Ham Census amateur radio survey
Welcome to an amateur radio survey that seeks to answer these questions:
“What do amateur radio operators worldwide, think of their passion? What do we wish for? What are we frustrated about? How many of us are active, versus those that are taking a break? Do we have favorite radios, antennas, or even favorite cw paddles? Do we prefer one contest over another?”
The best way to find out is if we all participate in Ham Census. Join in and let all amateur radio operators know your thoughts – share your views – then you can find out what everyone else is thinking, in real time.
Help shape the future of ham radio.™
Our one-hundred most recent participants
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Let’s fill out this map. If you know operators in countries other than your own, encourage them to participate.To date, we have [frm-stats id=20 type=count] participants from [frm-stats id=27 type=unique] countries.
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What people are saying after filling out the Census.Hover to pause the scrolling.
WB5***
2022-02-05I think it is important to take time to take part in this survey. We need to get our thoughts and ideas consolidated in one place for organizations and manufacturers to see the overall feel of Ham operators.
KI***
2021-08-10Completing Ham Census was not only fun for me as I enjoy filling out forms/quizzes and the like, but it was very useful because I could see all of the information about the most popular/growing aspects of the hobby. Thanks for putting this together.
LW6***
2021-04-17I think this census is an excellent idea, it will allow us to know more about the current situation of our hobby and in this way I hope that actions can be taken to improve it. A cordial greeting to everyone from Argentina.
W3***
2021-03-27Very useful. Very long. :+) I haven’t seen anything like this, and suspect if you can get a good sample size this will be of great interest to the amateur community.
VE3***
2021-03-18Completing the survey was more fun than I expected. Loved scrolling through the extremely rich results. Thank you for doing this.
W4***
2021-03-15What a walk down memory lane. Asking me all about my own practices and preferences got me thinking about my 40-year journey through amateur radio. Thank you!
K4***
2021-03-19At first I was skeptical. A quarter of the way through I thought you were twisted. By the end, I was sold. What an amazing deep-dive into amateur radio. Can’t wait to come back in six months and do my update. The only frustrating thing was having to finish the whole thing to see the results, but I get it.
AT***
2021-05-07I will call this an exercise instead of a survey because it helped me. It helped me to think about my own ideas in ham. I have many new ideas now. TU.
Why is it so long?
Some could be forgiven for wondering why anyone would be willing to spend 44 minutes filling out a survey if there was no reward at the end.
Unlike the more skeptical in our ranks, we believe that this is what amateur radio is all about. It’s about sharing our knowledge freely. It’s about helping others to know more about the practice and about their own preferences.
So no, you get no reward for filling out the Census. You get nothing tangible by spending an average of 44 minutes to complete all six parts. All you get is the answers, everyone’s answers, for free. You get insight into the practice and you get to contribute to its future. We think that’s reward enough.
The good news is that you do not have to fill it all in one go. You can continually save drafts (don’t forget that even if you save drafts, you have to hit ‘submit’ at the end of each part).
Thank you for shaping the future of amateur radio and doing so simply because it’s the right thing to do.
Is my data private?
We do not, and will not, ever, sell data. This is an open source project meant to support the amateur radio community. It is a public service offered by Ham Community. Also, we ask you for only four bits of information, your legal amateur radio call sign, an email address, a first name and a password to protect the first three. Additionally, for security purposes, we store your originating IP address but we purge them monthly. That’s it, nothing else. We treat your privacy the way we want ours to be treated.
At the bottom of every page on the site, you will find multiple privacy related links including our cookie policies, an impressum for our Austrian and German friends, and all of our privacy compliances including GDPR for the EU and CCPA for California, among others.
The founders of this project are like you, concerned with privacy and security issues. While we can never be perfect or fully shielded from nefarious actors, but we definitely we strive to do so diligently. Our data is here too!
Do I have to donate?
No. Absolutely, unequivocally, not. You do not have to donate. Can you donate? Yes, absolutely. Will we appreciate it? Yes we will. This Census is a major commitment and requires both time and actual payments to operate. We are doing it because we want to and expect no support. But you’re welcome to offer it and we will, believe us, appreciate it. Know that your donations will be used exclusively for the operation of the Census, notably server expenses, software licenses, and whatever additional paid staff contribute to the effort.
Why must I finish the six parts to view the results?
Like we said, this is an open-source, free-to-contribute, free-to-use project. All we are after is good data that is useful to us all. The only way we could think of to encourage people to complete the six parts is to force them to fill out the six parts entirely before gaining access to the results section. In the words of our friend Al, KN3U, “It was a lot more fun to complete than I had originally thought it would be; I actually enjoyed it.”
Can I offer suggestions to improve Ham Census?
Absolutely! We look forward to those suggestions. Just hop over to Ham Community and visit the Ham Census Q&A forum. Please note that the suggestions forum is only open to those who have completed the six parts of the Census and registered on Ham Community as members.
Need more answers?
Check out our complete FAQ
Click Here More NewsWe are not alone
A shout out to a fellow amateur radio survey. Though in no way affiliated, we encourage you to also check out N8RMA’s State of the Hobby. The process is slightly different than ours and definitely worth checking out and participating in.
Visit SOTHParticipant Ratings
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Hamvention Awards Committee 2021 Club of the Year
Vienna Wireless Society
Thank you VWS for all your support in getting Ham Census off the ground.
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Our first news coverage
Southgate ARC
Thank you Southgate ARC and Richard for your coverage. You were our first news story and garnered us a substantial amount of traffic.
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Census methodology guidance
Risk Sciences International
Thank you Risk Sciences International (RSI) for its guidance in constructing the census and analyzing its results.
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Cooperative marketing
Ham Alliance
Thank you Ham Alliance for allowing Ham Census to join and be a part of this very useful cooperative of motivated amateur radio organizations.
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For the first push
Our Elmers
Thank you W4DOI • AK4AO • WA8AHZ • W2LNX • KN3U • W3TDH • WN3R • W3CID • WA3LTJ • N3IXY • KN4ZMA • W4FSO • W2WCM • KO4CLV • K4EWR • KD4MM • W4RAX for helping inspire and debug the beast!
Our first EU news coverage
SvZone
Thank you SvZone Ham Radio News. Very proud to have Ham Census promoted in Greece.
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Amateur Radio Internet Guide
DXZone
Thank you DXZone for listing Ham Census. Great to be on the web’s largest amateur radio directory.
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