I recommend getting the battery tray that holds six normal size AA cells. Then buy Eneloops NiMH cells or equivalent and charger(s). The AA Eneloops are in two capacity sizes, nominally 2000 maH and 2550 maH--I am not sure if the larger one fits the tray (maybe someone can answer that).
I bought mine at Costco--they had a nice package that was a good deal and I have three sets. Each came with a charger, some AA's (eight, as I recall); some AAA's (not sure, maybe six of them); and adapters to fit D and C applications. The reason I have three sets is because one charger and 8 AA cells go with my camera, four cells in the flash, four cells for a spare set, and one charger that takes four cells at once. For the FT-60, I needed 12 cells, six for the loaded tray and six more for spares. It takes two of the four-cell chargers to charge the six cells simultaneously.
You get lots of battery energy at a good price. It's worth checking out.
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JERRY, N3AA
