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SOUND OF THE ERROR BEEP.  THE GT 5R PACKAGE INCLUDES AN 1,800 MAH LITHIUM
ION BATTERY AND A DESKTOP CHARGER SEE FIGURE 1.  AN OPTIONAL 3,800 MAH
BATTERY IS AVAILABLE.  ON A FULL CHARGE, THE BATTERY SEEMED CAPABLE OF
POWERING THE RADIO FOR MANY HOURS, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH TRANSMITTING IS
TAKING PLACE, AND AT WHAT POWER LEVEL.  THERE IS ALSO A BATTERY SAVING
FUNCTION THAT CAN PLACE THE GT 5R IN ONE OF FOUR SLEEP/WAKE CYCLES.  THE
TRANSCEIVER WAKES UP WHENEVER A SIGNAL IS PRESENT, THOUGH YOU MAY
OCCASIONALLY MISS THE FIRST SECOND OR TWO.  THE LCD SHOWS THE FREQUENCIES
FOR THE A AND B VFOS AS WELL AS BATTERY STATUS.  YOU SWITCH BETWEEN VFOS
USING THE A/B BUTTON.  THE DISPLAY IS SMALL AND MAY PRESENT A CHALLENGE
THOSE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS.  FORTUNATELY, THE GT 5R HAS A WELL DESIGNED
VOICE ENUNCIATOR THAT WARNS WHEN THE BATTERY IS LOW, IN ADDITION TO
IMPARTING OTHER BITS OF HELPFUL INFORMATION.  IT SPEAKS IN CLEAR,
UNACCENTED ENGLISH AND IS QUITE EASY TO UNDERSTAND.  AUDIO VOLUME IS
CONTROLLED BY THE SIZEABLE KNOB ON THE TOP OF THE CASE, WHICH ALSO SERVES
AS THE POWER ON/OFF SWITCH.  THE GT 5R HAS PLENTY OF AUDIO PUNCH, BUT IT IS
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