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Spare battery is the single drawback of what is otherwise a great handheld. Works as advertised for the gd-77.

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Quality


I’ve been using this battery for a couple of weeks and it has a good life on my radio and that’s all i could ask for.


Therefore, having a spare battery on a long trip is essential.


Still you need the base, so it's just extra junk you need if you want to charge on the go.


These are how radioddity makes their money, batteries that break way too easily, i'm on battery #6 since april 2021.

Price


Great price, does what it's supposed to.


More money out on batteries than the radio!

Shipping


I am sure this battery would be fine, but found out due to air transportation, liion batteries can’t be shipped that way, so i ...  Read More


I live in hawaii and i am unable to have batteries shipped to me unless it is part of a radio purchase.


This is because of the shipping policy for lithium ion batteries.

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  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    radio, spare, great, good and advertised.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 250 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 8 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    If you own a gd77 you already know that it has no 5v charging ability


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Its the single drawback of what is otherwise a great handheld


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Even the official usb charger is not a standard 5v output


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Its specifically rated for charging this unit at 8


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Just for the record you can charge a gd77 on a vehicle cig lighter port if you have the right size plug to insert into the back of the charging base


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Still you need the base so its just extra junk you need if you want to charge on the go


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The spare battery is light and will give you another full day of constant use


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    These are how radioddity makes their money batteries that break way too easily im on battery 6 since april 2021

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