[RTTY] Advise Please - Dayton Hamvention

[Phil Sussman]

Here is information from Hamvention:

Parking Information

With thousands of vehicles coming to Hamvention, parking as always is a 
concern.  Visitors are urged to obey all no parking signs and to avoid parking 
on private property. Your vehicle may be ticketed and/or towed and you will 
have to pay to retrieve it. There are several parking options.

Salem Mall

Free Parking:  Once again free parking will be available behind the Salem Mall 
and is the easiest way to get to Hamvention. Located at the corner of  Shiloh 
Springs Road and Salem Avenue, which is within 5 minutes of Hara Arena. It is 
also known as Route 49.  Shuttle buses will be running to Hara Arena.  If you 
did not purchase an advance bus pass, bus passes will be available at Salem 
Mall.  Look for a small canopy in the parking lot.

The physical address of the mall (for GPS and mapquest users) is:

5200 Salem Ave, Dayton, OH

Handicapped Parking:  All handicapped parking arrangements had to be made in 
advance. The handicapped parking is East of the Arena. Click here for more 
information.

Paid Parking:  Hamvention has no paid parking available at the Arena, but paid 
parking for $8 per day, will be available in the lots across from Hara Arena.   
Hamvention has no control over that parking. It is also on grass lots so 
weather conditions will determine how many spots are available. Some churches 
and other businesses in the past have offered paid parking near Hamvention but 
we have no information on whether any of those spots will be available this 
year or what their cost might be.  The easiest choice is to park at Salem Mall 
(see address above) and ride the bus to the Arena.

Need more info? See http://www.hamvention.org/travel.php

73 de Phil - N8PS

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Quoting Jerry Pixton <jpixton at shentel.net>:

> All,
> 
> For my 76th birthday I am treating myself to my first Dayton Hamvention. I 
> will be driving in from Virginia.
> 
> I see that the Crowne Plaza is already booked up! I was able to get a room 
> at the Holiday Inn North. I will have a Suburban vehicle with me from the 
> drive. But it looks like the shuttle buses might be easier???? I will want 
> to get to both the Crowne Plaza for the Contest University as well as the 
> various dinners, etc there. I also, of course, will want to get to Hara 
> Arena for the ham fest.
> 
> What is the shuttle bus situation? Does it run from the various motels or 
> only from the Crowne Plaza?
> 
> Is there any parking around the Hara Arena if I were to try to dirve there 
> or is that a "forget it"
> 
> What is the best way to get from Holiday Inn North to the Crowne Plaza? 
> Drive or shuttle bus?
> 
> Since many of you are experienced in this scene, please advise me of the 
> best ways to handle this?
> 
> What do I need to watch out for?
> 
> Hope to meet many of you there in May.
> 
> Jerry, W6IHG
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> Dr. Jerry R. Pixton, PIXOS Designs
> http://www.shentel.net/pixosdesigns/RadioTuner/
> jpixton at shentel.net
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