Volume 2 Number 6
June 5, 2005
Published Monthly
Lenoir, North Carolina
"Dedicated to Public Service"
Training!
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Lenoir ARC is set for
June 9
th (Thursday), 7PM
, at our new meeting place, the EOC building.
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The 5-WPM code class begins June 13th. See calendar grid for details!!
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Go to home page of our website and click on "Calendar of Events" at top of screen for a grid-type calendar for a more comprehensive listing of upcoming events...or
simply
click here
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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.
?? Did you know... ??
In Photography's pioneer days, sitting for a portrait called for extreme patience. Making a daguerreotype in 1837 required a 15-minute exposure. The subject's head was put in a clamp to hold it still.
(Reprinted from Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts, 1981 Ed., Pg. 172).
KF4WOD - 147.195 (N4NIN)
http://www.lenoir-arc.org
One of the best ways to sharpen your emergency communications skills is to check into the weekly CARES Net (see column at right).
Field Day is yet another way to develop your skills! Seeing how many contacts you can make during a specified time is the "fun" aspect of the event...but is just the tip of the iceburg. FD's primary purpose, of course, is to test your available equipment under emergency field conditions, independent of commercial power or other resources. Meeting and solving encountered problems during Field Day operations develops and hones skills that will prepare you for unexpected realtime emergencies...should they occur!
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Kenneth Teague, EMT-P, of the Department of Emergency Management introduces the club to the CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) Program. A class is tentatively set to begin July 15th which will run each Friday for 5 weeks. The CERT training
will address such issues as severe weather, man-made disasters...and more!
TECHNICIAN CLASS BEGINS!
A new class for the Technician- level theory class began on May 25th. Conducted by the Lenoir ARC, attendance was more than expected, with 20 aspiring attendees. Instructed by Gary, KD4YTU, the class runs 5 weeks. Photos on page 4.
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