I was just curious -- the definition document mentions radios needing to be approved for contests, awards, and records. Are those things not as common as they were in the past? Thanks, -- J.P.

Why would you need approval for each individual model if it is not even closed to any of the limits?

Is there a recent list of approved ultralight DX radios available? I couldn't find one in the Files section, but I might have missed it. Also, if it isn't approved already, may I propose the Eton

The 18650 cell which came with my PL-680 has listed capacity of 1700mAh. I tested it with B6AC charger, and it was actually 900mAh. I am using cells from discarded laptop batteries. These may have

It's not just the batteries supplied with the radios. It's any battery you can buy, an expensive one or a cheap one, a "genuine" battery or one with a fancy brand name. Mine was fully

best 18650 batteries are made by panasonic and LG buy nothing else.

Re "If you are lucky you get one that works allright, if not, well, it was just bad luck." I think this must be the reason different owners are seeing such a range of battery life results from these

I will just describe my experience with the 18650 batteries in these units. Both radios were purchased from the Israeli reseller who, for a while, was the only source of these radios for United States

Thanks for the advice. But now I'm at a loss. What kind of battery should I buy? Certainly not the original 2000 mAh type that came with the receiver. It doesn't last long

Hello Rémy, I am glad that the cell works for you, but something does not compute. There are a large number of reviews and videos of take downs of cells like this and they all agree that the cells

Jaycar: They have a UK domain and a website that shows priced in GBP. The items are shipped from Australia though. I've also seen these sets listed on the usual auction site from different sellers

RE the backlight staying on in he keylock setting. On my AR-1780 Digitech the light is set to turn off 5 secs after a key press & the light still goes off after the keylock is activated. Regards.

Hi Phil, Well, I've also had a battery by Panasonic, I think it was rated at 3400. I had initially bought it for the Tecsun PL-880, but I have also used it in the XHDATA.

Hello Rémy Friess, I became curious whne I saw this 9900 mAh battery so I found some tests by several people. I was curious because I use many 18650 batteries and am always looking for something

This sounds absurd to me. Any company can manufacture batteries if they feel like it. So there can't be counterfeit batteries, they're all "genuine". What I can say for sure is

Sorry if that wasn't clear; genuine = adjective: possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real. In this case I don't believe there are genuine

It's the yellow one. In the XHDATA the original battery lasts about 3 ½ hours. The GTF has been working for 7 hours and is still doing well. It may not be as much as

Op 17/07/2020 om 19:49 schreef Rémy Friess: Which one of these .... Quelle des gtf? https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=GTF%2C+9900+mAh&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 Marc -- The

Le 17/07/2020 à 17:35, Dave613 a écrit : What do you mean "genuine" ? A battery is a battery. I can't figure out what a "genuine" battery is. The one I'm using

1 From what I can see on the web the highest capacity 18650 battery available is ~3500mAh, AFAIK there are no genuine 9900 or 15000 products (despite what the label might say) 2 Comparing the XHDATA