YAESU FUSION

WHAT IT IS AND DIFFERENT WAYS TO USE IT

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C4FM = 4FSK FDMADMR = 4FSK TDMA

D-STAR = 2FSK GAUSSIAN FILTER

C4FM – 12.5Khz 9.6 bps

Analog GMSK -12.5Khz– 9.6K bps

[High speed packet]

D-Star – 6.8Khz – 4.8K bps

Analog FSK – 1200 bps

[packet]

C4FM DIGITAL AND FM AUTOMATIC COEXISTENCEBOTH SIMPLIX

C4FM DIGITAL AND FM AUTOMATIC COEXISTENCEAND REPEATER MODE – AMS

YAESU FUSION RADIOS SUPPORT

• APRS Automatic / Amateur Position Reporting / Radio System

• Group Monitor Mode

• Picture Messaging

• Text Messaging using T9 - 9 numeric pad to text standard – On screen

• Smart Navigation Functions/Backtrack Function

• WiRES-X – Wide-Coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System

• RF linking a Clubs Fusion Repeater to Wires-X Rooms / Reflectors

• 3rd Party Digital Club and Personal Hotspots / Simplex Repeaters called

Nodes

APRS AUTOMATIC / AMATEUR POSITION FINDING RADIO SYSTEM

• http://www.aprs.org/

• http://APRS.FI -

• APRS-IS global internet system

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GROUP MONITOR MODE

Digital Group Monitor automatically checks whether users within a communication group are in or out

of range, and displays information such as distance and orientation on the screen of the client radio

for up to 24 Stations. Each individual group can share Text and Picture messages between

themselves, allowing intelligent control of how content is distributed amongst a large operating group.

Group Monitor is almost an invaluable feature when an operator or group of operators needs to

track resources, such as in an emergency communication operation. Resources can easily be tracked

and controlled, letting operators know when they are going to fall out of range and may need

PICTURE MESSAGING

Image data which sent from a group member is displayed

on the full-color screen of the FTM-400DR or

Monochromatic display of the FT2DR. This image data

also retains a time record and the GPS location data of

the snapshot

It is easy to navigate to that pictured location by using

back track function. In addition, you can observe on the

screen whether the transmitted data was successfully

received by the member station.

The snapshot image or received data is stored in a high

capacity micro SD card, and you can recall and send that

image data from the SD card anytime. The pictures and

data files may be easily viewed and edited by using a

personal computer by simply inserting the SD Card into

any SD Card reader.

TEXT MESSAGING WITH T9

Text messaging could not be simpler,

with direct entry via T9 Text input or

the On Screen Keyboard (FTM-400),

messages can be sent quickly to an

individual operator, group of

operators (GM Mode), or to ALL (CQ

like)

SMART NAVIGATION FUNCTIONS/BACKTRACK FUNCTION

The Smart/Real-time navigation function enables

location checking at any time. In digital V/D

mode, information such as position data is

transmitted together with voice signals so the

distance and direction to the other stations can

be displayed in real-time while communicating

with them. You can also use such functions with

analog APRS from your S-list.

The Backtrack Function enables navigation to a

registered location at the touch of a button.

When hiking or camping, simply register your

starting point or campsite before departure, and

the distance and orientation from the current

location are displayed on the screen.

FUSION DATA NARROW READS OUT THE CALL SIGN DISTANCE AND YOU CAN USE THE NAVIGATION FUNCTION ON THE QSO

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WIRES-X – WIDE AREA INTERNET LINKING

WIRES (Wide-coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System) is an Internet communication system which

expands the range of amateur radio communication. For WIRES-X, an amateur node station connecting to the

Internet is used as the access point and connects the wireless communication to the Internet. Users’ stations can

communicate with other amateur stations all over the world using a node within the radio wave range. WIRES-X

automatically connects to nodes and rooms via the Internet.

No more need to verify connection IDs or transmit DTMF connection codes. Information about nodes and rooms is

exchanged via C4FM Digital signaling. Thanks to automatic reconnection to the previous contact, all you need to

do is press PTT and start talking. Easily search for new nodes and rooms, and initiate communication promptly

when you find an ID that captures your interest.

VARIOUS CONNECTION POSSIBILITIESNOTE ANALOG SUPPORTED ON WIRES-X ALSO

USING THE WIRES-X BUTTON TO CONNECT FOR CONTROL OF ROOMS

You do not need to use the connect button

to talk on a WiRES-X Node or repeater.

If you can hear the station you can work

her/him just by replying to the call. You

can toss out your call also “K8XG, Listing

WiRES-X” for example. If you use the DX

Wires connect button you need to have a

strong signal to connect. The screen will

show the current WiRES-X room the node

or repeater is connected to.

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ACTIVE MONITORING FROM YOUR MOBILE

• Currently active nodes and rooms can be searched in real

time, and viewed on the display of your transceiver. The

display list is sorted according to the number of stations

currently connected to the room, in other words by

popularity. This lets you quickly find other active stations to

communicate with. Node owners can freely create a room

ID using letters and numbers. The ID works a bit like the

name of a person. Easy to understand, meaningful names,

unique names, memorable names… all are possible and

can be used in a targeted search. A history of previous

nodes and rooms, and a memory function with five

categories makes it a snap to find and connect with a

particular ID.APRS Automatic / Amateur Position Finding

Radio System

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RF LINKING FUSION REPEATERSVERY HANDY WHEN INTERNET AT REPEATER SITE IS HARD TO GET OR LOW BANDWIDTH

RF linking is possible with any firmware/hardware version of DX-1 Repeaters, Direct

Connection of the HRI-200 requires a PC and Internet access at the repeater site plus

Hardware platform 1.1x of the repeater. Its easier for Repeater Engineers to control

the Wires-X from their control points and even use TeamViewer on the Wires-X PC to

change rooms, parameters, or adjust admin settings like a Ban Node etc.…

LET US SEE HOW THIS WORKS WITH A SHORT VIDEO

• https://youtu.be/cCTWbya410s

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3RD PARTY DIGITAL NET DEVICES THAT ALLOW REFLECTOR USE OUTSIDE OF YAESU SERVERS LIKE D-STAR OFFERS

• DV4MINI – The first to offer Fusion support and provide FCS reflectors

• DV MEGA – While promising Fusion, it is now finally upgradable to CF4M

• Blue Stack – Upgrade to DV Mega to use Blue Tooth on Android

• Open Spot – allows Trans-coding between C4FM and DMR

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DV4MINI HTTP://WIRELESSHOLD.COM/MODEMS.ASPX

• D-Star – C4FM – DMR – P25 –Dpmr

• USB dongle works on PC – Raspberry Pi

• Support Xreflector.net rooms

• Recent upgrade to support BrandMeister DMR

rooms as well as DMRPlus

• Lowest cost personal hot spot - $129

• Antenna not included

• Requires Manual DMR calibration

• Many Hams do not perform the calibration

leading folks to call the users out as DV4MINI

users not sounding good on DMR.

• Wireless holdings is the USA importer

DV MEGA HTTP://WWW.DVMEGA.AURIA.NL/RPI_RADIO.HTML

• D-Star – DMR – C4FM

• Originally only for D-Star in popular DVAP

• Recent upgrade to support BrandMeister

DMR rooms as well as C4FM FCS rooms

• Models to sit on Raspberry Pi – Arduino

• I have not yet tested it on DMR; I have used

Fusion and D-Star only. I updated a D-Star

DVAP I had using a jumper to reset CPU wire

and a Pi Program to update my firmware

for Fusion.

BLUE STACKHTTP://WWW.COMBITRONICS.NL/

• Provides a Blue Tooth plate for the DV Mega

to sit on instead of a RaspPi

• Connects to Android Phones and Tablets

• Lets you use a cell phone 3/4G for the

internet connection directly , no WiFi

• Also provide a platform for firmware

updates without needing a RaspPi Image

• Android app must always be in the

foreground

• Also supports G4KLX and MMDVM software

on PC USB connection

LET US SEE HOW TRANS-CODING DMR-FUSION WORKS WITH A SHORT VIDEO

https://youtu.be/FOKr8mYYMr8

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IT IS IMPORTANT TO UPDATE FUSION RADIOS FIRMWAREMAIN FIRMWARE – DSP – TTF DISPLAYS IF APPLICABLE

• All radios in a given system should be using the most up-to-date stable firmware for best

operation and audio quality

• DSP performs the audio work

• Firmware runs the operations and many times new feature or menu items can appear in

updates

• TFT runs the display, like the updated color waterfall in the FT-991 radio

• They most all be at the same level

• Update instructions are on the FILES tab of the Yaseu product page, like this example:

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IT IS IMPORTANT TO UPDATE FUSION RADIOS FIRMWAREMAIN FIRMWARE – DSP – TTF DISPLAYS IF APPLICABLE

Update instructions are on the

FILES tab of the Yaseu

product page, like this example:

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FUSION LINKS

• Xrefelctor page, click FCS002 on the left then user for last hear:

http://xreflector.net/neu3/

• BrandMeister reflectors last heard: https://brandmeister.network/?page=lh

• Fusion Ham Help: http://www.hamoperator.com/Hamoperator/Fusion_Help.html

• Fusion Tips and Tricks: http://www.hamoperator.com/Fusion/FusionFiles/K9EQ-

Fusion-PDF-0003.0.0_Tips_and_Tricks.pdf

• WiRES-X Bible: http://www.hamoperator.com/Hamoperator/WiRES-

X_Bible/WiRES-X_Bible.html

• Configure Windows For WiRES-X:

http://www.hamoperator.com/Fusion/FusionFiles/K9EQ-Fusion-PDF-0017-Win7.pdf

• What started this all for me when I was in Huntsville at the Redstone Arsenal, NASA

MSFC, for USLI Student Launch Program : http://Alabamalink.info

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