XENIA — Setbacks in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic have caused the cancellation of this year’s Dayton Hamvention, the executive committee announced today.
This is the second year in a row that the pandemic has caused the cancellation of the world’s largest amateur radio gathering.
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The committee attributed the cancellation to the vaccination rollout that is “lagging behind what was planned.” The emergence of a new, more communicable strain of the coronavirus, which increases the potential for additional public health problems, was also noted as a reason to cancel the event.
Tickets that were deferred last year will be deferred again this year.
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