January 3, 2017

Azden AZ-61 6m FM HT - Tip #11 - Battery Saver

This is an article in a series regarding the vintage Azden AZ-61 6m FM Transceiver.

During normal standby or priority operations the battery saving function can be enabled thereby reducing power consumption.  The battery saving function cannot be enabled during pager, code squelch, or scanning operations.  The initialized value is 500ms.

The battery saver mode reduces receiving current consumption from ~48mA squelched to ~28mA.

The various functions on the vintage AZ-61 are a challenge to operate without instructions.  Hope the information below helps AZ-61 owners master the battery saver on their AZ-61.

Battery Saver

  • To activate the battery saver press the "FUN" + "SAVE" key.

Photo of the Azden AZ-61 hand held transceiver
Azden AZ-61 HT


Good DX and 73, NJ2X



Other related articles on NJ2X.COM:
Azden AZ-61 6m FM HT - Tip #1 - How to program the radio
Azden AZ-61 6m FM HT - Tip #2 - disabling "the beep"
Azden AZ-61 6m FM HT - Tip #3 - 1993 review article
Azden AZ-61 6m FM HT - Tip #4 - rebuilding the battery pack
Azden AZ-61 6m FM HT - Tip #5 - how to reset the radio
Azden AZ-61 6m FM HT - Tip #6 - Automatic Power-Off
Azden AZ-61 6m FM HT - Tip #7 - VFO Mode
Azden AZ-61 6m FM HT - Tip #8 - Frequency Step
Azden AZ-61 6m FM HT - Tip #9 - Scanning
Azden AZ-61 6m FM HT - Tip #10 - Dual Watch
Azden AZ-61 6m FM HT - Tip #11 - Battery Saver
Azden AZ-61 6m FM HT - Tip #12 - Optional Accessories


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