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Best amateur (ham) radios under £40

Top 30 models by score, from our catalog.

updated 29 Oct 2026models from 2023 on
Radtel RT-463
#1

Radtel RT-463

9.6 / 10
8 W199
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2 Radtel RT-493
Radtel · 2024
RT-493
10 W199IPx7
9.5 / 10
9.5
3 Radtel RT-4D
Radtel · 2024
RT-4D
5 W1,024IPx7
9.4 / 10
9.4
4 TIDRADIO TD-V712 Plus
TIDRADIO · 2025
TD-V712 Plus
10 W199
9.4 / 10
9.4
5 TIDRADIO TD-H3 Plus
TIDRADIO · 2025
TD-H3 Plus
10 W
9.0 / 10
9.0
6 Baofeng GT-5
Baofeng · 2023
GT-5
5 W
8.2 / 10
8.2
7 TIDRADIO TD-H8
TIDRADIO · 2025
TD-H8
10 W
8.0 / 10
8.0
8 Radtel RT-760
Radtel · 2024
RT-760
3 W199IPx7
7.5 / 10
7.5
9 Radtel RT-470
Radtel · 2024
RT-470
10 W256
7.5 / 10
7.5
10 TIDRADIO TD-H3
TIDRADIO · 2026
TD-H3
5 W199
7.4 / 10
7.4
11 Radtel RT-860
Radtel · 2025
RT-860
5 W1,024
6.9 / 10
6.9
12 Baofeng UV-7B
Baofeng · 2025
UV-7B
5 W1,000
6.6 / 10
6.6
13 Baofeng EU-5R Mini V2
Baofeng · 2026
EU-5R Mini V2
5 W
6.5 / 10
6.5
14 TIDRADIO TD-H3 SE
TIDRADIO · 2026
TD-H3 SE
5 W
6.4 / 10
6.4
15 Radtel RT-590 Plus
Radtel · 2024
RT-590 Plus
200
6.0 / 10
6.0
16 Baofeng UV-17E
Baofeng · 2025
UV-17E
10 km5 W128IPx4
5.9 / 10
5.9
17 Baofeng UV-5R Mini
Baofeng · 2025
UV-5R Mini
5 W999
5.8 / 10
5.8
18 Baofeng UV-17R
Baofeng · 2024
UV-17R
5 W999
5.6 / 10
5.6
19 Radioddity GC-5
Radioddity · 2023
GC-5
5 W999
5.6 / 10
5.6
20 Baofeng UV-5R HTQ
Baofeng · 2026
UV-5R HTQ
5 W128
5.5 / 10
5.5
21 Baofeng UV-9R
Baofeng · 2024
UV-9R
5 W128IPx7
5.4 / 10
5.4
22 Quansheng UV-K5
Quansheng · 2026
UV-K5
5 W200
5.4 / 10
5.4
23 Radioddity GT-82
Radioddity · 2023
GT-82
5 W
5.3 / 10
5.3
24 Baofeng UV-5R 25th Anniversary Edition
Baofeng · 2025
UV-5R 25th Anniversary Edition
5 W128
5.1 / 10
5.1
25 Quansheng UV-K6
Quansheng · 2025
UV-K6
8 km5 W200
5.0 / 10
5.0
26 Retevis RA79
Retevis · 2026
RA79
5 W200
5.0 / 10
5.0
27 Radioddity GA-5S
Radioddity · 2023
GA-5S
7 W128
4.9 / 10
4.9
28 Baofeng UV-5R Plus
Baofeng · 2025
UV-5R Plus
5 W128
4.8 / 10
4.8
29 Baofeng BF-T17
Baofeng · 2025
BF-T17
10 km2 W99
4.6 / 10
4.6
30 Baofeng UV-5RA
Baofeng · 2023
UV-5RA
5 W128
4.5 / 10
4.5

Close contests in this ranking

Radtel RT-463 vs Radtel RT-493 Radtel RT-463vsRadtel RT-493 9.69.5 Radtel RT-493 vs Radtel RT-4D Radtel RT-493vsRadtel RT-4D 9.59.4 Radtel RT-4D vs TIDRADIO TD-V712 Plus Radtel RT-4DvsTIDRADIO TD-V712 Plus 9.49.4 TIDRADIO TD-V712 Plus vs TIDRADIO TD-H3 Plus TIDRADIO TD-V712 PlusvsTIDRADIO TD-H3 Plus 9.49.0 TIDRADIO TD-H3 Plus vs Baofeng GT-5 TIDRADIO TD-H3 PlusvsBaofeng GT-5 9.08.2 Baofeng GT-5 vs TIDRADIO TD-H8 Baofeng GT-5vsTIDRADIO TD-H8 8.28.0

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