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In BugBook Micro Museum '08 - Mark 8 Microcomputer of 1974 by LCF Group - David, Gaynell & Dee
[Micro Museum]

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Another display item from Dave's historical collection ofmicrocomputers-- a 1974 Mark 8 Microcomputer-- at the "micro" museum at Floyd Village Green, Floyd Virginia.

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Alternative Forestry: Options, Understandings, and Expectations by Matthew
[Informational]

Alternative Forestry: Options, Understandings, and Expectations

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Mastering the Search for Valuable Rural Land: Persistence is Key by Dee
[Real Estate]

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Mastering the Search for Valuable Rural Land: Persistence is Key

As you follow the writings of LCF Group (we own r [Posted On: 2007-01-08]

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Waving A Hand to hams/FAIRS Members by Dee
[Amateur Radio]Just a simple post to test...Greetings to all ham friends worldwide! Check back to see "real" posted articles/blogs SOON!

73,

DEE

[Posted On: 2006-11-27]

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The Weight of a Written "Thank-You" by Dee
[Written]One of the great joys for me, working in the LCF Group office and at

FAIRS headquarters in Floyd, Virginia, is to receive a "thank you" in

the mail! Whether from a client who's been well served or from

recipient of donated services, money or equipment from our FAIRS

(Foundation for Amateur Inter [Posted On: 2006-11-30]

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Mastering the Internet to Enhance Amateur Radio by David
[Amateur Radio]

Mastering the

Internet to enhance amateur radio

I have [Posted On: 2007-01-02]

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Phone Call from FAIRS founding member Bob Freibertshauser W6YMR by David
[Amateur Radio]

Phone call from a founding member of FAIRS Bob Freibertshauser W6YMR 11-30-06

It was a real pleasure to get a phone call yesterday from Bob Freibertshauser W6YMR. It was during May of 1991 that Bob and his wif [Posted On: 2006-12-04]

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Mastering a Rural Real Estate Investment: Perkability Adds Value by David
[Real Estate]

Mastering Rural Real Estate Investing

Testing for

useful septic drain fiel [Posted On: 2007-01-18]

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Life insurance – can you afford to be without it? by Maxim
[Planning]

Life insurance can offer a solution in providing much needed financial security for dependents in the event of death. Taking out a life insurance policy is a straightforward and popular way to protect your loved ones financially.

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Mastering a Rural Real Estate Investment: Perkability Adds Value (Part 2) by David
[Real Estate]

Mastering Rural Real

Estate Investing

Additional perk testing at Old Crooked Road

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Mastering Personal Success with Napoleon Hill by David
[Napoleon Hill - Science of Success & Achievement]

Mastering Personal Success with Napoleon Hill

My wife Gaynell and I are very enthusiastic about attending

the “First Napoleon Hill Inter [Posted On: 2007-01-08]

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FAIRS Participates in Dec. 9 SET "Operation North Wind" by Dee
[Amateur Radio]

Dec. 9, 2006. Floyd County Area Hams

Participate:

Simulated Emergency Test 2006 for

the Blacksburg National We [Posted On: 2006-12-28]

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The "Inspiring Generosity" of a Matching Gift Program by Dee
[Amateur Radio]Right before the New Year's Holiday--

You can imagine how tickled we were to open an envelope from a large

communications company and find a check made payable to the Foundation

(...for Amateur Intl. Radio Service, aka FAIRS, www.fairs.org)! A

year-end gift from a large corpo [Posted On: 2006-12-29]

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"Blue Ridge Primitives" Opens Today!! by Dee
[Floyd County, Virginia]March 10, 2007

I'll admit... I'm not a big shopper...but when Tonna Galla called to announce the opening of her shop, "Blue Ridge Primitives" in Floyd at our Northside complex, I knew it was something I wouldn't want to miss!

Even on Friday night, the eve of the opening, I saw her wond [Posted On: 2007-03-10]

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Chinese Fishing Poles - the cheap Quad alternative by Victor
[Amateur Radio]The 4 element quad for 17,15 and 10 meter bands using the 6m "GUANGWEI" fishing poles was put up at U5WF in Lvov, Ukraine.The 3 bottom sections were used and this antenna survived 45 meters/second winds last winter. [Posted On: 2007-03-09]

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Amateurs Collaborate to Give Gift of Radios by Henry
[Amateur Radio]Late in the Year 2006: An identified need of the island of Dominica was for working communications in government. FAIRS would call on Dave's friend Henry (from ProComm in Blacksburg) to help.

Henry Henderson KD4ZB and his associate Bob Bruch [Posted On: 2007-04-13]

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Master's Tips for Buying Rural Property (6 of 8 in a series) by Dee
[Real Estate]Contract and Deposit

BUYER’S TIPS 6

You may decide this property is the one you want! If so,

agree on a deposit amount and

obtai [Posted On: 2007-03-22]

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Master's Tips for Buying Rural Property (3 of 8 in a series) by Dee
[Real Estate]Visit Interesting Properties

BUYER’S TIPS 3

If you have selected from your list of possibilities a

few properties that seem to be mos [Posted On: 2007-03-22]

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Master's Tips for Buying Rural Property (2 of 8 in a series) by Dee
[Real Estate]Help in your search

BUYER’S TIPS 2

The number of sources and listings are endless, so a good

rule of thumb is to begin with a broad s [Posted On: 2007-03-22]

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Master's Tips for Buying Rural Property (1 of 8 in a series) by Dee
[Real Estate]Write down in detail what you want in a piece of

land

BUYER’S TIPS 1

Write out your thoughts as you answer the following

question [Posted On: 2007-03-22]

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Master's Tips for Buying Rural Property (7 of 8 in a series) by Dee
[Real Estate]Secure Financing to Suit Your Needs

BUYER’S TIPS 7

Good or Bad? Dep [Posted On: 2007-03-22]

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Master's Tips for Buying Rural Property (4 of 8 in a series) by Dee
[Real Estate]Ask Pertinent Questions

BUYER’S TIPS 4

You may have some “curious” questions for the

current owner, in addition to some of the follow [Posted On: 2007-03-22]

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Master's Tips for Buying Rural Property (5 of 8 in a series) by Dee
[Real Estate]Make an Offer

BUYER’S TIPS 5

When ta [Posted On: 2007-03-22]

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The Past And Present Of Mobile Phones by Maxim
[Internet, Cell Phone]

From the Motorola Dyna-Tac of 1973 to the Nokia N-95 of 2007, mobile phone technology has evolved more in the past three decades than computer technology has in past six decades. The number of mobile phones outn [Posted On: 2007-05-07]

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Master's Tips for Buying Rural Property (8 of 8 in a series) by Dee
[Real Estate]Before Closing…

BUYER’S TIPS 8

Surely you can imagine that a little due diligence at this

critical time, before you sign on the dotted line, will be worthwhile.

I [Posted On: 2007-03-22]

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"Model Master" Clarence Crafts Miniature Log Cabins by David
[Floyd County, Virginia]

One of the really nice features of living in this part of the Blue Ridge Mountains is to view many of the historical buildings built and used by the pioneers of the 1700's. They are still found in the [Posted On: 2007-05-02]

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Peter Denny 8R1WD Hosts Seth Sjoestroem SM0XBI in Guyana by Peter
[Ham Trips]

SM0XBI (Seth) visits Guyana

Our good friend Seth arrived in Guyana on the [Posted On: 2007-04-05]

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Car Insurance: Are you Covered? by Maxim
[Informational]

The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it.

~Dudley Moore (1935-2002)

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Mastering Personal Success: Napoleon Hill International Convention 2007 by Dee
[Napoleon Hill - Science of Success & Achievement]

Recently, David and Gaynell Larsen (LCF Group

owners, and directors of the non-profit organization FAIRS (Foundation for Amateur

International Radio Service, Ltd.) were invited to [Posted On: 2007-04-12]

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LaPointe's Used Books is Happy to Call Floyd, VA "Home" by Sarah
[Success Stories]

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Mastering the Art of Historical Microcomputer Collecting: Sphere Computers are New Addition! by David
[New Additions]

Mastering the Art of Historical Microcomputer Collecting
A Serious Collector for 40 Years adds New Computer

Ihave

be [Posted On: 2007-01-26]

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The ingredients for a successful business plan by Maxim
[Planning]

Running your own business can be very rewarding however it is certainly challenging too. You’ll find yourself working long hard hours and making difficult decisio [Posted On: 2007-03-24]

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Business Loan: How to Take Full Advantage of Business Loans by Maxim
[Planning]

Before applying for a business loan, prudent business people look into the various aspects of borrowing, ensuring cash flow and business success in the long term. Careful planning is the first step in applying f [Posted On: 2007-05-10]

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We Wish You A Merry Christmas 2006! by Dee
[Written]

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WE WISH YOU

A MERRY CHRISTMAS 2006!

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Oak Hill Farm, Lot 16. A Lot of Activity There! by Dee
[Dannewitz]

I really appreciate all my friends & "neighbors" asking after me lately, as my life has been more busy than it ought to be. Just wanted to let everyone in on the exciting story of my house being built in Floyd, VA.

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A Cord of Three Strands... by Dee
[Dannewitz]

A Cord of Three Strands...

From Ecclesiastes 4:

9 Two are better than one,
Because they

have a good reward for their labor.
10 For if they fa [Posted On: 2007-02-16]

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Looking at Life Insurance by Maxim
[Informational]

Just as we rarely give thought to our health, unless something goes wrong, most of us are too busy living life to stop and wonder if our life insurance coverage is adequate. Would we be able to create security for our family if we sho [Posted On: 2007-05-23]

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AB2QV Summer Trip & GAREC -07 by Wyn
[Ham Trips]

Hi my friends,

Early [in the month of August (2007)] my two children, “KC” AB2SH, Fara, and I cruised down the highways to Florida then Alabama. Two-week vacation and driving down and up total of 3 [Posted On: 2007-09-13]

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Mastering a Rural Real Estate Investment: Relationships Are Important! by David
[Real Estate]

It Pays to Have Good Relations with Neighbors, Officials and

Contractors

Purchasing and developing rural real estate successfully

requires the help of many different contractors and officials. You can change c [Posted On: 2007-11-14]

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GAREC '07 by Wyn
[Amateur Radio]

GAREC-07

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