Ken,

Thanks for some very good info. I was hoping that was the case.
This opens up the possiblity of making a 12 volt mobile charger
and using the solar panel for free re-charges too.

I'll pass on the Yahoo groups. Newsgroups are wide open and
full of great folks like yourself with lots of good info.

73,

phil


"Ken Bessler" wrote in news:

Phil - I'm only about 98% sure but I think all the charging
circuits are in the radio and battery. I converted my VX-2R's
power cable by installing RCA connectors half way between
the wall wart and plug. I then bought a 4xAA dry cell case
and put an RCA connector on it. Now I can run 3w and
recharge the Li-Ion pack, all from a set of energizers.

BTW you might want to join our group - almost 1,200 users
all with VX-2's....

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX-2R