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, during the November 1986 meeting, that most other newsletters of ham clubs invariably sported their own names (such as "The Ham Crier", "The Spark Plug", etc.). Therefore, a contest was proposed (by a motion) to
name
the Newsletter so that it would become its own entity, rather than just the "bulletin or newsletter of the Lenoir Amateur Radio Club". A prize of $5.00 (half of yearly membership dues back then!) was established to go to the winner of the contest (as determined by majority vote of the submitted entries during the December 1986 meeting) . (The Jan 1987 Newsletter would announce the winner! -Ed)
(Each month, a brief spotlight will appear here on equipment you may have seen at hamfest swap tables. This month it is the
Drake T4-XB Transmitter
)
The Drake R4-A Receiver was highlighted in this section in the January 2006 Newsletter. Now...the other half! Designed to complement the Drake R4-A Receiver (the pair becoming known as the "Drake C-line"), the T4-XB was almost identical in appearance...so identical they were also known as the Drake "Twins". Performance of this transmitter was exceptional. Good crisp audio and a rock-solid VFO were its trademarks! And when paired with the equally small footprint R4-A by its interconnecting cabling and a matching external speaker...the 100 watt operating station presented a fetching sight. The Drake Twins (either half) are still highly sought after today and still command a premium price upwards of $250.00 on hamfest tables. But it is hard to go wrong with this choice. (I loved mine! -Ed)
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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 Eddie Powell
Eddie was born November 26, 1968 in Caldwell County in the city of Lenoir. Attending Valmead Elementary during the years 1973-1978, he started William-Lenoir Middle School in the latter part of 1978 which carried him to 1981 when he entered Hibriten High School. In 1986, Eddie left high school to enter the local workforce with Broyhill Industries where he became a Rub & Pack Operator with the Occasional #1 plant. Desiring a change, Eddie left Broyhill to work for Bernhardt Furniture, Plant #5, as a C&C Router Operator until 1991. A move, in 1991, to Panama City, Florida once again found him working as a Rub & Pack Operator...but this time with the Natural Light Lamp Company (makers of decorative lamps). Eddie's next stop. and his last move, placed him back in Lenoir working with the Harper Furniture Plant...until August of 2005...when he fell victim to a mass plant lay-off. At this point, Eddie returned to school (Caldwell Community College) and is currently working toward completing his High School education through the GED Program. When he finishes, his current plans are to gain his associate degree in Auto Mechanics through further study at Caldwell Community College.
Eddie first learned of ham radio through his cousin, David Bruner, KI4KWT, and he aspires to get his ham ticket by the end of the year. His interests in ham radio include the public service aspect and his future plans will include rag-chewing around the globe, although he states he also has an eye toward transmitter construction projects. (Eddie is an Associate Member of the Lenoir ARC)
(Since Eddie has not yet become licensed, no photos of his ham station, base or mobile, are available at this time)
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