Yep, i find the same thing with mine.
I don't even get a month, two weeks at the max with it turned off and it'll
give me maybe 2 hours on the battery from a full charge.
I guess that must mean i should use it more often.
Is there over charge protection in that battery or in the radio?  If i leave
it plugged in all the time it should maintain a maximum charge without
hurting the battery right?

sure can't beat the CW read out though, especially if you like to scan
around.
Or, if your in a new area and need to find and remember repeater freqs and
so on.
Its ok if you just preprogram everything and have no interest in frequency
hunting, but the ICT90 is perfect for a blind operater who likes to find
frequencies without having to have a set of eyes to read the display
everytime.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: ict90


> Actually, the problem is, the shelf life on the stock battery was
horrible.
> If you charge it right before use, it will go all day and then some but if
> you let it sit, it will only last about a month or so sitting, and use
after
> a few days will get you very little life. I got the Batteries America one
> for it as a spare, and that one's a bit better but even that one, if I
> charge it and use it right away, I'll get a lot of use out of it. Let it
sit
> on the radio, it's better than the stock one, but still not great.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 1:26 PM
> Subject: Re: ict90
>
>
> > The IC-T90 was a real battery eater.
> >
> > 73 De Anthony W2AJV
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> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 5:12 PM
> > Subject: Re: ict90
> >
> >
> >>I had trouble getting used to that but once I did, I'm alright with it.
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 5:00 PM
> >> Subject: Re: ict90
> >>
> >>
> >>> That would be one reason why I wouldn't like that radio.  It appears
> >>> that
> >>> the keypad is arranged vertically rather than horizontally.  That was
> >>> also
> >>> one thing I didn't like about the Yaesu vx5-R.
> >>> Harvey
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
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