r/amateurradio is a subreddit with 221k members. The community frequently discusses radio, antenna, ham, hf, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review handheld radio, ht, and radio, and the most common flair used is general, question, equipment, homebrew, and general.
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.
Popular Topics in r/amateurradio
#1
Radio
204 posts
#2
Antenna
71 posts
#3
Ham
49 posts
#4
Hf
32 posts
#5
Struggling
20 posts
#6
Annoying
19 posts
#7
Having A Hard Time
17 posts
#8
Hate
15 posts
#9
Cw
15 posts
#10
Looking For
12 posts
Products Discussed in r/amateurradio
Handheld Radio
77 reviews
#1
Yaesu
4.1★ from 22 reviews
#2
Baofeng
3.5★ from 11 reviews
#3
Anytone
4.5★ from 10 reviews
Ht
54 reviews
#1
Yaesu
4.5★ from 30 reviews
#2
Anytone
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#3
Icom
4.3★ from 4 reviews
Radio
53 reviews
#1
Yaesu
4.5★ from 17 reviews
#2
Icom
4.0★ from 12 reviews
#3
Kenwood
3.9★ from 7 reviews
Flair Used in r/amateurradio
#1
General
: "Huntsville Hamfest was lit!🔥"
103 posts
#2
QUESTION
: "I got an old Czechoslovak handheld radiotransmitter - need some help identifying what antenna port they use"
46 posts
#3
EQUIPMENT
: "Built this bad boy over the weekend"
12 posts
#4
HOMEBREW
: "Not exactly a setup just yet but it's a really cool functional piece of history i gotta show ya"
11 posts
#5
GENERAL
: "It was me. I cancelled all those 5th Region Callsigns"
7 posts
#6
ANTENNA
: "Free Antenna"
5 posts
#7
OPERATING
: "Why do our club public outreach setups always look like sad garage sales?"
5 posts
#8
MEME
: "Is this legit? Nothing about the badges seem to make sense."
3 posts
#9
LICENSING
: "Quite the vanity choice; KKK suffix"
3 posts
#10
NEWS
: "It finally happened, and I’m not happy about it!"
2 posts
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Yearly
+34k members(18.4%)
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Last updated: August 26, 2026