r/amateurradio↗
Amateur/Ham Radio
Welcome to Reddit's own amateur (ham) radio club. If you are wondering what Amateur Radio is about, it's basically a two way radio service where licensed operators throughout the world experiment and communicate with each other on frequencies reserved for license holders. All topics relating to the hobby are welcome here, from purchasing and building equipment, to operating techniques and activities, and everything in between.
226k subscribers722 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)573 authors / mosince 2008
r/amateurradio has 226k members (+18% over the last 12 months). It gets about 722 posts a month from 573 people. Top topics: HF and QRP Contacts, HF Radio Antennas and Ham Radio.
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How r/amateurradio has grown
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Topics and brands on r/amateurradio
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- HF and QRP Contacts4.2%
- HF Radio Antennas3.7%
- Ham Radio2.8%
- Radio Comms2.0%
- Baofeng Radios2.0%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- ARRL
- QRZ
- QSL
- eBay
- RadioReference
Everything else about r/amateurradio
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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