Available from January 2001. Its versatility lends itself to find it in any number of rolls, mobile, backpacker, portable or base station if one so desired. Its sophistication seems to leave the opposition standing, and its specification more akin to a base station than portable transceiver. Whether this rig will be as popular as the FT290R will remain to be seen, indications are that it will be. Should be available early in the New Year.
Power supply uses large toroidal transformer for best performance.
More details to follow plus photo. Should be available early January 2001. Latest revision 06 January 2001 .