Yaesu FT2DR User manual

Thank you for purchasing this Yaesu product.
This instruction manual explains information related to the “WIRES-X Function”.
For information on basic operation of the transceiver, please refer to the supplied
FT2DR Operating Manual.
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registered trademarks of the respective company.
FT2DR
Instruction Manual
(WIRES-X Edition)
144/430 MHz
DIGITAL/ANALOG TRANSCEIVER
C4FM/FM

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Using the WIRES-X
Contents
What is WIRES-X? ....................................................................3
Terminology ....................................................................4
Entering Letters .........................................................................7
Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X....................7
Finding a local node.............................................................7
Connecting in digital mode...................................................7
Connecting to local nodes ..............................................8
Connecting to a node or room on the Internet..............10
Communicating with others ..........................................14
Useful functions in digital mode .........................................15
Using preset channels ..................................................15
Connecting to registered nodes or rooms.....................17
Releasing the WIRES-X connection ..................................21
Connecting to analog nodes ..............................................22
Connecting to nodes or rooms on the Internet .............22
Communicating with others ..........................................23
Disconnecting from the node or room...........................23
Various display functions....................................................23
Confirming the location of the local node and the partner
station ...........................................................................23
Confirming the frequency..............................................24
Returning to the initial screen .......................................25
Using the News Function of WIRES-X ....................................26
Viewing messages .............................................................26
Viewing text data in local nodes ...................................26
Viewing text data on the WIRES-X server
(INT NEWS)..................................................................28
Viewing text data in nodes or rooms on the Internet ....30
Importing images................................................................32
Importing images from local nodes...............................32
Importing images from the WIRES-X server
(INT NEWS)..................................................................33
Importing data from nodes or rooms on the Internet ....34
Viewing imported data later................................................35
Deleting imported data.......................................................37
Deleting a file................................................................37
Listening to audio messages..............................................37
Listening to emergency information in the local node...38
Listening to routine messages in local nodes...............38
Listening to routine messages on the WIRES-X
server (INT NEWS) ......................................................39
Listening to emergency information in nodes or
rooms on the Internet....................................................39
Listening to routine messages in nodes or rooms on the
Internet..........................................................................40
Transmitting messages and images ..................................41
Creating and transmitting messages to local nodes.....41
Transmitting saved messages or images to local
nodes............................................................................43
Creating and transmitting messages to nodes or
rooms on the Internet....................................................44
Transmitting saved messages or images to nodes or
rooms on the Internet....................................................44
Transmitting audio messages ............................................45
Transmitting emergency information to local nodes .....45
Transmitting routine voice messages to local nodes....46
Transmitting emergency information to nodes or
rooms on the Internet....................................................46
Transmitting routine messages to nodes or rooms
on the Internet...............................................................47
Using WIRES-X and the GM Function Simultaneously...........48
Registering a local node to a group ...................................48
Confirming the frequency...................................................50
Returning to the group list screen ......................................50
WIRES-X Setting Mode Menus ...............................................51
WIRES-X setting mode list.................................................51
Using the WIRES-X setting mode......................................51
Setting the operating frequencies for repeaters/
WIRES-X ......................................................................51
Setting the item order on the node & room lists............53
Editing category names ................................................53
Deleting the registered nodes and rooms.....................54

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What is WIRES-X?
WIRES (Wide-coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System) is an Internet
communication system which expands the range of amateur radio communication. By
relaying radio signals via the Internet, stations can be connected where radio waves
cannot reach each other.
WIRES uses local nodes (stations connected to the Internet via PCs) as access points
which repeat communications of conventional amateur radio stations. When the local
nodes are connected to each other via the Internet, amateur stations all over the world
can communicate with each other just by connecting conventional stations to the local
nodes.
Local node Local node StationStation
Internet
In addition to the WIRES features, WIRES-X also supports digital communications.
Using WIRES-X, you can transmit and receive digitalized data such as text, image data
and audio.
Using the WIRES-X in conjunction with the transceiver allows you to have analog/
digital communications with stations outside the communication range. In digital
communication mode, you can search stations by call signs or keywords, and exchange
data such as messages and location information.
Since you can also use WIRES-X together with the GM (Group Monitoring) function on
a compatible transceiver to create a group including local nodes, you can also establish
a network covering a wider range.
Caution
You cannot connect to a currently in service WIRES-II node from a WIRES-X node, or vice versa.

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What is WIRES-X?
Terminology
■Node
Radio repeater connected to the Internet via a PC, which repeats communications of
conventional amateur radio stations as an access point
●Local node
Node within the radio communication range of a conventional amateur radio station
●Analog node
Node which is a transceiver or repeater using the conventional FM format and can only
repeat DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequencies) codes and analog audio transmissions/
receptions
●Digital node
Node which is a transceiver or repeater compatible with digital communications in C4FM
(Continuous 4 level FM) format. With this type of node, you can transmit/receive audio
as well as text and image data. You can also repeat DMTF codes and analog audio
transmissions/receptions.
Local
node
Local
node
Local
node
Local node Local node
Local
node
Local
node
Local
node
Local
node
Local
node
Station Station
WIRES
server
HRI-200
PCPC
Internet connection
HRI-200
As long as the local nodes
are linked to each other, stations
can communicate with each
other by connecting to a
local node

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What is WIRES-X?
■WIRES-X user ID
YAESU provides identification names with the WIRES-X nodes. For each node, a DTMF
ID (5-digit number) and user ID (alphanumeric characters consisting of up to 10 digits)
are provided.
If you know the ID of the node you want to connect with, you can transmit the DTMF
code from the transceiver, and directly specify the node to connect to by searching by
characters (only for digital nodes).
●ID list
Nodes and rooms which are currently operating WIRES are listed and published on
our website. We provide information such as IDs, call signs and operating frequencies
(some may not be published due to the wishes of owners).
■Room (Round QSO Room)
WIRES system community space to which multiple nodes can connect simultaneously.
As well as voice communications, you can also chat with text messages on the PC used
for the local node.
●Open room
Room which allows all nodes to connect to
●Closed room
Room only registered nodes can connect to
●Owner
Node which opens and organizes a room
●Activity
Nodes currently connected to a specific room
D
DD
D
AA
JF7XXX
-ND3
JQ1YBF-ND1 JA2YSO-ND2
JH4XXX
-ND4
JA2-ROOM
JQ1YBF-ND1
JF7XXX-ND3
JA1XXX-S1
* Currently
3 activities
in this room
JA1XXX
-S1
JA2XXX
-S2
WIRES
server
HRI-200
PCPC
Internet connection
HRI-200
When a local node
connects to a room,
stations already connected to
that node are also connected
to the room
Tip In the illustration,
D
refers to digital nodes and
A
refers to analog nodes.

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What is WIRES-X?
■News function
This feature allows you to save digital data such as text, image and audio data on the
PC used for the local node, and access the data from the connected digital station.
From the digital transceiver, you can access the local node (LOCAL NEWS) and
the data storage area (news station) in the node or room you connect to, and import
(upload) and export (download) data.
The owners of a node or room can import/export data from/to their own station via a
PC. The owner can also delete data and change information such as its name and
attribution.
The WIRES-X server also has its own news station (INT NEWS) where you can read
information and data supplied by YAESU.
D
DD
D
JF7XXX
-ND3
JQ1YBF-ND1 JA2YSO-ND2
JH4XXX
-ND4
JA2-ROOM
Local news
Audio messages
(emergency)
News Station
Audio files
Text data
Images
Local news
Audio messages
(emergency)
News Station
Audio files
Text data
Images
INT news
Audio messages
(emergency)
News Station
Audio files
Text data
Images
Connecting to a node
allows you to access data
in the local node, the WIRES-X
server, and a node or room
on the Internet
Data on the WIRES-X
server is only for
downloading
JA1XXX
-S1
JA2XXX
-S2
WIRES
server
HRI-200
PCPC
HRI-200
Internet connection
■Preset search function
If the preferred channel for connecting to a local node is programmed (preset) in the
transceiver, the channel can be scanned automatically when you start up WIRES-X.
Utilize this function as follows:
• Quickly connect to the local node you usually access by presetting its frequency in
advance.
• By presetting to a shared channel frequency with your friends nodes, you can quickly
connect the transceiver to a local node even while you are traveling in other areas.
You can use two transceivers as nodes, one for the preset search channel (receive only
channel) and the other for the voice channel (operation channel).

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Entering Letters
You assign names to categories, etc., using alphanumeric characters. For details on
how to enter letters, refer to “Entering Letters” on page 19 in the FT2DR Operating
Manual.
Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X
Finding a local node
To communicate using WIRES-X, a WIRES-X node station (local node) must be
established within radio contact range of the user transceiver.
WIRES-X nodes are stations users voluntarily registered with Yaesu. Their information
such as locations and operation styles are listed on our website:
https://www.yaesu.com/jp/en/wires-x/index.php
First use this list to search for a nearby local node, and nodes on the Internet used by
people you want to communicate with; write down the node names and frequencies.
Since the connection procedure differs between digital stations and analog stations,
confirm whether the node is an analog station or a digital station.
• When the local node is a digital station:
Connect from your transceiver in digital mode.
(Nodes on the Internet can connect to both digital and analog stations.)
• When the local node in an analog station:
Connect from your transceiver in analog mode.
(Nodes on the Internet can connect to both analog and digital stations.)
Connecting in digital mode
Caution
Before using WIRES-X, touch [MODE] to set the communication mode of the band-A (shown
on the top part of the screen) to any mode other than [FM]. For details, refer to “Selecting the
Communication Mode” in the basic operating manual.

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Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X
Connecting to local nodes
1Rotate the DIAL to set the A-band to the frequency of
the desired local node.
Tip You can directly enter the frequency using the numerical
keypad by touching the A-band display.
2Press the key.
[
X ] flashes on the left side of the frequency display.
When a local node is found, [ X ] is lit solid, and the node name and city name appear
on the bottom part of the screen.
Tip Depending on the connection status, the screen will show one of four display patterns.

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Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X
(1)Connected to the local node, but unable to connect
to Internet nodes or rooms (never before established
connection to Internet nodes or rooms)
(2)Connected to the local node, but unable to connect
to Internet nodes or rooms (previously succeeded in
establishing connection to Internet nodes or rooms)
(3)Connected to the local node, successfully connected
to an Internet node or room (the Internet node or room
is the same as the one most recently used)
(4)Connected to the local node, successfully connected
to an Internet node or room (the Internet node or room
is different from the one most recently used)

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Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X
When is displayed, rotate the DIAL. Call signs
of nodes and rooms on the Internet you previously
connected to flash.
Tip While [ X ] is flashing, briefly press the key to re-establish connection to the local node.
Tip When any local node cannot be found, [
X ] will disappear in 30 seconds.
Caution
WIRES-X can only be used on the A-band.
If using the B-band (shown on the bottom part of the screen) as the operation band, pressing the
key automatically switches the operation band to the A-band (shown on the top part of the
screen).
Connecting to a node or room on the Internet
You can connect to the desired node or room in one of the following ways:
• Selecting an accessible node or room from the list
• Specifying the node name or room name
• Selecting the most recently connected node or room
• Specifying the DTMF ID of the node or room you want to connect to
●Searching from the node & room lists
1While displaying the local node, touch [SEARCH &
DIRECT].
Displays the category list.
2Touch [ALL].
Displays the list of accessible nodes and rooms.
Tips • Connection destinations are displayed from the room list
and then node list.
• On the connection destination room columns, the number
of activities (the number of nodes connected to each room)
appears on the right side.

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Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X
3Touch the node or room you want to connect to.
Starts connection.
Tip By pressing , you can also establish connection while talking.
Once connection is successfully established, the menu
list of the node (room) you are connected to will appear.
Tip If connection is unsuccessful, an error message appears
and the screen returns to the list of nodes and rooms.
Tip
You can list items in order according to the number of activities or access history from
[WIRES-X]→[2 SEARCH SETUP]in setting mode.
●Searching by node or room name
1While displaying the local node, touch [SEARCH &
DIRECT].
Displays the category list.
2Touch [SEARCH & DIRECT].
Displays the character input screen.

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Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X
3Enter all or part of the room name.
The characters you have just entered appear on the
screen.
Tip For details on how to enter letters, refer to
“Entering Letters” on page 7.
4Touch [ENT].
If connection destinations with the first part of a name
partially matching the name you entered are found, they
will be listed.
Tips • If there is no connection destination matching the entered
name, “No Matches
” appears and then the screen returns
to the character input screen.
• If the name you entered is found, the transceiver
establishes connection immediately.
• The screen displays the room list search results followed
by the node list search results.
• On the room columns in the search results, the number of
activities (the number of nodes connected to each room)
appears on the right side.
5Touch the node or room you want to connect to.
Starts connection.
Tip By pressing , you can also establish connection while
talking.
Once connection is successfully established, the menu
list of the node (room) you are connected to will appear.
Tip If connection is unsuccessful, an error message appears
and the screen returns to the list of nodes and rooms.
Tip
You can list items in order according to the number of activities or access history from [WIRES-X] →
[2 SEARCH SETUP]in setting mode.

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Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X
●Connecting to the node or room you have most recently connected
If you have previously connected to a node or room on the Internet, it appears and
flashes at the bottom of the screen.
Touch the flashing node or room to start connection, and once connection is
established, the menu list of the node (room) you are connected to will appear.
If there is on the left side of the node name on the bottom
part of the screen, rotate the DIAL to display the node you
have most recently connected to.
Tip If connection is unsuccessful, an error message appears
and the name flashes again.
●Specifying the DTMF ID of the node or room you want to connect to
1While displaying the local node, touch [SEARCH &
DIRECT].
Displays the category list.
2Touch [SEARCH & DIRECT].
Displays the character input screen.

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3Touch [ID].
Displays the DTMF input screen.
4Enter the 5-digit DTMF ID.
5Touch [ENT].
Once connection is successfully established, the node or
room appears on the bottom part of the screen.
6Touch the node or room on the bottom part of the
screen.
Displays the menu list of the node or room you are
connected to.
Communicating with others
1While displaying the station you are currently connected
to, press .
The transceiver switches to transmission mode.
2Speak into [MIC].
Tip Place the microphone about 5 cm away from your mouth
when you speak.
Caution Do not continuously transmit over an extended period of
time to reduce the risk of overheating, malfunction, and
injury.
3Release .
The transceiver switches to reception mode.
Tip
You can communicate with the node or room you are connected to by pressing even when viewing
data in a node or room on the Internet using the NEWS function in digital mode on page 26.

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Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X
Useful functions in digital mode
Using preset channels
Programming (presetting) a channel frequency allows you to easily connect to a local
node.
By sharing a channel frequency with other nodes, you can connect the transceiver to a
local node even while you are out. This is useful for a group to operate a station.
●Presetting a channel
1Press and hold the key for over one second.
The transceiver switches to setting mode.
2Touch [WIRES-X].
Displays the menu list.
3Touch [1 RPT/WIRES FREQ].
Displays the selection items.

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Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X
4Rotate the DIAL to select [PRESET], then press the
key.
Displays the frequency.
Tips • Every time the DIAL is rotated, the setting switches
between [MANUAL] and [PRESET].
• The default setting is MANUAL.
5Rotate the DIAL to select the frequency.
Tips • Rotating the DIAL changes the frequency by the
increments specified in setting mode.
• Touching [BAND] switches the preset frequency band.
• The default settings are 146.550 for the A-band and
446.500 for the B-band.
6Press the key four times.
Sets the frequency and returns the screen to the
frequency display screen.
●Connecting to a preset channel
1Follow the procedure in “Presetting a channel” on page 15 to make the preset
channel available in advance.
2Press the key.
[
P ] flashes on the left side of the frequency display.

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Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X
When a local node is found, [ X ] lights up, and the node
name and city name appear on the bottom part of the
screen.
Tip When any local node cannot be found, [ P ] disappears in 30
seconds.
Tip
If the frequency of the detected local node is different from that of the preset channel, the frequency
automatically switches to the node frequency.
●Ending searching by a preset channel
1Follow steps 1 to 3 in “Presetting a channel” on page 15 to display the selection
items of [1 RPT/WIRES FREQ].
2Rotate the DIAL to display [MANUAL].
Tip Every time the DIAL is rotated, the setting switches between
[MANUAL] and [PRESET].
3Press the key three times.
Returns the screen to the frequency display screen.
Connecting to registered nodes or rooms
You can register names of nodes and rooms on the Internet and sort them into 5
categories. Up to a total of 20 nodes and rooms can be registered in each category.
●Registering category names
1Press and hold the key for over one second.
The transceiver switches to the setting mode.

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Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X
2Touch [WIRES-X].
Displays the menu list.
3Touch [3 EDT CATEGORY TAG].
Displays the category name setting screen.
4Rotate the DIAL to select one of [C1] to [C5], then press
the key.
Displays the character input screen.
5Enter the category name.
The characters you have just entered appear on the
screen.
Tip For details on how to enter letters, refer to “Entering Letters”
on page 7.

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Connecting to a Faraway Station Using WIRES-X
6Press the key.
Returns the screen to the menu list.
Tip Repeat steps 3 to 6 to set more category names.
7Press the key two times.
Sets the category name and returns the screen to the frequency display screen.
●Registering a node or room
1Touch the node or room you want to connect to.
Displays the menu list of the node (room) you are
connected to.
2Touch [ADD].
Displays the category list.

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3Touch the desired category.
The name of the node or room you are currently
connected to is added to the list of the registered node
and room lists.
4Press the key.
Returns the screen to the menu list.
●Connecting to registered nodes or rooms
1Touch [SEARCH & DIRECT].
Displays the category list.
2Touch one of [C1] to [C5].
Displays the node and room lists.
Tip On room columns, the number of activities (the number of
nodes connected to each room) appears on the right side.