[K3pzn-board] Hamfest tables sales & vendors names from 1999

[Frank Rodski]

Following is a document I had from when I worked on Table Sales in 
1999. As you can see, as of 10/23/99 we had all but 3 tables 
committed. We committed them and more by the day of the hamfest and 
sold even more that morning. We had to use the dinning room tables 
and when they were gone, we fixed some broken ones and made a few 
more. Basicially only 3 people worked on these sales and you can see 
how successful it was. But it took time, energy and the sales always 
had to be in the fore front of our minds.

The efforts put in by Clint for Field day and by Keith for doing the 
food reminds me of the efforts required for a successful hamfest.

Although most you know and  for those that don't, I don't criticise 
unless I paid my dues .... and I did as cofounder of the hamfest, 
Treasurer of the hamfest for 8 or 9 years and co-chair for several. 
And paid a few more when other co-chairs quit before the finish 
line. Plus I made signs, wrote letters, designed, had printed, and 
passed out the flyers for years along with countless other tasks 
etc. I'm not trying to blow my own horn, but show that I am 
qualified to comment.

No one person should ever have to put out that amount of effort. The 
hamfest has to be a coordinated effort, with planning and work by 
many individuals.

Hamfests have fallen off some, BUT all that means is you have to 
advertise more, become more efficient in our expenditures and beat 
the bushes harder for table sales etc. Joe writing to the various 
companies for prizes etc. is a good example of beating the bushes.

Three people handing out flyers at Fredrick is shameful. The fact 
that a step by step list was put together for the next chairperson 
and lost is also shameful to say the least. We talked about member 
participation etc. but we tend to over load those that weok and 
sometimes diminish their efforts. Why do you think some active 
members drop out of sight. Why is the 1999 Hamfest Chairman no 
longer closely involved?

Some members said they took flyers to Timonium, but only ones I saw 
on the tables were when I replemished them ... twice. Either no one 
else kept the tables stocked or we didn't plan the amount very well.

Folks ... if we have a bad hamfest ... be sure to put the blame in 
the right place. ON US.  And please don't someone write back and ASK 
me what we should be doing or should have done. I trained several 
people over the years and helped Wayne put together the Hamfest TO 
Do List. FIND IT! Enhance IT. Update it. Use it.

I am not criticising any one personnaly, I just think the Club ought 
to put as much time into planing for the hamfest as it does trying 
to find ways to spend the money.

Maybe the time spent commenting on the generator problem would have 
been better spent on figuring how to raise the money or talking 
about finding a mechinist who could mount a starter on it. Yes .. 
someone with engine experience could take a auto flywheel and 
matching starter, weld it on the crank housing and mount the starter.

Frank K3MTT


10/23/99 
1999 Mason-Dixon Computer & Hamfest
                    Vendor Building Assignments

Vendor 
	Tables	Paid		Notified	Special Requests

Burns Hall

QIS 
		3 +1 
	Yes		Yes		Electric
  IIQ Computers	2		Yes		Yes
Tony Krauth		1		No

Aleysia Hall
	
Amateur Radio Ctr	3 +1		Yes		Yes
CAB Discounts	3 +1		Yes		Yes 
	Electric
Computer Acc	3 +1		Yes		Yes		Electric, Wall
Comp Surplus	3 + 1		Yes				Electric, Wall
K3KEM 
	1		Yes		Yes
Visi-Tron 
	3 + 1		Yes 
			Electric, Wall
Equip Exchange 	3 + 1		Yes		Yes		Electric
Steve Cohen		1		Yes		Yes 
	Electric
ToolMan, P Kemp	6 +2		No		Yes			
JWO Services		3 +1		Yes		Yes 
	4 in-line tables
(Not near book sellers)
Sauder Electronic	8 + 2		Yes		Yes		Special Setup
Jack Mindy		3 + 1		Yes		Yes		Wall, in-line

Weldon Hall

John Schaffer		3 + 1		Yes		Yes		Electric
Bob Kriebell		4 + 2		No		?		Special Setup
Paul Bergsman	1		No		Yes 
	Electric
Chris Kerns		2		Yes
Anthony  Wikrent	3 + 1		Yes		Yes
CT Systems		4 
	No
Expert Comp Tech	3 + 1		Yes		Yes		Electric

Vendor Tables Sold  = 84
Burns = 7
Aleysia = 48
Weldon = 29

  Overhead = 13:
Food Service = 7 	  (1 Condiments, 4 Dining Area)
Free = 3   		( 1 ARRL, 1 BARC, 1 FAR)
CCARC = 3 		( Announcer/Talk-in 1, 1 Free Radio Checks, 1 Table Sales)

  100 available tables
-97 Committed

3 Available (10/23/99)