-=> On 05-31-97  21:46, Ernie Fritz said to Ivy Iverson,<=-
-=>"About Help please?...,"<=-
 
 EF> Hi Tamara,
 
Hi, Ernie;
 
(Just call me Ivy, everyone else does.)
 
 EF> Glad you recieved the radio. You asked so many questions that I don't
 EF> know where to start.
 
Sorry, I was totally mystified, but I have most of it figured out, and am
on the air with it, though there's still a few questions.
 
 EF> remember you must hit the clear key before you enter any information
 EF> into memory.
 
That one took me a while...
 
 EF> as far as charging goes I used a motorcycle battery
 EF> charger, 12 volts @ 1 amp for 1/2 an hour to charge it up to full
 EF> charge.
 
I jury-rigged a charging stand from a couple of plastic lids, some screws,
an LED and a couple of resistors, but had a problem getting a good
contact, so I added a submini phone jack in the back and am feeding it
that way.  (Charging it from a 12V car battery used for the business
band radio, with series resistance.)
 
 EF> They do sell bigger bateries for it as well as a charger but It
 EF> did not come with any when i got it.
 
Would appreciate a source for the batteries and a charger, but this is
working for me for now.  (Gotta make an adaptor for external antenna -
Mini phone plug and suitable fittings.)  I should be able to buy a charger
in 2-3 months if I can find one cheap.
 
 EF> The battery that's in it now is a 10.6 volt battery @ 900 mill.
 
Ok, that gives me an idea of what charging rate to use until I get a
charger.
 
 EF> I hope this helps you enough until I get more time to sit down here
 EF> and write you a full set of instructions. Do the best you can until I
 EF> get a chance to send you more info.
 
Great!  Many thanks for the help!
 
 EF> PS: Maybe some one out there has more information that they might want
 EF> to add to help you out with the rig until I can get you more info?
 
I think I have all I need for how, thank you very much.  I am curious
about the digital and scan functions that I discovered, but that can wait.
 
Did you ever get the 2 netmail messages I sent you?  I have received none
from you.  What other echos do you get?  We really should move this
conversation elsewhere before the moderator gets unhappy about off-topic
posting.   :-{
 
 
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   Ivy
 
 
 
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