Hello, I looked at both sites, and here is what I noticed:
The "New" Rochester Hamfest is being put on by the Rochester Amateur Radio Association. The "New" Rochester Hamfest is recognized by the ARRL, listed by the ARRL as the only Rochester Hamfest on that date, and is the site of the ARRL Atlantic Division Convention. The "Original" Rochester Hamfest site is displaying 2008 information, with the notation that 2009 information will be given "when it is Available." The "Original" Hamfest is on Friday and Saturday. The "New" Hamfest is on Saturday only. So, you could go to the "Original" Hamfest on Friday, and the "New" Hamfest on Saturday. A little history: The Rochester Hamfest was the largest hamfest in the eastern US. Before last year's Hamfest, a large part of the original fairground location was sold, and the formerly giant flea market was relocated into a much smaller space. Attendance was poor, and many hams thought that the Rochester Hamfest was finished. The move to a new location with space for a another giant flea market is a wonderful thing. Now we can once again look forward to more great Rochester Hamfests. 73, Bruce WA8TNC ================ W2INR wrote: > Well the story was not fully presented. > > There are now 2 Hamfests on the same day in two different locations in > Rochester NY. Apparently there has been a falling out of some sort and > now these two groups are acting in the worst possible manner for the > hobby. > > Check it out - group 1 www.rochesterham.org <http://www.rochesterham.org> > group 2 www.rochesterhamfest.org <http://www.rochesterhamfest.org/> > > One group is at the old site (group 2 )and another group is at the new > site(group 1). As if this hobby isn't splintered enough - - - - - > > And thats the whole story > > G ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
