Sporty's SP-400 Nav/Com - The Ultimate Backup Aviation Radio!

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The ULTIMATE BACKUP RADIO: full ILS display, flip-flop COM, NOAA weather radio and more
"It won't happen to me" is an attitude you simply can't afford. If your instrument panel goes dark, you need to know that you can get your airplane on the ground and call for help. Now, for roughly the price of a tank of gas, you can enjoy the peace of mind of a versatile hand-held NAV/COM with full ILS capability.
Introducing the all-new SP-400 from Sporty's. It's like having a complete standby radio stack in your flight bag, and it could save your life in an emergency. It's also perfect for everyday use: listen to ATIS, get clearances before engine start or just monitor local traffic.
NEW FEATURES:
Full ILS display (localizer plus glideslope)-the only radio with this feature!
Oversized, high resolution screen-twice as large as most other radios
Large, backlit keypad for easy operation in the cockpit
One-touch emergency frequency button
Visual memory channel recall
NOAA weather radio
Sidetone-hear yourself talk when plugged into a headset
MORE PILOT-FRIENDLY FEATURES:
Reliable COM radio with last frequency button
Easiest to use aviation radio-made by pilots for pilots
One-handed operation for fast emergency access
Outstanding battery life, with 8 AA batteries
Quick-change battery pack-change in just 3 seconds!
Extremely durable construction will stand up to abuse
Dedicated squelch and volume knobs for precise adjustment
Includes alkaline battery pack, antenna, wrist strap and instruction manual. Measures 5 1/2"h x 2 1/4"w x 1 5/8"d.

[@SVSukha]

Smoking, and very hot Battery Pack which could have easily caught fire in my plane. Want to warn fellow aviators about this radio. My SP-400 was purchased in 2015, used a few times mainly for ATIS and as a backup. the other day the battery's were dead, so I changed them turned it on ran for a short period of time and it was dead again, I changed the batteries installed the battery pack turned the SP-400 on and it was dead, figured I must have installed a battery reversed removed the battery pack and the pack was very hot and smoking, (batteries were installed correctly) I immediately removed the batteries and installed fresh new batteries as soon as I installed the last battery the pack started smoking, again immediately removed the batteries. I have always used top of the line Alkaline batteries.
Purchased 2 years ago. Called customer service at Sporty's and was told I would need to purchase a new battery pack as the battery packs are under warranty for only a year. Nowhere does it mention the packs are only covered for a year. It only states 5-year warranty in large letters. This battery pack came with the radio when it was purchased. I am very concerned and would never purchase another SP-400 as this could easily have caught fire while I was up in the air flying if I had not checked it first. I am also very disappointed with Sporty's customer service in the way I was treated as they didn't seem to care about my safety and only wanted me to purchase a new battery pack. Even after speaking to a supervisor. After my experience with Sporty's customer service, I will not purchase any more products from Sporty's.
I recently had an issue with a push to talk I purchased from Aircraft Spruce they immediately took care of me, And I had a new push to talk within a few days. Now I know who will be getting my business. Customer service is number 1 for me in who I deal with.
I did a review on Sporty's site, same as above with a picture of it smoking and they removed my review goes to wonder how they can keep the reviews they want. And remove the ones they do not want.
Poor Business Sporty's
See my RUclips Video of it smoking here
ruclips.net/video/5RT7zzcynEs/видео.html

[@mmpiforall5913]

If a battery pack smokes with alkalines in it, there can be a cell-to-cell short, due to assembly error of the metal contacts in the pack. It's fixable. I'd rather use a Sporty's radio then a Icom or Yeasu with a slew of menus to go thru before you can use it.