Liberty Batteries

[NSPD]

Not to kick a dead horse but...

Last fall someone with inside information posted that GTS would be offering Liberty batteries Q1 2021. I tried to contact GTS to follow-up but got no reply.

The Salem Unlimited stuff seems to be vaporware as well.

Anyone have any updates?

 

[Samg381]

I emailed the owner last week and asked several detailed questions about the battery specifications, and didn't really receive much clarification other than the information already listed on the website. I got a paypal invoice this morning for $375, but will obviously not be paying until I receive more concrete information.

 

[NSPD]

$375 for a battery??

 

[Samg381]

That's the thing.. I'm not even sure.

 

[TRS]

If it's Salem,more than likely it's for a single battery. If they even have it.

 

[NSPD]

Hard pass on that. Hopefully the GTS information was true.

 

[David]

The Salem information is up and they should be releasing the sale more in the coming days. Heres the link for what they do have so far however-the pricing is pretty high.

https://salemunlimitedenterprises.com/web-store/ols/products/thales-liberty-accessory-pre-order/v/THCLMSHL

 

[NSPD]

Thanks for posting the link, again a hard pass at those prices especially on an unproven brand that needs its own charger.

 

[CARC383]

I don't know the original capacity of the Liberty battery (I only owned a radio for a week) but the new ones have huge capacity like 9,900mAh. They are also on Ebay.

Thales Liberty High Capacity Battery | eBay

Thales Liberty 9,900 mAh Rated High Capacity Battery with Japanese Cells. The needed TI IC for data was discontinued by TI several years ago and cannot be sourced.

www.ebay.com

 

[ndp]

Is the radio really that great enough to justify a nearly $400 battery? With the price of the subscriber unit coupled with the price and stock of accessories it seems like you might as well buy something else...

 

[NSPD]

Is the radio really that great enough to justify a nearly $400 battery? With the price of the subscriber unit coupled with the price and stock of accessories it seems like you might as well buy something else...

I think people mostly want them for units they already have, but no, IMHO, its not worth spending $400 on a battery.

 

[TRS]

Is the radio really that great enough to justify a nearly $400 battery? With the price of the subscriber unit coupled with the price and stock of accessories it seems like you might as well buy something else...

No, it isn't that great. It's more of a collector thing.