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     Re: Hamvention   
     By: Brian KB9BVN to All on Thu Feb 17 2022 18:23:49   
      
    BK> Just curious, how many of you have purchased your Hamvention   
    BK> tickets/credentials for this MAy hamfest extravaganza?    
      
   Haven't bought my ticket yet, but I do expect to be there with a few other BBS   
   people.   
      
    BK> I don't really need anything but the pandemic has killed most of the   
      
   No justification needed. I never go there looking for anything in particular.   
   Most of the fun is in roaming around the flea market and meeting new folks at   
   the beer tent.   
      
    BK> hamfests around here, and I haven't been to Hamvention sibce it moved from   
    BK> Trotwood OH to Xenia Ohio.    
      
   I do get nostalgic about the old Hara Arena venue and miss it sometimes, but it   
   really was begging to be torn down. The new facility is superior in almost   
   every way. It's the same convention, same vendors, same people, better   
   surroundings, better food options, fewer eruptions of raw sewage.   
      
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