Personally, I’d rather have it the way it is than to be loose and flimsy. This is just one of the features that makes the FT-60 that much better than some of the newer radios. It LOOKS old-school and it FEELS old-school, because it IS.?
OK, not as old-school as the old Icom O2, but you know what I mean.
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On Apr 23, 2020, at 7:26 AM, James Craft via <
jrcraft79@...> wrote:
The battery latch is intentionally tight. There is a water seal around the perimeter of the battery that's designed to keep moisture and dust out of the radio. Without the tight latch, there would not be enough compression of the seal. It's a holdover from the basic LMR design of the radio where the radios would be recharged frequently on a desk charger and the battery would rarely need to be removed. It is not the most convenient design for users who have the AA pack or swap batteries frequently.
Jim, AD0AC
