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Most powerful handheld radios

Top 30 models by transmit power, from our catalog.

updated 24 Oct 2026models from 2020 on
President Washington 100W
#1

President Washington 100W

100 W
100 W80
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2 Yaesu FT-710 AESS
Yaesu · 2026
FT-710 AESS
100 W
100 W
3 Radioddity QT80
Radioddity · 2025
QT80
80 W
80 W
4 Jopix AT-5555N II
Jopix · 2025
AT-5555N II
60 W
60 W
5 AnyTone AT-D578UV Pro
AnyTone · 2026
AT-D578UV Pro
60 W
60 W
6 Alinco DR-MD-520E
Alinco · 2026
DR-MD-520E
55 W4,000
55 W
9.7
7 President Richard
President · 2025
Richard
50 W
50 W
8 CRT SS 7900V
CRT · 2022
SS 7900V
50 W
50 W
9 CRT SS 9900
CRT · 2022
SS 9900
50 W
50 W
10 Retevis MA1
Retevis · 2026
MA1
50 W999
50 W
9.2
11 TYT MD-9600
TYT · 2023
MD-9600
50 W3,000
50 W
8.8
12 Radioddity VB70
Radioddity · 2026
VB70
50 W758
50 W
13 Motorola MOTOTRBO DM4600e
Motorola · 2025
MOTOTRBO DM4600e
45 W1,000IPx4
45 W
6.8
14 Radioddity DB40-D
Radioddity · 2023
DB40-D
40 W4,000
40 W
9.4
15 Kydera CDM-550H
Kydera · 2023
CDM-550H
40 W
40 W
16 Radioddity DB25-D Mini
Radioddity · 2021
DB25-D Mini
40 WIPx4
40 W
6.5
17 Radtel P89
Radtel · 2026
P89
35 W
35 W
18 Alinco DX-10
Alinco · 2024
DX-10
25 W360
25 W
19 Retevis RT95
Retevis · 2025
RT95
25 W200
25 W
20 CRT Micron UV V2
CRT · 2025
Micron UV V2
25 W200
25 W
9.0
21 Standard Horizon GX1400GPS/E
Standard Horizon · 2026
GX1400GPS/E
25 WIPx8
25 W
22 Garmin VHF 315i
Garmin · 2026
VHF 315i
25 WIPx7
25 W
4.5
23 Navicom RT1050 AIS
Navicom · 2025
RT1050 AIS
25 WIPx7
25 W
5.6
24 em-trak X100
em-trak · 2025
X100
25 WIPx7
25 W
25 Raymarine Ray63
Raymarine · 2026
Ray63
25 WIPx7
25 W
26 Garmin VHF 215i AIS
Garmin · 2025
VHF 215i AIS
25 WIPx7
25 W
27 Standard Horizon GX1800GPS/E
Standard Horizon · 2026
GX1800GPS/E
25 WIPx8
25 W
9.2
28 Simrad RS20S
Simrad · 2025
RS20S
25 WIPx7
25 W
5.4
29 Garmin VHF 115i
Garmin · 2025
VHF 115i
25 WIPx7
25 W
30 Jopix Marine 3300M DSC
Jopix · 2026
Marine 3300M DSC
25 W56IPx7
25 W
7.4

Close contests in this ranking

President Washington 100W vs Yaesu FT-710 AESS President Washington 100WvsYaesu FT-710 AESS Yaesu FT-710 AESS vs Radioddity QT80 Yaesu FT-710 AESSvsRadioddity QT80 Radioddity QT80 vs Jopix AT-5555N II Radioddity QT80vsJopix AT-5555N II Jopix AT-5555N II vs AnyTone AT-D578UV Pro Jopix AT-5555N IIvsAnyTone AT-D578UV Pro AnyTone AT-D578UV Pro vs Alinco DR-MD-520E AnyTone AT-D578UV ProvsAlinco DR-MD-520E Alinco DR-MD-520E vs President Richard Alinco DR-MD-520EvsPresident Richard

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