Garmin Rino 120 2-Way Radio "batteries drain quickly" Questions

batteries indicator drain before my eyes). The unit also warms up and the display and surrounding areas get pretty warm. Never in or near water, no impact damage. What is the problem? Please e-mail me

...drain a set of three new batteries in less than an hour. Hello dogwillhunt, It is normal for a two-way radio to generate some heat, especially during extended periods of long talk time. Consumer ...

...quickly. The radio is not turning off completely. It is possibly a bad on/off, or it could be another button is slightly stuck and when turning the unit off it is trying to do another of the ...

...batteries retain memory between each charge, and unless you completely drain all power from them, before recharging, you will not be getting a fully charged battery, as these will only top up the ...

drain depends on whether you are transmitting or in standby (receive) mode. Transmitting requires significantly more current than standby mode. So, I would look at what kind of batteries you are using

...drain the battery quickly as it is. If on the other hand this is a base set, I doubt it, then with a properly installed out door antenna, you should be making contacts with ease on 7 watts, depending ...

...batteries too quickly D By reading a number of forums, I've found that there was a WAAS satelitte update (bug), that causes this foul up. The only solution I've been able to arrive at is DISABLE the ...