I was there for the major prize drawing and you didn't have to be there to win. They mailed the prizes to the winners.
However, the smaller prizes that had not been picked up during the hourly drawings were given out to the folks that stayed to the end. And they did not have an outside contractor this year; it was all volunteer. They gave that up after last year. Bob, W1EQ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Urb LeJeune Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 3:46 PM 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 ----------------------------------------------------------
