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MUSEUM FAMILY DAY: CELEBRATING AMERICA: June 27, 2026, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Wichita Falls Museum of Art, 2 Eureka Cir, Wichita Falls.
AT THE IRON HORSE PUB - AA Bottom with special guests Von Tez - Saturday June 27 - Doors 8:30 PM, Start 9:30 PM - 615 8th Street - Wichita Falls
AMATEUR RADIO FIELD DAY - JUNE 27 - 28: From Google AI Overview: "Amateur Radio Field Day is an annual, 24-hour Amateur Radio event. During this time, operators set up temporary stations in parks, fields, and public spaces to practice emergency communication skills. It doubles as a public demonstration and an informal contest to contact as many other stations as possible."
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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06-27-2026 - 6:15 AM - Good Morning! It’s Saturday, and both locations - 8th & Ohio and 8th & Austin - of the Wichita Falls Farmers Market will be open from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM. Local Amateur (ham) Radio Operators usually meet informally for breakfast at 8:00 AM at the Pioneer #3 Restaurant at Old Iowa Park Road and Sheppard Access Road. Look for extra antennas on vehicles in the parking lot and/or handheld radios on the tables. However, this is Amateur Radio Field Day weekend. From Google AI Overview: "Amateur Radio Field Day is an annual, 24-hour amateur radio event. During this time, operators set up temporary stations in parks, fields, and public spaces to practice emergency communication skills. It doubles as a public demonstration and an informal contest to contact as many other stations as possible." This could affect breakfast attendance. It's unknown how many of the regular breakfast crowd also participate in Field Day. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready.
--- 6:20 AM - Some weekend Wichita Falls radio 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), Wichita Valley Airport (122.800 MHz), Kickapoo Airport (122.700 MHz), Wichita Falls Regional Airport / SAFB (119.750 & 122.950 MHz), and the BNSF Railroad (160.920 MHz). Get more SCANNING TARGETS HERE!
--- 6:30 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: A 40 percent chance of showers before 7am. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 103. South southwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
--- 6:35 AM - NWS Short Range Weather Discussion
--- 6:40 AM - NWS Extended Range Weather Discussion
--- 6:45 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 83.2% Kemp: 97.8% Kickapoo: 90.2%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 90.6% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (86.7%) to determine drought stage.
--- 7:10 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 8,728 Megawatts.
--- 7:35 AM - There is growing online chatter about Amateur (ham) radio and other radio services (FRS, GMRS, MURS) as a means of communicating during emergencies and interruptions, intentional or unintentional, to the Internet and cell phones. This chatter is above and beyond the usual "prepper" stuff.
--- 7:10 AM - As I mentioned above, it's Amateur (ham) Radio Field Day weekend. I don't participate in Field Day, either setting up in remote locations or handing out contacts to those who do, so I'll probably make this a CB Radio weekend. And the CB Radio is already wall-to-wall activity. Unless I hear someone on Channel 19 seeking information, I’ll be in listen-only mode. And, of course, I’ll have the scanner radio to keep me informed and entertained. And, wouldn't you know it, Mr. Rogers is on Channel 38, lower sideband. I call him that because each transmission ends with "Roger" posed as a question. It's like asking "Did you get that?" after every exchange in a face-to-face conversation. Then, there's the guy who sounds like a mad rat. I'll let you use your imagination on that one.
--- 8:05 AM - It was the “Reception Station” at Fort Polk in 1971. There, the Army got us ready for Basic Training with uniforms, haircuts, shots, dog tags, and other necessary items and information. It’s the dog tags I was to talk about. We were herded into some bleachers. A drill sergeant, holding a box of dog tags, asked the crowd if he could get a volunteer to hand out the tags. He specifically requested someone with a college degree. Someone’s hand shot skyward. The sergeant handed the box to the volunteer and stood back. The volunteer pulled a tag from the box and, in a loud voice, called out "Baptiste!" (pronounced "bapteest"). When no one answered, he repeated the call for Baptiste! The drill sergeant stepped forward, took the tag from the volunteer, looked at it, and said: “That’s Baptist. That’s his religion! Give me that box and sit down. Can I get someone with a high school education?
--- 8:30 AM - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing