Urb writes: > 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.
Unfortunately, as long as the Orlando Hamcation stays in the Orange County Fairgrounds and the Orlando Radio Club (Sponsor) lacks the vision to promote forums equivalent to those at Dayton, the Orlando event will never reach the critical mass necessary to be a major league event. The Orlando event needs to be moved to a larger, higher quality facility (perhaps the Orange County Convention Center) in a better part of the area. The event needs a wider variety of activities (forums), they need to be better planned and promoted. The event needs to be closer to higher class hotels (a Crowne Plaza equivalent) to encourage the after hours socialization that marks Dayton. If the organizers would like to work out transportation for families to the various attractions in the area, so much the better. Still, there are far more amateurs within an eight hour drive of Dayton than an eight hour drive of Orlando. Given the relatively high cost of travel, that is still an advantage for Dayton. 73, ... Joe, K4IK ---------------------------------------------------------- Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] THE DXR is sponsored by the North Jersey DX Association. Please visit our website: http://www.njdxa.org/index.php scroll to bottom for subscribe/unsubscribe options ----------------------------------------------------------
