WHAT’S NEW AT HAMVENTION? Roger Reini, KD8CSE May 2017

So – what IS new at Hamvention? The short answer: JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING!

New Location No longer at Dayton’s (well, Trotwood’s) Hara Arena Now at Xenia’s Greene County Fairgrounds

What will we “miss” about Hara Arena? The broken pavement in the flea market The occasional infrastructure backup in the flea market The restroom facilities throughout the buildings The shuttle buses to the Salem Mall parking lot Feel free to add to this list

New Location Versus Old Hara Arena Fairgrounds

What Does This Mean? Hotels: some will be much farther away than before, others will be about the same distance, and some may be closer Traffic: getting there from Detroit can avoid Dayton and its perpetual construction: US 68 from Findlay through Springfield to Xenia Flea market now opens at 9, same as the indoor exhibits Lots of free on-site parking now; remote parking is also available

Overview of grounds

Map of Grounds Link to map

Flea Market Link to chart

Exhibit Halls and Forum Buildings Link to map

Closer view of grounds

Main parking

What’s NOT Changing The flea market vendors and exhibitors The forums (schedule) The activities surrounding Hamvention: FDIM, Contest University, various banquets, etc.

Resources www.hamvention.org

Credits Page 3: Wikimedia Commons, QRZ Now Maps: www.hamvention.org