From the history archives... About your club officers:
      Spotlight on...Jim, N4EUX, Newsletter Editor
Vintage Equipment ca. 1944 1957 1959 1975 1982 Present Born in Vernon, Texas in 1938, Jim lived for the first 18 years of his life in that state, joining the USAF in 1957.  The Air Force felt that South Carolina was the place for him  to be...and promptly assigned him  to Donaldson AFB in Greenville, SC as an Administrative Specialist,  where he remained throughout his service career.

In 1961, after serving four years in the military, Jim was honorably discharged.  Since he had married a Greenville, SC resident in 1958, he decided to make SC his permanent home rather than returning to Texas. He remained in SC for the next 20 years until he remarried (Ruby Rogers) in 1982...moving to Lenoir early that year.  A Son, Steve, N4TTB, (Greenville, SC), stays in touch via 2-meters and cellphone in spite of his busy schedule as a certified computer Customer Service Engineer and running his own firm, iCompuTec, Inc.

During the years 1968-1975, Jim served with the Greenville Police Department, attaining the rank of Master Patrolman.  One night, while his partner was  
off and he was riding alone, he made another career-changing decision...to leave the field of Law Enforcement, a field he loved, due to its "dead-end" prospects for advancement (someone had to die or retire to move up the ladder).

Never looking back, Jim  tried several shorter-term vocations after leaving law enforcement, i.e., real estate sales (4 years), insurance sales (2 years), and as an electronics field sales rep for a local Greenville firm.  It was during the latter that, while on his swing up through his NC territory, he met Ruby, KA4CLI, on 2-meters.  The rest is history-she still keeps him in check!

For a number of years, Jim  taught Basic Electroni cs at Caldwell Community College, on a part-time basis, through the Continuing Education Department.  The Basic Electronics class allowed him to teach Amateur Radio (both theory and morse code).  Many of Lenoir's present hams received their Novice Class ham  tickets through these classes!

After moving to Lenoir, Jim  ultimately attended ASU and received his B.S. degree in Computer Informations Systems in 1991.  He retired due to medical reasons from Catawba County  (Department of Social Services) as a Computer Programmer/Analyst in 2001. ( Each month, a brief spotlight will appear here on equipment you may have seen at hamfest swap tables.  This month it is the humble Heathkit DX-35).

The DX-35, ca. 1950's, was a CW/AM kit-built transmitter with the Novice in mind!  Running 35 watts, the rig belted out a fairly good signal on 5 bands.  After receiving his/her General ticket, the owner could move up to AM transmissions on the AM phone bands ( SSB was around-but was not popular at the time!).  Low  in cost and simple to build, the DX-35 can still put out a decent signal on CW ! When found at a swapfest table, you can expect them to be in the $65-$85 range if in good condition.
From the August '86 newsletter (entitled "Lenoir Amateur Radio Newsletter" -after it was adopted as the official newsletter of the LARC but before it was renamed as the "News and Views"), it was reported that we had 31 paid-up members according to the attached member roster. In the same issue, it was noted that James Bradshaw, N4NIN, moved to Advanced Class (now Extra Class) and Susan Bradshaw, N4OJN (formerly KB4SFY), moved to Technician Class (now Tech Plus) as a result of standing for examinations on May 31, 1986 at Valdese, NC. Back Next