[CQ-Contest] New hamvention location

[Tom Haavisto]

My take on it is this:

The DARA folks have been at this for many years, and I expect they have a
VERY good handle on what worked/did not work at the Hara.  Will there be a
few bumps along the way?  Of that, I have no doubt - there WILL be a
learning curve moving to a new location.  At the same time, I expect a lot
of things will go right <big smile>.  There will be room for vendors,
forums and all the rest.  Remember - DARA has a better handle on all of it
than anyone else.  New headaches, along with a rich history of many
successful hamventions.  The best part is -  we ALL need to learn our way
around the new facilities.  My take on it is - we can leave a lot of the
building-related problems behind, and look forward to a great new location.

Personally, I am thrilled that they continue to do this year after year.
Untold volunteer hours go into organizing such a huge event, along with
untold hours DURING the event, and the cleanup afterwords.

I think the best thing WE can do is to be positive that things go well, and
appreciate their efforts.

Hope to see everyone there next year to check out the new digs!

Tom - VE3CX


On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 3:51 PM, Jeff Clarke <ku8e at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> The last few years I have attended both Huntsville and Orlando. Both are
> very good and have contesting activities.
>
> Huntsville is held in the Von Braun center which is a modern arena with
> associated other rooms attached to it. The whole flea market is inside. It
> is also attached to an Embassy Suites hotel via a covered walkway. The
> Alabama Contest Group has a contest suite on Friday night and then a dinner
> on Saturday. BTW it's coming up on August 19th.
>
> As others have mentioned Orlando is held at the fairgrounds. Only one of
> the buildings is used for the typical national vendors you see at the
> larger hamfests. A couple other buildings are used for the flea market and
> there is an overflow that goes outside.
>
> The highlight for me is the various events that are put on by the Florida
> Contest Group. A nice contest dinner on Friday night followed by a contest
> forum and FCG meeting/lunch at a local restaurant on Saturday. Recently a
> lot contesters from outside Florida have shown up. It's interesting every
> year to see who comes down to Orlando.
>
> It will be interesting to see how the new Hamvention location works out.
> I'm just wondering if they have rooms where the forums can take place or if
> they will relocate them? N2IC mentioned there was a nearby high school. If
> you remember there was a year that the contest forum at Dayton was held at
> a high school down the street from Hara. Maybe they will do the same in
> Xenia?
>
> Many of you might not know but back in 1974 Xenia was practically leveled
> during a major tornado breakout.
> http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/ddn_archive/2011/04/19/xenia-tornado-of-1974/
>
> Jeff KU8E
>
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