Looking over the past year, the club has maintained its "progressive nature" and has moved forward at a rapid pace! Let's see: During 2005 we have rebuilt the club's repeater building and installed a new antenna atop the tower; we, as a club, participated in and was acredited as members of the first county sponsored CERT Team; and we have become deeply committed to serving as a viable support entity to the Caldwell County Department of Emergency Management. What's in store for us in 2006?? Let's go!! 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)

Joining our ranks as new members last month were Bobby Roark, W4BLR; Chad Joyner, KG4ZTM; and Michael Shutt, KG4GAF. Welcome aboard fellows! No new visitors present. 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 Our Newsletter

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

Jim N4EUX Not much news about the repeater to report this month. James, N4NIN, did, however, state that there was a faulty connection found at the lower end of the hardline where it attaches to the short flexible coax stub that attaches to the cavity filters. This condition causes erratic operation of the repeater and will be repaired as soon as a new N-type connector can be found and installed. This should restore its operation to pre-storm dependable operation. 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 THE NOVEMBER MEETING IS CLUB OFFICER ELECTION NIGHT!!

The LARC Newsletter has been published each month (except during the club's "hibernation" period) since October 1986! Zowie!! Back Next