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AC7CW

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Re: Coronavirus and Hamvention Attendance
« Reply #31 on: March 12, 2020, 08:28:08 AM »

Will other factors force DARA's hand to cancel/postpone the 2020 Hamvention?.....
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According to the statement on their page, it seems like it's out of their hands...
"It is our intention to follow the orders of the State of Ohio and the Greene County Health Dept."
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K9DMV

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Re: Coronavirus and Hamvention Attendance
« Reply #32 on: March 12, 2020, 06:13:43 PM »

Ohio health official estimates 100,000 Ohioans already carrying COVID-19

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) – Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton says 1 percent of the state’s population is carrying COVID-19. That’s more than 100,000 people. On Thursday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced a series of orders, including a ban on mass gatherings and closing K-12 schools. “I know it is very hard for us to get our heads around this and we’re all waking up to this new reality,” Acton said.


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Re: Coronavirus and Hamvention Attendance
« Reply #33 on: March 12, 2020, 07:21:14 PM »




Video on WKBN TV (Youngstown, OH) of Dr. Amy Action explaining the COVID-19 calculation. Ohio now banning mass gatherings of 100 or more.

https://www.wkbn.com/news/coronavirus/state-health-official-estimates-100000-ohioans-already-carrying-coronavirus/


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AC7CW

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Re: Coronavirus and Hamvention Attendance
« Reply #34 on: March 12, 2020, 08:23:37 PM »

An ARRL meet and hamfest in Charleston West Virginia was cancelled today.
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Re: Coronavirus and Hamvention Attendance
« Reply #35 on: March 13, 2020, 04:38:43 AM »

The ARRL list of cancelled hamfests.


http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search/canceled



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Re: Coronavirus and Hamvention Attendance
« Reply #36 on: March 13, 2020, 04:50:15 AM »

The problem in Ohio I think is going to be more secrecy ... It seems that they are ashamed to have the virus or something. Added to that the companies have directly sent everyone home too late. Because they believed it was a problem in Europe ...

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Re: Coronavirus and Hamvention Attendance
« Reply #37 on: March 13, 2020, 05:04:20 AM »

The ARRL list of cancelled hamfests.


http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search/canceled

Add to that the OARS hamfest in Mt. Vernon Missouri that was scheduled for March 28th.
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Re: Coronavirus and Hamvention Attendance
« Reply #38 on: March 13, 2020, 05:58:48 AM »

Add to that the OARS hamfest in Mt. Vernon Missouri that was scheduled for March 28th.

That is the right thing to do but it quite ironic for me. I was asked to present there but I had to turn the invitation down due to overseas travel. That travel is now canceled due to COVID-19 so now I could present there. But now the swapfest is cancelled for the same reason. Sigh...

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K0UA

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Re: Coronavirus and Hamvention Attendance
« Reply #39 on: March 13, 2020, 07:28:54 AM »

Add to that the OARS hamfest in Mt. Vernon Missouri that was scheduled for March 28th.

That is the right thing to do but it quite ironic for me. I was asked to present there but I had to turn the invitation down due to overseas travel. That travel is now canceled due to COVID-19 so now I could present there. But now the swapfest is cancelled for the same reason. Sigh...

- Glenn W9IQ

There is even more to the story, our club had a seminar scheduled on the same day.  So the president canceled the seminar because he felt most would go to the hamfest.  So it is now canceled,  Oh well.
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Re: Coronavirus and Hamvention Attendance
« Reply #40 on: March 13, 2020, 11:22:07 AM »

The people that travel and make their living from swapfests are gonna be hurting.

As for Hamvention...gonna stay home this year. With all the money I save, maybe I will order a new Ten Tec radio.
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Re: Coronavirus and Hamvention Attendance
« Reply #41 on: March 14, 2020, 05:00:29 AM »

There is no reason to avoid hamfests during this pandemic. I have it on good authority by an infectious disease specialist, that the coronavirus is deathly afraid of some hams that attend hamfests, especially those that look like they have not been out of their house or bathed, since the 1970s. Therefore, there will be no coronavirus at any hamfests.
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Re: Coronavirus and Hamvention Attendance
« Reply #42 on: March 14, 2020, 01:13:57 PM »

There is no reason to avoid hamfests during this pandemic. I have it on good authority by an infectious disease specialist, that the coronavirus is deathly afraid of some hams that attend hamfests, especially those that look like they have not been out of their house or bathed, since the 1970s. Therefore, there will be no coronavirus at any hamfests.

i think we can safely debunk the above and below rumors as mere rumor right here and now ;)

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rumor has it that the coronavirus was caused by the elimination of the code requirement from ham licensing exams and that it has been latent a few decades to see if we would bring back code testing but now its patience has completely worn thin
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Re: Coronavirus and Hamvention Attendance
« Reply #43 on: March 14, 2020, 01:40:52 PM »

Well, I'm in Ohio. And it doesn't seem to me that secrecy is a problem. The powers that be seem to be pretty forthcoming about what they're doing and what they're trying to accomplish.

I have no idea whether hamvention will go on or not. I'm hoping it does, because I am really looking forward to attending this year. But a lot is going to depend on whether we're looking back at this virus thing in the rear view mirror by then. Since we're almost to T-60 days from the event, a lot is probably going to hinge on what happens in the next few weeks.

I hear people whining about a "lock-down". Officially that hasn't happened yet. But venues and facilities around here are closing so fast, that a lock-down won't necessary, since there won't be many places left open to go. Everything I wanted to attend in the next few weeks has been cancelled, including: Toledo Hamfest, ARRL Great Lakes Division Convention, Ohio Statewide ARES conference, and our local radio club monthly dinner meeting. Not much left to do except stay home and play radio at this point.

At this point, it seems very much like a "play it by ear" scenario, and see how things go. If I were in charge of hamvention (and I'm not), I'd be planning for it to go on as intended, and if something changes to affect that, then deal with it if it happens. That seems like exactly what they're doing at this point in time.

This seems like an occasion to observe the unpublished beatitude. "Blessed are the flexible for they shall never get bent out of shape." Semper Gumby.

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Re: Coronavirus and Hamvention Attendance
« Reply #44 on: March 15, 2020, 03:44:42 AM »

From the Hamvention Website:

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The Hamvention Executive Committee wants to update the Amateur Radio Community our current status in regards to COVID19. The health and welfare of all attending this event is very important to us all.
As most of you know the COVID19 pandemic is a very fluid situation and the Hamvention Executive Committee is constantly in touch with the Greene County Department of Health and in turn they have daily meetings with the Ohio Department of Health.
As of now we plan on holding Hamvention unless otherwise directed.
It is our intention to follow the orders of the State of Ohio and the Greene County Health Dept.
We will update as required.
Thank you for your support and understanding.
Vy 73,
Executive Committee Hamvention 2020

Given that this is exactly the type of event authorities are trying to avoid (one drawing people from across the nation), I'm betting there will be no 2020 Hamvention.
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