: I was in a similar situation and opted for the Sanyo Eneloop AA
: batteries. Sanyo says they will hold a charge for one year. (85
: percent level)

On what type of device..? Surely not a 5W 70cm handheld..?!

73 Ivor G6URP



An old 5 watt Radio Shack 2 meter HT aka HTX-202.
I also use them in an older 5MP digital camera, Minolta 7Hi

Steve
N2UBP