Just eBayed on a (Buy It Now) item which will hopefully arrive (without too much import duty) for the 19th August.
The item is a Battery for my FT-897 and I hope arrives in time for that date including charging time.
The arrival date is the 1st problem, 2nd is I don’t have a dedicated charger, but hope with internet, especially the FT-897 Yahoo Group I can sort the problem out.