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 Our Constitution & ByLaws provide that our Fiscal Year runs from Jan 1st to December 31st of ech year and that yearly membership dues (Lifetime Memberships excepted) become due & payable after Jan 1st.  Members are not considered in arrears until after March 31st.  Members with dues in arrears will be dropped from the Membership Rolls after that date.
Last month, Kurt Mullis visited our club meeting.  This month, he joined the club & brought along his girlfriend, Heather Rose, who also joined our ranks. While at the meeting, we went to FCC ULS and retrieved their new calls!  Kurt's new call is KJ4BYV and Heather's is KJ4BYY.  Welcome aboard folks! 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
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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 NOTE:  MARCH 13TH MEETING TO BE HELD AT THE GAMEWELL FIRE DEPT.! The LARC Newsletter has been published each month (except during the club's "hibernation" period) since October 1986 (20 years minus 4) !

Repeater Committee : James, N4NIN, reports that we are waiting for a warm  day to install the antenna connectors on the antenna and to try out our new crystals on our selected repeater  frequency.  It may be operational soon!!


EOC Kiosk Committee :  The installation of our proposd Delta Loop antenna to be installed atop the EOC Building has continued to be on temporary hold pending other "enhanced"  sites that may become available soon.   More later...

I have been using the WXspots program (as extensively reported in the CARES- News Newsletter on page 6) for the past 4-5 days. Matter-of-fact, I had it running when the weather cell came through this past Monday and I was able to see its march into our area via actual observers, first in the "statewide" mode and then in the "county" mode and I must say, I am thoroughly impressed by this [free] easy to download, install, & customize weather spotting software.  EVERY ARES/SKYWARN MEMBER NEEDS THIS PROGRAM!  Download the progam by going to http://www.WXspots.com .  Go to bottom of home screen & follow prompts for "First time User" install.
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