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08-14-2025 - 6:00 PM - The Local Group is on CB Radio Channel 23. Earlier today, several oversized loads passed through town on Channel 19. The DX Channels were very busy this afternoon, but the band is quiet now, making local communications easier.
08-13-2025 - 6:15 AM - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, and I have nothing scheduled for today. Tomorrow, the rest of the Wichita Falls ISD goes back to school. As you might know, Hirschi Middle School started on the 4th, ahead of the rest of the district. What does it all mean? It means increased WFISD radio activity for handheld radios on 151.940 MHz and the school buses on 152.360 MHz. Tune in with your scanner radio. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready.
08-13-2025 - 6:20 AM - Wichita Falls NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
08-13-2025 - 6:25 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 94.0% Kemp: 100% Kickapoo: 97.3%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 97.1% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (95.65%) to determine drought stage.
08-13-2025 - 6:30 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 8,515 Megawatts.
08-13-2025 - 6:35 AM - On the CB Radio, local traffic has popped up on Channel 3. I haven't heard these guys before. It sounds like trucking communications of some sort. The band is not yet open for long-distance communications.
08-13-2025 - 9:00 AM - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing - National Current Ops / Monitoring for Aug 12-13, 2025
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) – Juneau, AK
Hazard Monitoring:
• Heavy Rain / Flash Flooding – Southern Appalachians
• Critical Fire Weather – Idaho
• Severe Thunderstorms – South Dakota and Nebraska
• Tropical Activity
o Atlantic:
• Disturbance 1: Low (20%)
• Disturbance 2: Low (near 0%)
o Central Pacific:
• Post-Tropical Cyclone Henriette
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
08-13-2025 - 8:00 AM - The CB Radio band is open for business, with many of the 40 channels busy. At this point in the current Solar cycle, CB Radio is the skip-shooter's domain.
08-13-2025 - 9:30 AM - It appears that the City of Wichita Falls will purchase the Kirby Middle School building on Loop 11, and at some point in the future, the Wichita Falls Police Department will relocate there. The first crime they might investigate is why Loop 11 is called a loop when there’s not a hint of a loop in it.
08-13-2025 - 9:50 AM - Current National Short Range Weather Forecast
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08-13-2025 - 10:00 AM - I was checking the 20-meter Amateur (ham) Radio band for some Parks on the Air® stations to work, but the band is a little flat right now. I'll check back later.
08-13-2025 - 4:00 PM - I'm watching the Texas Rangers game while listening to the jam-packed CB Radio Channel 38 (lower sideband). A lot of contacts are being made there this afternoon. CB Radio is your only choice for license-free, long-distance communications.
08-13-2025 - 6:00 PM - The Local Group is on CB Radio Channel 23, as they have been nightly for years. Tune in or join in.
08-13-2025 - 6:30 PM - A local news item, concerning a death at the James V. Allred Unit, reports that Allred has had 20 deaths in 2025 alone. The Allred Unit houses around 3,700 offenders. According to average death rates, you can expect 34 deaths per year at that population level. There are old people at Allred, but some people die young.
08-12-2025 - 5:30 AM - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, and the Clay County Amateur Radio Club conducts a weekly Skywarn® practice net on Tuesdays at 8:00 PM on the 146.800 MHz repeater. Tune in with your scanner radio! We received some rain last night, and it's still raining. The radar map indicates that our supply lakes received a dose of it. Every Summer morning should start like this - cloudy, wet, and cool. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready.
08-12-2025 - 5:35 AM - Wichita Falls NWS Forecast - Today: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. High near 89. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
08-12-2025 - 5:40 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 92.9% Kemp: 100% Kickapoo: 97.2%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 96.7% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (95.1%) to determine drought stage.
08-12-2025 - 5:45 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 10,260 Megawatts.
08-12-2025 - 6:15 AM - Wichita Falls area railfans, be sure to program the following frequencies into your scanner radio: 160.620, 160.920, 161.010, and 161.130 MHz. The busiest seems to be 160.920 MHz.
08-12-2025 - 7:15 AM - It was 3-Building the Allred Unit. If you didn't know, the Allred Unit is a male, maximum-security prison. This building houses offenders in need of protective custody and includes some very feminine offenders. It was count time and the officer had the occupants of the day room in one of the sections lined up for count. Just as he was about to start, a puddle of water near the stairs caught his attention. Someone in line with a very feminine voice said "Somebody's water broke, Boss!" Read more Wichita Falls Allred Unit snippets here!
08-12-2025 - 7:30 AM - Current National Short Range Weather Forecast
08-12-2025 - 8:00 AM - The CB Radio is alive with local and national traffic this morning. The skip-shooters (DXers) will probably have a good day. Remember, the FCC-imposed 155-mile limit on contacts was removed back in 2017. So, you can talk as far as you want with your 4 watts output! You can laugh now!