worst part about midland radio thats ive owned, is their battereis bought 4 xt radios about 6 or 8. month ago, with very little use Two of them have failed! One while out and in use, the other at home out of the blue. This has been my experience with some older gtx radios ive have owned in the past as well. i thought maybe they may have improved over the years but nope. I really like the radios, especially the usb charging, but its to bad the batteries just don't hold up. I dont write to many reviews but being aggravated with the many battery issues ive had with these midland radios motivated me to write this.