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MONTHLY REPORTS

US ham radio statistics: a report every month

Each month we publish what the FCC's public license files show for the month just ended: first-time licenses, upgrades, licensed operators by state and class, and how long licenses took to grant.

Data through September 2026Data analysis by Airwaves IQ
THE GIST

The latest report covers September 2026. Reports are published monthly and each keeps the numbers as they were published.

Monthly ham radio reports

SEPTEMBER 2026September 2026: first-time licenses 10.8% higher than a year earlier, and upgrades outnumber new hamsThe FCC granted 1,718 first-time amateur radio licenses in September, 10.8% higher than September 2025, and 1,924 licensed hams moved up a class. Here is what stood out in the month, by region and by state.Read the report

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New reports are announced in the US ham radio statistics RSS feed. For definitions, source and limits, see how the statistics are counted.