SBR-14LI 2200mAh Battery Pack Compatible for Yaesu FT5DR VX-8R VX-8DR VX-8GR FT-1DR FT1XD FT-2DR FT-3DR Handheld radios FNB-102LI FNB-101LI Battery

This battery by iFREQTECH is the best aftermarket battery I have found for my Yaesu FT3DR hands down. I bought two. Both fit perfectly. Other aftermarket brands that I have tried have had some fitting issues. Small but there. Both the charge time and the discharge time seem to be exactly the same as the Yaseu. The one thing that I did notice when charging the iFREQTECH battery on the Yaesu factory quick-charger stand is that when you charge an OEM Yaesu battery, the red LED light on the charger blinks slowly in the beginning of the charge and it starts to blink faster as the battery becomes more full, eventually the LED goes solid green when the battery is fully charged. On the iFREQTECH battery, the LED just is a solid red while charging and then turns to a solid green LED when fully charged. The iFREQTECH battery charges properly but I am thinking that Yaesu may have a slightly different charging circuit in their batteries than is used in the aftermarket batteries. My second observation is that one of the iFREQTECH batteries came with both a spring loaded belt clip and a non spring loaded belt clip whereas my second battery from them came with no belt clips. Not a big deal sense I was going to use a Yaesu OEM spring loaded belt clip. Also, the spring loaded belt clip that came with the iFREQTECH battery had about half of the spring tension as the OEM belt clip had. The iFREQTECH belt clip still works fine but in my hones opinion, I felt safer using the OEM belt clip. I just didn't want to take a chance with my FT3DR. All in all, I would suggest this battery to anyone looking for a nice, good priced battery for their HT.

After fully charging in the factory drop in charger, the battery lasts as long as the factory battery. The fit in the charger is a little tight, but not a real problem, just tighter than the original. On the other hand the belt clip spring is pretty weak compared to the original or to a Batteries America replacement, weak enough that I won't trust it to actually retain the radio on my belt. Knocking off 1 star for the belt clip. If you don't use the belt clip and are only looking at battery performance then it gets 5 stars.

Bought this for my Yaesu ft5d. Fits great and works no problem with the drop in charger. And much cheaper than the factory battery. Charge seems to be close to the factory battery

Good

Great battery. Overpass any aftermarket battery. Fit perfect, hold the charge and don’t break for a third of one OEM.

1 year review. While the build quality initially seemed good I recently dropped it from a 3ft height onto carpet attached to the radio and while the radio faired fine the battery stopped working. An autopsy revealed that one of the tabs on one of the 2 packs had not been welded enough and had come free.

This is NOT an OEM battery, but it does work. The case (MOLDING) is slightly off. The patter fits tight into the charger.

Works on my VX8 and FT5D. I wouldn't use the belt clip. Battery life seems decent, but I didn't take any specific measurements.