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Barrery Suggestions for FT60r

 

After many years the FNB83 replacement I got from W&W Manufacturing has failed.
In looking on their website I cannot find a 2200mAh battery like the bad one.
The one now listed is 1800mAh.
Any suggestions of a source for higher than OEM capacity (1400mAh).
Prefer fedback from actual purchasers.

Thanks
Richard
 

BatteriesAmerica.com ...

https://batteriesamerica.com/products/fnb-83xh?_pos=6&_sid=47f2bfb49&_ss=r



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Clint Bradford K6LCS
http//www.work-sat.com
 

I am Looking for the same thing. Glad you asked.
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Gary
KY8M
Macomb, MI.
 

Likewise.? That's one of the reasons this is an excellent group for those of us who like the little gems (-60s).

Dave. AF0DJ.
 

Rechargeables in the AA Battery tray!

MW / N4MEW


On Sun, Apr 16, 2023, 4:12 PM Richard via <disposable100=[email protected]> wrote:
After many years the FNB83 replacement I got from W&W Manufacturing has failed.
In looking on their website I cannot find a 2200mAh battery like the bad one.
The one now listed is 1800mAh.
Any suggestions of a source for higher than OEM capacity (1400mAh).
Prefer fedback from actual purchasers.

Thanks
Richard

 

I have been using 2500mAH AA cells in that FBA-25 tray for many years. 2500mAH is almost twice the capacity of the stock 1400mAH pack.

And I essentially quadruple my battery life: I improve my antenna to either a Smiley 270 or the Diamond SRH-320a, and turn my TX power DOWN to 2W. If one is not making it FM voice on 2m/440 with one of those antennas, odds are they won't be at 4-5W. SO, that again doubles battery longevity.

BUT WAIT - THERE'S MORE! Want to increase battery life EVEN MORE? Use an audio accessory - an earpiece of a mini-boom-mic setup. What is the first thing you will do with the volume control if you're wearing an earpiece? That's right: TURN IT DOWN. And what eats up batteries? Keying the mic to transmit, and LOUD audio.

Smiley SMA Male:?
Diamond SHR-320A?

--
Clint Bradford K6LCS
http//www.work-sat.com

PS The Smiley actually out-performs the Diamond - and the Smiley is $22 LESS than the Diamond.
 

Thanks Clint

I forgot about Batteries America.

Richard
 

I recently modified a ‘dead’ battery case to hold a dual 18650 cell holder by cutting a hole in the back. I included a BMS module, bought off EBay, which fits in the ‘groove’ between the cells.?


The cell holder protrudes by about 3 or 4 mm but the belt clip still functions etc.?

For charging, you apply 9 v to the battery terminals, the BMS does the rest. I have a charger I previously build, using a back from a PMR radio. Originally it charged the supplied batteries, now I have added a switch to select the correct charging regime.

73
Brian
G8OSN
 

Hello, do you recommend these batteries or better buy the original Yaesu?.
73 de OA4DOS.
 

Only three options I would consider -

1. Genuine Yaesu battery pack from hamradio.com

2. Any aftetmarket pack that batteriesamerica.com offers

3 Yaesu's FBA-25 alkaline tray and Maha/Powerwerx NiMH AA cells (about 2500mAH) and appropriate charger.
--
Clint Bradford K6LCS
http//www.work-sat.com
 

Good evening

I? agree, When mine died after 9 or 10 10m years I went with option 1.

73
Frank
KB3PQT


------ Original Message ------
From "Clint Bradford via groups.io" <clintbradford@...>
Date 5/19/2023 8:43:58 PM
Subject Re: [Yaesu-FT-60] Barrery Suggestions for FT60r

Only three options I would consider -

1. Genuine Yaesu battery pack from hamradio.com

2. Any aftetmarket pack that batteriesamerica.com offers

3 Yaesu's FBA-25 alkaline tray and Maha/Powerwerx NiMH AA cells (about 2500mAH) and appropriate charger.
--
Clint Bradford K6LCS
http//

Virus-free.
 

Cliff,

Excellent suggestions you make! Thanks for sharing.

?For the same reasons you gave, I use a non-telescoping Diamond SRH-77CA and a monaural wired Audio Technica ear piece plugged into my Yaesu speaker mike as my standard rig in a chest harness.?

With this setup, I set transmit power to low for short distance simplex or mid- (2 Watts) to hit most repeaters within 15 mile (as long as I avoid body shielding the antenna). This about doubles my operating time on a battery in a 20/80 transmit/receive situation.

If someone else around me wants to hear my radio, I just pull the earpiece plug out of the speaker mike until they have heard enough, then plug the earpiece back in.

The earpiece is better for hearing the radio in noisy environments, and still let's me hear and talk to people around me in the environment with my other ear. The earpiece also doesn't interfere with my hats or helmet.

73

Joe


On Sun, Apr 16, 2023, 10:25 PM Clint Bradford via <clintbradford=[email protected]> wrote:
I have been using 2500mAH AA cells in that FBA-25 tray for many years. 2500mAH is almost twice the capacity of the stock 1400mAH pack.

And I essentially quadruple my battery life: I improve my antenna to either a Smiley 270 or the Diamond SRH-320a, and turn my TX power DOWN to 2W. If one is not making it FM voice on 2m/440 with one of those antennas, odds are they won't be at 4-5W. SO, that again doubles battery longevity.

BUT WAIT - THERE'S MORE! Want to increase battery life EVEN MORE? Use an audio accessory - an earpiece of a mini-boom-mic setup. What is the first thing you will do with the volume control if you're wearing an earpiece? That's right: TURN IT DOWN. And what eats up batteries? Keying the mic to transmit, and LOUD audio.

Smiley SMA Male:?
Diamond SHR-320A?

--
Clint Bradford K6LCS
http//

PS The Smiley actually out-performs the Diamond - and the Smiley is $22 LESS than the Diamond.

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