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10-18-2024 - Good Morning! There is an International Space Station school contact in Springfield, Oregon scheduled for 9:30 AM today. It might be possible to hear the ISS side of the conversation on 145.800 MHz if we're within the radio footprint. My coffee is ready!
10-17-2024 - I made contact with K5PA at Village Creek State Park (US-10583) in Texas on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
10-17-2024 - A local group meets nightly at 5:30 PM on CB Radio Channel 23. Based on the sheer volume of their on-the-air activities, they have been the most prolific Hobby Radio communicators in Wichita County for years.
10-17-2024 - Listen to Fort Worth Center Air Route Traffic Control Center through the local Remote Communications Air/Ground (RCAG) site on 124.525, 132.925, 254.275, 269.250, 348.650, and 364.800 MHz.
10-17-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – October 16–17, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• Invest AL94 – Atlantic
• TC Milton / TC Helene – Southeast and Mid-Atlantic
Hazard Monitoring:
• Critical Fire Weather – Central to Northern Plains
• Tropical Activity
Atlantic:
• Disturbance 1: (AL94) Low (30%)
• Disturbance 1: Low (20%)
Eastern Pacific:
• Disturbance 1: Low (20%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Approval: Major Disaster Declaration – AK
• 2 Amendments issued
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
10-17-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
My Favorite Amateur Radio QSL Card
10-17-2024 - 6:15 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 63.8 Kemp: 97.0% Kickapoo 66.1%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 78.6% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
10-17-2024 - 6:15 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: 422 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 6 nT, Bz 6 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 168 sfu.
10-17-2024 - 6:15 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 10,332 Megawatts.
10-17-2024 - Good Morning! I got a nice view of the International Space Station as it passed over Wichita Falls this morning at 6:18 AM. It was a chilly 42 degrees outside at that time. It might dip lower before it starts to climb. A Natural Grocers trip is the only item on my schedule for today. So far. Since I started on January 1, 2024, I have contacted 370 parks in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program using trusty Morse code. At the moment, I'm listening to CW (Morse code) on the 40-meter band, and I hear a ham with the chirpiest signal I've ever heard. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready!
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10-16-2024 - I took a short hike this afternoon, accompanied by my Yaesu IC-V80 handheld radio. I also had several items of dog repellent: spray, a stinger from a 5/8 wave VHF antenna that I call my dog slicer, and my trusty S&W revolver with #9 buckshot as the first round in case the first two methods fail. As for the Yaesu, I contacted two local hams on 146.520 FM simplex.
10-16-2024 - I made contact with W0G (NK8O) at Bryson's Hope State Conservation Area (US-10583) in Missouri on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.
A Case of Hobby Radio Antenna Envy in Wichita Falls
10-16-2024 - From the U.S. Federal Communications Commission - INCARCERATED PEOPLE'S COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES; IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARTHA WRIGHT-REED ACT; RATES FOR INTERSTATE INMATE CALLING SERVICES. Order denying petition filed by Pay Tel Communications, Inc. seeking stay of the 2024 Incarcerated People's Communications Services (IPCS) Order. (Dkt No 23-62 12-375). Action by: By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. Adopted: 2024-10-15 by ORDER. (DA No. 24-1074). WCB.
10-16-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – October 15–16, 2024
New Significant Incidents / Ongoing Ops:
• TC Milton – Florida
• TC Helene – Southeast and Mid-Atlantic
• Invest AL94 – Atlantic
Hazard Monitoring:
• Tropical Activity
Atlantic:
• Disturbance 1: (AL94) Medium (40%)
• Disturbance 1: Low (20%)
Disaster Declaration Activity:
• 4 Amendments issued
Event Monitoring:
• No significant events
10-16-2024 - International Space Station over Wichita Falls - Time: Thu Oct 17 6:18 AM, Visible: 5 min, Max Height: 58°, Appears: 32° above SSW, Disappears: 10° above NE. Listen on 145.800 & 437.800 MHz for possible Amateur (ham) Radio communications.
10-16-2024 - The American Radio Relay League broadcasts code practice sessions, or the ARRL Code Bulletin, daily at 9 AM, 3 PM, 4 PM, 5 PM (bulletin), 6 PM, 7 PM, 8 PM (bulletin), 10 PM, and 11 PM (bulletin). Frequencies are 1.8025, 3.5815, 7.0475, 14.0475, 18.0975, 21.0675, 28.0675, 50.350, and 147.555 MHz. Tune in with your Amateur (ham) Radio or shortwave receiver.
10-16-2024 - Some local scanning targets: Walmart (154.570 MHz), Allred Unit (153.815 MHz), Wichita County Jail (155.520 MHz), State Hospital (154.800 MHz) city transit buses (453.5375 MHz), WFISD school buses (152.360 MHz), school handheld radios (151.940 MHz), Wichita Valley Airport (122.800 MHz), Kickapoo Airport (122.700 MHz), Wichita Falls Regional Airports / SAFB (119.750 & 122.950 MHz), and the BNSF Railroad (160.920 MHz) are active!
10-16-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 69. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 43. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
10-16-2024 - 5:45 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 63.6 Kemp: 97.0% Kickapoo 66.4%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 78.6% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses the combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo to determine drought stage.
10-16-2024 - 5:45 AM - NOAA SPACE WEATHER - Last 24 Hrs: Radio Blackouts (R0 - None) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - Minor) Current: Radio Blackouts (R - None) Solar Radiation Storms (S - None) Geomagnetic Storms (G - None) Solar Wind Speed: 390 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 10 nT, Bz -3 nT Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 172 sfu.