Midland GXT 1000

[WSHH887]

So, while I wait for my DB20 to arrive, my wife reminded me that we had a pair of Walkie Talkies in our bag of earthquake stuff.  I had completely forgotten about them and other than taking them out of the package I hadn't even looked at them.  Turns out they are GMRS capable.  Heck when I bought them I hadn't even heard of GMRS.

So, I've been playing with them and learning their functions and menus (who write these things).  I've learned a couple of things here but I have a question.  Back in the dark past of the late 60's and 70's I was a USAF firefighter.  We had a few radios in all of our rigs, and a few had units that allowed you to slip a portable into the base.  I seem to recall these were Motorola radios.  Big, heavy but they worked reasonably well.  We never shut these off.  They would charge in the base in the vehicle or in recharging bases kept in the office.  

Back to my question.  Can I leave these Midland radios on while they are in the charger?  The teeny tiny owner's manual doesn't address this, and that with using a magnifying glass to aid my 71 yo eyes.

[OffRoaderX]

4 minutes ago, WSHH887 said:

Can I leave these Midland radios on while they are in the charger?

Unless the user-manual specifically says not to, I often do.. A few radios won't turn-on while charging, but most do..
HOWEVER -  I would not leave them on for very long at a time and I would check them often to make sure they aren't overheating or burning the house down.

[WSHH887]

11 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:

Unless the user-manual specifically says not to, I often do.. A few radios won't turn-on while charging, but most do..
HOWEVER -  I would not leave them on for very long at a time and I would check them often to make sure they aren't overheating or burning the house down.

Thanks.  Those old Motorolas took quite a beating but seemed to hold up well.  Didn't like water though.

[OffRoaderX]

1 minute ago, WSHH887 said:

Those old Motorolas took quite a beating but seemed to hold up well

I leave my old/big Motorola XTS5000 in its Impress charger all the time, but the engineering, components and overall quality of that old Motorola is a tad-bit better than the Midland or any of my "cheap Chinese radios"