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03-28-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts to 20 mph.

03-28-2024 - Good Morning! It has been windy and cool the last few days, but Friday through Monday should be a lot warmer. My coffee is ready and, according to my trusty Uniden scanner radio, so are the school bus (152.360 MHz) and city transit bus (453.5375 MHz) drivers! I'm also tuned to CB Radio Channel 19 to soak up some local trucking chatter while I enjoy my Folgers Black Silk coffee. I might even take a moment to feel sorry for those poor folks waiting in line for that Starbucks stuff!

03-27-2024 - I just noticed that a Parks on the Air® station I worked yesterday put me down for two parks. I guess he was at the border of those two parks. That can happen. The bad news is that he marked the contacts as "Phone (SSB)" contacts. Nope. It was CW or Morse code. I don't suppose it's a big deal since I'm not chasing any awards. I know it was CW. That's all that matters to me.

03-27-2024 - From the U.S. Federal Communications Commission - Space Exploration Holdings, LLC application for modification of authorization for the Spacex Gen2 NGSO satellite system to add a mobile-satellite service system. Order dismissing, as unacceptable for filing, the application of SpaceX for modification of its Gen2 Starlink authorization to include authority for operations in the 1.6/2.4 GHz bands, the 2 GHz bands, and the 2020-2025 MHz (Earth-to-space) band. Action by: Associate Division Chief, Satellite Programs and Policy Division, Space Bureau. Adopted: 2024-03-26 by ORDER. (DA No. 24-300). SB

03-27-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring for March 26-27, 2024

New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Key Bridge Collapse - MD - FINAL

Hazard Monitoring:
• Heavy Snow - Northeast, Northern Intermountain, and California
• Heavy Rain/Flash Flooding - Southeast

Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity

Event Monitoring:
• No significant events

03-27-2024 - Do we have "organic scammers" in Wichita Falls? It's Wednesday, and the city trash trucks are making the rounds emptying those green residential trash cans. I don't have such a can but today, the truck stopped in front of my house while the driver checked what could be a list of addresses that have a green can and/or get two regular cans. I'm guessing some people are putting their regular can out on Wednesday hoping the truck will just pick it up. I guess this guy isn't going to get scammed. I don't know how it works now, but years ago, sanitation workers could go home when they finished their route. This might still be the case because one day a driver was slinging those cans up and back down so fast, that trash was flying everywhere! Also, years ago, you could monitor the Sanitation Department on a standard scanner radio. Now, they've gone dark (digital) like most other City departments.

03-27-2024 - I read the book "News of the World" a year or so ago. A few days ago I watched the movie on Peacock. I thought the book was great, and I had doubts about the movie keeping up the pace. My doubts were put to rest - the movie was as good as the book. That's my opinion, anyway. How can a movie that begins in Wichita Falls be bad?

03-27-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 62. East wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

03-27-2024 - Good Morning! I climbed out of bed at the unbelievably late hour of 6:00 AM! I started the Folgers Black Silk coffee brewing and flipped on the scanner radio. I hear our local City transit buses (463.5375 MHZ) and our local school buses (152.360 MHz) are preparing for the day. Who will have the most fun? You'll have to tune in with your scanner radio to find out! It's cold outside this morning so I'll throw a fireplace video on the big-screen TV. As I've mentioned before, the real fireplace is at the other end of the house, not in my radio shack.

03-26-2024 - I made contact with KK8O at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park (US-3664) in Florida on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.

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03-26-2024 - I made contact with NN3E at Patapsco Valley State Park (US-1588) in Maryland on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.

03-26-2024 - The Clay County Amateur Radio Club conducts a weekly Skywarn practice net on Tuesdays at 8:00 PM on the club's 146.680 and 146.800 MHz repeaters. All licensed Amateur Radio Operators are invited to check in. Scanner listeners are also welcome.

03-26-2024 - The Montague County Amateur Radio Club conducts a weekly net on Tuesdays at 7:00 PM on the club's 147.320 MHz repeater. Tune in with your scanner radio!

03-26-2024 - From the U.S. Federal Communinications Commission - The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau announces the comment and reply comment dates for the Cybersecurity Labeling for Intenret of Things Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. (Dkt No 23-239). Action by: Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. Adopted: 2024-03-25 by Notice. (DA No. 24-297). PSHSB.

03-26-2024 - I made contact with AB9CA at Lincoln State Park (US-2259) in Indiana on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.

03-26-2024 - I made contact with K2JVB at Jones Beach State Park (US-2086) in New York on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.

03-26-2024 - I made contact with NG4S at Goodale State Park (US-2896) in South Carolina on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.

03-26-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring for March 25-26, 2024

New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Key Bridge Collapse – MD

Hazard Monitoring:
• Heavy snow/freezing rain – Great Lakes and Northeast
• Severe thunderstorms – Great Lakes and Gulf Coast

Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Request: Major Disaster Declaration – Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
• Request: Major Disaster Declaration – Hoopa Valley Tribe
• Request: Major Disaster Declaration – WA

Event Monitoring:
• No significant events

03-26-2024 - I made contact with KQ4EFU at Cherokee National Forest (US-4525) in Tennessee on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.

03-26-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the evening.