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