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r/HamRadio

121.9K members. The best post we have captured here reached 1.1K upvotes, which works out to 9 per 1,000 members.

9peak upvotes per 1,000 members
121.9Kmembers
1.1Kbest post
442most comments
196posts we track

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What actually lands here

The mix of post types among everything we have captured. Posting a link where almost nothing but images lands is wasted effort, and this is the fastest way to see it.

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Image 40% Text 30% Gallery 12% Question 11% Video 6% Link 1%

The topics it labels

Flairs are the community's own categories, and the closest thing a subreddit has to telling you what it wants.

Equipment & Rigs 🛠️ 11 Meme 🃏 8 Question/Help ❓ 6 Discussion 👨‍⚖️ 5 Licensing & Exams 📜 4 Setup Showcase 📸 4 Antennas & Propagation 📡 4 News 📰 2 Homebrew/DIY 🔧 1 Field Day/Event ⛺ 1

What the ceiling looks like

The biggest posts we have captured here. Links go to the original on Reddit.

Made my first contact this morning, was able to reach a repeater 100 miles away, I didn’t think that was possible with 5 watts?

↑ 1.1K 💬 155 image 2025

At our local Home Depot parking lot. Anyone know what this guy is doing?

↑ 1.1K 💬 403 image 2025

During the test

↑ 1K 💬 13 image 2020

I passed my general class exam at hamvention 2026 this is "KE9EAZ/AG"

↑ 1K 💬 60 image 2026

Father passed away and left numerous pieces of radio equipment.

↑ 944 💬 119 gallery 2025

The paper towel dispenser at my work is activated by radio interference

↑ 927 💬 93 image 2025

The FCC approved my Vanity Call Sign

↑ 921 💬 120 image 2020

6 yr old making her last contacts of the year!

↑ 900 💬 61 gallery 2025

I hear you guys are in to serious radio equipment

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This Hit a Little Close to Home

↑ 866 💬 61 image 2021

Communities its size

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Every figure here is what ViralHunt has captured from r/HamRadio, not everything the community has ever posted. We deliberately do not publish an average score: our sample is weighted toward a community's best posts, so an average would be flattering and wrong. Peak per 1,000 members is computed the same way for every community listed. See how we measure.