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

[Rudy Bakalov]

I have been to Dayton only once. What was obvious to me was that Dayton is about friends catching up and hanging out together.

Not trying to ignore the good arguments made by others, but I do believe DARA and the ham community at large can make lemonade out of the lemon. Forget about the junk yard, aka flea market, and focus on socializing and networking events. Think global rather than just Midwest.

How about changing the date to align with Field Day and have a field day field, similar to WRTC. There must be tons of other ways to turn the event into a giant ham community gathering.

I also think ignoring the families is a mistake. Comes coming as a family means more hotel rooms sold and more revenue for the venue/area, making it more attractive to the venue. If Dayton is being described as a giant flea market serving cheap hams that don't want to pay for parking...well, the venues offering to host it won't me much different than Hara.

Rudy N2WQ

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


> On Jul 30, 2016, at 2:59 PM, Radio K0HB <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dayton isn't about Dayton. It's about DARA. Who in Vegas (or where-ever)
> will replace DARA.
> 
> 
>> On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 13:48 Herbert Schoenbohm <herbs at vitelcom.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I looks like Cincinnati would be worth consideration.
>> 
>> 
>>> On 7/30/2016 12:52 PM, Jim Stahl via CQ-Contest wrote:
>>> 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
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