[CQ-Contest] Contesters at Hamcation

[Chris Plumblee]

That’s what I get for attempting to answer before caffeine. Tnx for your
patience…

There isn’t an equivalent to the Hope Hotel or the old Crowne Plaza for
Orlando, unfortunately. There are literally a million hotel rooms around
the metro area at a myriad of price points.

The area near the contest dinner site and near the fairgrounds does not
have any hotels that I would recommend.

My personal bandwidth is almost entirely consumed with planning/executing
the contest dinner on Friday night, so I cannot volunteer to find a hotel
and make the necessary arrangements, but I’d be glad to support or offer
advice to someone or some organization that wanted to do so.

73,
Chris W4WF

Chris Plumblee
407.494.5155


On Sat, Sep 21, 2024 at 10:47 AM Richard F DiDonna NN3W <richnn3w at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Chris, DL1MGB is asking about Hamcation in Orlando - not Hamvention in
> Daytenz...
>
> 73 Rich NN3W
>
> On Sat, Sep 21, 2024 at 10:39 AM Chris Plumblee <chris.plumblee at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Chris,
>>
>> The Contest Dinner on Saturday night (as well as the Topband Dinner, the
>> contest suites on Wednesday - Saturday, the KCDXC Pileup Contest, and many
>> other contest-centric activities) take place at the Hope Hotel
>> https://www.hopehotel.com
>>
>> The entire available room block for Hamvention weekend is reserved and
>> cannot be booked online. There are always rooms available from individuals
>> whose plans have changed on the secondary market in the weeks and months
>> leading up to Hamvention. Sometimes there are rooms from K3LR’s block that
>> are available a few weeks prior to Hamvention as well.
>>
>> Good luck!
>> Chris W4WF
>>
>>
>>
>> Chris Plumblee
>> 407.494.5155
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 21, 2024 at 8:22 AM Christian Janssen DL1MGB <
>> chris at dl1mgb.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I plan to travel to Hamcation next February. The fairgrounds are easy to
>> > locate. But where plays the music at night? Is there an area / are there
>> > any special hotels where contesters / DXers come together after the
>> fair?
>> >
>> > Any hints would be very appreciated.
>> >
>> > 73s Chris DL1MGB
>> >
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