Yeah, I think it takes like 2.5 or 3 hours to charge if I'm not mistaken. I 
didn't get the Icom charger, the Batteries America one. It's much faster. I 
don't know why they insist on taking so long to charge through the radio, 
that's ridiculous.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: ict90


> 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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