Tait Orca series - Battery Packs

11/98 IPN: 449-51000-01 Battery packs and chargers E - 3
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Table E-1: Typical battery life for a conventional UHF radio* with medium economy cycling enabled
Duty cycle RF power
Battery life (hours)
1100 mAh NiCd 1500 mAh NiCd 1850 mAh NiMH
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5/5/90 Low (1 W) 10.5 14 16
5/5/90 High (4 W) 8 10.5 13
10/10/80 Low (1 W) 7 9.5 11
10/10/80 High (4 W) 4.5 6.5 8
* Battery life for other models can be calculated from the information in Part B: Radio specifications
and circuit descriptions.
† NiMH batteries are best suited for monitoring, low power applications where transmissions are infre-
quent.