Volume 2 Number 2 February 5, 2005 Published Monthly

Lenoir, North Carolina

"Dedicated to Public Service" Training!

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Lenoir ARC is set for February 10th (Thursday), 7PM , at the EOC for Caldwell County Emergency Mgmt. A guided tour will be conducted.
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Elkin's (NC) hamfest is scheduled for
Sunday, February 26, 2005.
Note: A new "Calendar of Events" grid-type calendar is now available! Go to home page of website and click on "Calendar of Events" at top of screen for details.

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... ?? One-third of all the automobiles in New York City, Boston, and Chicago in 1990 were electric cars, with batteries instead of gasoline engines.
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(Reprinted from Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts, 1981 Ed., Pg. 174). KF4WOD - 147.195 (N4NIN)

http://www.lenoir-arc.org

This just in! A basic Skywarn Training Class has been scheduled for Saturday, February 26, 2005 at 9 AM at Western Piedmont Community College (I40, Exit 103) in Room LRC-120. Please make plans to attend...and spread the word !
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One of the best ways to sharpen your emergency communications skills is to check in to the weekly CARES Net (see column at right). The January club meeting was a very busy and productive meeting! An excellent program was presented by Ted, KF4FLY, on "Why Are We Hams?", followed by a taped report on the recent ham involvement during the Tsunami disaster in Indonesia. The program was enjoyed by all. Well done Ted!
Two visitors were present: Tommy Courtner of Caldwell County Emergency Management who gave a brief presentation, & Paul Gragg , a cousin of Jerry Gragg, KE4PJL. (Paul is going to try for his Tech license at Elkin. Good luck!)
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