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SPECIAL EVENT STATION: The Lake Whitney Amateur Radio Society will be on the air with the "Football/Futbol On The Air - the 2026 World Soccer Tournament" Special Event Station, call sign W5C, from June 11 to July 19, 2026 on 14.074 MHz. QSL to Ron Franklin, 120 PR 22223, Whitney, TX 76692.
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06-19-2026 - 4:25 AM - Good Morning! It’s Friday, and we had a nice, drenching storm pass through town just after 4:00 AM. Looking at the radio, it looks like Lake Arrowhead got a good watering. I’m not sure about the other lakes. The North Central Texas Simplex Net will begin at 8:00 PM tonight on 146.580 MHz. You’ll need a good outside antenna to monitor them on your scanner radio. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready.
--- 4:35 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind around 9 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
--- 4:40 AM - NWS Short Range Weather Discussion
--- 4:45 AM - NWS Extended Range Weather Discussion
--- 4:55 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 83.6% Kemp: 97.6% Kickapoo: 90.7%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 91.0% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (87.15%) to determine drought stage.
--- 4:56 AM - Someone issued a National Weather Service update on the 146.940 MHz repeater, but I had trouble copying it. The signal was scratchy, and the volume was very low. On the radar, most of the storm has passed over Wichita Falls, so I guess there is no need to be alarmed.
--- 5:04 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 11,488 Megawatts.
--- 5:10 AM - It was 1977 at the Presidio of San Francisco. I was standing in front of the Platoon Sergeant’s desk. Beside me stood a member of my squad who was being reprimanded for breaking a “jeep” windshield. When he thought he’d heard enough, he said, “Come on, Sarge, you don’t have to make a federal case out of it.” I nudged him and said, “It is a federal case.”
--- 5:15 AM - A few years ago, I heard a female trucker chatting with some male truckers on CB Radio Channel 19 as they passed through town. The woman said she worked for Kock's or Koch's Trucking. I'm not sure of the spelling, but I'm sure of the sound of the name because she took great delight in repeating “I drive for Kock's" and then laughing. The men laughed, too.
--- 6:05 AM - In the news - (Texoma's Home Page) - Lawton Public Library hosts Obituary writing workshop, Revitalization efforts at District 1 town hall, Florida man accused of stalking in Wichita Falls, Community invited to ribbon cutting of WF habilitation, Bicycle advisory board to improve cycling experience.
--- 6:40 AM - Since I made four Amateur (ham) Radio CW (Morse code) contacts yesterday, I'll start this morning with a little CB Radio, thunderstorm static crashes included at no extra charge. The band is otherwise quiet (no skip shooters), so I'll sit on Channel 19 for a while.
--- 7:00 AM - From the Texas Department of Public Safety - "Trooper Sergio Romero, 27, was attempting to conduct a traffic stop along US-287 near Childress, around 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, when a truck-tractor semi-trailer pulled out in front of him, causing his patrol unit to collide with the vehicle. Trooper Romero died on scene. The crash remains under investigation."
--- 7:50 AM - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing