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Re: [CQ-Contest] New hamvention location

To: Radio KØHB <kzerohb@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] New hamvention location
From: Rudy Bakalov via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Rudy Bakalov <r_bakalov@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 05:35:07 -0400
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See, the thing is that DARA never reached out us the ham community to seek help 
in finding a solution. They kept the transition a secret. For the very reason 
you pointed out- Dayton being the largest ham event in the world- you seek help 
when the event is in trouble.

I would've gladly contributed in whatever way I can to retain Dayton's status. 
I bet many others would do the same just like for WRTC2014. We don't need a 
glitzy venue, but do need an appropriate venue and location.

So, yes, I wish them all the best with the new venue. Really want them to 
preserve the spirit of Dayton.  But in 2017, I will be flying to Germany, not 
the Midwest as I don't wish to contribute to ham radio being diminished to a 
county fair.

Rudy N2WQ

Sent using a tiny keyboard.  Please excuse brevity, typos, or inappropriate 
autocorrect.


> On Aug 2, 2016, at 1:47 AM, Radio KØHB <kzerohb@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Rudy, DARA has been staging the Dayton Hamvention since 1952.  It’s a local 
> ham club, not a professional “event coordinator”.  A bunch of volunteers in a 
> small Midwestern city, without a big glitzy “convention center”, without 
> professional convention organizers, without a huge hotel room inventory, and 
> burdened with a poor physical facility, have managed to keep the Hamvention 
> (the largest ham gathering in the world) going for all of these years.
>  
> So now they’ve hit a rough spot in the road, losing their facility (such as 
> it was), and have scrambled to replace it and keep the event alive. 
>  
> Since there is no other “DARA” out there volunteering to stand up a new 
> organization in a better location, how about the ham community quit their 
> cheap sniping from the sidelines, wish the boys and girls of DARA good luck 
> in their transition, and make their reservations for next May.
>  
> That’s what I am doing.
>  
> 73, de Hans, KØHB
> "Just a boy and his radio"™
>  
> From: Rudy Bakalov
> Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2016 4:53 AM
> To: Radio K0HB
> Cc: CQ-Contest
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] New hamvention location
>  
> Maybe I have been taking Dayton too seriously and wrongly compared it to 
> other key ham radio events around the world, such as Friedrichshafen and 
> Tokyo.  As such, right or wrong, I expect certain set of attributes, one of 
> them being location.  Location is more than just the town/city, but also the 
> actual venue.
>  
> Further, I have always considered Dayton the mother of all ham radio events 
> in the USA. The Grand Prix of sorts.
>  
> So, yes, the thought of the Grand Prix of ham radio moved to this venue 
> scares the heck out of me in terms of symbolism.  Makes me feel sad that ham 
> radio is being reduced to a county fair type of event.
>  
> Rudy N2WQ
> 
> Sent using a tiny keyboard.  Please excuse brevity, typos, or inappropriate 
> autocorrect.
>  
> 
> On Aug 1, 2016, at 10:21 PM, Radio K0HB <kzerohb@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I have no idea what Rudy's post is intended to communicate..
> 
> Typical schedule of events at a Midwest county fair in late summer. Winners 
> move on up to the state fair.
> 
> How this relates to amateur radio boys and girls is a mystery to me.
> 
>  
> On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 20:15 Rudy Bakalov <r_bakalov@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Looks like this is the perfect venue. The ham schedule of events fits very 
> nicely and complements the current schedule. The vendors will certainly feel 
> at home. For example:
>  
> MONDAY, August 1
> 8:30 a.m. Breeding and meat rabbit show
> 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Check-in for Swine Jackpot Show
> 9:00 a.m. Nutrition Baking Contest
> Followed by Best o f the Bakers *AB
> 9:00 a.m.  Turkey show
> 10:00 a.m.  Poultry and turkey showmanship
> 10:00 a.m. Swine jackpot Show Barn 2
> 11:30 a.m. Sign up for General Livestock Judging Contest-Hog Barn
> 12 Noon General Livestock Judging Contest-Cattle Barn
> 12 Noon Free hands-on activities for youth *AB - sponsored by 4-H
> 4:00 p.m. Lamb homegrown show 
> 4:30-5:30 p.m. Modeling Practice 
> 5:00 p.m. Homegrown goat show 
> 6:00 p.m. Goat judging contest
> 6:30 p.m. Market lamb judging - sheep barn 
> 7:00 p.m. Market hog judging - swine barn 
> 7:00 p.m. 4-H Clothing Fashion Revue *AB 
> 7:00 p.m. Dairy judging contest - cattle barn 
> 7:30 p.m. Market beef judging - cattle barn 
> 8:00 p.m. Dairy cattle exhibitor meeting
> 8:00 p.m. SMASH IT Demo Derby *GS 
> 8:00 p.m. Wyatt McCubbin *EC
>  
> TUESDAY, August 2
> 8:30 a.m. 4-H/FFA Dairy cattle show and showmanship
> 8:30 a.m. Goat Showmanship followed by Dairy, Production and Market Shows
> 9:00 a.m. English Horse Show –Horse Arena
> 10:00 a.m. Open dairy cattle show
> 10:00 a.m. 4/H FFA Market Hog Show
> 12 Noon    Watermelon eating contest *EC
> 12 Noon   Free hands-on activities for youth *AB - sponsored by 4-H
> 2:00 p.m. Table Setting Contest *AB
> 2:30 p.m. Breeding Sheep Showmanship, Breeding Show, Market Lamb Showmanship, 
> Pee Wee and Adult Showmanship, Open Market Lamb Show
> 6:00 p.m. Grab for Cash *EC
> 7:30p.m. Granger Smith with special guest Clark Manson GS
>  
> Sent using a tiny keyboard.  Please excuse brevity, typos, or inappropriate 
> autocorrect.
>  
> 
> On Aug 1, 2016, at 2:44 PM, Radio KØHB <kzerohb@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> http://www.whio.com/news/news/officials-to-announce-big-event-coming-to-greene-c/nr77W/
> 
> 73, de Hans, KØHB
> "Just a boy and his radio"™
> 
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