Hi there,
This is a little off topic--but, the PAC Mate does have a percentage of
charge indicator. It can be found at the bottom of the Today screen.

73

Ron

N6MSA


-----Original Message-----
From: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brent Harding
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 11:15 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: HT purchase! Wahoo!


How then, does the Pac Mate even have a percentage scale? I believe it
uses a lithium ion battery, and so FS says.

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: HT purchase! Wahoo!


> The TH-F6A dies the same way when that battery is going, problem is,
lithium
> Ion batteries like they have now don't slowly lose voltage over time
> like the NiCad's did so it's tough to give a accurate warning, when
> they go,
they
> go hard and fast. That's what I've been told anyway, that's why it's
> so
hard
> to put a real warning in them.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Darrell Shandrow" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 5:17 PM
> Subject: Re: HT purchase! Wahoo!
>
>
> > Hi John,
> >
> > I love my T90!  It does get very hot to the touch when transmitting
> > for
> long
> > periods on high power.  Really, it actually gets almost too hot to
handle.
> >
> > The biggest downfall for the T90 is how it dies.  It first stops
> > transmitting with any significant power level (suddenly unable to
> > hit
the
> > repeater into which you're normally full quieting) and then it dies
> > hard with no other warnings...
> >
> >
>