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HAM HAPPENINGS: AMATEUR RADIO AND POLITICS MEAN LOTS OF
PEOPLE
North Carolina's Charlotte Observer reports that the 1,500
hotel rooms in Gaston County are solidly booked because of
the Democrat Party's National Convention and a rather famous
amateur radio Hamfest.
The newspaper says that the Shelby Hamfest takes place Labor
Day weekend September 1st and 2nd. Meantime the 2012
Democratic National Convention is being held in the city of
Charlotte from September 3rd to the 6th. And while no
delegates to the convention are staying in Gaston County
there are support people such as FBI agents, U.S. and
foreign media and peripheral groups such as lobbyists who
need places to stay.
The annual Shelby Hamfest is one of the nations best
attended amateur radio events. It is held at Biggerstaff
Park in Dallas, North Carolina. The paper says that in 2011
about 12,800 ham radio enthusiasts from 30 states showed up.
Many camped in RVs, but lots more stayed in local hotels.
More on the hamfest is on-line at shelbyhamfest.com.
(Charlotte Observer, Southgate)
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