Now I see why you say to search before posting as this was answered on Dec. 6th. Fortunately it was the answer I was hoping for, "yes" MF ----- mffitz WD0ENA -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Battery-Holder-tp7233234p7233247.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.