You guys are aware that a given battery will show different capacities based on the load placed on them, right?
A 1 ah battery might last 10 hours at 125ma but then only last 5 minutes with a 1 amp load. Usually the battery manufacturers rate them at a certain current rate, and outside that range YMMV. You have to measure capacity at the same current level to make comparisons. We've had trouble here in events with hams showing up with radios that preformed well for 10 hours scanning at home, but once they show up to an event and have the radio recieving for a couple hours plus the occational key up, the batteries die quick. Not only is the current higher, but the battery performs differently with the higher load. Its predictable...about an hour into an event some new hams disappear off the net. -Dan n7nmd
