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General Mobile Radio Service

A Subreddit Dedicated to the (462 MHz) GMRS Radio Community. The General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) is a North American land-mobile FM UHF radio service designed for short-distance two-way communication. It requires a license in United States but can be used license-free in Canada. ----- "Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves." ~Aaron Swartz reddit is killing third-party apps and API access; learn more here: /r/Save3rdPartyApps/

37k subscribers73 posts / mo in Sep 202666 authors / mosince 2013

r/gmrs has 37k members (+30% over the last 12 months). It gets about 73 posts a month from 66 people. Top topics: Baofeng Radios, Antenna Builds & Tips and Radio Comms.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+30%in 12 months · +5.7% in 3 months · +1.0% in 1 month
Oct 202637k
Growing37k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−30%vs Sep 2025 · −15% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202673
QuieterPeaked at 211 in Mar 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Baofeng Radios5.3%
  2. Antenna Builds & Tips2.6%
  3. Radio Comms2.3%
  4. Radios & Antennas1.3%
  5. CB Radios & Antennas0.9%

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