Bogie, the radio is tied to the house batteries so you can listen to it when you are parked without drawing the truck battery down. You can turn it off at the radio panel or, as you found, disconnect the house batteries with the store/use switch.
I usually leave my propane tank valve closed when leaving the rig, but I store it inside and I just feel safer that way. When I stored outside, I left it open.
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