‘Old-time’ hobby may be the future of cutting-edge tech (Ohio)

More than 30,000 people are descending on the Greene County Fair and Expo Center in Xenia this weekend for Dayton Hamvention 2026: the world’s largest gathering of amateur radio enthusiasts. And if you think the crowd is comprised of a bunch of retired old men reminiscing about a hobby long past it’s prime, think again.

“It’s radio. It’s cool,” said Carsten Glasbrenner, 13, of Brooksville, Fla., who is spending the weekend listening to satellites passing thousands of miles overhead. “You learn a heck of a lot.”

Glasbrenner has been involved with amateur radio “since I was born” and represents the future of what the decades-old hobby is all about.

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