FTA-250L O perATing MAnuAL4Important Notice!FCC RF Exposure Compliance Requirements forOccupational Use Only:The FTA-250L has been tested and complies with theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) RF expo-sure limits for Occupational Use/Controlled ExposureEnvironment. In addition, the radio complies with the fol-lowing Standards and Guidelines: FCC 96-326, Guidelines for Evaluating the Environ-mental Effects of Radio-Frequency Radiation. FCC OET Bulletin 65 Edition 97-01 (1997) Supple-ment C, Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelinesfor Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electro-magnetic Fields. ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1992, IEEE Standard for SafetyLevels with Respect to Human Exposure to RadioFrequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300GHz. ANSI/IEEE C95.3-1992, IEEE Recommended Prac-tice for the Measurement of Potentially HazardousElectromagnetic Fields - RF and Microwave. This radio is NOT approved for use by the gen-eral population in an uncontrolled environment.This radio is restricted to occupational use, workrelated operations only where the radio operatormust have the knowledge to control its RF expo-sure conditions. When transmitting, hold the radio in a vertical po-sition with its microphone 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5cm) away from your mouth and keep the antennaat least 1 inch (2.5 cm) away from your head andbody. The radio must be used with a maximum oper-ating duty cycle not exceeding 50%, in typicalPush-to-Talk configurations. DO NOT transmit formore than 50% of total radio use time (50% dutycycle). Transmitting more than 50% of the timecan cause FCC RF exposure compliance require-ments to be exceeded. Always use YAESU authorized accessories.NOTICEThere are no user-serviceable parts inside thistransceiver.All service work must be referred to an AuthorizedService Center.