[HCARC] 2 Meter Handheld Question

[Gary and Arlene Johnson]

Lee,

Thanks for the response.

My main use of an HT would be emergency comms use.  Over a long haul, I 
expect the built in battery pack to fail at some point.  That is when having 
the ability to backup with AA rechargeable batteries would come in very 
handy.  Northing would be worse than an HT and no way to adequately power it 
in an emergency.  That's why I guess we call them emergencies.  My guess 
would be that I could purchase an extra battery pack as insurance, but at 
the cost of some HT's, it might be less expensive to buy more than one HT. 
I'd much rather have the HT able to run on AA batteries.

73's

Gary J
N5"BAA"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lee Besing" <lee at besing.com>
To: "'Gary and Arlene Johnson'" <qltfnish at omniglobal.net>
Cc: <hcarc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 6:04 PM
Subject: RE: [HCARC] 2 Meter Handheld Question


> Some HT Radios have the optional battery pack that will accept AA 
> batteries.
> Usually the HT will run on a lower power setting, or you end up running 
> thru
> a lot of alkaline batteries. :)  But in an emergency, with no power to
> recharge the normal battery, it's an option.
>
> For my Icom HT, I bought their cigarette lighter power plug to let me 
> charge
> my HT in my car also, for those longer deployments or events.
>
> Lee N5NTG
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Gary and Arlene Johnson
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 4:11 PM
> To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [HCARC] 2 Meter Handheld Question
>
> Is there a 2 meter handheld handyTalky that can use either AA or AAA
> rechargeable batteries in addition to it's rechargeable pack.  I have 
> never
> even held a HandyTalky so I have no idea about this - maybe they all will 
> do
> as I desire.
>
> Gary J
> N5"BAA"
>
>
>