It is interesting to go to the Northwest Division conventions & hamfests & hear the attendees talk about how large the convention is or how good it is. These comments make if obvious they have never been to any REAL conventions & hamfests.
Sea-Pac is a prime example of this issue. ------ Original Message ------ Received: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:15:44 PM CST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] May 06 is a busy Month > > Sure, I have attended several Pacific Division ARRL Conventions > - each one has had its peculiar screwups ... one of those I don't > think they'll ever catch on to. > > I have attended a few Southwest Division ARRL Conventions ... > one I attended in the early seventies, was as mis-matched as I > couldn't believe. I lived out of town - and had to direct traffic > via the radio as the hosts seemed to be out of contact with what > should have been going on. Overall, it was good convention anyway. > > Part of the problem was the hosts were planning on several hundred > attendees ... not the 1700 - 1800 who finally showed up. The > banquet was originally sold at 700? tickets, another 600 or so > bought banquet tickets the day of the convention - Saturday. > > I have never attended the Dayton event - and at this point in my > life, probably never will as my garage is too full now. > > Life at your local convention / hamfest is as good as you make it. > > 73, Neil - WA6KLA > > > ---- Original Message ---- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] May 06 is a busy Month > Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 12:44:26 -0600 > > >I've said many times that the OR & WA groups that put on ham > >conventions & flea markets could learn a lot from Dayton & the > >California meetings. > > > >------ Original Message ------ > >Received: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 11:54:32 AM CST > >From: "skipp025" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >SNIP > >> You guys up in Oregon and WA. don't do a great job of > >> getting the word down here about your flea markets. We'd only > >> come up to look and not stay... :-) (inside joke between > >> CA, OR & WA people). > >SNIP > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
