It says that the fines will go out first before the names of the offenders are made public. Also on stand-by are several ARES groups. If activated to full emergency status, you won't be seeing hams standing on street corners with handhelds making targets of themselves. Rather, they will be dispatched to communications centers around the city to provide back- up communications for all emergency services citywide. These were the radio amateurs from around the world who descended on the mid-west city of Dayton Ohio for last weeks 1992 Hamvention.
Mother natures on again, off again torrents impacted mainly on the flea market.
The storms forced most hamvention goers inside the Hara Arena, and this made dealers delight in the size of the crowd. Some sellers were even heard to remark that this was definitely the best Hamvention in years. The rains combined with the recovering United stares economy to make for complete product sell outs at some booths by midday Saturday. The inclement weather also brought large crates to the numerous forums. The most heavily attended were those dedicated to DXing, Contesting and advanced scientific experimentation.