I am wondering how much power the transmitter uses when it is switched OFF.

Does anyone else have this problem?

I have fully charged mine via the wall charger overnight, I use a 2000mAh 7.2V NiMh Sanyo eneloop pack from NoBS Batteriesand it shows 9.0V after a full charge.

However, after leaving the radio switched OFF, after24hrs when I turn it back on the power level either reads 0% and the low battery alarm goes off or it rapidly falls from around 60% to 0% and the alarm goes off.

These are new eneloops that have had around a dozen full charges and there doesn't appear to be any visible defects with the pack. I should be able toleave the radio for a year on a full chargeand come back to find a useable level of charge still in it. Which is why I was wondering if it still used power when switched off.

I haven't tried the original 1300 mAh NiMhs it came with, that will be my next step.

I was wondering if anyone else can duplicate this or have experienced the same.