{"id":20204,"date":"2016-07-29T17:52:11","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T21:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=20204"},"modified":"2016-07-29T17:58:23","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T21:58:23","slug":"hara-arena-to-close-dayton-hamvention-to-use-new-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/hara-arena-to-close-dayton-hamvention-to-use-new-venue\/","title":{"rendered":"HARA Arena to close, Dayton Hamvention to use new venue"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Hara<\/a>

Hara Arena (Source: Aesopposea via WikiMedia Commons)<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Eric (WD8RIF) for passing along the following news via WDTN and DARA (the\u00a0Dayton Amateur Radio Association).<\/p>\n

(Source: WDTN<\/a>)<\/p>\n

TROTWOOD, Ohio (WDTN) \u2013 The iconic venue brought sports, concerts, entertainment and special interest shows to the Miami Valley for 60 years is closing their doors due to not being able to overcome an internal legal battle that has spanned the last two decades.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are painfully aware of the loss this announcement will generate, which is why we have fought so long and hard to prevent it,\u201d says Karen Wampler, Hara\u2019s marketing director.
\nThe loss will come in the form of $36 million in annual economic impact; youth, men\u2019s and professional hockey programs; and the hundreds of events that called Hara home this past year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had hoped to announce a new era at Hara, but are announcing the end of one, instead.\u201d says Wampler. [Continue reading…<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Source: Hamvention Press Release<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) regrets to inform our many vendors, visitors and stakeholders that, unfortunately, HARA has announced the closing of their facility. We have begun execution of our contingency plan to move Hamvention\u00ae 2017 to a new home.<\/p>\n

DARA and Hamvention\u00ae have enjoyed many successful years working together with HARA Arena and we wish the Wampler family the best.<\/p>\n

DARA and Hamvention\u00ae have been working on a contingency plan in the event HARA would become unavailable. We have spent many hours over the last few years evaluating possible locations and have found one in the area we believe will be a great new home! Due to logistics and timing issues, we will make a formal announcement introducing our new partner. This information will be coming soon. We all believe this new venue will be a spectacular place to hold our beloved event. Please rest assured we will have the event on the same weekend and, since it will be in the region, the current accommodations and outside events already planned for Hamvention\u00ae 2017 should not be affected.<\/p>\n

We look forward to your continued support as we move to a new future with The Dayton Hamvention\u00ae.
\nRon Cramer
\nGeneral Chairman
\nDayton Hamvention 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Challenges for a new venue<\/h2>\n

Two years ago, I spoke with a DARA representative who told me about some of the contingency sites they had in mind should HARA Arena close its doors. Many of us attending the Hamvention had a strong feeling 2016 would be the last year at HARA Arena.<\/p>\n

Though HARA was (and has been) in a poor state, the site is very large and has one very unique feature: it’s all on one level. <\/em><\/p>\n

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The outdoor exhibits (flea market) portion of the Hamvention is very popular.<\/p><\/div>\n

Most of the Dayton area contingency sites were on at least two levels with limited elevator facilities (a potential problem for the hundreds of attendees who use motorized carts).<\/p>\n

I also learned that most of the Dayton area contingency sites had another problem: not enough space to have both the inside exhibits and the flea market hosted at the same venue<\/em>. One contingency plan assumed\u00a0the flea market might be relocated somewhere else nearby.<\/p>\n

I hope the Site B will have the space for both the indoor and outdoor exhibits. Frankly, if these two portions of the Hamvention are separated, I suspect it will have a very negative impact on attendance numbers. Let’s hope this won’t be the case.<\/p>\n

In terms of facilities, almost anything else will feel more modern and cleaner than HARA Arena. I just hope it can accommodate 20,000+ attendees as well.<\/p>\n

When DARA announces the new site, I will post the information here. \u00a0Simply follow the tag: Hamvention<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Eric (WD8RIF) for passing along the following news via WDTN and DARA (the\u00a0Dayton Amateur Radio Association). (Source: WDTN) TROTWOOD, Ohio (WDTN) \u2013 The iconic venue brought sports, concerts, entertainment and special interest shows to the Miami Valley for 60 years is closing their doors due to not being able […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[545,3],"tags":[5289,5290,4275,1151,1150,5291],"class_list":["post-20204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-news","tag-2017-dayton-hamvention","tag-2017-hamvention","tag-dara","tag-dayton","tag-hamvention","tag-hara-arena"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-5fS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20274,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/breaking-2017-dayton-hamvention-to-be-held-at-the-greene-county-fairgrounds\/","url_meta":{"origin":20204,"position":0},"title":"Breaking: 2017 Dayton Hamvention to be held at the Greene County Fairgrounds","author":"Thomas","date":"August 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Scott Gamble (W5BSG), who writes: I just saw this local news post about the venue for Hamvention 2017. 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