RE: battery care...
Hi!
Yes!
You should always slow charge you NiMH cells! Remember the charge rate is 0,1 C ...that means you charge with one tens of the capacity of the battery pack, lets say you have a 1500 mAh 4,8V battery, you then charge with the wall charger you got with the radio (probably a 50-150mAh charger) for 20-24 hours.