[FARC] 2005 Father's Day Hamfest Success

[Ernie Hansen]

Job well done to everyone, Scott. I thought the Frederick Fest was the best
I have been to this year. Great on the new Traffic Pattern. Good idea to
keep cars way from the flee market.

Ernie, K3VVV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Galbraith" <scottg at n3ok.com>
To: "Frederick Amateur Radio Club" <farc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 9:48 PM
Subject: [FARC] 2005 Father's Day Hamfest Success


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> Well, hello to all. I wanted to get out a fairly quick update to everyone
on the preliminary results of the hamfest. All in all, the perception of
most on the committee is that the fest was bigger than last year. The indoor
commercial vending was definitely better. The tailgate requirements extended
past our formal space rental and I believe that it was the same or larger
than last year. A few have commented that they thought it was smaller - but
that may have been a perception due to the different layout (the fence area
not being used) and the lack of parked gen admission cars nearby creating a
more "open look" area. Some attendees complained that they thought parking
was further from the activities. For some areas it was, however the while
the walk was longer, it was more level or even down hill to the vending
areas and the change definitely had the desired effect of getting more
attendees in to the main building.
>
> I do not have final ticket counts from Carolyn yet or a "net" on
financials, but our gross was up.
>
> The revised layout did cause some confusion and I appreciate everyone's
patience in dealing with it. In general, we got good feedback on the
changes. One of the biggest problems seemed to center around inadequate
signage and we'll have to work to improve that for next year.
>
> Having an additional gate to staff created a need for more volunteers and
we REALLY appreciate everyone who was able to step up and help out. A
special thanks goes to those who worked the gates and to the CAP for helping
to control the flow. I will put together a list of volunteers who signed in
and get it checked by others on the committee to try to insure that we did
not miss anyone. If you helped out and don't remember signing an attendance
sheet, please send me an email. Once we feel we have everyone accounted for,
we will hold a drawing for a volunteer door prize.
>
> Having amateur equipment as our main prizes this year also seemed to be
well received. We were selling additional chance tickes for the main prizes
and those went fairly well. I think that practice will go better next year.
Two of the main prizes were, in fact, won by "additional chance" tickets.
Additionally, all equipment prizes were won by licensed hams!
>
> CONGRATULATIONS! to the Prize winners as follows:
> 1) Grand prize was the Icom IC-718 HF rig with DSP and an AC power supply.
> This was won by James O'Neal, AG4DH, of Alexandria, VA
> 2) Second prize was the Icom IC-208 dual band VHF/UHF mobile rig
> This was won by Ernie Gelpi, NI3D, of Somerset, PA
> 3) Third prize was an Icom IC-T2H VHF handheld
> This was won by Seth Gottlieb, KB3LLV, of Bethesda, MD
> 4) Fourth prize was an Icom IC-T2H VHF handleld
> This was won by Eldon Geiman, KA3ZKU, of Greencastle, PA
>
> Thanks again to everyone for your assistance. Without a good group of
volunteers and lots of hard work, this event would not happen. Thank you
also to everyone who attended and helped make the fest a continued success.
>
>
> -- 
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> 73 de Scott Galbraith
> N3OK, Frederick County, MD
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