Over 600 amateur radio enthusiasts ham it up at 1st-ever Hamcon: Zion in St. George (Utah)

Ham radio operators throughout the region gathered at the Dixie Convention Center Friday afternoon and got to be among their own.

The American Radio Relay League and the Dixie Amateur Radio Club is sponsoring the two-day Hamcon:Zion 2024 event for ham radio operators.

It featured workshops, presentations, social events and a group of vendors offering the most modern ham radio equipment.

“We’ve been very blessed. There’s been kind of an organic media pushing it through,” event chairperson Rachel Campbell told St. George News. “All the people we reached out to responded with real enthusiasm.”

Opening day events were winding down Friday afternoon but Campbell anticipated a large turnout Saturday.

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