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Old 05-10-2017, 10:12 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by electricflyer View Post
I was reading a ham forum and seems some people want to boycott the event because of the site that was chosen. They were saying they didn't want to go to a "cattle barn". I thought Hara was a cattle barn when I lived there, that place was ready to fall in 20 years ago, the Wampler family didn't give it much maintenance.
From what I learned when the move was first announced, the Xenia facility is a multi-use one, and many different events are held there throughout the year. I'm quite certain that they clean it between events. That kind of snobbery doesn't do anything to promote the hobby and the spirit of continuing one of the premier ham events of the year.

Given the horrible reports I have read regarding the Hara Arena over the last few years, the Xenia facility seems to be a major improvement.
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