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07-06-2026 - 6:15 AM - Good Morning! It’s Monday, and our water supply lakes got a slight boost from yesterday’s rainfall. My lawn got watered pretty well, but the hail was unnecessary. I put a new blade on the mower, so, as soon as the lawn dries out, I’ll give it a cut. Probably not today. I have nothing else on the schedule. I have the Yaesu 857D tuned to the CW (Morse code) portion of the 40-meter Amateur (ham) Radio band. I’ll see who’s who on the CB Radio a little later. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready.
--- 6:20 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 98. Light and variable wind. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
--- 6:25 AM - NWS Short Range Weather Discussion
--- 6:30 AM - NWS Extended Range Weather Discussion
--- 6:35 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 81.4% Kemp: 93.7% Kickapoo: 88.8%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 87.9% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (85.1%) to determine drought stage.
--- 6:45 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 11,598 Megawatts.
--- 7:30 AM - My experience with CB Radio started on Christmas Day in 1964 when I received a pair of Spacephone walkie talkies. My best friend, who lived just next door, and I could now communicate with wireless ease. Well, sort of. The Spacephones had no squelch circuit and emitted that constant, loud “rushing” noise heard when you open the squelch on modern communications receivers. Get the rest of the story!
--- 8:15 AM - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing
--- 8:40 AM - Today, school kids show off their new cell phones. When I was a school kid, the thing to show off was an AM pocket transistor radio emitting "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles. The fact that a telescoping antenna was not needed to receive local AM broadcasts added to their stylish appearance. A leather case, made just for that model, added to the appeal. I never saw a kid in class listening to their radio with an earphone. We knew the rules. Read about Parachutes, Transistor Radios, Marbles, and a Yo-Yo.
--- 8:50 AM - I contacted a station in Widmeyer Wildlife Management Area (US-7020) in West Virginia on 20 meters (14 MHz) CW (Morse code) in the Amateur (ham) Radio Parks on the Air® program.