Hi Hal...good to see you there and also glad you had fun....I am awaiting
more responses from the membership to see if this is a project we want to
undertake...lets see where this goes...de Rick nq4i
On 8/20/07, Hal Kennedy <halken at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Rick,
>
>
>
> This sounds like a great idea to me. This was my first Huntsville hamfest
> ? but Ill be going back. I thought the drive was easy, the venue first
> rate (air conditioned flea market ? OKAY!), and the size was really FB ? not
> too small, not too big. I got to see and talk with lots of friends from the
> extended area as well as the ARRL. It won't be an ARRL National Convention
> next year of course, but it will still be a very good hamfest. The ARRL
> crew considers it one of the "top ten" hamfests in the US each year.
>
>
>
> We have good relations now with TCG and ACG as far as I can tell, but
> working together on a project for next year will help strengthen those
> relationships. The Ten-Tec/SEDCO hamfest is coming up next month (Sept 29)
> BTW ? another good one that is an easy drive from Atlanta and a good
> chance to meet and greet our TCG friends. Ill be presenting there along
> with W4PA and other contesters.
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>
>
> I'm all for sponsoring a hospitality suite ? count me in for support. A
> contest forum sounds good as well.
>
> 73, Hal
>
> N4GG
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* secc-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:secc-bounces at
> contesting.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Rick Dougherty
> *Sent:* Monday, August 20, 2007 7:21 AM
> *To:* SECC
> *Subject:* [SECC] Huntsville Hamfest
>
>
>
> Hi Guys...just got home yesterday afternoon from the Huntsville
> Hamfest...Jim VE7ZO and I were asked by the Ala Contest Group to do a pair
> of presentations at the Hamfest...I was really impressed with this
> hamfest...it's venue was well chosen...it was perfect size and very
> convenient to both the Holiday Inn Select and the Embassy Suites
> hotels...the drive over was very delightful....restaurants abound in the
> area....and the downtown Huntsville area has a really wonderful historic
> district and a warm and homey feel to it...(no I don't work for the
> Huntsville Chamber of Commerce, but I did stay at the Holiday Inn Select)
>
>
>
> The attendance by my estimate was over 2000 people...the fact it was the
> ARRL National Convention had to have some positive impact as well...the
> major equipment manufacturers were well represented, as well as the
> publishers of QST and CQ magazines...the flea market was ample, and could
> have been a little larger in nature...the whole event was indoors and air
> conditioned!
>
>
>
> For those who made the trip, I am sure that the event was
> enjoyed...SECC'ers seen at the Huntsville hamfest include N4GG, WB4SQ, N4NX,
> N5BI, KC4BVF, VE7ZO, NQ4I, K4TD, KI4MTU, WA4ILO, and I am sure others...if I
> forgot to mention your attendance...I apologize...too many faces and so
> little time.....
>
>
>
> Now for the meat of my post to the reflector...a little brainstorming
> session was held, and the result was whether next year at the Huntsville
> Hamfest the SECC and ACG, along with TCG and other contest clubs and maybe
> dx clubs to have a convention within a convention...my wife suggested a
> couple of hospitality suites Friday evening with Pizza, Beer and Wine....we
> could have some workshops and presentations along with the hamfest..if the
> clubs were sharing the responsibility of presentations, we could have a very
> interesting agenda, along with some really neat workshops...the purpose of
> this letter is to see if there is any interest in the SECC to pursue this as
> a possibility...sound off ...keep your comments positive please...I am very
> interested in improving our relationship with some of the other clubs and
> forming possible alliances...they are our neighbors, and as such we need to
> have good relationships with them...I see this as a possible "small Dayton"
> type of hamfest...it could really grow into a drawing factor from the SE US
> all the way to Texas and maybe as far east as NC...we could sure use the
> social opportunity, and the forums could be of benefit to all....
>
>
>
> So SECC members what say you to this idea???
>
>
>
> 73 de Rick NQ4I
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