[CQ-Contest] New hamvention location

[David Pruett]

I went to my first Hamvention in 1980 at Hara Arena and haven't missed 
one since.  Even in Hara's current condition, I would rather have 
attended 37 Hamventions at Hara than none at all.

I am sure there will be growing pains with Hamvention at the new venue, 
but I have faith that both the organizers and attendees will be able to 
copy and it will all work out fine.

Dave/K8CC


On 8/4/2016 4:34 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On Thu,8/4/2016 9:02 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
>> I am sorry I missed out on it at the old location.  It is not the 
>> location that makes Dayton, Dayton, it is the people! 
>
> That's a good thing -- the HARA location had several important virtues 
> -- 1) large outdoor areas for flea market and parking, 2) large indoor 
> areas for exhibits and presentations, 3) geographic location within a 
> day's drive of many hams, 4) it was CHEAP.
>
> Do be sorry that you missed the Hamvention so far, but don't be at all 
> sorry that you missed out on HARA -- it was a DUMP. It's a tribute to 
> those who put on so many Hamventions there that they made it work for 
> us. When the announcement that it was closing was posted, one 
> prominent NCCC member volunteered to contribute to the dynamite to 
> blow it up!
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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