HTs w/USB Rechargable Batteries?

Equipment Radios & Power
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I’ve seen some HTs with USB rechargable batteries, where a battery can be recharged by a USB cable directly w/o using a charge cradle. Such a capacity is handy for field use, where one battery can be recharging while the other is in use. There’s such batteries for “low-end” Baofeng/Clones and a Radioddity GS-5B/Clones. A“high-end” RFinder B1+ takes a USB C cable to directly charge the radio unit with attached battery, but that doesn’t allow charging a b/u battery if the HT is in use.

I’ve kludged up some HT recharge cradles with AC-to-USB converters but that’s not as nice.

What other HTs have USB cable recharge capability?

Bret/N4SRN

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Hi Bret

I don’t know which handheld you have but for example there is a step-up converter cable for Yaesu HT.

Can be found at CN marketplaces or Ebay (search for yaesu usb charge ) . For example:
1.2m USB Charger Cable Battery Charging Cord Cable for Yaesu VX-6R VX7R FT60R | eBay

Or ICOM
Neuankunft! USB Kabel Ladegerät für ICOM IC-F21 IC-F31 IC-F41 IC-T3H IC-V8 Radio | eBay

But for a direct charging of just the battery I have only seen this solution:

It clamps on the charge contacts of the Li-Ion pack.

73 Joe

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Only $13.75 shipped to USA - I ordered one for a test. Thanks for the pointer!

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I love my chinese APRS HT the HG UV 98 - micro USB charging and BT access to aprs via APRSDroid

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That looks like an interesting option! Thanks.

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There is only one draw back that keeps this radio from being my all time fav - its just APRS, even with the BT option, no winlink. It’s not a D74 killer. Don’t bother trying, many have failed.

But for a HT with Voice on A Band, APRS on B band, great 5w tracker. Then send messages via APRSDroid and BT - works a treat

W

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