NEWINGTON, CT, Feb 23, 2001--Several ARRL Headquarters staff members were on hand for the 49th annual Hamcation and Computer Show February 9-11 at the Central Florida Fairgrounds. Sponsored by the Orlando Amateur Radio Club, the three-day event is the second-largest hamfest in the Southeastern US. Attendance this year exceeded 6000 visitors.
 The prize booth and entrance to Hamcation 2001 in Orlando, Florida. |
ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, shared a booth with the W4-QSL Bureau and checked 2000 cards. There were 18 DXCC, two Worked All States, one Worked All Continents and two VUCC applications. Assisting Moore were Bill Gallier, W4WX, an ARRL-designated card checker, and Victor West, AE5DX.
Moore also chaired a DX forum at which he discussed electronic QSLing, a concept now being explored by ARRL.
The League's Advertising Manager John Bee, N1GNV, said there was a large turnout of manufacturers this year and that most commercial exhibitors thought convention sales were "strong."
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