[ARRL-OK] Ham-Com 2006 date & location announced...

[OCAPA]

For your info.

73,

D C "Mac" Macdonald

   k2gkk at juno.com
         OR
   ocapa at juno.com


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Ham-Com 2006 will be held at the Plano Centre, in Plano, TX,
June 9-10 (Friday and Saturday), 2006.  The event will open
at 7:00 a.m. on both days.  Commercial exhibitors and table-top
vendors will remain open until 6:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Classes will run until 9:00 p.m. both days.

Look for complete details about the event on the Ham-Com web
site at http://www.hamcom.org/ after Labor Day 2005.

I almost forgot to mention that the Ham-Com, Inc. Board of
Directors met their goal of reducing prices for everything
from exhibitor booths to admission.  Here's the QST:

- Commercial exhibtor booths - $250.00
- Tabletop vendors - $20.00 (two (2) days)
- Tabletop vendors - Saturday only price ($10.00)
- Parking - FREE! (did we say "FREE?")
- Overflow parking - FREE with shuttle bus at no charge!
- Admission: $7.00 online; $8.00 at the event

There is space for ~72 commercial booths and 200 tables (the
outdoor table are under covered porticos.  There is also
space for twelve (12) 8 x 8 canopies in the enclosed courtyard.
These spaces will be available at the $10.00, Saturday-only
price.

The prices for Ham-Com 2006 are substantially lower than for
the 2005 event.  Commercial exhibitor space sold for $325.00,
tabletops cost $35.00, admission was $9.00 online/$10.00 at the
event and, of course, the infamous parking fee was $5.00 per day
(did we say parking was FREE?).

Out-of-town visitors will enjoy lower hotel rates than at our
previous location.  Group rates in Plano, TX will run from
$59.00 to $79.00 per night.  Food and beverage should be more
reasonable and we promise not to pump anything into the air that
will induce you to buy $4.00 hot dogs and $2.00 soft drinks.  The
Ham-Com, Inc. Board of Directors thinks that the venue in Plano
will serve the event's needs for the next five to ten years.

You're among the first to know...

73

Barry, WA5KXX