Are the batteries pretty easy to come by at places like batteries plus, or
do I need the kind Hamradio outlet provides? Would I save much on an extra
battery if I can get them elsewhere? What would be nice would be to be able
to transmit with more power if plugged in to a supply, back home by my
family, the local repeaters are 30 miles away, not sure if 5w will cut it in
that situation.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: ac power jack on Th-f6a


>     John is right here, in that you can transmit while charging the THF6A
> with a DC power supply with more amperage, but remember not to do what I
did
> once.  I ran the THF6A on a DC power supply with the lythium pack on the
> radio, and ended up cooking the battery pack, I think, since it now will
no
> longer accept a charge.
>
> If you're going to run the THF6A as a base station off a power supply
other
> than the wall charger, it's best to get the extra battery case for
double-A
> batteries and just leave it empty.
>
> Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 9:49 PM
> Subject: Re: ac power jack on Th-f6a
>
>
> > Well, if you turned it on with the charger in the wrong jack, I can
> > certainly see that doing a lot of damage, but if you left it off
probably
> > not.  The charger doesn't have the amps to charge the battery while
you're
> > transmitting, it's just not there, if you hook it up to a power supply
it
> > will charge and transmit at the same time, but the charger that comes
with
> > the radio just doesn't have the current to do it, not many can do that
if
> > any I've had some that said they could, but come to find out what they
> were
> > actually doing is using the battery current effectively stopping the
> charge
> > until it was back in receive which I didn't like either considering that
> > radio had nicads, or those radios I should say, there were 3 but
basically
> > the same model.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brent Harding" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 9:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: ac power jack on Th-f6a
> >
> >
> > > That's a good thing, so it was likely as good as plugging in nothing,
> > since
> > > no circuit would ever complete. I know the manual says to let it go
> about
> > > 6.5 hours a charge and to not press the ptt while it's plugged in. I
> > wonder
> > > why I can't operate with it plugged in?
> > >
>