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)
No new members joined the club at last month's meeting & no visitors were present.  However, 2 of our Associate members received their brand-new Technician Licenses: Elaine Bruner, KI4QYA, and Eddie Powell, KI4QXZ.  Congratulations!! 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
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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Want to see changes in the Newsletter? Your suggestions for new topics and/or columns are both encouraged & welcomed. Let the editor know!!!
Also, if you find any "links" to not be working, please let the editor know ASAP! Thanks!! Pg 2 The Bike Ride is Sept. 17, 2006.  Come to 9/14/06 club meeting for final details! The LARC Newsletter has been published each month (except during the club's "hibernation" period) since October 1986 (20 years minus 4) ! Zowie!! Repeater Committee: Nothing new to report.  Still awaiting re-coordination frequency pair from SERA.

Disaster Trailer Committee : Nothing new to report at present.  Project is on temporary hold until after completion of other major projects and committments.  

EOC Kiosk Committee:   Nothing new to report. Still awaiting action from Hudson Fire Department to release necessary cabinetry to be reinstalled at the EOC.

By the time you read this, the Shelby Hamfest for 2006 will be just a memory!  I trust you (and I) got what you were looking for.  Basically, I was looking for items to complete the mobiliztion of my new HF rig, a Yaesu FT-857D.  That means mobile antenna fixin's for the most part.  Aside from that, it's no telling what treasures and goodies the XYL allowed me to bring home! Switching gears, I spent the better part of the last two weeks modifying and expanding the CARES website (to be uploaded to the server on Friday, September 1st).  I hope you will find the improvements to your liking!  To go directly to the website from here, just click this link:
http://www.caldwell-ncares.org .



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