[CQ-Contest] Dayton Forum Rooms for DX/Contesting

[N8IE]

Well, being a Dayton local it's not that big of a secret.

The Hamvention Chairman had to make a tough call with room assignments this
year because of the ARRL Convention taking place during the Hamfest. The
ARRL needs a lot of room for their events and he had to make a very
unpopular decision. They are also having some major displays this year,
along with Bob Heil. The section he occupies is going to be Audio Hall or
something like that.

I give DARA a lot of credit, they are going through a major restructuring
and trying to get the local club AND Hamvention back on the right track.
Give them a couple more years to see what they can do. I know we all have
complained a lot the past few years about how lousy Hamvention has become
(and I have not been a fan of DARA over the years) but I see a lot of good
in the "New DARA" if they keep their focus. They hear our cries but there is
only so much that can be done each year. This is just an unfortunate year
for the contesting folks that the ARRL is taking center stage.

I'm not affiliated with DARA or Hamvention, I'm just a local boy. :-)

73
Dan, N8IE


-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Ron Notarius
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 10:13 AM
To: jmaass at columbus.rr.com; cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Dayton Forum Rooms for DX/Contesting


Well Jeff, I've been told privately by A Reliable Source that my information
was incorrect, as is your bet.  I am not at liberty to pass on the
information I have; suffice to say that the answer is one I would have never
guessed at.

I have also been told by my Source that the area formerly occupied by Forum
Room 1 is going to be put to another use this year.  I'll bet you apples to
oranges that when people find out what that use is, the user will be blamed
for forum relocation.

73

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Maass" <jmaass at columbus.rr.com>
To: "Ron Notarius" <wn3vaw at verizon.net>; <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 6:41 PM
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Dayton Forum Rooms for DX/Contesting


>
>
> Absent any plausible explanation for this scheduling
> stupidity from the New Regime at the Hamvention, my
> bet is that they didn't want to rent all the chairs.
>
> They seem a cheap bunch. Did someone say that they
> discontinued the shuttle service to the downtown hotels
> a couple of years ago?
>
> 73,
>
> Jeff Maass  K8ND
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> > [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Ron Notarius
> > Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 12:28 PM
> > To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Dayton Forum Rooms for DX/Contesting
> >
> >
> > Last year, the entire area that had formerly been the old area was not
in
> > use -- blocked off completely.  I seem to recall hearing that there was
a
> > physical problem (leaking roof?) that prevented the Hamvention from
using
> > that area for anything at all.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 08:16:54 -0700
> > > From: "KJ6RA" <kj6ra at starband.net>
> > > Subject: [CQ-Contest] Dayton Forum Rooms for DX/Contesting
> > > To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> > >
> > > I see that the folks at Dayton have again repeated the disaster of
last
> > > year.
> > >
> > > Herding us all into Room 4 again is, in my mind a complete sham. What
> > > happen to using the old area?
> > > I would have thought after last years fiasco they might have got the
> > > hint and went back to using the much larger area.
> > >
>
>

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