Radio Scanner
FailBuyers convert on only 0.5% of searches, so Radio Scanner is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 46 / 100Top 38% of 1,488 Electronics & Photo niches · +2 vs the category median of 4446
- Market size
- £55K/yr191K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -9.3%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 33%top-5 click share · 26 brands · 63 sellers
Flapen Score
Radio Scanner against its category
The dotted line is the Electronics & Photo average. Past it, Radio Scanner is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Radio Scanner market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Radio Scanner 191K times last year and spent an estimated £55K. The top 5 brands take 72% of clicks. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
0.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 191K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -9.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £55K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 191K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -9.3%
- Conversion, latest week
- 0.5%
- Market size, estimated
- £55Ka year
- Peak month
- October1.9× the quietest month
- Top search term
- radio scanner31K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £55.97.
Listings sell for £55.97 on average, from £16.39 to £314.91. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 1K to 1K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £55.97 that is £0 to £6K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £55.97inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £16.39–£314.91
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 1K–1K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- £0–£6K
- Returns
- 5.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
62% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 92% ship with Prime. On an average day, 10.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #186 within Portable Sound & Video. It carries 259 reviews at 4.02 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 62%
- Prime listings
- 92%
- Out of stock, average day
- 10.7%
- Average rank
- #186in Portable Sound & Video
- Average rating
- 4.02 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 259per listing
- Listings tracked
- 60
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 3 of last year's 15 launches as successful.
15 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 15
- Successful launches
- 3Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 44 months
Products
Top Radio Scanner products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Radtel RT-470X Duad Band Ham Radio Walkie Talkies 256CH Aviation Air Band Two Way Radio Long Range Handheld Transceiver USB-C Charger/Frequency Capture /2600mAh Battery
- Price
- £22.03
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 362
- Age
- 3y ago

TIDRADIO TD-H3 Ham Radio APP/Web Bluetooth Programming 8-Band-Air Band Freq Copy DTMF NOAA Weather 2500mAh Long Range Walkie Talkies Two Way Radio Communication for Emergency Camping-1Pack
- Price
- £26.54
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 228
- Age
- 2y ago

Radtel RT-900 8W Multi-Band Amateur Radio Handheld Walkie Talkie with Noise Reduction 256 Channels VHF/UHF Two-Way Radio NOAA Marine 2200mAh Battery Frequency Tuning Aviation App-Pro
- Price
- £24.17
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 265
- Age
- 1y ago

Docooler HanRongDa HRD-767 FM/AM/AIR Multi Band Radio Aircraft Band Radio Receiver Blacklit LCD Display Lock Button with Headphones Lanyard Storage Bag
- Price
- £22.43
- Rating
- 3.4/5
- Reviews
- 142
- Age
- 6y ago

BAOFENG K5PLUS Dual-Band Ham Radio Long Range UHF VHF 10W Tri-Power Two Way Radio with FM Airband 2500mAh Battery 999CH Frequency Copy Scramble CHIRP Compatible
- Price
- £34.29
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 164
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
BAOFENG DM-32UV 10W DMR Ham Radio with GPS & Digital APRS Dual Band Tier II Two Way Radio with UHF/VHF/AM/FM Receiver 2 Color Display 4000 Channels Extra Case Holder Green
- Price
- £75.34
- Rating
- 3.6/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 4mo ago

BAOFENG K5PLUS Dual-Band Ham Radio Long Range UHF VHF 10W Tri-Power Two Way Radio with FM Airband 2500mAh Battery 999CH Frequency Copy Scramble CHIRP Compatible
- Price
- £34.29
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 164
- Age
- 1y ago

XHDATA R108 Portable Airband Shortwave Radio FM/LW/MW/SW World Band DSP Digital Receiver with External Antenna 500 Presets Backlit LCD Display AC or Rechargeable Battery Black
- Price
- £39.95
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 7mo ago

TIDRADIO TD-H3 Plus Ham Radio Bluetooth-headphone-connectable Amateur Radio Wireless Programming Airband Receive UK Walkie Talkies for Adults Two Way Radio Communication-1 Pack Green
- Price
- £30.23
- Rating
- 3.4/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 1y ago

Radtel RT-6D PRO DMR Radio GPS APRS 500K Contacts Dual Time Slot Two Way Radio Dual Band Walkie Talkie Tier 1+2 Ham Radio 1024 Channels Type C Charge
- Price
- £81.37
- Rating
- 3.4/5
- Reviews
- 25
- Age
- 10mo ago
Newest
by launch date
BAOFENG DM-32UV 10W DMR Ham Radio with GPS & Digital APRS Dual Band Tier II Two Way Radio with UHF/VHF/AM/FM Receiver 2 Color Display 4000 Channels Extra Case Holder Green
- Price
- £75.34
- Rating
- 3.6/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 4mo ago

UK AFG AM/FM Radio Scanner Information Ultimate UK Printed Guide Maps Airband Frequency Aviation Civilian and Military HF/VHF/UHF Marine Ham CB PMR A-Z Airports (Spiral Ring Bound Version)
- Price
- £22.52
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 6mo ago

XHDATA R108 Portable Airband Shortwave Radio FM/LW/MW/SW World Band DSP Digital Receiver with External Antenna 500 Presets Backlit LCD Display AC or Rechargeable Battery Black
- Price
- £39.95
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 7mo ago

Radtel RT-6D PRO DMR Radio GPS APRS 500K Contacts Dual Time Slot Two Way Radio Dual Band Walkie Talkie Tier 1+2 Ham Radio 1024 Channels Type C Charge
- Price
- £81.37
- Rating
- 3.4/5
- Reviews
- 25
- Age
- 10mo ago

Radtel RT-950 PRO Ham Radio GPS/APRS 10W Walkie Talkie Long Range Handheld Two Way Radio AM/FM/CB/SW/MW/LW RX Bluetooth APP Programming NOAA Spectrum Analyzer (with Programming Cable)
- Price
- £68.52
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 461
- Age
- 10mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take only 33% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
26 rising
Sellers
63
Top-5 brand share
72%
Top 20: 97%
Top-5 click share
33%
Top 20: 67%
Open market
23%
- radtel33%
- TIDRADIO19%
- BAOFENG9%
- Retevis6%
- Docooler5%
- XHDATA5%
Demand
Radio Scanner search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Search terms
Top Radio Scanner search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- radio scanner31K/yr
- airband radio scanner20K/yr
- dmr radio17K/yr
- vhf radio14K/yr
- radtel20K/yr
- airband radio14K/yr
- radio scanners receivers uk12K/yr
- airband radio receiver8K/yr
- air band radio scanners uk7K/yr
- tidradio7K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Radio Scanner
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Standard antenna isn't great
turns out the transmitter is faulty
Great features Poor Reception
Poor quality
Absolute rubbish
Garbage
the software isn't
Software issues
Software is old needs updating
Two units that won't charge at all
The base/charging dock doesn't charge the battery
The battery charger with it did not work
honestly, waist of money
not very good for the price
Not worth the money
Love
has a solid build quality
Good quality build
Build quality is excellent
Worth what I paid
Good value for money
Good value
Great transceiver easy to use
Excellent go to radios
The memory scan feature is useful for quickly finding channels
Easy to operate
easy to program
ease of use
Great audio quality
Good clear audio
Clear sound
Return
5.6% Return rate 5% Fixable by listing
it IS annoying for it to be totally disfunctional
not a good does not work
Nothing on air at all
Two units that won't charge at all
The base/charging dock doesn't charge the battery
The battery charger with it did not work
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