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Best handheld ham radios

Top 30 models by score, from our catalog.

updated 24 Oct 2026models from 2020 on
Alinco DR-MD-520E
#1

Alinco DR-MD-520E

9.7 / 10
55 W4,000
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2 Radioddity GD-55 Plus
Radioddity · 2023
GD-55 Plus
10 WIPx7
9.6 / 10
9.6
3 Radtel RT-463
Radtel · 2024
RT-463
8 W199
9.6 / 10
9.6
4 Radtel RT-790
Radtel · 2023
RT-790
10 W
9.5 / 10
9.5
5 Radtel RT-493
Radtel · 2024
RT-493
10 W199IPx7
9.5 / 10
9.5
6 Radtel RT-4D
Radtel · 2024
RT-4D
5 W1,024IPx7
9.4 / 10
9.4
7 Radioddity DB40-D
Radioddity · 2023
DB40-D
40 W4,000
9.4 / 10
9.4
8 Retevis MA1
Retevis · 2026
MA1
50 W999
9.2 / 10
9.2
9 TIDRADIO TD-V712 Plus
TIDRADIO · 2025
TD-V712 Plus
10 W199
9.2 / 10
9.2
10 Retevis RA89
Retevis · 2025
RA89
10 W200IPx8
9.1 / 10
9.1
11 TYT MD-390G
TYT · 2023
MD-390G
5 W1,000IPx7
9.1 / 10
9.1
12 CRT Micron UV V2
CRT · 2025
Micron UV V2
25 W200
9.0 / 10
9.0
13 TIDRADIO TD-DP712
TIDRADIO · 2024
TD-DP712
10 W64
9.0 / 10
9.0
14 TIDRADIO TD-H3 Plus
TIDRADIO · 2025
TD-H3 Plus
10 W
8.9 / 10
8.9
15 President Washington 100W
President · 2026
Washington 100W
100 W80
8.9 / 10
8.9
16 Baofeng UV-9R plus
Baofeng · 2021
UV-9R plus
8 WIPx7
8.8 / 10
8.8
17 TYT MD-9600
TYT · 2023
MD-9600
50 W3,000
8.8 / 10
8.8
18 Radtel RT-6D PRO
Radtel · 2025
RT-6D PRO
10 W1,024
8.7 / 10
8.7
19 Baofeng UV-5RM Plus
Baofeng · 2026
UV-5RM Plus
10 W
8.7 / 10
8.7
20 Radtel RT-S10
Radtel · 2026
RT-S10
10 W199IPx7
8.6 / 10
8.6
21 TIDRADIO TD-638
TIDRADIO · 2026
TD-638
10 WIPx7
8.6 / 10
8.6
22 Radtel RT-730
Radtel · 2026
RT-730
10 W199IPx7
8.5 / 10
8.5
23 TYT MD-680D
TYT · 2023
MD-680D
10 W
8.4 / 10
8.4
24 AnyTone AT-779UV
AnyTone · 2025
AT-779UV
10 km20 W500
8.4 / 10
8.4
25 Radtel RT-6D
Radtel · 2025
RT-6D
10 W1,024
8.3 / 10
8.3
26 Radtel RT-20M
Radtel · 2024
RT-20M
25 W999
8.3 / 10
8.3
27 TYT MD-680
TYT · 2023
MD-680
10 W
8.2 / 10
8.2
28 Retevis NR30D
Retevis · 2026
NR30D
10 W32IPx7
8.2 / 10
8.2
29 TIDRADIO TD-H8
TIDRADIO · 2025
TD-H8
10 W
8.1 / 10
8.1
30 Baofeng GT-5
Baofeng · 2023
GT-5
5 W
8.1 / 10
8.1

Close contests in this ranking

Alinco DR-MD-520E vs Radioddity GD-55 Plus Alinco DR-MD-520EvsRadioddity GD-55 Plus 9.79.6 Radioddity GD-55 Plus vs Radtel RT-463 Radioddity GD-55 PlusvsRadtel RT-463 9.69.6 Radtel RT-463 vs Radtel RT-790 Radtel RT-463vsRadtel RT-790 9.69.5 Radtel RT-790 vs Radtel RT-493 Radtel RT-790vsRadtel RT-493 9.59.5 Radtel RT-493 vs Radtel RT-4D Radtel RT-493vsRadtel RT-4D 9.59.4 Radtel RT-4D vs Radioddity DB40-D Radtel RT-4DvsRadioddity DB40-D 9.49.4

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