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 currently $15. for the year... with a Family Membership at $25.00.  Associate member dues are $10.00...but carries no voting rights. Membership dues for those joining after July 1st  are prorated. ( The club's Constitution and Bylaws requires members be dropped if dues are not paid by March 31st of any given year)

Three new members joined the club during the January meeting.  They are:  Mike Aldridge, KI4RPM; his XYL Joy Aldridge, KI4SLT; and Luke Roberts, KI4RBL (the son of David Roberts, KI4JSQ).  We wish to welcome each of you into the fold!       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, content, and/or space constraints.  No political and/or religious viewpoints please!   Submit articles, etc.,  to Jim, N4EUX, at n4eux@arrl.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
Committee Reports Jim N4EUX 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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Also, if you find any "links" to not be working, please let the editor know ASAP! Thanks!! Pg 2 PROMOTE HAM RADIO --BRING A FRIEND TO THE THE FEB 8TH MEETING! The LARC Newsletter has been published each month (except during the club's "hibernation" period) since October 1986 (20 years minus 4) ! Repeater Committee: The Repeater Committe January Report, if any, is not available at this time.

Disaster Trailer Committee :  Project is on temporary hold until after completion of other major projects and committments.  

EOC Kiosk Committee: Robert, WR4UNC, states the countertop for the EOC station has now been installed.  Next step is to build a securable enclosure cabinet to house the equipment.

Whew!  January 2007 was a whirlwind month for me...one which was dotted, first with an unexpected operation and a five-day stay at the Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, then a couple trips back to see a Cardioligist and to perform post-operation checkups.  We were burning up the roads to Winston for awhile! And it's not over yet...as I must return on the 12th for yet another checkup to perform a Cat-Scan to see if the operation procedure was and is successful.  All of the foregoing modified my regular habits to no end and prevented me from meeting schedules (such as getting this Newsletter out on time...the 5th) and to get things done that I usually do. New projects (such as my NVIS Project antenna construction) is running behind on desired target dates.  Oh well, I can only hope and pray that the rest of February will be uneventful & quiet!!  Hi.

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