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Re: [CQ-Contest] New hamvention location

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] New hamvention location
From: David Pruett <k8cc@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 01:50:39 -0400
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I went to my first Hamvention in 1980 at Hara Arena and haven't missed one since. Even in Hara's current condition, I would rather have attended 37 Hamventions at Hara than none at all.

I am sure there will be growing pains with Hamvention at the new venue, but I have faith that both the organizers and attendees will be able to copy and it will all work out fine.

Dave/K8CC


On 8/4/2016 4:34 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On Thu,8/4/2016 9:02 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
I am sorry I missed out on it at the old location. It is not the location that makes Dayton, Dayton, it is the people!

That's a good thing -- the HARA location had several important virtues -- 1) large outdoor areas for flea market and parking, 2) large indoor areas for exhibits and presentations, 3) geographic location within a day's drive of many hams, 4) it was CHEAP.

Do be sorry that you missed the Hamvention so far, but don't be at all sorry that you missed out on HARA -- it was a DUMP. It's a tribute to those who put on so many Hamventions there that they made it work for us. When the announcement that it was closing was posted, one prominent NCCC member volunteered to contribute to the dynamite to blow it up!

73, Jim K9YC

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