I am an inside exhibitor, and my son's college graduation happen during
Dayton last year. I had to miss my first Dayton. You are right. I think the
date change may have had an effect. The attendence started to go down after
the 1995 Hamvention. I believe this is when it moved from April to May. I
know each year the official attendence number showed no change, but I can
tell you that the crowds were down. The Friday morning flea market is now
just a casual stroll instead of a "mad house".
Ray Connin KB8VU
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Christensen" <w9ac@arrl.net>
To: "Ray W. Connin" <rconnin@cityofbryan.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Dayton Attendence
> I often wonder if I am the only one who is experiencing difficulty in
attending during May. For the past several years, I have
> either been unable to attend or had to make substantial re-adjustments to
my calander to meet the date in May. I never had this
> trouble in April, but then the weather becomes a significant factor. An
example for the past two years was my obligation in
> attending high school graduation ceremonies for family members. It just
seems that some important personal milestone shows up
> during May.
>
> -Paul, W9AC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ray W. Connin" <rconnin@cityofbryan.net>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 9:21 AM
> Subject: [Towertalk] Dayton Attendence
>
>
> The attendance at Dayton really looked down this year. One big indication
was the number of cars in my motel's parking lot. In past
> years, the lot was full. This year there were plenty of parking spaces.
>
> Ray Connin KB8VU
>
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