Bill,
The batteries are just fine(and I know batteries!). It is a
problem of radio voltage regulator design. I don't know about all the
Yeasu's, but the FT-530 gets WARM JUST RECEIVING, not to mention
transmitting. I have five of them; believe me, I know.
Rich
On Wed, 31 Dec 1997, Wild Bill Marcus wrote:
> How old are the NiCad's on the 50r in question? NiCad packs will go bad
> like mentioned after a year or two. Of course there are those who's
> battereis last forever, but they take realy good care of them, and rarely
> use them. NiCads in general will only last for a limited number of
> charge-discharge cycles. This is why the "Renewals" have become popular.
> They can be recharged about 25 times, more then most rechargable akalines.
> Bill Marcus, N3WNC
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