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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SCHOOL CONTACT: National STEM Festival, Washington, DC, telebridge via VK6MJ (Chris Williams KJ5GEW) Contact is go for: Thu 2026-06-25 13:31:42 UTC 49 deg. You can listen to the ISS side of the contact on 145.800 MHz on your scanner radio if you are within the "radio footprint", which is quite large with the ISS 250 miles up!
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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06-21-2026 - 5:05 AM - Good Morning! It's Sunday, and Father’s Day! It’s also the longest day of the year. My favorite day of the year - the shortest day - is six months away. The Wichita Amateur Radio Society will conduct its weekly informal net tonight at 8:00 PM on the club's 147.140 MHz repeater. Tune in or join in. I mowed my yard yesterday, so I'll be taking the next few days off. In a short while, some of you will be lining up at Starbucks at Kemp & Kell. Instead, drive across the street to Frank & Joe's Coffee in Parker Square. You can go to Starbucks tomorrow. Speaking of coffee, my Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready.
--- 5:10 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 102. South wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
--- 5:15 AM - NWS Short Range Weather Discussion
--- 5:20 AM - NWS Extended Range Weather Discussion
---5:30 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 83.9% Kemp: 97.6% Kickapoo: 90.7%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 90.9% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (87.3%) to determine drought stage.
--- 5:46 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 11,714 Megawatts.
--- 6:40 AM - I’m 74 years old, and I remember the Missile Club on Burkburnett Road, and the Bluebonnet Grocery on Martin Luther King at Jefferson from my high school days.
--- 7:15 AM - I hear reports that some Walmart stores - not in Wichita Falls - are swapping out their current VHF radios, operating on the license-free Multi-Use Radio Service, for digital units operating in the 900 MHz range. Unknown whether this is a “local” thing or a nationwide rollout. Having one system across the nation makes sense to me. On the downside, most scanner radios cannot monitor 900 MHz digital radios. On the upside, this would create more "clear air" for the rest of us to use the MURS band.
--- 7:25 AM - In the News at Texoma's Home Page (KFDX) - Former Clay County deputy arrested on multiple charges, Real estate firm buys Parker Square Shopping Center, Mt Scott closed due to a search and rescue operation, Archer County Rodeo brings family fun and tradition, Dutch fans explore Wichita Falls on World Cup road trip, Olney’s BBQ place coming to Wichita Falls.
--- 7:30 AM - At MSU - JUN 22 - Deadline for August graduates to file for graduation 12:00 AM, JUN 23 - Make & Take at the Museum 3:00 PM, JUN 23 - WFMA Sketchbook Club 5:30 PM, JUN 24 - Make & Take at the Museum 3:00 PM, JUN 25 - Make & Take at the Museum 3:00 PM.
--- 7:40 AM - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing
--- 7:45 AM - Wichita Falls District 5 City Councilor Tom Taylor will host a town hall meeting on Monday, June 22, at the Wichita Falls Regional Airport, 4000 Armstrong Drive. Parking is free.
--- 7:50 AM - At the Iron Horse Pub - Punk at the Pub - Friday June 26 - Doors 8:30 PM - Start 9:30 PM - 615 8th Street.
--- 7:55 AM - As I write this, I have made 755 Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® contacts using CW (Morse code). Of those, 697 are unique parks (not duplicate contacts).