Two-Way Radios

A licence-free PMR446 radio set from a trusted brand — simple, light and ideal for keeping a family or group in contact off-grid.

• Licence-free and legal in the UK
• Simple enough for the whole family
• Light and pocketable

A licence-free PMR446 radio pair from Motorola, built for the outdoors with a rugged, splash-resistant body and a bundled hard case. Handy for keeping a group in contact on a hike or coordinating at home when the mobile network is down. Range is line-of-sight so treat the box figures as best-case, but for short-range family or team comms it does the job.

• Licence-free PMR446 — no paperwork, works straight out of the box
• Rugged splash-resistant build suited to hills and bad weather
• Rechargeable batteries plus AA backup for flexibility off-grid

A set of four waterproof PMR446 licence-free radios with a travel case, useful for keeping a household or group in contact when mobile networks are down or out of range. The IP67 rating means they'll survive rain and a brief dunk, which matters for real outdoor use.

• Licence-free PMR446, so no paperwork or subscription to use
• IP67 waterproof rating handles rain and accidental submersion
• Four handsets cover a family or small team from one purchase

A pair of long-range two-way radios for keeping a group in contact when the mobile network is down or absent. Handy for a family in a power cut, coordinating on a hill walk, or staying in touch across a site with no signal. Range claims are optimistic, but for line-of-sight and short distances they do the job licence-free.

• Works with no mobile network or signal, unlike a phone
• Comes as a ready-to-use pair for two-way contact out of the box
• Licence-free PMR channels are legal to use in the UK without paperwork

A loud pealess safety whistle whose sound carries far further than the human voice. A tiny, effortless way to signal for help and attract rescue.

• Extremely loud for its size
• Pealess design won't jam when wet
• Carries far further than shouting

A wind-up AM/FM emergency radio that also charges from solar, USB or its 2000mAh internal battery, so you can keep hearing local broadcasts during a prolonged power cut. It doubles as a small torch and a top-up charger for a phone in a pinch. Crank output is modest, so treat the hand-crank as a backup to the built-in battery rather than the main power source.

• Four ways to power it: hand crank, solar, USB charge and internal battery
• AM/FM reception for local emergency and weather bulletins
• Built-in LED torch and USB output for an emergency phone top-up

A do-everything emergency radio that keeps working when the grid doesn't: hand crank, solar panel and a rechargeable 4000mAh pack all feed the same battery. Reach for it in a storm or blackout to pick up AM/FM broadcasts, top up a phone, or trigger the SOS alarm and torch. It's the kind of single, self-contained tool that earns its place in a grab bag.

• Three ways to charge — hand crank, solar and USB — so it never goes flat for good
• 4000mAh internal pack doubles as a phone power bank in an emergency
• Built-in torch plus a loud SOS siren for signalling

A wind-up and solar radio that pulls in AM/FM/SW so you can follow official updates when the mains and mobile networks are down. It doubles as an LED torch, SOS alarm and small power bank, with the 2000mAh battery topped up by crank, sun or USB. A tidy all-in-one for a grab bag or the power-cut drawer.

• Three ways to power it: crank, solar or USB
• AM/FM/SW plus SOS alarm and built-in LED torch
• Doubles as a small phone power bank

A hand-crank and solar emergency radio with a 4,500mAh battery, so you can keep FM reception and a little phone charge going when the grid and mains are down. Handy as a backup information source and torch during storms or power cuts. Wind-up output is modest, so treat the USB charging as a top-up rather than a substitute for a proper power bank.

• Three ways to power it: hand crank, solar and USB
• Doubles as a torch and emergency phone top-up
• 4,500mAh battery larger than most crank radios

A hand-crank and solar emergency radio that adds DAB to the usual FM, so you can still pick up digital broadcasts during a power cut. It doubles as a torch and a small power bank for topping up a phone, and the wind-up handle means it keeps working when the batteries and grid are both gone. The kind of thing you set aside for a storm and forget about until the day you need it.

• DAB and FM tuning, not just FM, so you catch digital-only stations
• Three ways to power it: hand crank, solar panel and USB charging
• Built-in LED torch and USB output to trickle-charge a phone