Yaesu FT-2980R Operating Manual

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Internet Connection FeatureThe FT-2980R can be used to access a “node” (repeater or base station) which is tiedinto the Yaesu WIRES™ (Wide-Coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System)network. Details may be found at the WiRES-II Web site: http://www.yaesu.com/jp/en/wiresinfo-en/index.html. This feature may also be used to access other systems, as de-scribed below.SRG (“Sister Radio Group”) Mode1. Press the [ ] key momentarily to activate the InternetConnection feature. The “Int” notation will appear at theright of the frequency.2. Rotate the DIAL knob while pressing the [ ] key toselect the access number (DTMF “0” ~ “9”, “A”, “B”,“C”, “D”, “E ()”, “F (#)”) corresponding to the WIRES™node to which you wish to establish an Internet link (askthe node or repeater owner/operator if you don’t knowthe 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-2980Rwill generate a brief (0.1 second) DTMF tone according to your selection in step 2.This DTMF tone is sent at the beginning of every transmission to establish or main-tain the link 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 beginningof each transmission, and you are not operating in conjunction with Internetaccess, disable this function via step (4) above.FRG (“Friends’ Radio Group”) ModeYou may access other Internet Link Systems (including WiRES™ in the “FRG” mode)that use a DTMF string for access.Programming the FRG codeLoad the DTMF tones which you wish to use for Internet-link access into a InternetMemory register. For purposes of this example, we will use “#(F)1101D” as the accesscode (the “#” key is denoted by the letter “F”).1. Press and hold in the [MHz(SET)] key for one second,then rotate the DIAL knob to select “25 INT.SET”.2. Press the [MHz(SET)] key, then rotate the DIAL knob toselect the Internet Memory register (F0 ~ F9) into whichyou wish to store the access code.3. Press the [LOW(A/N)] key momentarily. The first digitwill blink.45FT-2980R Operating Manual