I need to get a new battery for my Kenwood TH-G71 hand held and am thinking
about going with an after market NiMH type instead of the OEM NiCad.

Two questions:

Are there any recommendations on where to purchase the NiMH battery?

Can I use the original charger on the new battery?

I'm just using the original BC-17 wall charger and the manual says to charge
the stock PB-39 NiCad for 15 hours. How do I know how long to charge the
NiMH battery and/or how do I know when it's fully charged?

Any info on this is greatly appreciated.

73,
Bruce