Welcome to the VA3NMK 444.200 Yaesu Fusion Repeater with Wires-X on the VA3PWR Repeater System.
We encourage you to use the repeater and / or connect to other Wires-X nodes and rooms, we just ask that when you are finished to please disconnect the node you connected to so the system will default back to the NMK room 81079.
If you have out of town ham friends that want to connect their nodes up, and have a conversation with you they are welcome to connect to the 81079 NMK room.
A few tips about using Fusion, and internet linked repeaters. First and foremost… Take a Breath! Remember that it takes a few milliseconds for all the infrastructure to do its thing, so after you press the PTT, take a breath before you start speaking.
Repeater etiquette still is necessary, even more so when you’re on several connected repeaters. “Kerchunking” (keying to listen for the squelch tail, and not identifying) a fusion repeater is fruitless, as the digital repeaters do not have squelch tails. Doing this DOES display your call sign on the radios of other users.
The only way you can connect to a ROOM , is via a NODE . Eg, the Wires-X repeater, or a private wires-X node. A ROOM is a virtual presence which will accept multiple connections. A NODE represents an actual piece of hardware, and can only be connected to one other entity, either NODE or ROOM.
When you push the Red DX button, all you are doing is putting your radio in “Control Mode” which simply makes it easier to control the node to which you are connected, such as room/node search and connect/disconnect functions. As far as the RF connection, nothing changes, so if the node is connected where you want it, you don’t have to do anything but push the button to talk and let up to listen. The ONLY thing you need to use the red button for is to use the “Search” functions, and to make it a little easier to connect and disconnect.
Again, the take home message we want to make clear: We encourage you to use the repeater and / or connect to other Wires-X nodes and rooms, we just ask that when you are finished to please disconnect the node you connected to so the system will default back to the NMK room 81079.
Enjoy Fusion and the Wires-X nodes on the VA3PWR Repeater System!
We encourage you to use the repeater and / or connect to other Wires-X nodes and rooms, we just ask that when you are finished to please disconnect the node you connected to so the system will default back to the NMK room 81079.
If you have out of town ham friends that want to connect their nodes up, and have a conversation with you they are welcome to connect to the 81079 NMK room.
A few tips about using Fusion, and internet linked repeaters. First and foremost… Take a Breath! Remember that it takes a few milliseconds for all the infrastructure to do its thing, so after you press the PTT, take a breath before you start speaking.
Repeater etiquette still is necessary, even more so when you’re on several connected repeaters. “Kerchunking” (keying to listen for the squelch tail, and not identifying) a fusion repeater is fruitless, as the digital repeaters do not have squelch tails. Doing this DOES display your call sign on the radios of other users.
The only way you can connect to a ROOM , is via a NODE . Eg, the Wires-X repeater, or a private wires-X node. A ROOM is a virtual presence which will accept multiple connections. A NODE represents an actual piece of hardware, and can only be connected to one other entity, either NODE or ROOM.
When you push the Red DX button, all you are doing is putting your radio in “Control Mode” which simply makes it easier to control the node to which you are connected, such as room/node search and connect/disconnect functions. As far as the RF connection, nothing changes, so if the node is connected where you want it, you don’t have to do anything but push the button to talk and let up to listen. The ONLY thing you need to use the red button for is to use the “Search” functions, and to make it a little easier to connect and disconnect.
Again, the take home message we want to make clear: We encourage you to use the repeater and / or connect to other Wires-X nodes and rooms, we just ask that when you are finished to please disconnect the node you connected to so the system will default back to the NMK room 81079.
Enjoy Fusion and the Wires-X nodes on the VA3PWR Repeater System!