[MilCom] Pro97 having to be returned.

[Stavro]

Friends
I had my Pro97 lesson than a half hour and it was damaged. I had non 
rechargeable batteries in the black holder. I was programming in the 
Glynn/Brunswick (Georgia) trunked system with the radio plugged into an 
AC outlet. All of a sudden the radio got hot. I  unplugged it right 
away. Carefully removed the battery cover to find the battery holder 
soaked with battery acid. .
Needless to say I was and still am very excited about this radio. It's 
really depressing that I had it but for under an hour and have to 
return  it for a new one. Thankfully with a  two kids in the house my 
mother, their grand mother, had the good sense to hide the packaging 
for the radio .. I knew where I put it and went into a panic when it 
wasn't there. .. It of course turned up. I have everything read to go 
back. Including the black battery holder in a plastic sandwich bag with 
the batteries that leaked still in it.  Steve