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

[Radio K0HB]

Make that flea **market**.

The portable and indoor bathrooms were regularly serviced and cleaned.


On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 16:50 Radio K0HB <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:

> The Portapotties were in addition to indoor facilities. There was no
> Hara-like sewage geyser in the flea marley.
>
>
> On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 16:48 Joe <nss at mwt.net> wrote:
>
>> What was/is the washroom capabilities like?
>> in the photos I saw some porta potties.
>> Joe WB9SBD
>>
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>> On 5/21/2017 11:50 AM, Radio K0HB wrote:
>>
>> For a "first effort" I give DARA a solid "589".
>>
>> Friday morning traffic was a learning experience, but Saturday AM the
>> County-Mounties were in place on the main approach routes, and things were
>> remarkably smoother. Lesson learned, correction applied.
>>
>> Parking was a non-issue --- lots of room, and even though I ended up on the
>> southwest-forty Saturday, the John Deere powered shuttles were prompt and
>> efficient.
>>
>> "Don't Cry For Me Hararena" (sung to the tune of "Don't Cry For Me
>> Argentina"). In addition to the permanent buildings for "inside vendors"
>> there were a number of large tents with additional vendors/clubs under
>> cover. All the buildings were clean and free of barnyard odors (hey, it's a
>> County fairground in farm country!) Forums were in two spacious climate
>> controlled buildings, and seemed there were more than usual forums. Hot
>> weather/humidity Friday afternoon made a couple of the buildings "sticky",
>> but Budweiser had a semi-load barley pop on hand to stave off the threat of
>> heat stroke.
>>
>> Lots of food vendors in a central food-courtyard setting, much more variety
>> than the "church basement" style at Hara.
>>
>> I'm not a flea market guy, so can't comment much on that, but it looked
>> about as big as the Hara parking lot site. Looks like the racetrack infield
>> still had room for expansion. Downside, due to a couple of passing
>> rainstorms, it got kind of swampy out there by late today (Saturday).
>>
>> The contest banquet was great. TIM was so damned dapper it made my eyes
>> water!
>>
>> I'll come back next May.
>>
>> 73, de Hans, K0HB
>> "Just a Boy and his Radio"™
>>
>>
>> On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 10:43 Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr at gmail.com> <pete.n4zr at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>
>> 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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