On 5 May 2006 12:38:01 -0500, Robert Tenet wrote in
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Larry Dighera wrote:

On 5 May 2006 08:54:01 -0500, Robert Tenet wrote in
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I'm at a new airport and didn't want to get a reputation
for recklessness

Have you considered purchasing a new battery for your handheld?

I thought I answered that elsewhere in the message you
quoted.

So you did:

Another question was why I didn't just buy batteries. The
handheld radio was wired into a portable intercom/radio
power system that used a lead acid rechargeable. The
handheld part worked, but it's impossible to hear outside of
the intercom. I actually carried a spare lead acid battery.
I thought they were both dead, but it later turned out to be
a damaged wire inside the portable system.

So it seems that investment in an adapter to permit you to plug your
headset into the handheld might be prudent if something similar should
occur in the future. Then all you'll need are AA batteries.

The handheld didn't use batteries I could buy that day.