[NJARC] Re: [CC-AWA] Check this out

[John Dilks - K2TQN]

NJARC'ers,

It's not too late to make your reservations for the
         ** New #2 Antique Radio Meet. **
(The AWA-Rochester Meet has slipped to #3.)

Read it and weep Willy and Mark and all your
phoney non-elected AWA Board Members!

73' John Dilks, K2TQN

At 05:21 PM 1/6/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Guys,
>
>I copied this off of the Antique Radio & Phono Newsgroup.
>I thought you might be interested.
>
>Ron
>
>----------------------------
>
>Outdoor swaps are coming!
>I just was emailing Ron Lawrence of the Charlotte, NC AWA swap coming up 
>Mar 20-22, 2003...
>
>I mentioned what a great swap they have (I have been there about 9 years
>now).   I said their swap, to me , is the THIRD best in the USA.
>
>  My rankings are based on : (in general order of importance to me)...
>1. Size of event (amount of stuff for sale).
>  2. organization and friendliness,
>  3. outreach to the general public via publicity and free   swap admission,
>free radio appraisals, etc
>4.. quality of the facility
>5. good informative programs
>6. Size and quality of auction
>7. cost of attending/staying/driving
>8.  geographic location (how far is it for me/ time away
>      from home required)
>
>Based on that criteria, the here is my ranking for the "BEST ANTIQUE RADIO
>SWAP MEETS IN THE USA":
>1. Lansing, MI
>2. Charlotte, NC
>3. Rochester, NY
>4. Elgin IL
>5. Beltsville, MD
>
>Based on size alone: Rochester, Lansing, Elgin, Charlotte, Beltsville.
>Lansing apparently passed Elgin this year.
>
>  I missed Elgin this year for only the second time in 12 years... and am
>going by others reports.  I was at Beltsville about 4 times,  last was 4 or
>5 years ago.  I have been to Rochester about 7 times, including 2002,
>beginning in 1985.
>And, Lansing, my home outdoor swap, all of them since 1985.
>
>Have we got other newsgroup readers who have been to most if not all of
>these swaps and care to comment?
>
>Mark Oppat
>Antique Audio near Detroit.