The “Dayton” Hamvention should be moved to the Seattle area — no air conditioning required. Hold it in Key Arena (or, whatever it will be called by then per whoever owns naming rights). Key Arena is part of Seattle Center where Space Needle is located as well as the almost 60 year old monorail and the bizarre architecture of Paul Allen’s MoPoP (Museum of Popular Culture).
73, phil P.S. If it were in Seattle, I would attend. > On May 28, 2019, at 3:40 PM, krug261--- via Elecraft > <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > > I was standing in the long line prior to opening the first day at Xenia. (My > first time to "Dayton".) Struck up a conversation with a few people waiting > near me. One of them knew the Greene County Fairgrounds. Suddenly he pointed > to the area where the entrance gate was and said there used to be a line of > tall trees there, but several years ago a set of tornados took them down. Now > how eerie and - hopefully - not prophetic. > Bob, KA2TQVKX3 #9842 > > > On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 1:24:45 PM EDT, Carl Jón Denbow <n...@qth.com> > wrote: > > According to what I was told, the Greene County Fair Board has agreed to put > in air conditioning in the three main buildings if the the Hamvention folks > will sign a long-term contract. I think they want something like a ten-year > deal. 73 de Carl N8VZ > > Sent from my iPhone > =========================== > Carl Jón Denbow, N8VZ > 17 Coventry Lane > Athens, Ohio 45701-3718 > > c...@n8vz.com > www.n8vz.com > EM89wh > > IRLP 4533 Echolink 116070 > > PSK and JT65 Forever! > =========================== > >> On May 28, 2019, at 1:00 PM, kb2mj...@att.net <k...@arrl.net> wrote: >> >> Ya never know, with the insurance money it could be rebuilt. It would be >> nice to have the Dayton hamfest in air conditioned buildings again.... >> >> 73 Jeff kb2m >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> On >> Behalf Of Doug Person >> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 11:30 AM >> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Hara Arena Hit by Tornado >> >> Looks to be the certain end of the facility. Lots of good memories there. >> It's a good thing Hamvention moved when it did. >> >> Doug --KJ0F >> >>> On 5/28/2019 7:23 AM, Paul Kirley wrote: >>> Hara Arena, the former venue of the Dayton Hamvention, sustained major >>> damage in a Memorial Day tornado. >>> >>> Drone video at >>> https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/hara-arena-roof-blown-off-t >>> rotwood-schools-closed-after-tornadoes/5W7NpDohYwDBNwu9fp59bK/ >>> >>> >>> If Hamvention hadn't already moved from Hara Arena, it would surely >>> have to do so now. Hopefully there was no damage to the new venue at >>> the Greene County Fairgrounds in Xenia. >>> >>> 73, Paul W8TM >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email >>> list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> >> -- >> 73 de Doug -- KJ0F >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
