Yaesu FT-60R - Manual (Page 15)

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 15 of 52
Operation: Transmission [15]
While you can listen to all of these bands:
Band Frequency Range
144
108.000 - 200.000
250 200.050 - 299.9875
350 300.000 - 399.9875
430 400.000 - 520.000
850 700.000 - 999.9875
you can only transmit on the 144 MHz and 430 MHz
bands. The 144 MHz band is also called the 2 meter band
and the 430 MHz band is also called the 70 centimeter
band.
The FCC expects you to use the least amount of power
necessary to communicate. This goal also extends the
operating time of your battery.
If you press the
F W key and then the TX PO (Transmit
Power) keys and nothing happens, you might have
selected a frequency outside of the valid transmit bands.
One thing that confused me was
that if you select LOW or MID
(medium) power levels, the display
will show
LOW.
Transmitting at full power for long
periods of time can make the radio
too hot to hold. If there is also a poor match between radio and antenna, the
reflected energy can further add to the heat. In the worst case, the radio will
indicate thermal overload and shut down.
Transmission Power: FW/TXPO/DIAL/FW