Have two ft60s. ?First for about ten years and original factory battery works great. ?Then couple weeks back, got distracted, set it on roof of car and drove off, never to be seen again. ?Sad feelings. ? Turn to the second 60 about 3 years old bought without a battery from local ham otherwise NIB. ?Bought two Chinese batteries off Amazon and now a no go. ?Hard,Ed ever used, one still in white box. ?Neither the drop in charger that came with new one or the 12 bold car charger will work. ?Let it charge for hours but never gets beyond 6.2 holding volts. ?Key up and it dies. ?Yet with car charger plugged in, it reads full charge voltage and works fine, so long as connected to 12vdc source. ? So now need new battery. ?Appreciate referral for the best, cost not an issue. ?Really miss that first one, she was my go to baby. ?Seems I am Kate to the battery parade here. ?Tnx in advance. Mark. Ka7bad

You might think about buying the battery tray, which holds six AA cells. Then fill it with Eneloop Nickle-metal-hydroxide?cells. Greater capacity; more recharge cycles over their life; holds charge much better when in storage, much cheaper in the long run. If you often need to replace batteries quickly, think about getting two trays.

I buy mine in combo packages (from Costco)--comes with a 4-cell charger, and typically 10 AA cells plus four AAA cells and, depending on the package, adapters for D and C cells as well. Two packs give you charging for all six cells in an FT-60 set at once (plus room for two other cells) plus three sets of six cells for the radio (and a couple of spares).? (Note that the online products at Costco don't necessarily match what's in a "brick and mortar" store and that the specific pack contents does change?from time to?time.)

Some hams on here have reported that the AA cells may come in two different capacities and the larger ones might not quite fit the FT-60 and battery tray. You might want to search the forum for those reports so you don't get the wrong ones. (I think someone may have even reported how to fix that problem, but I am not sure.)

Good luck and 73,

JERRY, N3AA

Note that my previous message might not have been clear:

I buy the batteries and charger packs at a Costco warehouse--they are also available from Costco.com and, most likely, other suppliers. Panasonic owns the Eneloop brand now, but they bought it a year or so ago from (I think) Sanyo.

The FT-60 battery trays should be available at places that sell the radios.

73,

JERRY, N3AA

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You might think about buying the battery tray, which holds six AA cells. Then fill it with Eneloop Nickle-metal-hydroxide?cells. Greater capacity; more recharge cycles over their life; holds charge much better when in storage, much cheaper in the long run. If you often need to replace batteries quickly, think about getting two trays.

I buy mine in combo packages (from Costco)--comes with a 4-cell charger, and typically 10 AA cells plus four AAA cells and, depending on the package, adapters for D and C cells as well. Two packs give you charging for all six cells in an FT-60 set at once (plus room for two other cells) plus three sets of six cells for the radio (and a couple of spares).? (Note that the online products at Costco don't necessarily match what's in a "brick and mortar" store and that the specific pack contents does change?from time to?time.)

Some hams on here have reported that the AA cells may come in two different capacities and the larger ones might not quite fit the FT-60 and battery tray. You might want to search the forum for those reports so you don't get the wrong ones. (I think someone may have even reported how to fix that problem, but I am not sure.)

Good luck and 73,

JERRY, N3AA

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