So once again, shortly after Dayton there's the Rochester hamfest. Last
year, the Friday crowd was very limited and a great deal of vendor spaces
were again empty as they were the year before.

Is there anyone out there who was there on both Friday and Saturday who can
offer a first hand comparison on the two days? Was Saturday much better
attended both in vendors and buyers? Don't get me wrong here, Rochester is
still a nice fleamarket and we still manage to score some nice finds, but
it's not nearly what it was a few years back. Sure the Ham hobby is waning a
bit and we sure could use some fresh faces in our clubs, but other well
promoted hamfests are holding their own so to speak. Is it that Rochester's
Friday is fading out and Saturday is much better, or it the whole event
shrinking?

If someone who was there both days (or even just on Saturday and it was as
good as ever) could shed some light on this one as a few of us are deciding
on whether to try a Saturday instead or just to give it a miss this year.

'73
Bob.