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04-21-2026 - 6:00 AM - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, and here are some 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), WFISD school buses (152.360 MHz), school handheld radios (151.940 MHz), Wichita Valley Airport (122.800 MHz), Kickapoo Airport (122.700 MHz), Wichita Falls Regional Airport / SAFB (119.750 & 122.950 MHz), FAA ATC Fort Worth Center (132.925 MHz), and the BNSF Railroad (160.920 MHz). Here's the long list! I've added a few more scheduled International Space Station Passes Over Wichita Falls in case you're interested. We're getting a little moisture this morning, and it looks like some will pass over our supply lakes. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready.
--- 6:05 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then areas of drizzle between 1pm and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 63. South southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
--- 6:10 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 84.4% Kemp: 96.0% Kickapoo: 87.9%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 90.0% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (86.15%) to determine drought stage.
--- 6:15 AM - NWS Short Range Weather Discussion
--- 6:20 AM - NWS Extended Range Weather Discussion
--- 6:35 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 13,778 Megawatts.
--- 5:40 AM - I'm listening to a local/semi-local group on Amateur (ham) Radio 1.947 MHz. This is the 160-meter band. You'll need a long wire, or a dipole antenna, to get a good copy on this frequency. I don't have the best copy on them because I'm using my 10-40 meter Zero Five ground plane antenna to listen. Luckily, these guys are running a lot of power. I have no plans to ever transmit on this band, so I doubt I'll put up an antenna tuned for it. But I've been known to change my mind.
--- 5:55 AM - According to a story on Texoma's Home Page, three people were shot, one fatally, at the Brigadoon Apartments yesterday evening. An unnamed suspect is in custody.
--- 7:00 AM - There's a decent amount of local trucking traffic on CB Radio Channel 19 this morning. The quiet early-morning conditions, not having to fight the skip-shooters, make local communications a joy. I have nothing against skip shooters, but they really should stay off of Channel 19. CB Radio is still a "tool of the trade" for truckers, and a little courtesy goes a long way. I am not optimistic.
--- 8:20 AM - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing
--- 9:35 AM - From the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles - (AUSTIN, Texas – April 21, 2026) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) is accepting applications for an authorization to commercially operate automated motor vehicles ahead of statewide enforcement of new regulations beginning May 28, 2026. Under a new state law (Senate Bill 2807, 89R), companies operating automated motor vehicles commercially in Texas to transport goods or passengers must obtain an authorization from TxDMV. From RadioMan763 - They'll still need a human onboard to operate the CB Radio. I'm not about to talk to a truck! Not knowingly, anyway.
--- 1:45 PM - After listening to the CB Radio band all morning (running in the background), I've switched back to the 20-meter Amateur (ham) Radio band to see if there are any Parks on the Air® stations to be worked. Indeed, there are about 10 on the POTA spotter page, but they are either all relatively weak or I've already made contact with them. Maybe conditions will improve.
--- 2:45 PM - A few years ago, I saw these panties on the floor in the "social room" at the 50 Plus Zone in downtown Wichita Falls. Was it a ploy to increase membership renewals, or did some boomer babe have a rapid, unscheduled disassembly? I do not know, and I don't think I want to know.
