is that the fast desk charger that doesn't take 18 hours to charge the
battery?
That has to be the silliest thing i've ever heard taking 18 hours to charge
a relatively small battery like that...considering your average sell phone
battery is charged within 2 hours and has over charge protection built in as
a stock feature.
This battery is probably twice what a sell phone battery is, so perhaps four
hours at the outside on a regular charger....
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: ict90


>
> I don't know about over charge protection, I have a desk charger from
> batteries America that has it, but I can charge that battery fully on a
> Friday, run the radio all weekend almost depending on talk time. If I talk
a
> lot not that long, but I still get most of the day out of it, almost as
good
> as the THF6A on the good battery.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 4:16 PM
> Subject: Re: ict90
>
>
> > 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
> >> > [log in to unmask]
> >> > ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
> >> >
> >> > ----- 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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