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 still just $12. for the year with a Family Membership at $20.00.  Associate member dues are $7.00...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 visitors were present and there were no new members to join the club at the March 2006 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!! 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
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!!! Pg 2 FIELD DAY 2006 is June 24th & 25th.  Get your gear checked out early!
The Catawba Valley Hamfest is right around the corner and we still need
confirmed help.  We are one of the sponsoring clubs for the hamfest and it
would be great if we could get more involved.  I will be helping with the
tailgate parking and I could use some help there.  We need people who can
come early and stay late for unstacking tables, cleanup, and re-stacking tables.

Work will be going on all week, especially Friday, at the Fairgrounds so if
you can help any day...check with me.  There will be a cookout Friday night
that is free for those who help.  However, if you can't help but would like
to come to the cookout,  just bring a covered dish or dessert to help feed
the "masses".  This is a good time to socialize with other hams from the
other clubs.  73's de ka4hkk, Tom

The LARC Newsletter has been published each month (except during the club's "hibernation" period) since October 1986!   Zowie!! The March Meeting was a pivotal one inasmuch as the Constitution & ByLaws Committee presented its proposed revision of the Aug 1998 Constitution & ByLaws  to the general membership for its consideration.  During  the hearing, the committee chairman, Jim Rogers, N4EUX, opened up the proceedings for additional additions, deletions, etc.,from the floor.  Many new ideas were gathered and some will be incorporated into a re-worked and  final presentation to be voted upon for possible ratification during the April meeting. Yesterday was a milestone for me for two reasons.  The first was that I had never been to Charlotte to see the "Discovery Place" (an eyeopener).  But most important, I was able to attend the "Dead Sea Scrolls" Exhibition (truly awesome!).  Combine these two events, and I enjoyed an experience that I would have certainly been sorry to learn that I missed out on had I known or found out later what all could be seen at this amazing place.  Secondary, I was able to visit the Ham Radio  station which is permanently on exhibit (yes, like W1AW, visiting hams can actually operate the station and to view the many vintage radios on display).  You owe it to yourself & your family to visit "The Discovery Place" if you haven't already.  A bit pricey, but you won't be disappointed!! Back Next