>The battery is a
>LiOn unit, but there are no charging smarts in the base, just a 5V
>supply directly into the battery. That's, like, not cool. I hope they do
>something smarter if charging it within the handheld, but I think I'd
>check on that before I held it to my face while charging.
The radio itself has a dedicated LiOn charge circuit.
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John at KB0NE, amateur radio station