What do you want me to say that I haven't already said about it Horace? A new guy looking for a radio should check to see if it comes with a rechargeable battery and charger. If it doesn't, he needs to add in the cost of either buying AA's every few weeks forever or buying a battery pack and charger for his radio. That was my only point. There are numerous options for rechargeable battery packs that have already been discussed. So what did I leave out?