Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri May 11 2018 10:30 am Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2115 for Friday, May 11, 2018 Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2115, with a release date of Friday, May 11, 2018, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1. The following is a QST. It's almost time for the Dayton Hamvention. It's also almost time for a big convention of the Wireless Institute of Australia - and now it's time for Pubs & Clubs On the Air. All this and more, as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2115, comes your way right now. ** BILLBOARD CART ** TOP STORY: TIME FOR DAYTON HAMVENTION NEIL/ANCHOR: We open this week's report with the question: Are you ready for the Dayton Hamvention? You'll notice new rigs for your shack, and old friends for those eyeball QSOs but....you'll notice some changes. Hap Holly KC9RP, of the RAIN Report, spoke with Brian Markland, N8UDQ, Hamvention's Inside Exhibit chair, and shares these excerpts with us about what's different. BRIAN: "The first thing people will notice this year is our traffic committee has worked really hard to work out the kinks that we had last year. I would encourage everyone that is able to do so, to use the satellite parking. It makes it easier for everybody, and we have put something new in place for 2018, to help with the satellite parking. We now have a package pickup area. So if you go out, and you buy a five hundred pound amplifier out in the flea market, or some other large item that you don't want to carry back on the bus, you can check that at the package pickup. They'll give you a ticket, you can go get your vehicle, and our volunteers will even help you load it in your vehicle if you need assistance. That is one of the more significant things we have done this year." NEIL: Brian also told Hap that it will be easier to find the prize booths, the vendor sites will be beneath weatherproof shelters, instead of tents, the grounds will be easier to navigate, and oh yes, there will be a greater variety of food trucks. Improved communication will include text messages to cell phone users who sign up for updates. Brian said that all this better organization for visitors has not meant less stress for organizers -- but it has been worth it. BRIAN: "No we are not less stressed about the show, because We have a finite number of hours to get an unknown number of things ready for 25 plus thousand people to show up, and we have to open the gates 9 a.m. Friday morning. Is it a little easier this year? In some respects, yes, and in other respects, it's just as hard, because we want to put on the best show possible for everybody." NEIL: The full interview between Hap and Brian can be heard at the website therainreport dot com (therainreport.com). Select the May 12th program -- and then we'll see you in Dayton. Our thanks again to Hap Holly for this excerpt. (THE RAIN REPORT) ** WIA'S BIG GATHERING DOWN UNDER NEIL/ANCHOR: Of course, Hamvention isn't the only game in town. It just depends what town you're talking about - as we hear from Graham Kemp, VK4BB. GRAHAM: Every good Aussie Ham knows what's on between the 18th and 20th of May right? For those who said Dayton Hamvention, you're only partly right, as it's the Wireless Institute of Australia's Radio and Electronics Convention on the Gold Coast of Queensland, that's on that same weekend, and the Aussies intend to put on a show to remember!! The organizers started by basing themselves at the Sea World resort with all of it's attractions and facilities, then they added a party at the Fishermans Wharf Tavern on the Friday evening, and will follow it with an action packed Saturday. The AGM is followed by the keynote address "Beyond 2020", then a short lunch break, before the action really starts with seminars by ten technology leaders, educating attendees to be abreast of all that is new in Amateur Radio. Saturday evening, a time to relax? No chance! It's the formal meal, hosted by Jeff Johnston, taking all attending on a walk across Australia, and explaining the role HF radio played in his adventure. Sunday IS the relaxation day, that's if you call a field day with demonstrations of contemporary communications equipment, used by Queensland's emergency services, a moon bounce demonstration, MMDVM demonstrations, and demonstrations of equipment from vendors including Icom and Flex Radio, relaxing. Hey this wouldn't be an Australian event without a barbecue, and of course there is one, Sunday afternoon hosted by the Gold Coast Amateur Radio Society. We are sorry for those who will be unable to get to Australia this year we hope your "little hamfest" in Ohio goes well. Oh and by the way, the weather forecast is always sunny, and no rain on the gold coast! Joking apart, all the best to the Dayton organizers, and we wish you a second successful year at your new venue in Xenia. For Amateur Radio Newsline this is Graham Kemp, VK4BB. --- SBBSecho 3.04-Win32 * Origin: RadioWxNet: The Thunderbolt BBS wx1der.dyndns.org (801:1/2) þ Synchronet þ Temple of Doom BBS - tod.eothnet.com .