Late Breaking News - The Technician Theory Class ended June 22, 2005 and resulted in 3 locals receiving their tickets.  LeeAnn Gragg & Scott Gragg (XYL and eldest son of Jerry Gragg, KF4PJL), received the calls KI4KVW & KI4KVX respectfully.  Art Mooney also passed the exam and received his call of KI4KVY.  With the ending of the code class in  mid-August 2005 and a new round of exams slated toward the latter part of August, it is hoped we will have made a dent in introducing new lifeblood  into the Caldwell County amateur radio population and, perhaps, into the club itself.  Congratulations to all !! 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 September are prorated. ( The club's Constitution and Bylaws requires members be dropped if dues are not paid by March 31st annually)
The Lenoir ARC was pleased to have David Bruner (Lenoir) join us at our June meeting.  David attended our sponsored Theory class.  Welcome David!! 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 and/or space constraints. Submit articles, etc. to Jim, N4EUX, at bozo38@charter.net    tnx! GPS
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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
The Technician Theory class ended June 22, 2005.
Global Positioning System Jim N4EUX
The 2nd & 3rd  Repeater  Work Details...held on May 28th and June 18th respectfully, are showing tremendous strides toward getting our 147.195 repeater back on the air after recent high wind damage.  At this writing, the wall studs and roofing are in place...awaiting only the outer wall panels and the final covering of tin panels.  Electronically, the coax feedline is all that remains to be installed before setting the repeater inside.  Click on camera... 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 Code Classes (5WPM) began June 13, 2005!
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