Greene County is just a month away from welcoming back the world’s largest amateur radio show for the first time in almost three years.
Thousands of radio operators, known as Hams, will come to the grounds of the Greene County Expo Center and Fairgrounds for Hamvention.
An estimated 30,000 visitors will bring in upwards of $30 million worth of money into the Miami Valley economy.
Rick Allnutt, Hamvention Chairperson for 2022, said the event will be important for local businesses. He also said he is pleased to not have to check vaccination statuses or enforce a mask mandate.
“Everyone was wanting to get back to normal,” Allnutt said.
Michael Kalter, with the event’s media relations, told News Center 7′s Mike Campbell that tickets and booth spaces were selling fast.
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