if you are looking at "occasional emergency use", AA batteries are best for
"storage"
if you are looking at weekly use (I use mine every weekend for flying in
gliders with no built in radio, plus for ground operations to monitor
students flying solo), then rechargeable is the answer, NiMH is great.

My ICOM A-22 has a NiMH 1500mA Hr rating and works fine for Sat/Sunday on a
Friday night charge.

B

"Cub Driver" usenet AT danford DOT net wrote in message
...

You are correct that you want AA cells, not a rechargable.

I owned a Sporty's but didn't like it, the buttons especially. I
eBayed it and got a Vertex (then Yaseu). However, my handheld is my
primary radio, and the AA power of the Sporty's was a real problem. It
just ate batteries. Also, I had no need for the nav feature.

If I were buying now, I would buy the somewhat larger and more
expensive Icom.


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