Hamvention Relocated

After the closure of the Hara Arena, a new home for the annual Hamvention event has been announced.

From 2017, the event will take place in Greene County after a partnership was formed between Greene County Board of Commissioners, city of Xenia and Greene County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The multi-day Amateur / Ham Radio Event has been run by the Dayton Amateur Radio Association since 1952.

“We are so excited to be working with the Dayton Hamvention to bring an event of this caliber to the Fairgrounds and Expo Center. Spend time with this group of professionals and volunteers and their passion for running a first-class event immediately becomes abundantly clear.”

— Alan Anderson president of the Greene County Board of Commissioners

The event is worth an estimated $17 million to the hosting location economy.

ARRL National Field Day 2016

San Benito County radio amateurs will hold a field day at Gilroy on 25-26 June 2016, to coincide with the ARRL National Field Day Event.

The group are educating by exploring the question of communication when their is no cell phone signal if in the case of power outages.

Field Day is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend; no license is needed to join in on the fun. The San Benito County Amateur Radio Association, along with the Garlic Valley Amateur Radio Club and the Morgan Hill Amateur Radio Society, will be setting up at the TEEC building at Christmas Hill Park, 7050 Miller Ave, Gilroy, and will be operating from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

Stations will be set up that will enable people to talk to faraway places like Illinois, and Canada (examples of contacts made last year).  Radios that can make international and space (International Space Station, amateur radio satellites) contacts will be set up as well.

Media Story -  
http://benitolink.com/san-benito-county-hams-help-national-field-day

San Benito County Amateur Radio Association - http://sbcara.org/
San Benito County Amateur Radio Association (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/sbcara

ARRL Field Day - http://www.arrl.org/field-day

Hara Arena in Consideration for New Fairgrounds

Representatives of the Montgomery County Agricultural Society have visited at least three sites in Trotwood as possible new locations for the Montgomery County Fair, the city’s mayor said Wednesday.

Among those sites has been the Hara Arena property, Mayor Mary McDonald said. She declined to identify the other two sites. “I can tell you the fair is looking at several locations within the city of Trotwood,” McDonald said.

Full Story - http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/trotwood-mayor-fair-officials-are-visiting-city-si/nrChh/