Visiting the Dayton Hamvention booth at the Orlando Hamcation, I learned 
something interesting about the new Hamvention site in Xenia, Ohio: it's very 
bicycle accessible. There are bike trails going directly into the Greene County 
Fairgrounds from downtown Dayton. In addition, Xenia is right on the Ohio to 
Erie Trail which connects to both Columbus and Cincinnati.
I'm sure the Bicycle Hams will be elated at this. I'm not presently planning to 
get there by bike, although looking at the maps I suspect traffic jams in Xenia 
will be the biggest complaint about the new site. Bikes are not so good if 
you're carrying a roll of hardline, but otherwise I can imagine it not taking 
much longer from downtown Dayton to the Hamvention on a bike than in a car.
73  -  Jim  K8MR 
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