[CQ-Contest] Hamvention - New Venue, etc.

[Jamie WW3S]

when you are standing in a cattle show arena, and someone mentions how much 
cleaner it is than Hara, you know you're in a better place......

when you are in a rabbit barn, and someone mentions how much brighter it is 
than Hara, you know you made the right choice......

I thought it was great.....most of the vendors I talked to like it much 
better.....they had more room......

the only negatives:

driving there Friday was horrible, took 1.5 hours to go the last 1.5 miles 
!!!! I heard they fixed it Saturday though....
building 6 (actually a huge tent) was dark, and being outdoors, the floor 
was subject to runoff....
near fist-i-cuffs between the men exercising the horses and those trying to 
cross the track and get into the flea market (although it would have been a 
great facebook video!!!!)

but I thought it was great, hats off to the committees that made it happen, 
realizing they pretty much started from the ground up, I think they did a 
remarkable job, the town of Xenia, is quaint and clean, very nice, short 
drive (well, mileage anyway) from downtown Dayton...the forum rooms were 
huge, well lit, great chairs (and lots of them).....good food, even though 
the lines were long at lunch......

but Dayton for me will always be about the suites, and gathering in the 
rooms, and the dinners, and the general camaraderie, even friendly 
disagreements between fellow amateurs.....seeing the blend of old and new , 
the pizza snacks sponsored by the various contest clubs.....as long as that 
never changes, I'll happily go back again and again.....

-----Original Message----- 
From: Pete Smith N4ZR
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2017 8:46 AM
To: reflector cq-contest
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Hamvention - New Venue, etc.

As one of those who couldn't go this year but hopes to go next time, I'd
sure like to see contesters' comments about what was good, bad or ...?


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73, Pete N4ZR
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