MARCO at the Dayton HamVention

Members are collecting in Dayton, OH for HamVention, and for MARCO's annual meeting.

HamVention usually features bad weather, and this year has not disappointed! This scribe drove down from Buffalo, NY through intermittent downpours. The thunder and lightning didn't start in earnest until west of Columbus. Shortly after checking into my hotel, I was treated to a hailstorm. With the meteorologic prerequisites out of the way, perhaps we can get down to some ham radio business.

We gathered a group of ten for dinner tonight, including WB6OJB and wife Joan, KD4GUA, W4DAN, N5RTF, W8CRK, WD8NMV, WB8ES, W1QDV, and yours truly, KM2L. This merry band got reacquainted while downing tons of delicious Italian food at Dominic's, a Dayton tradition. Great food and great value - $20 gets you a beer, bread, salad (with a very spicy and garlicky dressing), and a huge portion of eggplant parmigian with a decent tip thrown in.

So, suitably entertained and fortified, we retired for the evening, preparing for a business meeting and hamventioneeering (hamfestering?)

-KM2L