[CQ-Contest] Dayton Hamvention

[David Levine]

Ron - Reading the article, albeit from the side of the hockey coach, it
states the following:

"Unfortunately due to circumstances out of my control Hara Arena is unable
to sign leases not only to myself, but to other tenants."

and then Hara states "2 NEWS reached out to Hara Arena for comment. We were
told the facility will make an announcement in August".

So yes, it's one side of the story because Hara won't yet respond but it
accurate, it's NOT just the Hockey team and Hara is going to announce
something in the next 5-35 days.

David - K2DSL

On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 10:38 AM, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw at verizon.net>
wrote:

> No, it's not a good sign... Maybe.
>
> The problem is, we're hearing only one side of the story.
>
> The only "fact" that is actually known is that the hockey team did not come
> to terms with the current owners/managers of the arena, and that as a
> result, they're suspending operations for a year.
>
> For all we know, the owner of the hockey team asked for a huge break or
> discount on the arena rental, compared to what they paid in the past --
> maybe due to money issues -- and the HARA management said said "no".  [
> That
> is speculation, not fact ]
>
> So let's not jump to any conclusions.  (Besides, those conclusions all got
> jumped to last week on the eHam and QRZ.COM forums)
>
> The DARA folks are aware of the situation.  (I have that direct from
> someone
> who was on the DARA board until recently).  They do not have their heads
> stuck up their... heads stuck in the sand.  Let them deal with it.
>
> 73, ron w3wn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Richard F DiDonna NN3W
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 8:34 AM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Dayton Hamvention
>
> For an events arena that is heavily in arrears on taxes, one would think
> that the owner would be very much interested in seeking out new clients and
> retaining existing clients - utilizing most any means necessary.
>
> That Hara was unable to come to terms with a main tenant which brings in
> badly needed revenue is not a good sign.
>
> 73 Rich NN3W
>
>
> On 7/27/2016 7:03 AM, Bob Burns W9BU wrote:
> > My key take-aways:
> >
> > >From the hockey team's owner/coach: "Unfortunately due to
> > >circumstances out
> > of my control Hara Arena is unable to sign leases not only to myself
> > but to other tenants."
> >
> > "Hara Arena is unable to sign leases" for future activities at the arena?
> > Does this mean that there are no leases in place for future events?
> > Does that include Hamvention?
> >
> > "Not only to myself but to other tenants"? It's easy to speculate that
> > "other tenants" would include DARA, but until DARA speaks, we don't know.
> >
> > >From the WTDN Channel 2 story: "2 NEWS reached out to Hara Arena for
> > comment. We were told the facility will make an announcement in
> > August, but officials declined comment for now."
> >
> > "An announcement in August"? Hmmm.
> >
> > Bob...
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf
> >> Of Stephen Bloom
> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 10:02 PM
> >> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> >> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Dayton Hamvention
> >>
> >> Hey all:
> >>
> >> Saw this today.  Wondering what it will mean for Hamvention going
> forward.
> >>
> >> http://wdtn.com/2016/07/26/hara-arenas-hockey-team-to-go-dormant-for-
> >> season/
> >>
> >> 73
> >>
> >> Steve KL7SB
>