GPS (global positioning system) units are fast becoming a way of life.  Many auto manufacturers are now offering "OnStar" (see last month's editorial!) and the price of small handheld units are now competively priced in the $100-$150 range.  In addition, the Motorola cellphone, Model V-60X, has a built-in GPS (call 911 and you can be pinpointed to within 300 yards)...much better than the older "nearest tower" concept which could be up to 10 miles distant!
     New Car-Jacking                         Scheme! Our Mailing address is:  Lenoir Amateur Radio Club,  P.O. Box 3276, Lenoir, NC, 28645. ARRL Affiliation Membership dues for the Lenoir ARC are currently $15. for the year... with a Family Membership at $25.00.  Associate member dues are $10.00...but carries no voting rights. Membership dues for those joining after July 1st  are prorated. ( The club's Constitution and Bylaws requires members be dropped if dues are not paid by March 31st of any given year)
We had two visitors at the February Meeting:  Warren Gruber, WU3Y, and  Bill Carter, N1WN (who joined before meeting's end).   Warren returned to the March meeting along with son, Timothy, KB3IYJ, with both joining the club.   Returning to the membership roll was Dyke Holder, KC4HIX, (Feb) and Floyd Key, KF4PJJ, (Mar).  We welcome ALL into our membership!     Please note! Speaking of Addresses... The LARC now has a brand-new web domain identity - thanks to Gary, KD4YTU!  He has secured for us the domain address of Lenoir-ARC.org (and .net) .  Gary will set up a number of email addresses using this domain and later will host our very own website on his server free of charge!  Add ti onally, this newsletter will be available on the website for viewing and/or printing simply by clicking on one of the several "tabs".  Work will begin shortly on the design and implementation of the new website!! The editor reserves the right to edit and/or paraphrase articles or "news" submitted for inclusion into the LARC newsletter due to time, content, and/or space constraints.  No political and/or religious viewpoints please!   Submit articles, etc.,  to Jim, N4EUX, at n4eux@arrl.net    tnx! GPS      Our Newsletter
Our Mailing address is:  Lenoir Amateur Radio Club,  P.O. Box 3276, Lenoir, NC, 28645. Website Address... Our official website address is http://www.lenoir-arc.org  Be  careful when typing it in to your address window of your browser...that's a hyphen (some refer to it as a dash) between "lenoir" and "arc" - not an underscore!      Membership Dues are Due!
Committee Reports Jim N4EUX The Newsletter undergoes constant changes...with columns coming/going,  in an attempt to bring you a newsy, easy-to-read format and platform to keep you, the reader, aware of the club's activities. Experimental typefonts, colors, and presentations are made on a regular basis to enhance that goal.
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Also, if you find any "links" to not be working, please let the editor know ASAP! Thanks!! Pg 2 SAFETY FAIR - CALDWELL COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS - MARCH 17TH!   The LARC Newsletter has been published each month (except during the club's "hibernation" period) since October 1986 (20 years minus 4) ! Repeater Committee: The Repeater Committee Report indicates no change in securing a coordinated frequency pair for our 2-meter repeater.

Disaster Trailer Committee :  Project is on temporary hold until after completion of other major projects and committments.  

EOC Kiosk Committee: Robert, WR4UNC, states the countertop for the EOC station has now been installed.  Next step is to build a securable enclosure cabinet to house the equipment. He asked for suggestions on equipment placement, etc.
Well...it doesn't happen often, but the publication of this Newsletter to the server on the target date (5th of ea month) didn't happen this month.  Just too much stuff got in the way!  The target date (1st of ea month) of the Caldwell ARES (CARES) Newsletter didn't make it to the server on time either, as you probably discerned.  January & February 2007 was not the way I like to start off a new year but, hopefully, things are straightening out now as we enter into March to wind up the 1st quarter of the year.  On a brighter note, the February & March meetings saw 3 new members joining the club and 2 past members to rejoin.  A nice, productive gain of 5 members.  Let's keep the momentum going for the rest of the year!!  During the March meeting, the membership decided to accept Blowing Rock's invitation to return to participate in their EmergencyFest 2007 on June 9th (just prior to Field Day 2007).
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