[Icom] Source for Icom IC-502A bits

[Caitlyn Martin]

OHi, Pete, and everyone else,

I'll respond to your other post off list.
> 
> I have the 502A also with the battery charger gizmo.  At the Shelby
> hamfest last year, I asked several of the NiCad people (1) if they had
> some N-900C's and (2) if not where to find them.
> 
> I was told by at least two of the battery people that N-900C's had not
> been made for several years and they had no clue as to where to look
> for them.

Quite correct.

According to a couple of bookshelf portable owners these are really just
generic 2/3subC cells.  The N-900C were 900mAH capacity NiCad batteries.
The current ones are 1300mAH, Sanyo model CP-1300SCR.  (The N-900Cs
were Sanyo Cadnica batteries as well.)  http://www.batteriesamerica.com
has them for $4.25 a piece, and, of course, you'll need 10 pieces per
rig.

I'll know by next week if these really work out, and I will post the
results to the list sicne there appear to be quite a few people still
using the old portables and quite a bit of interest judging from my
inbox.

BTW, if this does work, I'll be in the market for another couple of
BC-20s :)

73,
Caity
KU4QD