Amateur radio licensing activity

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Explore monthly FCC application grants by requested license class, from September 1999 onward.

Activity

New Licenses granted per month

License classes
Monthly amateur radio licensing activity Select a date range and license classes to explore FCC application counts. Dashed lines show linear regression trends for complete months. Counts and relative slopes are available in the tables below.

Recorded data

Monthly counts by requested license class  (Download JSON or CSV)

Month Extra General Technician Total
September 1999 2 13 1018 1033
October 1999 2 20 982 1004
November 1999 2 11 1116 1129
December 1999 1 18 1329 1348
January 2000 0 10 577 587
February 2000 2 14 1120 1136
March 2000 5 13 1659 1677
April 2000 3 10 1789 1802
May 2000 8 91 1023 1122
June 2000 32 100 2508 2640
July 2000 13 115 1140 1268
August 2000 16 69 1476 1561
September 2000 15 55 1542 1612
October 2000 9 86 1375 1470
November 2000 11 66 1530 1607
December 2000 12 53 1548 1613
January 2001 10 100 1310 1420
February 2001 19 78 1846 1943
March 2001 18 90 2138 2246
April 2001 12 90 2052 2154
May 2001 10 69 1868 1947
June 2001 19 57 1573 1649
July 2001 8 72 1177 1257
August 2001 21 45 1447 1513
September 2001 15 35 1163 1213
October 2001 20 103 1439 1562
November 2001 14 36 1682 1732
December 2001 9 51 1545 1605
January 2002 10 95 1305 1410
February 2002 8 55 1735 1798
March 2002 24 90 2107 2221
April 2002 16 66 1965 2047
May 2002 18 69 2072 2159
June 2002 9 93 1844 1946
July 2002 24 48 1638 1710
August 2002 16 43 1382 1441
September 2002 7 56 1225 1288
October 2002 9 89 1636 1734
November 2002 8 44 1257 1309
December 2002 18 64 1517 1599
January 2003 16 79 1537 1632
February 2003 13 70 1785 1868
March 2003 7 75 2377 2459
April 2003 10 82 2544 2636
May 2003 14 60 2110 2184
June 2003 10 96 2436 2542
July 2003 6 51 1212 1269
August 2003 5 39 936 980
September 2003 9 51 894 954
October 2003 13 82 1260 1355
November 2003 4 51 1214 1269
December 2003 17 68 1108 1193
January 2004 9 34 1177 1220
February 2004 11 61 1390 1462
March 2004 16 63 2166 2245
April 2004 9 57 1809 1875
May 2004 5 49 1328 1382
June 2004 10 42 1427 1479
July 2004 5 25 1048 1078
August 2004 4 42 1238 1284
September 2004 7 32 949 988
October 2004 8 64 821 893
November 2004 9 45 1436 1490
December 2004 10 28 1050 1088
January 2005 6 26 809 841
February 2005 10 46 1282 1338
March 2005 15 57 1709 1781
April 2005 9 29 1455 1493
May 2005 8 59 1564 1631
June 2005 12 45 1450 1507
July 2005 4 28 877 909
August 2005 8 26 1437 1471
September 2005 11 38 1079 1128
October 2005 10 34 1324 1368
November 2005 6 48 1494 1548
December 2005 18 33 1286 1337
January 2006 10 31 1127 1168
February 2006 8 50 1543 1601
March 2006 11 60 2454 2525
April 2006 10 44 1562 1616
May 2006 18 62 2100 2180
June 2006 12 34 1920 1966
July 2006 8 19 1262 1289
August 2006 10 44 1502 1556
September 2006 23 29 1398 1450
October 2006 16 60 1701 1777
November 2006 9 23 1957 1989
December 2006 9 47 1402 1458
January 2007 8 34 1594 1636
February 2007 17 62 2357 2436
March 2007 56 341 2937 3334
April 2007 38 264 2426 2728
May 2007 28 257 2124 2409
June 2007 25 214 2039 2278
July 2007 28 186 1772 1986
August 2007 24 149 1764 1937
September 2007 20 125 1302 1447
October 2007 27 215 1985 2227
November 2007 23 165 1912 2100
December 2007 25 138 1569 1732
January 2008 24 135 1576 1735
February 2008 40 208 2665 2913
March 2008 29 182 2498 2709
April 2008 32 220 2751 3003
May 2008 32 204 2194 2430
June 2008 24 156 2155 2335
July 2008 33 140 1855 2028
August 2008 26 159 1843 2028
September 2008 21 133 1571 1725
October 2008 22 162 2078 2262
November 2008 21 163 1984 2168
December 2008 34 177 1783 1994
January 2009 25 181 1670 1876
February 2009 34 198 2375 2607
March 2009 29 262 3071 3362
April 2009 40 262 3055 3357
May 2009 32 201 2427 2660
June 2009 28 228 2682 2938
July 2009 28 191 1942 2161
August 2009 32 161 1883 2076
September 2009 32 165 1875 2072
October 2009 36 180 2150 2366
November 2009 22 190 2284 2496
December 2009 35 184 1860 2079
January 2010 20 134 1599 1753
February 2010 35 228 2401 2664
March 2010 47 309 3320 3676
April 2010 43 250 3200 3493
May 2010 43 214 2819 3076
June 2010 34 220 3106 3360
July 2010 35 136 1432 1603
August 2010 25 160 1135 1320
September 2010 35 129 1123 1287
October 2010 35 131 1434 1600
November 2010 20 163 1609 1792
December 2010 37 152 1250 1439
January 2011 16 137 1064 1217
February 2011 34 183 1509 1726
March 2011 56 302 2394 2752
April 2011 37 242 2355 2634
May 2011 39 189 1926 2154
June 2011 50 222 2069 2341
July 2011 25 151 1353 1529
August 2011 33 135 1498 1666
September 2011 34 189 1587 1810
October 2011 32 150 1765 1947
November 2011 24 210 2068 2302
December 2011 44 214 1497 1755
January 2012 36 153 1260 1449
February 2012 36 254 2353 2643
March 2012 53 326 2806 3185
April 2012 55 253 2317 2625
May 2012 40 239 2411 2690
June 2012 50 170 1902 2122
July 2012 28 211 1627 1866
August 2012 40 191 1749 1980
September 2012 24 151 1180 1355
October 2012 38 218 1795 2051
November 2012 51 193 2328 2572
December 2012 46 188 1698 1932
January 2013 23 227 1613 1863
February 2013 39 246 2156 2441
March 2013 39 300 2964 3303
April 2013 54 259 2396 2709
May 2013 50 277 2782 3109
June 2013 35 228 1808 2071
July 2013 51 231 1796 2078
August 2013 37 215 1881 2133
September 2013 28 189 1464 1681
October 2013 37 205 2097 2339
November 2013 51 258 2508 2817
December 2013 43 277 1948 2268
January 2014 33 231 1830 2094
February 2014 40 286 2812 3138
March 2014 52 346 3276 3674
April 2014 50 355 3402 3807
May 2014 60 297 3196 3553
June 2014 56 267 2983 3306
July 2014 51 221 2003 2275
August 2014 30 202 1635 1867
September 2014 55 219 1611 1885
October 2014 57 222 2151 2430
November 2014 41 263 2484 2788
December 2014 59 270 1817 2146
January 2015 47 207 1841 2095
February 2015 47 256 2206 2509
March 2015 60 357 3307 3724
April 2015 60 316 2760 3136
May 2015 43 259 2342 2644
June 2015 55 281 2382 2718
July 2015 35 195 1813 2043
August 2015 39 201 2136 2376
September 2015 25 181 1651 1857
October 2015 63 293 3069 3425
November 2015 39 239 2726 3004
December 2015 37 223 2339 2599
January 2016 42 184 1557 1783
February 2016 56 272 2927 3255
March 2016 57 353 3775 4185
April 2016 61 288 2774 3123
May 2016 54 292 2952 3298
June 2016 40 243 2209 2492
July 2016 49 230 2063 2342
August 2016 37 235 2108 2380
September 2016 37 225 1943 2205
October 2016 36 230 2095 2361
November 2016 42 250 2538 2830
December 2016 42 220 2123 2385
January 2017 41 207 1790 2038
February 2017 43 269 2678 2990
March 2017 56 365 3384 3805
April 2017 52 256 2368 2676
May 2017 53 268 2414 2735
June 2017 39 236 2297 2572
July 2017 37 192 1720 1949
August 2017 53 264 2069 2386
September 2017 39 220 1661 1920
October 2017 56 316 2827 3199
November 2017 46 315 3011 3372
December 2017 43 262 2224 2529
January 2018 37 249 1746 2032
February 2018 39 289 2839 3167
March 2018 50 364 3042 3456
April 2018 48 328 2873 3249
May 2018 53 312 3064 3429
June 2018 27 289 2721 3037
July 2018 40 192 1932 2164
August 2018 33 187 1731 1951
September 2018 50 213 1525 1788
October 2018 46 269 2279 2594
November 2018 45 234 2453 2732
December 2018 45 215 1703 1963
January 2019 31 195 1639 1865
February 2019 47 284 2583 2914
March 2019 66 343 2784 3193
April 2019 42 325 2623 2990
May 2019 58 311 2287 2656
June 2019 50 248 1788 2086
July 2019 33 195 1927 2155
August 2019 34 251 2069 2354
September 2019 37 218 1880 2135
October 2019 41 253 2517 2811
November 2019 35 266 2501 2802
December 2019 35 195 1757 1987
January 2020 28 193 1830 2051
February 2020 48 253 2640 2941
March 2020 25 186 2257 2468
April 2020 11 96 707 814
May 2020 25 235 1498 1758
June 2020 59 399 2796 3254
July 2020 47 293 2252 2592
August 2020 38 285 2547 2870
September 2020 39 359 2816 3214
October 2020 30 274 2742 3046
November 2020 32 227 2370 2629
December 2020 22 248 2102 2372
January 2021 30 281 2536 2847
February 2021 34 430 3730 4194
March 2021 64 546 4199 4809
April 2021 46 321 2826 3193
May 2021 21 241 2074 2336
June 2021 33 231 2036 2300
July 2021 27 176 1688 1891
August 2021 36 207 2043 2286
September 2021 22 179 1821 2022
October 2021 29 219 1988 2236
November 2021 29 238 2163 2430
December 2021 31 146 1707 1884
January 2022 29 197 1691 1917
February 2022 28 231 2106 2365
March 2022 34 285 2564 2883
April 2022 42 329 2741 3112
May 2022 42 304 2703 3049
June 2022 33 229 2615 2877
July 2022 27 136 1539 1702
August 2022 24 163 1685 1872
September 2022 23 160 1599 1782
October 2022 25 160 1628 1813
November 2022 38 179 1877 2094
December 2022 21 174 1461 1656
January 2023 26 181 1489 1696
February 2023 24 198 1795 2017
March 2023 52 301 2650 3003
April 2023 33 237 2172 2442
May 2023 30 251 2139 2420
June 2023 33 217 1782 2032
July 2023 30 153 1542 1725
August 2023 28 185 1827 2040
September 2023 27 151 1566 1744
October 2023 20 181 1581 1782
November 2023 27 137 2028 2192
December 2023 49 174 1672 1895
January 2024 31 207 2148 2386
February 2024 32 241 2509 2782
March 2024 36 284 3150 3470
April 2024 41 252 2800 3093
May 2024 35 204 2038 2277
June 2024 42 214 2380 2636
July 2024 36 174 1746 1956
August 2024 33 198 1930 2161
September 2024 31 138 1684 1853
October 2024 42 211 2480 2733
November 2024 39 231 2812 3082
December 2024 31 178 2094 2303
January 2025 44 197 2103 2344
February 2025 32 192 2177 2401
March 2025 28 208 2184 2420
April 2025 48 211 2474 2733
May 2025 42 201 1989 2232
June 2025 32 169 1669 1870
July 2025 30 171 1915 2116
August 2025 37 177 1784 1998
September 2025 35 160 1424 1619
October 2025 2 5 77 84
November 2025 61 275 2043 2379
December 2025 36 199 2146 2381
January 2026 16 156 1910 2082
February 2026 30 167 2206 2403
March 2026 37 201 2671 2909
April 2026 38 198 2203 2439
May 2026 39 171 2226 2436
June 2026 38 216 2304 2558
July 2026 37 163 1703 1903
August 2026 36 155 1554 1745
September 2026 27 159 1589 1775
October 2026 8 46 569 623