Well, Dayton gets 20,000 people, Pacificon had maybe 2000. Not as large. I feel the forums are better at Pacificon, as they have more forums and rooms than Dayton. There are a lot of smart hams in the bay area that really support the forums. The commercial and flea market areas are not as large as Dayton.
I am not sure if next year is the ARRL National at Pacificon or the year after. I arrived a bit late during the ARRL forum to catch that bit of data. When the show is the ARRL National convention, they bring the ARRL Expo, which I believe is the same as they setup at Dayton. Next year is the new larger hotel! I really like Pacificon, I go mainly for the forums to learn something new. I enjoyed Gordon West at breakfast - great way to start the morning, Cliff Stoll dinner speaker, moonbounce, WJST, 2M path to Hawaii, wG0AT and his goat adventures, and other great forums. Plus all day Friday's antenna forum for $10 is a bargain. I gave a talk on WSPR, filled the small room at 8 AM Sunday morning with about 35 people. Looking forward to next year, make your reservations early, as the hotel and special events typically sell out. Pacificon has become an annual three day event for me. A big THANKS to the Pacificon crew! Randy K7AGE ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
