Hi all - Good idea, now I'll have a reason to go to Huntsville. Do It!
Best - Jere, KT4ZB
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Hi Guys...just got home yesterday afternoon from the Huntsville
Hamfest...Jim VE7ZO and I were asked by the Ala Contest Group to do a pair of
presentations at the Hamfest...I was really impressed with this hamfest...it's
venue was
well chosen...it was perfect size and very convenient to both the Holiday
Inn Select and the Embassy Suites hotels...the drive over was very
delightful....restaurants abound in the area....and the downtown Huntsville
area has a
really wonderful historic district and a warm and homey feel to it...(no I
don't work for the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce, but I did stay at the
Holiday
Inn Select)
The attendance by my estimate was over 2000 people...the fact it was the
ARRL National Convention had to have some positive impact as well...the major
equipment manufacturers were well represented, as well as the publishers of QST
and CQ magazines...the flea market was ample, and could have been a little
larger in nature...the whole event was indoors and air conditioned!
For those who made the trip, I am sure that the event was enjoyed...SECC'ers
seen at the Huntsville hamfest include N4GG, WB4SQ, N4NX, N5BI, KC4BVF,
VE7ZO, NQ4I, K4TD, KI4MTU, WA4ILO, and I am sure others...if I forgot to
mention
your attendance...I apologize...too many faces and so little time.....
Now for the meat of my post to the reflector...a little brainstorming
session was held, and the result was whether next year at the Huntsville
Hamfest
the SECC and ACG, along with TCG and other contest clubs and maybe dx clubs to
have a convention within a convention...my wife suggested a couple of
hospitality suites Friday evening with Pizza, Beer and Wine....we could have
some
workshops and presentations along with the hamfest..if the clubs were sharing
the responsibility of presentations, we could have a very interesting agenda,
along with some really neat workshops...the purpose of this letter is to see
if there is any interest in the SECC to pursue this as a possibility...sound
off ...keep your comments positive please...I am very interested in improving
our relationship with some of the other clubs and forming possible
alliances...they are our neighbors, and as such we need to have good
relationships
with them...I see this as a possible "small Dayton" type of hamfest...it could
really grow into a drawing factor from the SE US all the way to Texas and
maybe as far east as NC...we could sure use the social opportunity, and the
forums could be of benefit to all....
So SECC members what say you to this idea???
73 de Rick NQ4I
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