Turned on the Austin TX weather radio WXK27 just in time to hear an unusual message: Public Information StatementNational Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX117 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025…NOAA WEATHER RADIO OUTAGE DUE TO A SOFTWARE UPDATE NEXT WEEK…The Austin/San Antonio National Weather Service office will be conducting a required, scheduled update to their …
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Coming in on RADAR
I have a passing fascination with the machinery of this country’s infrastructure. Being the son of an Air Force mother, I had the fortune of seeing the technology that powers the defense and commerce of this country first-hand, and it gave me an understanding that this network of beacons, RADAR installations, weather stations, radio towers, …