD8MD & HD8MM will be operating from Galapagos Islands from March 20-29, 2024, on 40 thru 6 meters.