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Best amateur (ham) radios from £40 to £70

Top 24 models by score, from our catalog.

updated 29 Oct 2026models from 2023 on
Retevis RA89
#1

Retevis RA89

9.2 / 10
10 W200IPx8
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2 TIDRADIO TD-DP712
TIDRADIO · 2024
TD-DP712
10 W64
9.0 / 10
9.0
3 Baofeng UV-5RM Plus
Baofeng · 2026
UV-5RM Plus
10 W999
8.9 / 10
8.9
4 Radtel RT-S10
Radtel · 2026
RT-S10
10 W199IPx7
8.8 / 10
8.8
5 TIDRADIO TD-638
TIDRADIO · 2026
TD-638
10 WIPx7
8.7 / 10
8.7
6 Baofeng UV-5RM Plus GPS
Baofeng · 2026
UV-5RM Plus GPS
10 W
8.6 / 10
8.6
7 Radtel RT-730
Radtel · 2026
RT-730
10 W199IPx7
8.6 / 10
8.6
8 TYT MD-680
TYT · 2023
MD-680
10 W
8.2 / 10
8.2
9 Retevis Ailunce HA1UV
Retevis · 2026
Ailunce HA1UV
5 W256IPx7
7.9 / 10
7.9
10 TIDRADIO TD-H9
TIDRADIO · 2025
TD-H9
10 W
7.7 / 10
7.7
11 Baofeng BF-E50
Baofeng · 2026
BF-E50
8 W16
7.6 / 10
7.6
12 Baofeng DR-1801UV
Baofeng · 2023
DR-1801UV
5 W1,024
7.3 / 10
7.3
13 Leixen VV-898
Leixen · 2023
VV-898
10 W199
7.1 / 10
7.1
14 Baofeng UV-5R Mini V2
Baofeng · 2026
UV-5R Mini V2
5 W999
7.0 / 10
7.0
15 Retevis RT86S
Retevis · 2026
RT86S
5 W16
6.8 / 10
6.8
16 Radioddity GT-9R
Radioddity · 2023
GT-9R
5 W128IPx7
6.3 / 10
6.3
17 Baofeng DM-1801 Pro
Baofeng · 2026
DM-1801 Pro
10 W4,000
6.0 / 10
6.0
18 Baofeng DM-5R Plus
Baofeng · 2023
DM-5R Plus
5 W
5.8 / 10
5.8
19 Baofeng Mirkit MK3
Baofeng · 2025
Mirkit MK3
10 km5 W128
5.2 / 10
5.2
20 Retevis MateTalk C66B
Retevis · 2026
MateTalk C66B
3 km5 W16
4.8 / 10
4.8
21 Retevis RB658
Retevis · 2025
RB658
2 WIPx4
4.7 / 10
4.7
22 Yaesu FT-4XE
Yaesu · 2025
FT-4XE
5 W
4.4 / 10
4.4
23 CRT FP 00
CRT · 2026
FP 00
5 W128
4.3 / 10
4.3
24 Baofeng BF-C3
Baofeng · 2026
BF-C3
5 W16
3.9 / 10
3.9

Close contests in this ranking

Retevis RA89 vs TIDRADIO TD-DP712 Retevis RA89vsTIDRADIO TD-DP712 9.29.0 TIDRADIO TD-DP712 vs Baofeng UV-5RM Plus TIDRADIO TD-DP712vsBaofeng UV-5RM Plus 9.08.9 Baofeng UV-5RM Plus vs Radtel RT-S10 Baofeng UV-5RM PlusvsRadtel RT-S10 8.98.8 Radtel RT-S10 vs TIDRADIO TD-638 Radtel RT-S10vsTIDRADIO TD-638 8.88.7 TIDRADIO TD-638 vs Baofeng UV-5RM Plus GPS TIDRADIO TD-638vsBaofeng UV-5RM Plus GPS 8.78.6 Baofeng UV-5RM Plus GPS vs Radtel RT-730 Baofeng UV-5RM Plus GPSvsRadtel RT-730 8.68.6

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