Ham radio operators in Connecticut: new licenses by planning region
6,975 licensed amateur radio operators; 193 new in the past 12 months. Updated weekly from FCC data.
At a glance · Data as of
- New hams · last 30 days
- 7
- New hams · last 12 months
- 193
- ▼ 7% vs prior 12 mo
- Active licensed hams
- 6,975
- Upgrades · 12 mo
- 93
- Vanity callsigns · 12 mo
- 61
- Address updates · 12 mo
- 90
- Often a move into the area
- Expiring · next 6 mo
- 417
About ham radio in Connecticut
New licenses held steady in Connecticut: 193 new hams in the past 12 months (down 7% from the year before). Connecticut ranks #37 of 52 states and territories for new licenses. Technicians make up 42% of the state’s licensees, below the U.S. average of 48%, a sign of an experienced community with many HF operators. 93 operators upgraded their license in the past year, the moment many buy their first HF rig. 417 licenses expire in the next six months, a chance for clubs to reconnect.
New hams by month
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| Month | New hams |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 14 |
| Dec 2025 | 21 |
| Jan 2026 | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 11 |
| Mar 2026 | 26 |
| Apr 2026 | 23 |
| May 2026 | 37 |
| Jun 2026 | 20 |
| Jul 2026 | 14 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 |
| Sep 2026 | 8 |
| Total | 194 |
License classes
| Class | Hams | Share | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technician | 2,930 | 42% | 48% |
| General | 1,806 | 26% | 25% |
| Amateur Extra | 1,693 | 24% | 21% |
| Advanced | 303 | 4% | 3% |
| Novice / Other | 243 | 4% | 2% |
Bar = Connecticut share · Tick = U.S. share
In the past 12 months, 28 operators upgraded to General and 56 to Amateur Extra.
How Connecticut compares
#37 of 52 states and territories for new hams in the past 12 months
| Per 1,000 active hams | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| New hams, past 12 months | 27.7 | 32.3 |
| Upgrades, past 12 months | 13.3 | 14.7 |
| Expiring, next 6 months | 59.8 | 57.3 |
193 new hams in Connecticut this past year. Get next month’s list free.
Sign Up Free →Smaller Connecticut planning regions
These 9 planning regions have too few licensees or too little recent activity for a page of their own, so their numbers are listed here.
| Planning Region | Active hams | New hams · 12 mo |
|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | 0 | 0 |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 0 | 0 |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | 0 | 0 |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 0 | 0 |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 0 | 0 |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | 0 | 0 |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | 0 | 0 |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 0 | 0 |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | 0 | 0 |
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Questions about hams in Connecticut
How many ham radio operators are in Connecticut?
6,975 active amateur radio licensees are on file for Connecticut as of Oct 1, 2026.
How many new hams were licensed in Connecticut last year?
193 people in Connecticut received their first FCC amateur radio license in the 12 months ending Oct 1, 2026.
Where does this data come from?
From the FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) public amateur license database, which we download every Monday. Addresses are matched to counties with the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder. This page shows totals only.
Can I see the names or call signs on this page?
No. Public pages show totals only. Verified Ham Recruiter users can search and export lists for outreach; see how licensee information is handled.
About this data
Data as of . Source: FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) weekly amateur license database; county from U.S. Census Bureau geocoding. Aggregates only, no individual licensee data is shown. Aggregate figures © Ham Recruiter, CC BY 4.0.
How we count
- New ham: an active licensee whose first license was granted in the period.
- Address updates: a change of FCC mailing address, often a move into the area.
- Counts use each licensee’s current FCC address. Someone licensed here who later moved is counted where they live now.
- Each license keeps only its most recent event of each type, so two upgrades in one year count once.
- PO-box-only addresses often can’t be matched to a county, so rural counties are slightly undercounted.
1% of Connecticut licensees could be matched to a planning region.