Tim, That worked out well for the enthusiasts, although some folks felt consolidation at Hara would still be better if possible, for the overall health of HamVention. From a selfish point of view, I
NT5C is right on. WHEREVER these forums wind up in the future, they should be held at the same venue. While the room was nicer at Clowne Plaza...and all we had to do was run up to our room after the
The remote location also made it hard for us working a booth to drop into the forums. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, <jjreisert@a
to which AD1C replied: It also makes the vendors/exhibitors unhappy in that it makes participants in the Antenna/Contest and potentially DX forums less likely to spend time at their booth. Taking a
I agree with K9GX, NT5C, K8MR and I suppose many others. It was nice to have the space and air conditioning and the quiet at the Crowne Plaza, and being able to just bop up to my room was nice. But I
After the disaster with the forum rooms last year I can understand the desire for a better location, but I agree with Jim. I can usually get away from my booth for a couple of the more interesting pr
Given the choices of hot and crowded or cool and comfortable, I will take the cool and comfortable if the Crowne Plaza. But it would be nice to have the forums back at Hara from a convenience standpo
Gary Sutcliffe wrote: "Attendance by vendors and regular attendees has been dropping every year. Moving some of the activities off site is only going discourage vendors from showing up, and that will
Since I was in the vendor site next to Gary, I must comment that his thoughts parallel mine on this subject. Free time is scarce when you are manning a booth but at least if the Forums are just a few
Just a couple of observations: Plaza on Saturday afternoon was a major hit. K1DG and K3LR are not certain which location will be used next year (HARA or the hotel). Given the demographic that more of
And what happens to the small manufacturer who makes products used in many different segments of amateur radio when the DX forum is in one hotel, the antenna and contest forums are in another hotel,
used in many different segments of amateur radio when the DX forum is in one hotel, the antenna and contest forums are in another hotel, the RTTY and AMSAT forums are in a third and the VHF/UHF (weak
To continue on what Bob, N5NJ, was saying...the idea is for the vendors to follow where the customers are, guys, not for the vendors to tell the customers to come back to where they are. On one hand,
Until this year there had never been forums operating independently downtown. How long do you think it will be before AMSAT, the RTTY folks, or the VHF/UHF weak signal folks decide they might want la
Every trade show and major convention that I know of that has a "forum" schedule has a constant battle between forum schedules and the exhibitors. The exhibitors are there for the maximum possible tr
I'll chime in with two cents. This was my first Hamvention. When I wandered into several of the contesting-related exhibitor booths, and they asked me what my thing was, and I said I was a contester,
downtown. How long do you think it will be before AMSAT, the RTTY folks, or the VHF/UHF weak signal folks decide they might want larger, quieter, more comfortable facilities and the ability to run a
Yeah, but sometimes when you get your hands on a rig and you really like it, you end up buying it eventually. There are two rigs I saw at Dayton in years past that I liked and ended up buying them ev
Those "other, smaller groups" have not always been so small and may not be so small in the future. I know there have been issues between each of them and the Hamvention Committee over the years. Just
How about a thread wrap up? Conventions are about Fellowship, Forums and Flea Markets. Which do you use to evaluate the event? Dayton is a cattle drive, too spread out, old facilities, too many prope