FTA-250L O perATing MAnuAL2IntroduCtIonThe YAESU FTA-250L is ultra compact, stylish, solid hand-held transceivers providing communication (transmitand receive) capability on the International Aircraft Communication Band (“COM” band: 118 to 136.975 MHz).The FTA-250L includes NOAA weather band monitoring and 250 memory channels. The channel configurationscan be easily reprogrammed in minutes using the optional PC Programming Software and your PC.We recommend that you read this manual in its entirety, so as to understand the many features of the FTA-250Lcompletely. Keep this manual handy, so you may use it for reference.Congratulations!You now have at your fingertips a valuable communications tool, a YAESU two-way radio! Rugged, reliableand easy to use, your YAESU radio will keep you in constant touch with your friends and colleagues foryears to come, with negligible maintenance or down-time.Please take a few minutes to read this manual carefully. The information presented here will allow you toderive maximum performance from your radio, in case questions arise later on.We’re glad you joined the YAESU team. YAESU products cover the entire spectrum of radio communica-tions applications, and our worldwide support network is here to serve you. Let us help you get your mes-sage across.