Yaesu FT-2900E Operating Manual

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52 FT-2900E O PERATING M ANUALThe FT-2900E can be used to access a “node” (repeater or base station) which is tied intothe Vertex Standard WIRES™ (Wide-Coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System)network. Details may be found at the WiRES-II Web site: http://www.vxstd.com/en/wiresinfo-en/. This feature may also be used to access other systems, as described below.SRG (“SISTER R ADIO GROUP ”) M ODE1. Press the [ ] key momentarily to activate the Internet Con-nection feature. The “Int” notation will appear at the rightof the frequency.2. Rotate the DIAL knob while pressing the [ ] key to select the access number (DTMFDTMFDTMFDTMFDTMF“00000” ~ “99999,” “AAAAA,” “BBBBB,” “CCCCC,” “DDDDD,” “EEEEE (¼),” “FFFFF (#)”) corre-sponding to the WIRES™ node to which you wish to es-tablish an Internet link (ask the node or repeater owner/operator if you don’t know the access number in the network). Now press the PTTswitch to exit from the selection mode.3. With the Internet Connection feature activated (as in step 1 above), the FT-2900E willgenerate a brief (0.1 second) DTMF tone according to your selection in step 2. ThisDTMF tone is sent at the beginning of every transmission to establish or maintain thelink to the local WiRES™ node operating in the SRG mode.4. To disable the Internet Connection feature, press the [ ] key momentarily (the “Int”notation will disappear from the display).If other users report that you always have a DTMF “beep” at the beginning ofeach transmission, and you are not operating in conjunction with Internet ac-cess, disable this function via step (4) above.FRG (“F RIENDS ’ RADIO GROUP ”) MODEYou may access other Internet Link Systems (including WiRES™ in the “FRG” mode) thatuse a DTMF string for access.Programming the FRG codeLoad the DTMF tones which you wish to use for Internet-link access into a Internet Memoryregister. For purposes of this example, we will use “#(F)1101D” as the access code (the “#”key is denoted by the letter “F”).1. Press and hold in the [MHz(SET)] key for one second, thenrotate the DIAL knob to select “25 INT.SET25 INT.SET25 INT.SET25 INT.SET25 INT.SET.”2. Press the [MHz(SET)] key, then rotate the DIAL knob toselect the Internet Memory register (F0F0F0F0F0 ~ F9F9F9F9F9) into whichyou wish to store the access code.3. Press the [LOW(A/N)] key momentarily. The first digit willblink.INTERNET CONNECTION FEATURE