Me, too. 2700mAH NiMH - that’s twice the capacity of stock NiMH pack. Then improved my antenna - that makes it about FOUR TIMES battery longevity.?
Oh, and when I use an earpiece … What is the first thing you’ll do with the VOLume control? You will turn it DOWN. And what eats up batteries? Keying the PTT to transmit, and loud audio.
BOTTOM LINE: My batteries last forever … (g)
Clint
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PS Want to see a great example of line of sight? Go to …?? … 2W TX power, $15 antenna … speaking to an astronaut whop was aboard the ISS at the time, 450+ miles downrange …
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On Apr 15, 2024, at 11:25?AM, Mark Wolff via groups.io <N4MEW.Mark@...> wrote:
I've made the switch to the battery tray and individually rechargeable NMh AA cells.
MW / N4MEW
Aside from what Yaesu offers, has anyone had success with larger capacity 3rd party supplied batteries? Recommendations? Thank you.
73, Harris? K9RJ
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Clint Bradford K6LCS
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