[Wswss] LARK SWAP HAS ENDED

[larryjspammenot@teleport.com]

I'm sorry to hear about the Livermore Swap Meet going away. I always enjoyed stopping by the swap meet on a Sunday morning as I was on my way back home from California. 

I guess the only "regular" ham swap meet remaining in the Bay Area is the occasional one held at DeAnza College in Cupertino (used to be at Foothill College).
 
Larry K7LJ



-----Forwarded Message-----
>From: Arnold Harding <kq6di at comcast.net>
>Sent: Apr 20, 2011 3:21 AM
>To: wswss at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [Wswss] LARK SWAP HAS ENDED
>
>Friends-
>
>We regret to inform you that after nearly two decades of monthly 
>Sunday morning amateur radio and electronics swap meets, the Livermore 
>Amateur Radio Klub (LARK) is pulling the plug and canceling all future 
>swap meets effective immediately. There will NOT be a May swap and all 
>swaps for the foreseeable future have been canceled. This was a 
>difficult decision, one that was avoided several times in recent 
>months, but the reality cannot be avoided any longer. Declining 
>attendance by both sellers and buyers, rising costs and the difficulty 
>in recovering from the loss of the swap being held at Los Positas 
>college are just a few of the reasons that led to this decision. It 
>takes an enormous amount of work and resource to make these swaps 
>successful and as a club we have witnessed a steady decline in both 
>revenue and manpower to make the swap a worthwhile venture.
>
>We greatly appreciate your support over the years, it has been a fun 
>ride while it lasted. LARK would especially like to thank all those 
>who volunteered and rose at the crack of dawn on Sunday mornings to 
>get the swap meet up and running to provide this fun and rewarding 
>event for the amateur radio community at large. The swap will be 
>missed.
>
>LARK is looking at the possibility of a bi-annual event that may look 
>more like a Hamfest including a swap meet. For that reason we are 
>keeping the Yahoo swap list alive and we hope that you will keep your 
>subscription active. Stay tuned as we work out those details.
>
>
>
>73 from the Livermore Amateur Radio Klub (LARK)
>
>** Please pass this along and help us get the word out if you can, 
>thanks again.
>
>
>
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