Hello NLRS land
Last year we had a bit of a scramble to find a hosting facility for our yearly Aurora conference. Our previous long time host had lots of weddings scheduled, perhaps a result of a backlog from the COVID lock down days, and seemed that they were less then excited to work with us. In searching around for a venue that would work for our unique needs we were fortunate to learn about the Medicine Lake Community Club (MLCC). The MLCC fit our needs to a tee (antenna range, size, access, meeting space, and cost) and we would like to use their facility again for 2023 assuming we can find an open calendar date.
Which brings me to the question for membership. If we have the flexibility, what date do members want to see for Aurora'23? Here are some Spring/Summer dates that would not work or that have other events going on:
May 6/7 SBMS 2304 & Up Contest. We have in the past held Aurora on this date.
May 19/21 Dayton Hamfest
June 3/4 ARRL Digi Contest. We could meet tho.
June 10/11 ARRL June VHF
June 24/25 ARRL FD
July 15/16 CQWW VHF
Are there any other dates that don't work? I think there may be some local hamfests that happen during this time that I am not aware of so please let me know. Aurora'23 was held June 4th. In previous years we have held Aurora as early as late April and there has been a few years where we had snow.
Based on what I see so far, potential dates for Aurora'23 may be
- Late April, like April 22 or 29, albeit we could face weather issues.
- Early May, like May 6 (SBMS) or May 13
- May 27
- June 3, albeit its the ARRL Digi contest
- June 17
- July 1 or 8.
Feedback requested
73, Jon
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