From the Newsletter history archives... Vintage Equipment From the December '86 Newsletter (entitled "Lenoir Amateur Radio Club" - after it was adopted as the official newsletter of the LARC but before it was renamed as the "News and Views"), it was noted that (while attempting to secure a coordinated frequency pair) during November 1986, several club members installed a new Isopole atop the EMS Building. It was feared that adjacent channel interference from microwave and other services, while great, would not be so great as to impede commuinications during times of emergencies. (Fast-forward almost twenty years to 2006 as we are about to experience similar concerns when we install 2 or 3 new antennas atop the EMS building in early Spring as part of a complete ham-station equipping of the new kiosk in the training room of Emerg Mgmt on the 2nd floor. History repeats itself! -Ed)

(Each month, a brief spotlight will appear here on equipment you may have seen at hamfest swap tables. This month it is the Hallicrafters S-40B Receiver ). Ham radio and its 1950's offerrings in the new equipment field began showing signs of growing up. Previous receivers in the economy field looked almost sleezy in design...although some did a credible job for Novices and the like. Enter the S40-A and later, the S40-B...receivers. While still lacking serious operational features, they actually looked like communication receivers! Although the S40-B was, in actuality, a repackaged S-38C...but featuring a larger footprint on the desktop, more advanced features on this relative low-budget receiver sported such enhancements as AVC, sensitivity, noise limiter, and tone controls. A black cabinet, larger front-firing speaker, and improved tuning dials (main & bandspread) rounded out the nice little package. You can epect to pay as much as $100. for one in fine condition at hamfest tables. This vintage Hallicrafters receiver would make a nice addition to any professional ham station...if nothing else but as a conversation piece! (Mine, while not used extensively, looks good sitting on my bookshelf. -ed)

Pg 3 Each month, one of our regular LARC members (alphabetical order) is profiled in this section. Several members, and club-officer profiles, have appeared in past issues.

Station photo not available Spotlight on Reginald "Chad" Joyner, KG4ZTM Chad's roots began in Forsythe County, Winston-Salem, on June 24, 1969. Five years later, he and his family relocated to Wilkesboro where he atended C. C. Wright Elementary and later, Woodward Jr. High for his 7-9 grades. 1984 found him attending High School at Wilkes Central HS...graduating in 1987. He briefly attended Western Carolina University before beginning his lifelong career-employment with Central Telephone (now Sprint) as a Service Technician. In 1999, Chad met and married his wife, Ms. Erica Parris, and they have one child (Nickolas, Age 8). He and his family now reside in Hickory, NC. Chad first learned of Ham Radio through his co-worker friend & elmer, Mike Shutt, KG4GAF, who...according to Chad..."pestered him to death" to get his ham ticket. Taking his advice, Chad took and successfully passed the Tech Exam at the Catawba Valley Hamfest in April of 2003. Chad's present interests include VHF contesting, ARES/RACES, Traffic Handling (NTS), and EchoLink.

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