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03-22-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 72. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind 9 to 11 mph.

03-22-2024 - Good Morning! The Sheppard Air Force Base Guardians of Freedom Air Show will be April 27-28, 2024. The show will feature the USAF Thunderbirds, Air Combat Command F-35 Lightning Demonstration, Golden Knights Jump Team, C-17/KC-135, USAF Special Tactics with Jump demonstration with Helo, and USAF Special Tactics Fast Rope Demo. Plus, there will be static displays of multiple aircraft, including the T-6, F-16, and CV-22, as well as military equipment demonstrations. And, just as important, my Folgers Black Silk Coffee is ready!

03-21-2024 - According to the ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) people, HamTV will be installed on the ISS. The exact installation date has not been announced. The video downlink will be on 2.395 GHz.

03-21-2024 - Wichita Falls area Amateur (ham) Radio storm spotters (146.940 MHz) and Clay County spotters (146.800 MHz) were active as a thunderstorm passed through the area. Rain was all we got out of it, and that's a good thing. Tune in with your scanner radio.

03-21-2024 - According to news reports, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is investigating Amazon over the sale of illegal frequency-jamming devices. Such devices can be used to jam security cameras and other WiFi-dependent devices.

03-21-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring for Mar 20-21, 2024

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

Hazard Monitoring:
• Severe weather – Southern Plains
• Heavy snow – Northern Plains to the Northeast
• Elevated fire weather – Central Plains

Disaster Declaration Activity:
• Major Disaster Declaration Approval – Maine
• Major Disaster Declaration Approval – Rhode Island (2)
• Seven Amendments issued

Event Monitoring:
• No significant events

03-21-2024 - I drove past a well-known chain restaurant and noticed an employee taking a cigarette break in his car. He was wearing those clear plastic gloves that are usually used for food handling. Were these the same gloves he was wearing inside the restaurant? Did he return to the restaurant with the same gloves? I do not know. There's no telling what really goes on in these places! Do we really want to know?

03-21-2024 - It's 7:30 AM, and I'm listening to CB Radio Channel 19 as the band opens. The heterodynes are becoming more evident, and they're beginning to take on a mysterious musical quality. No other channel does it quite like 19 and I find the notes strangely enjoyable.

03-21-2024 - According to news reports, new hangars are under construction at Kickapoo Airport. Airplane ownership must be on the rise. Also, another Faith (Mission) Resale store has opened on Southwest Parkway and Kemp near the United Supermarket.

03-21-2024 - NWS Forecast - Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Low around 54. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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03-21-2024 - Good Morning! I slept in until 6:00 AM! What was I thinking? I listened to Morse code on the 40-meter Amateur (ham) Radio band on my bedside shortwave radio. I resumed that activity this morning on my Yaesu 857D radio. I make Parks on the Air® contacts using CW (Morse code), but those are short contacts. I need a more extended listening experience to keep my speed up. I'm not a regular practitioner of long-winded "rag chewing" sessions. Short information exchanges, by voice or Morse code, better suit my personality. I've always been more of a listener than a talker. The only thing on my "to do" list for today is a trip to Natural Grocers. Let's see what the day brings.

03-20-2024 - I made contact with AB9CA at Jacksonport State Park (US-1086) in Arkansas on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.

03-20-2024 - From the U.S. Federal Communications Commission - FCC adopts rules requiring cable and satellite TV providers to specify the \"all-in\" price for video programming services in order to allow consumers to make informed choices.. (Dkt No 23-203). Action by: Commission . Adopted: 2024-03-14 by R&O. (FCC No. 24-29). MB. Contact: Joseph Price, (202) 418-1423 //// FCC Enforcement Bureau seeks information on the state of private-led traceback efforts of suspected robocalls for the Commission's annual report. The deadline to submit is May 1, 2024.. EB.

03-20-2024 - I switched from CB Radio back to Amateur (ham) Radio, and I see that the Parks on the Air® pickings are pretty slim right now. There are five stations showing on the POTA website, but they all have puny signals right now. I'll check back a little later.

03-20-2024 - I saw someone online report that they were going to do storm spotting with a CB Radio. I wanted to tell them that the static crashes would drive them crazy, but I decided to mind my own business.

03-20-2024 - According to local news reports, Midwestern State University is adding the Bachelor of Science in Political Science, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, and Master of Science in Industrial Technology to its catalog. This is good news!

03-20-2024 - FEMA National Current Ops / Monitoring – March 19–20, 2024

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

Hazard Monitoring:
• Heavy Snow – Northeast

Disaster Declaration Activity:
• No new declaration activity

Event Monitoring:
• No significant events

03-20-2024 - It's 7:45 AM, and the CB Radio band is starting to open up. On Channel 38 LSB (lower sideband) I hear a station in Canada with a strong signal, making contacts across North America. Others will be joining the mix as band conditions improve.

03-20-2024 - It's 6:45 AM, and the CB Radio band has yet to open for long-distance communications. This makes for quiet conditions for local trucking radio traffic on Channel 19 that's happening right now.

03-20-2024 - Walmart (154.570 MHz), Allred Unit (153.815 MHz), the County Jail (155.520 MHz), State Hospital (154.800 MHz) city transit buses (453.5375 MHz), school handheld radios (151.940 MHz), school buses (152.360 MHz), and the BNSF Railroad (160.920 MHz) are active! Tune in with your scanner radio.