Fusion Technical Net
Monday Night 7:30 PM CDT 0030 UTC (Summer)
WiRES-X: FusionTech #21,493
YSF: “US-FusionTech”, #21,493

Category: Fusion

Using Fusion (C4FM) over the air.

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Update: WXScheduler 2.9.0 is available. The 2.9.0 installer is here. WXScheduler is a program that allows WiRES-X nodes to automatically switch to a Room or Node at a predetermined date and time. It’s written in Python, but we now have a Windows installer which does not require the installation of Python.  Description WXScheduler is a program that allows your WiRES-X node to be connected to another Room or Node at a predetermined day of week, hour and minute in the Read more…


In this post we discuss how the operation of WiRES-X can be customized through the use of the Windows Registry. Okay, here’s a bit of a WiRES-X secret. Many of the settings which cannot normally be changed, can be changed. These include the call sign, location, etc. In fact, it is possible to use an HRI-200 with one node number with a different node number. This is necessary should one be running a room and need to switch to a Read more…


MNWis has changed its name to FusionTech. Nothing else changes. The name was changed to better reflect the nature of the organization from Minnesota and Wisconsin midwest centric to global  covering interests in technology and Fusion in particular. The network is still reachable at Room and YSF 21493. The Fusion Technical Net is the same and the people running it are the same. The FusionTech network is part of the Bakken Amateur Radio Society (BARS). BARS was formed as a Read more…


It is well documented that the Yaesu DR-1X and DR-2X repeaters can lock up from time to time. When they lock up, they may: Not respond to any transmission or control function and Transmit continuously or Not transmit or Transmit for the duration of the time-out timer, go off the air, key up and start all over again. The transmission may be digital “noise” or it may be a carrier There is another form of lock-up in which an attached Read more…


If you want to set up an HRI-200 on Starlink, AT&T, or use you phone as a hotspot, there’s a problem. You need to open incoming ports and that can’t be done in many cases. The answer is to use a VPN to tunnel past your ISP to the raw Internet. One solution for some carriers is to use the PDN mode which does not require incoming ports to be open. But that may still not work. The other problem Read more…


The other day I was working my Fusion repeater with my FT70D. Since I was “DX” I had the HT on high power. Although it looked like I was getting into the repeater just fine, I couldn’t enter the WiRES-X control mode. However when I switched to low power I WAS able to control the repeater. What gives? Why could I control the repeater (node) on high power, but not on low power? Back at the house where my repeater Read more…


Photos show the waveform capture from an FT5 during a MNWis net. Note that they are not symmetrical around zero. The 2nd image has more detail and you can see that the waveforms are not symmetrical. The clipping sound is heard when the audio level hits the limits even though it is still not at 100%. Odd. Views: 54


I don’t know why Yaesu doesn’t make this public, but they don’t. You can download version 1.44 of the IMRS LAN firmware. This solves some problems with LAN connections constantly dropping. Views: 12


During the Monday Night Fusion Technical Net, a comment was made that it was possible to use an FT5D to receive C4FM on 29.250. This started a conversation about other HT’s as well. Thanks to W4IOD, AD0MI, N0PXT, and N0OQL, we now have the definitive answer for most of the Yaesu Fusion radios. Background Using 29.250 for C4FM has become popular as 10 meter conditions have improved significantly. The Yaesu FT-991(A) is the only radio that is capable of Tx Read more…


This post addresses a WiRES-X node that constantly leaves and rejoins a room.   This type of problem is almost always the result of a networking issue. When certain networking problem occur the HRI-200 software will wack out (a technical term). Once the software has been wacked out, it will continue to cycle in and out of whatever room it is connected to. Restarting the WiRES-X software usually solves the problem.   Router problems: 1. Turn off UPnP. It should Read more…