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Best amateur (ham) radios from £30 to £70

Top 30 models by score, from our catalog.

updated 24 Oct 2026models from 2023 on
Radtel RT-463
#1

Radtel RT-463

9.6 / 10
8 W199
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2 Radtel RT-4D
Radtel · 2024
RT-4D
5 W1,024IPx7
9.4 / 10
9.4
3 TIDRADIO TD-V712 Plus
TIDRADIO · 2025
TD-V712 Plus
10 W199
9.2 / 10
9.2
4 Retevis RA89
Retevis · 2025
RA89
10 W200IPx8
9.1 / 10
9.1
5 TIDRADIO TD-DP712
TIDRADIO · 2024
TD-DP712
10 W64
9.0 / 10
9.0
6 Baofeng UV-5RM Plus
Baofeng · 2026
UV-5RM Plus
10 W
8.7 / 10
8.7
7 Radtel RT-S10
Radtel · 2026
RT-S10
10 W199IPx7
8.6 / 10
8.6
8 TIDRADIO TD-638
TIDRADIO · 2026
TD-638
10 WIPx7
8.6 / 10
8.6
9 Radtel RT-730
Radtel · 2026
RT-730
10 W199IPx7
8.5 / 10
8.5
10 TYT MD-680
TYT · 2023
MD-680
10 W
8.2 / 10
8.2
11 Retevis Ailunce HA1UV
Retevis · 2026
Ailunce HA1UV
5 W256IPx7
7.7 / 10
7.7
12 TIDRADIO TD-H9
TIDRADIO · 2025
TD-H9
10 W
7.6 / 10
7.6
13 Radtel RT-470
Radtel · 2024
RT-470
10 W256
7.5 / 10
7.5
14 Baofeng BF-E50
Baofeng · 2026
BF-E50
8 W16
7.5 / 10
7.5
15 Radtel RT-760
Radtel · 2024
RT-760
3 W199IPx7
7.4 / 10
7.4
16 Leixen VV-898
Leixen · 2023
VV-898
10 W199
7.2 / 10
7.2
17 Baofeng DR-1801UV
Baofeng · 2023
DR-1801UV
5 W1,024
7.1 / 10
7.1
18 Radtel RT-860
Radtel · 2025
RT-860
5 W1,024
6.8 / 10
6.8
19 Retevis RT86S
Retevis · 2026
RT86S
5 W16
6.7 / 10
6.7
20 Radioddity GT-9R
Radioddity · 2023
GT-9R
5 W128IPx7
6.2 / 10
6.2
21 Baofeng DM-1801 Pro
Baofeng · 2026
DM-1801 Pro
10 W4,000
6.1 / 10
6.1
22 Baofeng DM-5R Plus
Baofeng · 2023
DM-5R Plus
5 W
5.7 / 10
5.7
23 Baofeng UV-17E
Baofeng · 2025
UV-17E
10 km5 W128IPx4
5.6 / 10
5.6
24 Quansheng UV-K6
Quansheng · 2025
UV-K6
8 km5 W200
5.0 / 10
5.0
25 Baofeng UV-5R Plus
Baofeng · 2025
UV-5R Plus
5 W128
4.8 / 10
4.8
26 Retevis MateTalk C66B
Retevis · 2026
MateTalk C66B
3 km5 W16
4.8 / 10
4.8
27 Retevis RB658
Retevis · 2025
RB658
2 WIPx4
4.5 / 10
4.5
28 Yaesu FT-4XE
Yaesu · 2025
FT-4XE
5 W
4.4 / 10
4.4
29 CRT FP 00
CRT · 2026
FP 00
5 W128
4.3 / 10
4.3
30 TALKPOD A36SE
TALKPOD · 2024
A36SE
5 WIPx4
3.8 / 10
3.8

Close contests in this ranking

Radtel RT-463 vs Radtel RT-4D Radtel RT-463vsRadtel RT-4D 9.69.4 Radtel RT-4D vs TIDRADIO TD-V712 Plus Radtel RT-4DvsTIDRADIO TD-V712 Plus 9.49.2 TIDRADIO TD-V712 Plus vs Retevis RA89 TIDRADIO TD-V712 PlusvsRetevis RA89 9.29.1 Retevis RA89 vs TIDRADIO TD-DP712 Retevis RA89vsTIDRADIO TD-DP712 9.19.0 TIDRADIO TD-DP712 vs Baofeng UV-5RM Plus TIDRADIO TD-DP712vsBaofeng UV-5RM Plus 9.08.7 Baofeng UV-5RM Plus vs Radtel RT-S10 Baofeng UV-5RM PlusvsRadtel RT-S10 8.78.6

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