[SFDXA] Dayton Hamvention Attendance Holds Steady

[Bill]

    Dayton Hamvention Attendance Holds Steady

The Dayton Hamvention website <http://www.hamvention.org/> has announced 
that 24,542 people attended Hamvention® 2013, approximately the same as 
last  year's attendance. Charles Kaiser, KD8JZR, was the 2013 general 
chairman. The Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA 
<http://www.w8bi.org/>) has sponsored Hamvention since 1952. Originally 
called the Southwestern Ohio Ham-vention, the inaugural event, held in 
March in downtown Dayton, attracted 600 attendees --- twice the number 
anticipated. More than 28,800 turned out at Dayton in 2000, when the 
ARRL held its National Convention there. Hamvention attendance peaked at 
33,669 in 1993, before the 1996 change in date from April to May. While 
attendance has fluctuated over the years, Dayton Hamvention has grown to 
international proportions, attracting members of the worldwide Amateur 
Radio community each spring. DARA already is counting down the days, 
hours and minutes until the next Dayton Hamvention, which takes place 
May 16, 17 and 18, 2014.