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Old 01-15-2015, 03:22 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Lipripper92592 View Post
Sounds like a good find. Just remember to put in back in the cradle when you are done with it. My VHF takes AA batteries......a royal pain when compared to the rechargeable one you have. Remember the battery meter usually only works correctly when are transmitting. Meaning it could show 100% charged, then when you push to talk, it will drop considerably.

Man, that sucks. The west marine one that I bought came with both rechargeable and a tray for AAA's. I feel your pain on the alkaline batteries. I've tried the AAA tray in BAJA when rechargeable died and I actually lost wattage therefor lowering communication distance.
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