One of the drawbacks of the BCD325P2 is battery life... but it is what it is, and I’m ok with it, I just carry spares. Uniden presented this scanner as an upgrade to the BCD396XT, which had 3 AA batteries and lasted longer, at least that’s my impression. There are longer lasting AA batteries, better mah ratings, you might look at to improve length of play between charges. Is the longer play time worth the added expense of these batteries? It’s a judgement call. I use the Everyready lithium-ion AA cells when I attend events such as airshows. They are disposables but I write it off as one of the expenses of the outing... and this year, I’m saving due to no airshows so far because of Covid-19!