[Standard] Standard C156A-is it THAT rare??

[Bob Shannon]

At 01:13 PM 1/24/03 -0800, John Geiger wrote:
>Just picked up a Standard C156A 2 meter HT on ebay.  I
>am starting to wonder if the seller was the only
>person to ever buy one of these HTs.  QST reviewed it
>and give it a very good review, but there is only 1
>review of it on eham.net.  Every aftermarket battery
>place does not carry battery packs for this model, and
>most of the on-line manual downloads do not have its
>manual.
>
>Was the HT that rare?  If so, why.  Looks like a good
>HT at a great price.  If you also have one, would
>appreciate comments on it.

I had a C156A and batteries are scarce as chickens teeth. did many
a net search for them. finally cut my old ones open with a small
dremel saw and replaced the NiCads inside with NiMh from
Batteries Only, out of Canada. Soldering can be a real pain so
watch out for that heat factor. Good Luck!
Bob