[K3PZN-List] Swordfish

[James Nitzberg]

Dear Steve;

I am grateful to have you as a good friend.

As I said in an email (to the club's reflector) - I
think you are doing a great job as Club president.  

The club is very lucky to have your support for so
many years...even BEFORE you became president.

Look forward to many more years of friendship,
contesting, etc. with you.

73

Jim



--- Steve Beckman <n3sb at qis.net> wrote:

> Greetings Friends;
> 
> Yesterday was probably the most gorgeous day we've
> ever had for our 
> hamfest! So many other events got rained on this
> year, and it looked for 
> awhile like ours was going to be a wet one too. We
> were very lucky!
> 
> I got the impression that most attendees enjoyed the
> event. They should 
> have especially enjoyed the tailgating section,
> which was one of the 
> largest we've had. The crowds were thick enough that
> traversing the grounds 
> was difficult -- reminding me of the crowds at
> Dayton. Al K3ZE was getting 
> lots of positive feedback at the main gate. He had
> this running gag with 
> everyone exiting just to deposit trinkets in their
> cars -- he told them the 
> password to get back in was "Swordfish." He had just
> about everyone 
> laughing hard over that one. Our hamfest probably
> left everyone with a good 
> impression this year, which helps to draw them back
> next year.
> 
> The food vendor seems to be getting mixed reviews.
> His prices were very 
> good. The food I had was good, but it appears he
> wasn't consistent in food 
> quality, and wasn't ready for the crowd we gave him.
> Now that he knows what 
> to expect, I bet he'll do better next year.
> 
> Tom KB3EMN spent most of the day out at the tailgate
> entrance (again!) He 
> really put in a first class effort, making the
> hamfest a whole lot easier 
> to keep the staffed. Some of the other MVP's: Nathan
> King, who worked both 
> Saturday and Sunday helping our vendors (along with
> his brother Johnathan,) 
> Al K3ZE who helped with setup on Saturday, and on
> Sunday kept watch over 
> the main gate for a number of hours as our "WalMart
> Greeter," John W3JJH 
> who also spent both days at the Ag Center taking
> care of table set-up, as 
> well as vendor details on Sunday.
> 
> It's also great to have a working club station
> set-up at the hamfest. A 
> number of folks contributed to that effort -- such
> as Clint W3ARS, Rob 
> W3RAR, Mike N3VOP, and John W3ADC. This year that
> station made for THE 
> PERFECT PICTURE -- so good it ended up as the top
> story in today's Carroll 
> County Times! Nice job John W3ADC! While the rest of
> the event was 
> certainly interesting to hams, that picture really
> made for an 
> attention-grabbing image, to attract the rest of the
> non-ham population to 
> our hobby.
> 
> We should have results available at the next club
> meeting. My guess is we 
> did well. We've been holding the event for 15 years
> -- and we keep having 
> good results while so many other events are seeing
> dramatic reductions in 
> attendance. Our biggest factor in our success is
> that we keep trying to 
> succeed.
> 
> Next year we will have more signs to put up along
> the route to our event. 
> We are already working on having guest speakers to
> make our hamfest even 
> more interesting. Along with the comments and ideas
> from other members, 
> we'll keep improving our hamfest. Comments about
> what worked well, and what 
> needs improvement, are most welcome.
> 
> On behalf of Carlos, this year's Mason-Dixon Hamfest
> chairman, thanks to 
> everyone that helped throughout the year -- the
> flyer distribution, 
> advertising, vendor soliciting, and planning all
> contribute to make our 
> hamfest a success.
> 
> 73; Steve, N3SB
> 
> P.S. Now it's time to have some fun! The November
> Sweepstakes Phone contest 
> is coming up on the weekend of November 20, at the
> K3PZN Club Station. 
> Plenty of food, drink, and war stories will be
> available. A "Clean Sweep" 
> will net all participants the cherished "Clean Sweep
> Mug," a prize every 
> Sweepstakes participant strives for, but few are
> fortunate enough to win. 
> We got a Clean Sweep two years ago -- it's time to
> do it again!
> 
>
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> BREAK
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> **** Mason-Dixon Hamfest Sunday, October 31. ****
> Have YOU signed up to help??
> Please support your club's biggest fundraising
> event. Setup Saturday 4:00 - 6:00 PM.
> Hamfest operations start Sunday at 6:00 AM. Contact
> n3sb at qis.net for info.
> Next CCARC meeting Monday, November 8, 7:30 PM at
> the FTC.
> A briefing on the status of the club's MCC Project
> will be given. 
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