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This issue of the newsletter is coming to you a bit earlier this month, since the day of the month (5th)  that I try to get the newsletter posted on the server will find me viewing the nurse inventory  at Baptist Hospital in Winston following a planned "abdominal aneurism endograft by-pass surgery" procedure on the 3rd of September.
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No, don't get alarmed, the "member" profiles which are due later, will not be nearly as extensive as the "club offi cers" profile. Hi Hi.   The member profiles will have a present-day snapshot  with, perhaps, a hamshack photo (either early, present-day, or both), and a brief history of their hamming activities. 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! Imagine:  You walk across the parking lot, unlock your car, start your engine and shift into reverse...only to see in your rear-view mirror a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear window.  Shifting into Park, you unlock the doors, exit the car, engine running, to remove that paper.  When you reach the back of car, the car-jacker appears from nowhere, jumps into your car and takes off! He then has your car and probably your house keys!   (Submitted by Bill, KG4GSV) Our Mailing address is:  Lenoir Amateur Radio Club,  P.O. Box 3276, Lenoir, NC, 28645. ARRL Affiliation Tom, KA4HKK, has submitted our application to become, once again, an ARRL-affiliated club.  He was able to do this via email.
No new members were inducted at the August meeting and no visitors were present at the meeting. 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!! Looking back...during the 1991 Bike Ride, we had 31 volunteers and we passed approx. 270 pieces of traffic--mostly rider positions, minor injuries, breakdowns, rider pick-up, and needed supplies.  A  hunt for the Water Buffalo found the driver dozing beneath a large tree slightly off the trail during the '91 Bike Ride.  First to cross the Finish Line atop Grandfather Mtn. was George Mayer at 12:10 PM (103 miles in 5 hours, 10 minutes!  Wow!).                                        -Tom Land, KA4HKK. The editor reserves the right to edit and/or paraphrase articles or "news" submitted for inclusion into the LARC newsletter due to time and/or space constraints. Submit articles, etc. to Jim, N4EUX, at bozo38@charter.net.    tnx! GPS Back Next