[Elecraft] Elecraft [OT] Visalia Hamfest

[Doug Turnbull]

Dear OMs and Yls,
     I am considering along with K1VGF skipping Dayton this year and
visiting the Visalia Hamfest but I am looking for some information.    I
understand that Elecraft is sponsoring the Contest University which is an
event I would want to attend but I know little else about this event.   So
perhaps some of the W6 land crew might fill me in:

1)The Contest University is on the Friday.   Is it April 20?

2)Does the Hamfest run on both Saturday and Sunday and how big an event is
it?   Crudely what is the size of this event in comparison to Dayton in
percent terms?   I doubt there are any dinners but perhaps this is not the
case and if there are I would like to know about them.

3) Is Fresno the best airport to fly into?   Are there any other nearby
airports to consider?   We would be flying from Connecticut and I understand
that AA has flights from Hartford via Dallas.

4) Does the Hamfest take place in the Holiday Inn as I believe the Contest
University does?   Does anyone have contact details for this Hotel and yes I
can search on line.

       Any information would be most welcome and you be the judge as to
whether it should be sent off the reflector.   I am not trying to annoy
others but saw mention of this a few weeks back and started thinking.   Now
I can not find the original message.   A quick search of the internet has so
far not turned up very much regarding the 2012 event.

                    73 Doug EI2CN