[CQ-Contest] “You can’t have a Dayton Hamvention in Las Vegas, Nevada,”

[Jim Stahl]

Keep in mind that for a lot of people, not necessarily us contesters who love to hang out at the Crowne Plaza at night, what makes Dayton is the flea market. You’ll never have a good flea market where people predominately fly in. You can’t haul stuff to sell on an airplane, and you can’t haul home what you buy. Or in the case of places like Orlando, even if us snowbirds drive to the show, we still can’t haul home a big relay rack of equipment when we head north in the spring.

Also, the Hamvention is put on by a largely volunteer crew. DARA started small in the 50’s, and have acquired the experience over the years. I doubt a new volunteer crew could instantly pick up the knowledge to run such a big show. While other cities like Columbus have facilities far nicer than HARA, I don’t know of any that have an in place radio club ready to take on the task.

In the meanwhile, if you don’t care about flea markets, visit Visalia.


73  -  Jim   K8MR 


On Jul 30, 2016, at 9:58 AM, Barry <w2up at comcast.net> wrote:

> 
> To me, Vegas has several advantages:
> 
> 1.  Accessible via cheap, non-stop flights from almost anywhere.
> 2.  Better, more predictable weather.  No rain.
> 3.  Infinite hotel space.
> 4.  Plenty of alternate activities for both hams and spouses.
> 
> With no disrespect to those who live in the Dayton area, it is a depressing, run-down, small city.  There are plenty of better options, including Vegas.
> 
> Barry W2UP
>