"Forget about all those strange hams you don't want to
be associated with." - K1IR
On 4/29/05, Georgens, Tom <tom.georgens@engenio.com> wrote:
> nz -
>
> In principle, I agree with you.
>
> However, the precipitating event here is the poor accommodations at the HARA
> arena. I doubt we were going to get much foot traffic stopping by when the
> room is standing room only, 120 degrees, and a pile of people blocking the
> door trying to look in.
>
> Had we had the old large room, such as it was, I would have preferred to have
> left it there.
>
> 73, Tom W2SC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: K5NZ@aol.com [mailto:K5NZ@aol.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 9:36 AM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Dayton Forums
>
> Well, moving to the CP is great as far as comfort and seating! I only care
> to spend half a day walking around at Hara anyway! But.... the downside I
> see
> is missing the casual attendees that might just happen to walk in and listen
> to the contest forum and decide.. "Hey this sounds like fun, I'm going to give
> it a try". The CP group is the mainstream of contesting. Getting a guy to
> come over to the CP that is not staying there to hear a forum he doesn't
> really
> know if he cares for is about a chance in hell. Personally, I love it being
> in the CP... but I guess if you look at it as a chance to recruit new
> players, it is probably a bad move..
>
> just my take...
>
> cu there nz
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Craig - N7OR
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