Bernie,. we missed seeing you at Hamvention. I know you haven't had a booth there for a few years, but I'd gotten used to seeing you walking around. Since my original post dealt with why attendance by both the vendors & the general amateur populace was noticeably down, would you want to say a few words on the subject?
And it is unfortunate that the contest & antenna forums were moved. I usually stick my head in for at least some, if not all, of the antenna forum, but that wasn't possible this year since I had no way of getting from HARA to the CP (at least not with my ride). I for one hope that this isn't a trend... or if it is, then the organizers of the appropriate forums find a way to get interested parties from point "a" to point "b" 73 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernie McClenny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Urb LeJeune'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <dx-news@njdxa.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 5:17 PM Subject: RE: [DX-NEWS] Death by repeatedly shooting oneself in the foot Urb, Does the local DX club have any forums? I haven't been to the Orlando Hamfest. By the way I have heard good reports on the Contest forum at Dayton this year, which was held at the Crowne Plaza. Hint, hint, nudge, nudge, know what I mean? Bernie, W3UR Bernie McClenny, W3UR Now more than ever - you need The Daily DX and The Weekly DX - to keep up with the DX news from around the globe! Editor of - The Daily DX <-- two free weeks http://www.dailydx.com/order.htm - The Weekly DX <-- free sample http://www.dailydx.com/weekly2.html - How's DX http://www.dailydx.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Urb LeJeune Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 19:46 To: dx-news@njdxa.org Subject: [DX-NEWS] Death by repeatedly shooting oneself in the foot The Dayton Hamvention has both macro and micro problem. The macro problems, such as high gas prices and declining interest, are universal. However, there are problems they have brought on themselves. When they were building up the even they were great, they would do anything humanly possible to help. They would help find rooms, etc. When the became fat cats with 30K+ attendance, they hired an outside firm to run the convention. They also stopped support and discontinued free bus transportation from downtown to the Hara Arena. In three years the attendance went from 30K+ to under 20K. My personal gripe has always been their requirement that you have to be present to win a major prize. This discriminates against people traveling long distances since they have to leave early Sunday, AM to get home. We pay the same price as the locals but don't have a shot at a major prize. Couple this with the facts that there is essentially nothing to do in Dayton and hotels are expensive. I predict that the Orlando Hamfest will take over in a few years. They have great facilities, ample free parking, Florida in February, and Disneyland. You can get a nice hotel in Kissimmee - about 10 miles away - , for about a third of what you pay in Dayton. This past February they had over 8K people. Urb, W2DEC ---------------------------------------------------------- Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news@njdxa.org THE DXR is sponsored by the North Jersey DX Association. Please visit our website: http://www.njdxa.org/index.php scroll to bottom for subscribe/unsubscribe options ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news@njdxa.org THE DXR is sponsored by the North Jersey DX Association. Please visit our website: http://www.njdxa.org/index.php scroll to bottom for subscribe/unsubscribe options ---------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
