News page

Weather forecast good
According to local forecasts there is a chance of rain Thursday but Friday, Saturday and Sunday are expected to be rain free.

Other Useful info
Alphabetical list of other key pages including directions.
Baggage Check
Banking Services
DARA Booth
Emergency Medical Care
Emergency Hamvention® Phone Number
Entering Hara
Fleamarket vehicles
Future Hamvention® Dates
Golf cart shuttles
Ham Astronaut to visit ARRL Expo at Hamvention
Hamvention hours
Inside exhibit booth map
KOA buses
Late orders
Lost & Found
Message Center
No smoking rules
Parking including motorcycles
Other info
Shipping Services
Talk-in Frequencies
Ticket Sales at Hara
Will Call

Parking during Hamvention
Visitors are urged to use the remote parking provided by Hamvention. The bus shuttles will run frequently, providing easy access to Hara Arena.

If you choose to park along any of the private streets near Hara Arena, please observe all rules about parking near driveways, etc. If called by residents, the police will ticket and/or tow cars which violate any law.

Private paid parking is available across the street from Hara Arena. Some private owners are also offering parking in lots along Shiloh Springs and Bashore Roads. Hamvention has no control over any of this parking and any questions or problems should be taken to the owners of those lots.

There is motorcycle parking at the edge of the wooded area West of the Exhibitor and
Committee parking area, South of the Bus Tent area. There are usually tour and school buses parked in the same area. We ask them to back in at an angle for easier exiting out to Basore Road. Motorcycles usually park in same general area. We do suggest that you bring a plate or board for you stands, as there can be soft ground conditions in that area.

Entering Hara Arena
Left turns will not be permitted from Shiloh Springs Road at the Wolf Road intersection. Traffic entering the flea market and/or ADA parking should travel west on Shiloh Springs Road from Main Street. Click here for details. Vendors entering the vendors parking area should either come west on Shiloh Springs or north in the left lane of Wolf Road. Click for details. Click here for more info and maps.

Golf cart shuttles
The Hara Complex is large. To assist people in moving around the property Hamvention provides golf cart shuttles that are available to anyone but the elderly and those with mobility problems have first priority. If you make a large purchase in the flea market, a cart will be available to help move your buy to the pickup area. The carts are limited to specific areas of the Hara property. Don't ask the shuttle operators to take you into the flea market or to your car unless you are parked in ADA parking. Even that location may be limited during periods of high traffic.

No Segways, motorbike or motor scooters in the flea market.
The only motorized vehicles permitted to move about the fleamarket once it is open are Hara or Hamvention golf carts, motorized wheelchairs and mobility scooters.

KOA buses
The campground will be selling tickets for the bus. The first bus will leave KOA at 7
a.m. Two buses will run continuously until 10 a.m. when they will switch to 30 minute
schedules with one leaving from each end on the hour and half hour. At 3 p.m. they will
switch and leave Hara as soon as they fill and run continuously until there is no one
waiting.

Ticket Sales
Tickets will be sold in the lobby of Hara Arena, close to the remote bus drop off point. That will also be the location for "Will Call" They will also be sold in East Hall, near the Shiloh Springs/Wolf Road entrance.

Strict No-Smoking rules in effect
Last November a strict no-smoking law was passed in a statewide Ohio vote. Hara Arena and all commercial establishments must enforce no smoking in all public areas including within reasonable distance (generally believed to be about 20-25 feet) of all entrances. In addition any tent in the fleamarket that required a permit must also enforce no smoking provisions.

Future Hamvention® Dates
May 16, 17, & 18, 2008
May 15, 16, & 17, 2009
May 14, 15, & 16, 2010

Exam sessions are filled. Walkins will be accommodated if space is available because of no-shows.

Late Orders
Web site orders are closed. Orders placed by May 6 have been mailed. Ticket orders after May 7, 2097 will be held in "Will Call". Exhibits and Fleamarket orders will be available in those offices.

Emergency Hamvention® Phone Number during the show
(937) 276-6930

Baggage Check
Baggage can be checked for $3.00 per claim check in the Baggage Check room located across the hall from Forum Room 3, just inside Conference Center entrance (Door #6) on the left. All items must be reclaimed by closing time each day. Time extended to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. No overnight storage is permitted.

Banking Services
Local banks are located in Salem Mall area. An ATM is located to the right of Hara Arena’s front door.

DARA Booth
The DARA Booth is located in the lobby of Hara Arena. DARA memberships and programs are available.

Emergency Medical Care
On-site Emergency Medical Services are located to the right of Convention Center Entrance. See the Exhibits Map.
Emergency care is also available from the following:

Urgent Care Medical Center
5915 N. Main Street, 278-3826
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
From Hara Arena, take Shiloh Springs east to traffic light at Main St. Turn left to second building on left.

Good Samaritan Hospital
2222 Philadelphia Dr., 278-2612
From Hara Arena: take Wolf Road to Salem Ave. Turn left, proceed to the traffic light at Philadelphia. Follow signs to ER Entrance.

Lost & Found
The DARA Booth located in the Hara Arena Lobby will accept lost items. Items can be retrieved at this location the day the item was lost. To retrieve lost items later, please go to Hara Arena Box Office.

Message Center
Leave a message for your friends by submitting their call sign and message at the Dara Booth in Hara Arena Lobby. Prize Monitors throughout the arena complex will periodically list “message holding” by call sign.

Taxi Information Taxis will be stationed near the bus loading area.
Dayton Yellow Cab...............937-228-11 55
Miami Liberty Cab................937-222-2822
Checker Cab........................937-222-4011
A-1 Taxi................................937-435-4666
Antons..................................937-252-4756
Classic Cab..........................937-434-7433
Harvest Taxi Service.............937-879-0059
Air City Cab..........................937-252-4444

Shipping Service
The UPS Store offers freight service from the floor of Hamvention, near the North Hall entrance, Door 20, Booths 167 & 168. See Exhibits Map. Hours are as follows:
Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Special Event Station
Located in the Flea Market. See Fleamarket Map They will be operating at the following frequencies: 3.870/3.650; 7.270/7.050; 10.11 0; 14.270/14.050; 18.130/18.090; 21.370/21.050; 28.670/28.050; 147.55 Simplex. All frequencies +/- QRM/QRN.
QSL: DARA, W8BI, PO Box 44, Dayton, OH 45401

Talk-In Frequencies
For directions and assistance in the Dayton area during your visit to Hamvention®, contact “Talk-In” on the DARA Repeater 146.94 (-). Dayton Hams also monitor 223.94 (-) and 442.1 (+). If you start listening as soon as you are near enough to hear the repeater you will probably hear the information you need several times.

Read reactions to Hamvention 2006.

Mobility Scooters are now available for rent. Click here.

Air, Auto Discount information.

Hamvention® 2007 award winners are announced.

Additional Ham activities are now listed. More to come. Non-ham activities also available.

Forum schedule available.

Travel info is updated.

ADA Parking info now available.

Live webcasting by Tom Medlin, WA5KUB, will be back for Hamvention® 2007. Details.

Updated 5/16/07 HR