Handhelds and alkaline batteries

I don't own Energizer (ENR) or Duracell (G) stock and I don't think Jay does
either. We just stopped by the closest battery booth and that's what was
readily available for alkalines.

"mike regish" wrote in message
news:UOcYa.54566$cF.19421@rwcrnsc53...
Bet he owns stock in Energizer...

I use Duracell in everything. (And no, I don't own any stock)

mike regish


"Greg Burkhart" wrote in message
news:YocYa.81797$o%2.37792@sccrnsc02...
"Ross Oliver" wrote in message
...
Has anyone else tried transmitting using a handheld powered by
alkalines,
either the A23 or any of the other brands? I'm thinking about trying
the
Sporty's model next. It uses 8 AA rather than the A23's 6.

I don't have direct experience with the Icom radios, but I was with Jay
Honeck when he picked up his A5 at OSH. The dealer mentioned when using
alkalines in the Icom, don't use Duracell brand. He said there was a
'compatibility' problem when using that brand for some reason. Jay
picked
up
a set of industrial Energizers and used his new handheld for a few days
without any problems.

I don't own Energizer (ENR) or Duracell (G) stock and I don't think Jay
does
either. We just stopped by the closest battery booth and that's what was
readily available for alkalines.

Yeah -- for some bizarre reason, the guy who sold me the ICOM said that
Duracell brand alkaline batteries were just a tad too long to fit in the
ICOM battery box properly.

I haven't measured them with a micrometer (yet!), but it sure sounded goofy
to Greg and me. Nevertheless, I didn't risk it and bought some "Brand X"
alkaline batteries from the next "Batteries Plus"-kinda place we ran across.
Even *those* batteries fit quite tightly -- but they work just fine.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Yeah -- for some bizarre reason, the guy who sold me the ICOM said that
Duracell brand alkaline batteries were just a tad too long to fit in the
ICOM battery box properly.



Here's what Icom wrote to me after I asked them about this issue.

Thank you for contacting ICOM Technical Support.

This is normal for this unit. The nicad battery pack gives a higher
voltage.

And here's what I originally wrote to them:

I recently purchased an Icom A5 Sport radio. It seems to generally
work, but the low battery indicator stays on all the time and
flashes indicating a severely depleted battery when I transmit.

I have installed new batteries and it still does this.

Is this considered normal?