Theme: Hack the Ether: Education, Ingenuity, Connection

Hack the Ether celebrates the experimental DNA of amateur radio—where education meets invention and community meets curiosity. The 2026 conference invites participants to push beyond nostalgia and build the hobby’s next chapter through practical learning, creative collaboration, and purposeful leadership.

This is not just a conference; it’s a living experiment. Attendees will solder, script, and strategise their way through 1½ days of keynotes, workshops, poster sessions / talks, and hands-on sessions designed to connect makers, communicators, and educators.

Tassie Ham-E-Con 2026 is the meeting point of experimenters, educators, and storytellers.
It’s where education becomes exploration, ingenuity sparks collaboration, and connection builds the future.
Hack the Ether isn’t just a theme—it’s a mindset: tune in, build boldly, and transmit the future.

Four sections to the conference:

1. Hack the Mind – Education and Learning Futures

2. Hack the System – Ingenuity and Experimentation

3. Hack the Culture – Engagement and Connection

4. Hack the Future – Leadership and Purpose

More information take a look at the website:

https://www.reast.asn.au/news-events/tassie-ham-radio-conference/