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Best radios of 2024

Top 22 models by score, from our catalog.

updated 24 Oct 2026
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 President George II
President · 2024
George II
12 W80
9.2 / 10
9.2
5 TIDRADIO TD-DP712
TIDRADIO · 2024
TD-DP712
10 W64
9.0 / 10
9.0
6 Midland XT70 Pro
Midland · 2024
XT70 Pro
12 km0.5 W85
8.9 / 10
8.9
7 TALKPOD F40
TALKPOD · 2024
F40
2 W446IPx4
8.7 / 10
8.7
8 Radtel RT-20M
Radtel · 2024
RT-20M
25 W999
8.3 / 10
8.3
9 TIDRADIO TD-DP738
TIDRADIO · 2024
TD-DP738
10 W1,000IPx4
8.0 / 10
8.0
10 Radtel RT-470
Radtel · 2024
RT-470
10 W256
7.5 / 10
7.5
11 Radtel RT-790G
Radtel · 2024
RT-790G
5 W
7.4 / 10
7.4
12 Radtel RT-760
Radtel · 2024
RT-760
3 W199IPx7
7.4 / 10
7.4
13 Alinco DJ-VX-50-HE
Alinco · 2024
DJ-VX-50-HE
5 W200IPx7
7.2 / 10
7.2
14 Midland XT70
Midland · 2024
XT70
12 km0.5 W8
6.0 / 10
6.0
15 Radtel RT-590 Plus
Radtel · 2024
RT-590 Plus
200
6.0 / 10
6.0
16 TALKPOD A361CB PLUS
TALKPOD · 2024
A361CB PLUS
5 W80IPx7
5.9 / 10
5.9
17 TALKPOD A361CB
TALKPOD · 2024
A361CB
5 W80IPx7
5.9 / 10
5.9
18 Baofeng UV-17R
Baofeng · 2024
UV-17R
5 W999
5.5 / 10
5.5
19 Motorola CLP446e
Motorola · 2024
CLP446e
0.5 W16IPx4
5.4 / 10
5.4
20 Baofeng UV-9R
Baofeng · 2024
UV-9R
5 W128IPx7
5.3 / 10
5.3
21 Radtel RT-5R
Radtel · 2024
RT-5R
5 W128
4.0 / 10
4.0
22 TALKPOD A36SE
TALKPOD · 2024
A36SE
5 WIPx4
3.8 / 10
3.8

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 President George II Radtel RT-4DvsPresident George II 9.49.2 President George II vs TIDRADIO TD-DP712 President George IIvsTIDRADIO TD-DP712 9.29.0 TIDRADIO TD-DP712 vs Midland XT70 Pro TIDRADIO TD-DP712vsMidland XT70 Pro 9.08.9 Midland XT70 Pro vs TALKPOD F40 Midland XT70 ProvsTALKPOD F40 8.98.7

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