You did not have to be present to win the 10 major prizes. They are mailed
postage paid.
I stayed at one of the best locations for only $122 a night. Sharing this
room with a friend it cost less than a hotel in a small town on the way back
home. . This is not a bad price. The hotel is near a bunch of great
restaurants. I had to pay $72 at a HamptonInn..
The forms, dealers, dinners, and others were great. Everyone went all the
way to make this a great hamfest!!
The bus ticket in advance was only $8.00 - for three days .. many rides as
you like.. That is very reasonable. I never waited more than couple minutes
for a bus. Free parking at hotel..
You think Orlando is cheap??? You need to check the prices!!
I was at Orland HF in February... It is getting smaller too!!
Bill W4WX
Florida
----- Original Message -----
From: "Urb LeJeune" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 3:45 PM
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
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