I’ve been to the one in Yuma. Definitely a hamfest-type venue, plenty of parking space on green grass for RV’s, sprawling grounds for swap meet, several buildings for vendors and forums. Well attended too. I enjoyed it.


On Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 07:33:44 PM PDT, Ken Alker via SBARC-list <sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:


That's the problem with living in SB - it would take longer to get to Yuma
than to head to Pacificon!

>From all I hear about Yuma, I'm assuming it is bigger than Pacificon (and
outside rather than in a hotel; and you have to bring a tent or an RV -
totally different venue type ?? ), but I could be wrong...

--On Wednesday, October 6, 2021 2:09 AM +0000 David Hackleman
<d.hackleman@verizon.net> wrote:


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> Will do, Ken! I went to the Torrance one too and it was well done. The
> Yuma Hamfest has served as the SW Division convention since then. The
> next one is scheduled for February 2022.
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> Thanks Clayton for feedback.
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> On Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 11:26:51 AM PDT, Ken Alker via SBARC-list
> <sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:
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> I am not going either (too far and not good timing).  I did go to Hamcon
> in
> Torrance (I believe it was Torrance) in September, 2017.  It was worth
> the
> trip down there, especially for someone just getting back into ham radio,
> as I was at the time.  But that is a much shorter trip.  I picked up a
> couple of discone antennas at the swap meet (which left a bit to be
> desired, as I recall) and got to see one of my first tower-trailers (made
> a
> contact from the station using the antenna on the tower using ARRL call
> sign - or maybe it was TO the ARRL station in Connecticut - or both -
> memory is fading).  I just tried to find out when the next one would be,
> but their domain appears to have been taken over by an advertising site,
> and I can't find anything past 2017 when using Google - maybe it died...
>
> Have fun if you go.  Please report back.
>
> Ken
>
> --On Tuesday, October 5, 2021 10:31 AM -0700 Clayton Nall via SBARC-list
> <sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:
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>> I am not going, but used to go at least every other year when I lived in
>> the Bay Area.  It's a good event with decent presentations and
>> exhibitors.
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>> 73
>> NF1R
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>> On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 9:49 AM David Hackleman via SBARC-list
>> <sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:
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>> Hi y'all,
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>> Are any of you planning to attend Pacificon? It's October 15-17. Not sure
>> I'm going yet, but considering it. Never been to it before.
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