The Dayton Hamvention®
will remain at Hara Arena for the foreseeable future, despite local news
reports (circulated widely in amateur circles) about the facility's financial
woes.
According to the ARRL Letter,
2015 Hamvention General Chairman Jim Tiderman, N8IDS, said both the Hamvention
and the Dayton Amateur Radio Association "have absolute confidence"
that the arena's owners will succeed in "guiding their corporation through
the steps in the plans in place to keep Hara operating for years to come,"
adding, "we simply stand by them and repeat, 'the show will go on.' "
In December, a Dayton TV station reported that the arena owners were facing
financial problems and had laid off several full-time staff members in order to
reduce expenses.
