This feature is only apparent when connected to my small extension speaker as it generates a 'thump thump' noise as the circuitry is continually switching on and off!
The only 'workaround' I have found so far is to have one of the priority modes activated while monitoring a single frequency. My preferred option is the Priority DND option which checks any priority channels that are activated every 2 seconds as long as there is no transmission on the main frequency being monitored. With priority activated the battery save function does not 'kick in' at all.
Of course, you might say you don't want to be monitoring anything else, well if that's the case, if the frequency is in a memory channel, say for arguments sake, in bank 1 then make that channel the one and only priority channel allowed in that bank and only activate bank 1 for scanning, then put the scanner in hold mode on the frequency you want to monitor along with the priority mode and the scanner will be only listening to that channel and the battery save feature will not activate at any time!
The other option is the same as above ie. activate only the bank your channel is stored in during scan mode, hold on your desired channel, make that the priority channel and then activate 'Priority Plus' which will only scan priority channels in activated banks, so in this case, it will only monitor the one frequency in the one and only active memory bank.
Anyway it's not ideal, but it does work if you find the battery save feature an annoyance like me.
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