r/shortwave is a subreddit with 55k members. They frequently recommend/review radio, radios, and budget recommendations, and the most common flair used is discussion, video, recording, news:antenna:, and photo.
A community dedicated to shortwave radio broadcasters, experimenters, and listeners.
Products Discussed in r/shortwave
Radio
43 reviews
#1
Tecsun
4.7★ from 13 reviews
#2
XHDATA
4.4★ from 10 reviews
#3
Sangean
4.6★ from 7 reviews
Radios
17 reviews
#1
Sangean
4.0★ from 4 reviews
#2
Tecsun
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Eton
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Budget Recommendations
3 reviews
#1
XHDATA D-808
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
D-808
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Tecsun
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/shortwave
#1
Discussion
: "Holy Grail Score: Pristine Unused Open-Box 2001 Sony ICF-SW7600GR Launch Set"
13 posts
#2
Video
: "CRI Turkish Broadcast - 6165 kHz, 16:00 UTC received from Azerbaijan"
10 posts
#3
Recording
: "Radio Etherfreak 6280 KHz (Dutch pirate received in The Netherlands)"
6 posts
#4
News:antenna:
: "Why RNZ Pacific on 17675 is down"
4 posts
#5
Photo
: "Decoding FT8"
2 posts
#6
Broadcast Announcement
: "Memphis Weirdos"
1 post
#7
Build
: "Ground or counterpoise?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/shortwave
Yearly
+17k members(42.7%)
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Last updated: October 3, 2026