I bought a ID-52 and have it setup in my house now to scan air band frequencies for the local airport, and I leave it plugged into the charger while doing it. I am wondering if this will shorten battery life on the unit? At about $200 for a new one it kind of worries me it will shorten the battery life. I have noticed that the battery icon does go off when it's fully charged. So I'm assuming the radio runs off the charger only when the battery is charged?
Also I have the QSO recorder on to record anything that comes in while I am away, but I'm not sure its working properly... There have been times while sitting next to the radio and it will pick something up, the red record button flashes as it's supposed to, but it doesn't save the recording? And also when you try and replay some of the recordings I get an error message saying the file can not be played back. But if you turn the radio on, and off sometimes it will replay it, other times you have to turn it on and off 4-5 times before it works... Any suggestions on how to fix it? Thanks all, from a new HAM operator!
PS I really love this little HT, and I haven't yet figured out all the features it has yet!
Also I have the QSO recorder on to record anything that comes in while I am away, but I'm not sure its working properly... There have been times while sitting next to the radio and it will pick something up, the red record button flashes as it's supposed to, but it doesn't save the recording? And also when you try and replay some of the recordings I get an error message saying the file can not be played back. But if you turn the radio on, and off sometimes it will replay it, other times you have to turn it on and off 4-5 times before it works... Any suggestions on how to fix it? Thanks all, from a new HAM operator!
PS I really love this little HT, and I haven't yet figured out all the features it has yet!
