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Motorola GP68 Charger

Thread starter blackbelter
Start date Nov 27, 2006

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blackbelter

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Nov 27, 2006

I just purchased a GP 68 for 70 cm ham use which came with a cradle charger HTN-9016 (input AC220V) and a converter AC110 to 220 as this radio is designed for Asia.
Would I need to plug the cradle into the converter and converter to AC plug or just use the cradle without the converter here in US.
I inserted the radio into the cradle and pluged the converter which caused a buzzing sound however the power and charging lights went up. Without the use of this converter the cradle charging light would not go on. Shall i use the converter or not?
Help.

Thanks
KI4NRD