Volume 2   Number 4                                   April 5, 2005                                                        Published Monthly
Lenoir, North Carolina
"Dedicated to Public Service" Training!
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Lenoir ARC is set for April 14th (Thursday), 7PM , at the our new meeting place, the EOC building!
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Catawba Valley Hamfest is April 16th.
(Dealer setup: April 15th).
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Go to home page of our website and click on "Calendar of Events" at top of screen for a grid-type calendar for a more comprehensive listing of upcoming events...or simply
click here .
The Caldwell Amateur Radio Emergency Services (CARES) Net is called every Sunday night at 8:30 PM on the 147.33 (Hibriten) repeater. This is a formal directed net and is sponsored by the ARES. Its' purpose is to train, and keep in readiness, a pool of qualified emergency radio operators in the event of a local and/or regional emergency.  Net checkins will be called by alpha groups and, unless you check in & out, you will be called again during the informal portion to offer any comments, etc.  The 147.33 repeater has a CTCSS tone of 141.3 mhz. Satellite & APRS by
Rick, N4WYK
    ??   Did you know...  ?? Duelling was so popular among wealthy gentlemen in Ireland during the eighteenth century that travelers could always find a special set of duelling pistols at an inn--in readiness for those who had forgotten their own.

(Reprinted from Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts, 1981 Ed., Pg. 173). KF4WOD - 147.195 (N4NIN)
http://www.lenoir-arc.org
One of the best ways to sharpen your emergency communications skills is to check in to the weekly CARES Net (see column at right).
Catawba Valley Hamfest
LARC will have a "club" table at the hamfest, but we need to know how many are interested in selling items or manning the table. Please contact Tom, KA4HKK, ASAP to advise!  To go to the Hamfest website and for more information,   click here. Most of our members own computers, most do quite a bit of web surfing, and ALL are aware of the increased dangers of viruses, spam, and ad popups! In a nutshell, here's some tips on how to reduce your risks:
(1) Install a software-based firewall...many are free!!
(2) Install a good anti-virus program that checks all incoming email and then know the sender . This is very important since 90% of viruses come to you via email!!
(3) Install an adware checker (to block those pesky pop-ups) and an anti-spy program (both are free).
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