[CQ-Contest] New hamvention location

[kd4d at comcast.net]

Hi Rudy:

Let's give DARA and the Hamvention a chance. I'm making plans to attend Dayton Hamvention 2017 - I certainly won't miss the worn out Hara facility.

The Greene County Fairgrounds and Event Center hosts a county fair for one week a year - in July and August.  It's not like the county fair will be happening during Hamvention!  Anyway, why is the symbolism of a county fair worse than the symbolism of, say, a minor league Hockey game?

73,

Mark, KD4D

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rudy Bakalov via CQ-Contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
To: "Radio K0HB" <kzerohb at gmail.com>
Cc: "cq-contest" <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2016 12:53:33 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] New hamvention location

Maybe I have been taking Dayton too seriously and wrongly compared it to other key ham radio events around the world, such as Friedrichshafen and Tokyo.  As such, right or wrong, I expect certain set of attributes, one of them being location.  Location is more than just the town/city, but also the actual venue.

Further, I have always considered Dayton the mother of all ham radio events in the USA. The Grand Prix of sorts.

So, yes, the thought of the Grand Prix of ham radio moved to this venue scares the heck out of me in terms of symbolism.  Makes me feel sad that ham radio is being reduced to a county fair type of event.

Rudy N2WQ

Sent using a tiny keyboard.  Please excuse brevity, typos, or inappropriate autocorrect.


> On Aug 1, 2016, at 10:21 PM, Radio K0HB <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I have no idea what Rudy's post is intended to communicate..
> 
> Typical schedule of events at a Midwest county fair in late summer.  Winners move on up to the state fair.
> 
> How this relates to amateur radio boys and girls is a mystery to me.
> 
> 
>> On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 20:15 Rudy Bakalov <r_bakalov at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Looks like this is the perfect venue. The ham schedule of events fits very nicely and complements the current schedule. The vendors will certainly feel at home. For example:
>> 
>> MONDAY, August 1
>> 8:30 a.m. Breeding and meat rabbit show
>> 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Check-in for Swine Jackpot Show
>> 9:00 a.m. Nutrition Baking Contest
>> Followed by Best o f the Bakers *AB
>> 9:00 a.m.  Turkey show
>> 10:00 a.m.  Poultry and turkey showmanship
>> 10:00 a.m. Swine jackpot Show Barn 2
>> 11:30 a.m. Sign up for General Livestock Judging Contest-Hog Barn
>> 12 Noon General Livestock Judging Contest-Cattle Barn
>> 12 Noon Free hands-on activities for youth *AB - sponsored by 4-H
>> 4:00 p.m. Lamb homegrown show 
>> 4:30-5:30 p.m. Modeling Practice 
>> 5:00 p.m. Homegrown goat show 
>> 6:00 p.m. Goat judging contest
>> 6:30 p.m. Market lamb judging - sheep barn 
>> 7:00 p.m. Market hog judging - swine barn 
>> 7:00 p.m. 4-H Clothing Fashion Revue *AB 
>> 7:00 p.m. Dairy judging contest - cattle barn 
>> 7:30 p.m. Market beef judging - cattle barn 
>> 8:00 p.m. Dairy cattle exhibitor meeting
>> 8:00 p.m. SMASH IT Demo Derby *GS 
>> 8:00 p.m. Wyatt McCubbin *EC
>>  
>> TUESDAY, August 2
>> 8:30 a.m. 4-H/FFA Dairy cattle show and showmanship
>> 8:30 a.m. Goat Showmanship followed by Dairy, Production and Market Shows
>> 9:00 a.m. English Horse Show –Horse Arena
>> 10:00 a.m. Open dairy cattle show
>> 10:00 a.m. 4/H FFA Market Hog Show
>> 12 Noon    Watermelon eating contest *EC
>> 12 Noon   Free hands-on activities for youth *AB - sponsored by 4-H
>> 2:00 p.m. Table Setting Contest *AB
>> 2:30 p.m. Breeding Sheep Showmanship, Breeding Show, Market Lamb Showmanship, Pee Wee and Adult Showmanship, Open Market Lamb Show
>> 6:00 p.m. Grab for Cash *EC
>> 7:30p.m. Granger Smith with special guest Clark Manson GS
>> 
>> Sent using a tiny keyboard.  Please excuse brevity, typos, or inappropriate autocorrect.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Aug 1, 2016, at 2:44 PM, Radio KØHB <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>>> http://www.whio.com/news/news/officials-to-announce-big-event-coming-to-greene-c/nr77W/
>>> 
>>> 73, de Hans, KØHB
>>> "Just a boy and his radio"™
>>> 
>> 
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