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Baofeng Low Cost Radios

An *unofficial* source for everything related to Baofeng radios, and other similar models

65k subscribers76 posts / mo in Sep 202667 authors / mosince 2013

r/Baofeng has 65k members (+25% over the last 12 months). It gets about 76 posts a month from 67 people. Top topics: Baofeng Radios, Radio Comms and Antenna Builds & Tips.

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Size and growth

How r/Baofeng has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+25%in 12 months · +4.4% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 202665k
Growing65k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−42%vs Sep 2025 · −17% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202676
QuieterPeaked at 210 in Jan 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Baofeng

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Baofeng Radios46%
  2. Radio Comms1.8%
  3. Antenna Builds & Tips1.2%
  4. Radios & Antennas1.1%
  5. Gaming Headsets and Mics0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. RadioReference
  2. ARRL
  3. Weebly
  4. Zendesk
  5. MakerWorld

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research