On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 13:40:33 -0500, Ken C
wrote:
On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 17:49:40 GMT, (Olin
K. McDaniel) wrote:
It goes dead right in the middle of my
transmissions sometimes, WITHOUT WARNING.
According to p. 10 of the Owner's Manual, it i supposed to show a "low
voltage icon" when it is time to recharge. For the Li-Ion battery, it
shows four different icons, depending on voltage.
Accoridng to p. 68 of the manual, you can monitor the actual voltage
of the battery
Ken KC2JDY
No dispute with either of those, BUT they are about as useful as the
classical "tits on a bull", though. If I have the radio in the clip
on my belt, and am busy doing other things while waiting for someone
to call, it might be dead for an hour or two before I think to look at
the display. Furthermore, the voltage reading is ONLY given if there
is only ONE line occupied with a frequency setup. And with it being a
dual band rig, which is what I bought it for, then I cannot see the
voltage when using it for dual band operation. Likewise the Icon of
the tiny, tiny battery emblem when set for dual band operation is
almost invisible to the eye.
Bottom line - it is very poorly configured for keeping on top of the
battery status. Otherwise, a very good, but much "uselessly over
featured" radio.
A simple beep like those on my several portable telephones is all it
needs. It has other beeps, for features I'll never use, why not for
this? I suspect if enough people complain, Yaesu can issue a mod to
the software to provide this very needed feature.
Mac, W4PFZ