Amateur radio spirit continues all over world, but gathers at Xenia’s Hamvention (Ohio)

Thousands yet again flocked to Xenia this weekend for the annual Dayton Hamvention, arguably the world’s largest gathering of amateur radio enthusiasts.

Asked what brings thousands of “hams” back to the Dayton region every single year, Hamvention General Chair Brian Markland said it’s the people on the other side of the radio, wherever they are in the world.

“There really doesn’t seem to be a very good modern equivalent to it,” he said. “We are, at heart, explorers in this world, but we’re exploring it through radio. Rather than hiking, rather than boating, rather than climbing ice, we explore the world through radio.”

Hamvention has been held annually since 1952, save for a two-year pause during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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