[RVRC] 2012 Dayton Hamvention Attendance: 24, 483 (Announced by DARA)

[drew Moore]

From: "Marvin Bronstein" <marvbrons at verizon.net
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 12:03 PM
Subject: 2012 Dayton Hamvention Attendance: 24,483 (Announced by DARA)





 I thought you'd like to know this........................curious minds 
 want to know........


 Important trivia information released by the Dayton Hamfest

 *       In 1964 the Hamvention moved to Hara Arena, its present location.
 **     In 1973, Hamvention expanded into a two-day event, and Sunday was
 added to make it a three-day event the following year (1974).
 ***   Hamvention officials agree that 30,000 visitors is critical mass 
 given
 the current facilities at Hara.  Anything over 28,000 pushes it at Hara 
 says
 Matthews. "It
        pushes our restroom facilities, it pushes our food concessions, it
 pushes our transportation, and it pushes our human comfort factor, which 
 is
 important."
 ****  Putting on Hamvention costs in excess of $700,000 each year.

 Historic Attendance Information

 Year                        Event                      Attendance
 Comments/Source of Data
 1991 Dayton Hamvention Attendance       33,500             (ross.m.brown 
 at
 graphtronics.net)
 1992 Dayton Hamvention Attendance       33,000             (ross.m.brown 
 at
 graphtronics.net)
 1993 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      33,669            (Peak before 
 the
 change from April to May)
 1994 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      35,000 (e)       (Dayton Daily 
 News)
 1995 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      33,000 (e)       (Dayton Daily 
 News)
 1996
 1997 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      28,000            (ARRL 
 Newsletter)
 1998 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      28,120            (ARRL 
 Newsletter)
 1999 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      28,176            (ARRL 
 Newsletter)

 2000 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      28,804            (ARRL 
 Newsletter)
 2001 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      26,151            (ARRL 
 Newsletter)
 2002 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      24,832            (ARRL 
 Newsletter)
 2003 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      22,168            (ARRL 
 Newsletter)
 2004 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      19,869            (ARRL 
 Newsletter)
 2005 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      20,411            (ARRL 
 Newsletter)
 2006 Dayton Hamvention Attendance       20,324            (ARRL 
 Newsletter)
 2007 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      19,318            (ARRL 
 Newsletter)
 2008 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      17,253            (ARRL 
 Newsletter)
 2009 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:      18,877            (Dayton 
 Hamvention
 direct query)

 2010 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:       19,750           (Dayton 
 Hamvention
 direct query)
 2011 Dayton Hamvention Attendance:       22,312           (Dayton 
 Hamvention
 direct query - WA8APB)
 2012 Dayton Hamvention Attendance        24,483           (Announced at
 Friday night's DARA Membership Meeting)
 --
 Its not how many watts you have,
 its the SIZE of your watts that matter! -- Johnny Marshall, W0JM-SK