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Best amateur (ham) radios under £30

Top 29 models by score, from our catalog.

updated 24 Oct 2026models from 2023 on
Radtel RT-493
#1

Radtel RT-493

9.5 / 10
10 W199IPx7
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2 TIDRADIO TD-H3 Plus
TIDRADIO · 2025
TD-H3 Plus
10 W
8.9 / 10
8.9
3 TIDRADIO TD-H8
TIDRADIO · 2025
TD-H8
10 W
8.1 / 10
8.1
4 Baofeng GT-5
Baofeng · 2023
GT-5
5 W
8.1 / 10
8.1
5 TIDRADIO TD-H3
TIDRADIO · 2026
TD-H3
5 W199
7.3 / 10
7.3
6 Baofeng UV-7B
Baofeng · 2025
UV-7B
5 W1,000
6.6 / 10
6.6
7 TIDRADIO TD-H3 SE
TIDRADIO · 2026
TD-H3 SE
5 W
6.3 / 10
6.3
8 Radtel RT-590 Plus
Radtel · 2024
RT-590 Plus
200
6.0 / 10
6.0
9 Baofeng UV-5R Mini
Baofeng · 2025
UV-5R Mini
5 W999
5.7 / 10
5.7
10 Radioddity GC-5
Radioddity · 2023
GC-5
5 W999
5.5 / 10
5.5
11 Baofeng UV-17R
Baofeng · 2024
UV-17R
5 W999
5.5 / 10
5.5
12 Baofeng UV-5R HTQ
Baofeng · 2026
UV-5R HTQ
5 W128
5.3 / 10
5.3
13 Baofeng UV-9R
Baofeng · 2024
UV-9R
5 W128IPx7
5.3 / 10
5.3
14 Quansheng UV-K5
Quansheng · 2026
UV-K5
5 W200
5.2 / 10
5.2
15 Radioddity GT-82
Radioddity · 2023
GT-82
5 W
5.1 / 10
5.1
16 Baofeng UV-5R 25th Anniversary Edition
Baofeng · 2025
UV-5R 25th Anniversary Edition
5 W128
5.0 / 10
5.0
17 Radioddity GA-5S
Radioddity · 2023
GA-5S
7 W128
4.9 / 10
4.9
18 Retevis RA79
Retevis · 2026
RA79
5 W200
4.9 / 10
4.9
19 Baofeng UV-6R
Baofeng · 2023
UV-6R
5 W128
4.6 / 10
4.6
20 Baofeng UV-5RA
Baofeng · 2023
UV-5RA
5 W128
4.6 / 10
4.6
21 Baofeng BF-T17
Baofeng · 2025
BF-T17
10 km2 W99
4.5 / 10
4.5
22 PNI P15UV
PNI · 2025
P15UV
5 W999
4.4 / 10
4.4
23 Radioddity GA-5E
Radioddity · 2023
GA-5E
5 W
4.3 / 10
4.3
24 Baofeng UV-5R EX
Baofeng · 2023
UV-5R EX
5 W
4.2 / 10
4.2
25 Baofeng BF-F8+
Baofeng · 2023
BF-F8+
5 W128
4.1 / 10
4.1
26 Radtel RT-5R
Radtel · 2024
RT-5R
5 W128
4.0 / 10
4.0
27 Baofeng C3 Pro
Baofeng · 2026
C3 Pro
6 km2 W16
3.8 / 10
3.8
28 Radioddity R2
Radioddity · 2023
R2
2 W16
3.6 / 10
3.6
29 Leixen VV-108 Super MINI
Leixen · 2023
VV-108 Super MINI
0.5 W16
3.5 / 10
3.5

Close contests in this ranking

Radtel RT-493 vs TIDRADIO TD-H3 Plus Radtel RT-493vsTIDRADIO TD-H3 Plus 9.58.9 TIDRADIO TD-H3 Plus vs TIDRADIO TD-H8 TIDRADIO TD-H3 PlusvsTIDRADIO TD-H8 8.98.1 TIDRADIO TD-H8 vs Baofeng GT-5 TIDRADIO TD-H8vsBaofeng GT-5 8.18.1 Baofeng GT-5 vs TIDRADIO TD-H3 Baofeng GT-5vsTIDRADIO TD-H3 8.17.3 TIDRADIO TD-H3 vs Baofeng UV-7B TIDRADIO TD-H3vsBaofeng UV-7B 7.36.6 Baofeng UV-7B vs TIDRADIO TD-H3 SE Baofeng UV-7BvsTIDRADIO TD-H3 SE 6.66.3

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