Patent ID: 8351868

Claim:
A portable radio, comprising: a housing having a single multicolor LED disposed thereon, the housing having no display and no dedicated channel control knob; the single multicolor LED providing a plurality of radio status indicators, including: a single first-rate pulsing LED color indicating channel status and that the radio is not currently in a transmit mode or a receive mode; a single solid LED color indicating channel status and that the radio is in a transmit mode; a single second-rate pulsing LED color indicating channel status and that the radio is in a receive mode; and one of a plurality of predetermined solid LED colors or blinking LED colors indicating battery status while the radio is already powered on; wherein the single multicolor LED provides an indication of both a channel status and a battery status, and which one of the channel status and the battery status is currently being indicated is a function of a state of an externally available power button.