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Attention: The YSF system is generally NOT working. The planned change to dvref.com that was scheduled for June 1st has already taken place and has broken the system due to a programming error in the MMDVM software. The MMDVM software expected the ysfhosts.txt file to contain fixed-length fields. The new host file from dvref.com has variable length fields. This means that until something is fixed the FusionTech YSF reflector IS connected to the WiRES-X room, but required manual intervention. This problem applies to Pi-Star, WSPD and possibly other hotspots. This will get updated when something changes. Work around: 1) Perform an update. 2) From the Admin page select the reflector and link. Note that the number of connections will likely show ‘0’.
The MNWis room is now FusionTech. No other changes have been made. Both the Room and the Reflector remain 21493.
People have been reporting that their repeaters will “lock-up” for quite a while. When the repeater locks up, it may transmit continuously, not transmit, or transmit for the duration of the time-out timer, stop, then start again. W0IH has started an Arudino project to detect a lock-up and automatically reset the repeater. Project to reset a locked-up repeater.
“Cheats” for the FTM-500 and other radios
Streaming and Podcasts
Live streaming of the MNWis net at: https://www.podbean.com/lsw/MNWis
Previous nets and podcasts are HERE.
Updates and Information
The WXScheduler program has been updated. See This Post.
BARS sponsors a Fusion Technical Net held Monday’s at 7:30 PM Central Time (0130 Tuesday UTC Day) in Room #21493 and YSF #21,493 as well as a number of Fusion Repeaters. Everyone is welcome!
Fusion Help – help and tip sheets, technical information, and other Fusion resources. (Link to old page)
Use the Chat Function during the net to chat with other listeners and net control.
On HamOperator.com
Looking for links to interesting pages. Try the links page HamOperator->Links
All sorts of fun and interesting links posted.
Mobile Digital updates for WiRES-X and FTM-1/400
We now have Old News
MNWIS Real-Time Reports Includes connected nodes, Last Heard and other information
List of Fusion Nets and connections
Recommended Fusion Simplex Frequencies
Good cheap HF antennas: The K0ZE/K9EQ Antenna Shootout
Windows Tips and Troubleshooting (USB)
25-Mar-2016: How to set up Windows 7 and 10 for WiRES-X 24x7x365 remote operation on the Fusion Help page.
Tower Time Lapse Video – Taken at the MNWis Pine County repeater site
Shopping
The Shopping Page has been updated with old stuff gone and new stuff added.
HF HamOperating
Icom AH-4 Universal Tuner. The Official K9EQ Unofficial Icom AH-4 Tuner Page. It’s not just about working all bands. It’s also about building practical, cheap, antennas that you can design and put together with stuff from Home Depot. Find out why 50 ohms and aluminum are evil. Did I mention cheap?
Other Stuff
K9EQ’s Amateur Radio Rules. Sometimes we need rules. Sometimes we don’t. Do we need these rules? You decide! (Updated 27-Apr-2020)
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Last Updated on May 13, 2025 by K9EQ
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