UV5r real world power consumption

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The little UV5r continues to shine

My test radio was received at beginning of May 2013, The battery pack was delivered in a good state of charge, and has powered the radio for almost three months, requiring its first recharge only yesterday.

In the three months the radio has been used for occasional monitoring PMR and ham frequencies pretty much every day for 30 minutes or so, fairly extensive FM radio listening, and light transmission testing on low power.