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W2UIS

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Greene County fair board lands long-term deal to host Hamvention
« on: September 10, 2019, 04:22:12 AM »

Three years after moving from the now-closed Hara Arena, Dayton Hamvention is committing to a long-term relationship to keep the annual event at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center.

Officials on Monday announced a five-year contract was signed late last week for the amateur-radio convention to continue being held at the fairgrounds in Xenia.

“The community has been great to work with and five years shows our commitment to them and their commitment to us to continue to make improvements to the facility,” said Jack Gerbs, Hamvention general chairman. “With the investments we’re making, with the investments the community is making to keep us here, there should not be a reason for us to leave.”

Source WHIO, Dayton, Ohio.
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RE: Greene County fair board lands long-term deal to host Hamvention
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2019, 05:21:59 AM »

As though DARA was looking somewhere else, or other venues were presenting a better venue. 

This isn't surprising. 
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RE: Greene County fair board lands long-term deal to host Hamvention
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2019, 05:17:14 PM »

As though DARA was looking somewhere else, or other venues were presenting a better venue. 

This isn't surprising. 
No, it isn’t.  Especially considering our favorite anti-DARA curmudgeon predicted it around a year ago.  This is about where he’d usually chime in.

Speaking of which, has anyone heard from W8JX lately? 
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RE: Greene County fair board lands long-term deal to host Hamvention
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2019, 09:00:55 AM »

Speaking of which, has anyone heard from W8JX lately? 

Not a peep. I hope he's OK.
He may be a bit of a curmudgeon, but I certainly don't wish him anything bad.

I had to miss Hamvention this year, but I plan to go in 2020.
Hara may have been a dump, but it was familiar, and I knew where to find everything.
I haven't reached that point yet with the Xenia location, but that familiarity will come over time.

I think I want to try something a bit different this year and make it a camping weekend as well, instead of a hotel stay.
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