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Dayton Hosting Amateur Radio Convention

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published May 17, 2013 at 9:21 AM EDT

Thousands of amateur radio enthusiasts will spend their weekend in Dayton.The city is hosting the 62nd annual "Hamvention," where ham-radio operators from 38 countries will meet and learn about the latest technology. Tourism officials say the event will pump more than six-million-dollars into the Dayton economy.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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