[CQ-Contest] other hamfests

[Bob Burns W9BU]

Don't forget HAM RADIO Friedrichshafen and the Tokyo Ham Fair. True amateur
radio conventions/expositions with an international audience. Look at how
many new radios in recent years have first seen the light of day at the
Tokyo Ham Fair rather than the Dayton Hamvention.

The Internet has made the world a bit smaller. "Back in the day" you had to
personally attend Dayton to see the new gear. Nowadays, if new gear shows up
at Dayton or Orlando or Tokyo, someone will mention it in a forum post and
someone else will post a YouTube video of it usually within a day of first
exposure.

Bob...


> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf
> Of Charles Harpole
> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2016 8:48 PM
> To: CQ-Contest Reflector <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] other hamfests
> 
> Orlando, my top pic.  Outside and inside, lots of vendor space, air access
tops,
> must have car, hotels scattered, huge parking, wonderful weather, area
filled
> with family fun, beach hour and half away.
> 
> Dallas area, seems to be searching for best facility but if it finds that,
will be
> huge too.  Air access tops.
> 
> Visalia, the place to be for DX but historically not a "general" hamfest,
recent
> venue change/unknown, tuff air access, must have car.
> 
> Branson, MO, nothing hamfest related there, I guess, but driving location
is
> great and theme entertainment may satisfy many hams and families.
> 
> Dayton, not to forget.  Weather usually miserable or I would say rent an
open
> field and put the whole hamfest under rental big tents.
> 
> Economy will solve it.  73 Charly
> 
> --
> Charly, HS0ZCW
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