Good explanation of the differences. Keep up the good videos

I just watched Yaesu's Wires X part 1 and my head was spinning. On the other hand, I picked up a lot more from your presentation and even found out what Alexa looks like!

Great Hot Topic & Nice Video!! My local club just got the Fusion DR-2X repeater and we now are all trying to get our heads around these protocols and how they interface with each other.

Thanks Bob for the video. This helps me understand a little more about the limitations of my OpenSpot2 as it relates to Wires-X. I’m perfectly happy running what I have through my two OpenSpot2s and accessing Wires-X through them. Thanks again Bob. 73s Billy N5WRH

I know you made this a few years ago, but since I am just getting started, it really helped me understand!

Best, most straightforward explanation of wiresx I've seen. Thanks and 73 - K5TXS

Thanks for that! clears up a lot of confusion. Coming from DMR which I find fairly straight forward the YSF / WiresX system is more confusing that I was led to believe!

This video answered all of the questions that i still had after watching all of the others videos about ysf

easy and informative! This is an older video but explains it all! Thanks!

Another great video! Super informative...You made a difficult subject for me easy to understand. Thank you..

Great that you made it that clear what the difference is. And a compliment for the simple, easy-to-understand clear language, which makes complex contexts understandable even for hams who do not speak English as their native language. 73 de Roland, DL4SFC

Thanks for this. I have an FTM100DR, but haven’t gotten into the C4FM side of it yet. This explains a lot. 73 de K6TP.

Thanks for the video Bob. Passed my General last week, still haven't bought a rig yet. Looking at a FTM400 for the Jeep. This answers a lot of questions about WiresX.

Skynet... I knew it was coming! Thanks K6UDA

Thanks for the informative video, Looking at upgrading at some point soon, most probably with Yeasu C4FM radio, 73 de 2E0EJJ, a fellow Moparian in the UK

Great talk Bob. I have an HR200 connected to my DR2 repeater here in KY and you have covered many of the issues I had when I first started. I have came a long way since I started...would like to add the time and temperature to the system. It is set up in the AMS mode. Sam WB9SHH if you want to connect.

I'm glad that you explained the Round Room - I saw the term used somewhere in the Wires-X software menus and it was not explained. Also, if you have repeater with a Wires-X room, how does the repeater owner make their Wires-X repeater room available for connections? Many of the repeater rooms (room xxx-RPT as a generic example) don't answer and connect (displays a no answer message in Wires-X) when I try to connect within Wires-X; however, I finally connected to 1 repeater room and talked on it. At least I know that my side of the connection is working.

Good video. Answered some questions. Love the Alexa. You got her well behaved🤣

This was awesome!

Thanks for the info. I have been considering C4FM, but there is not a wires x repeater in my area. I think I will pick up an FT-70DR and an OpenSpot to feel it out before operating my own node. 73s.

Thanks Bob, you gave a very good explanation of Wires X and hotspots in this video. I have not seen any other videos with good explanations. I had to piece this topic together myself during the past few months when using my hotspots. Now I'm just waiting for the SCU-39 kit for direct access. I would like to know where the YSF and FCS networks originated and if they are operated by any specific entity? Thanks again!

Hey Bob, just watched this clip again, reallly good and explains heaps. I run a kenwood 50W 2m D-Star node, Ive been thinking about Fusion so a HRI 200 would be good, you eplained and righted some of the con-fusion 73 Pete VK3TQ / VK2LD

Excellent video

Very interesting video, thanks

crackin up here..... wiersx has been brought up here recently, thanks for the info...

Great video

Oh man, you go to the point directly... We maintain two C4FM nodes with direct DMR connection via YSF2DMR and the cost is many many times down and with the use of Raspberry Pi their down time is near zero... We are connected to Brandmeister DMR with Yaesu gear and use Digital APRS at the same time with a special version of YSF2DMR..

Im new to Ham in Sacramento. Got my Tech. Will look into using this.

Thank you! Excellent video. I'm still a bit confused about the differences between the Node box and the Wires X cable. Do you still need 2 radios (one for the 'wire' Wires X node, and one for the client)? Or does the 'wire' Wires X node radio have access to the Wires X network directly? Also, can you access the Wires X network directly from the software running on the computer?

Thank you. We use Wires-X for our emergency net. Internet is a serious downside of the system connected to the repeater. It was down during our last practice net, so we heard nothing! N0QFT. Glen

Nice job description the difference!

where did you get that software that shows who's talking and where? thanks. (I have dmr and d-star and looking into getting a fusion radio)

I just bought a new in the box Yaesu FT-70D for $100.00 from a guy at work who didn't like it and the battery was dead. So, new battery radio works great up here in Fairbanks, Alaska but no nodes or repeaters to use the features this rig has. I was thinking of a hotspot for use but after this video I'm thinking of a Wire X set up. My antenna would be external like yours for greater range, am I limited to using the Yaesu FT100 type radio or could I use say my Icom V8000 rig that I don't use very often? It's VHF only ... great video by the way I love you jeep; mine is a 1999 Wrangler TJ ...

Excelente video. Saludos desde Argentina. LU1KJL.

Too cool . . . your Wires-X is reachable from Sacramento? Just ordered the FT3DR . . . where is your Wires-X located. I’m just now learning this digital stuff. How would I go about trying to reach your Wires-X systems, I’m up in El Dorado Hills.

Love your vids K6UDA! We are snowed in big time in the NorthWoods of Wisconsin so I am catching up on ham radio. Seems I see a Yaesu FTM-400xdr in the corner of your shelving.........would love to see you do a series on this very popular radio.

Hey Bob thank you for sharing it awesome I would like to know a little bit about it I hear it's very good I don't know I'm going to listen to your opinion on it thank you 👍

Still confused.... It i setup my FTM100D as a node with the SCU-40 cable and used my 991A as a transceiver would i be able to access wires x analog and digital rooms? Or would I still need a hotspot?

I've been watching all kinds of videos about wires-x and have a 991a and hri-200... had no idea I needed 2 radios for the digital side. Alexa explained it the better than almost every video I've seen on youtube. Doesn't the 2nd radio have to be connected to the radio 2 jack on the back of the HRI? If so, how can a handheld be portable when it has to be plugged in?

Simple and easy to understand, thank you, 73,s to you and sexy Alexa :-).

Nice Video Bob. Just to clarify, when I use Fusion in the simplex mode I know it's not going through any network and I'm not using WiresX. What about using fusion with a repeater that is linked to multiple repeaters via internet? W8FFG Bill

Can a 'Node' be created using the HRI-200 bridged thru the internet AND without a FT-100 (Or other dedicated Yaesu Radio.) radio? I am able to connect to Wires X on a local repeater with my FT-991A. However, many repeaters lock out rooms. I can use my Pi-Star HotSpot to connect to other rooms of my choice by switching the host/reflector. I'd like to buy the HRI-200 but not necessarily a dedicated radio to access ALL of the Wires X capabilities. Best Regards.

Thanks for posting. ( good video) your use of the terme"gateway" is confusing in the wires-x context. - Yaesu have suggested for wires-x the nameing protocol that a gateway is a "high powered node with good antenna and coverage" as opposed to the 20mw setup. This is helpfull in knowing if the "node" is got good general coverage in an area or is more for personal use around ones house I run a high power Wires-x node (Gateway) + room ( been running for some 4 years 24/7/365 now) and have yet to get my head around the interconnect into other networks. - I would like my room to be able accept D-Star cpable networks and analogue ( eg allstar and the like) as well as the native C4FM System Fusion connections and associated networks.

Always wondered what that button was on my FTM-400XDR. And I have the bundled cable to connect to my computer, but it looks like just another digital mode to invest in that I'll never use.

LOL - underwater basket weaving. We did that too in the Boy Scouts.

I'm quite confused still. Love my ft-70 even with its quirks. Only talk on a local uhf repeater with c4fm. Would love to connect with wires-x using my ft-70 here in Vancouver bc but don't know how to do it successfully. I like your videos...

What does FCS stand for or what is it? Just see the acronym, but no explanation. Trying to understand this digital stuff, and after watching videos, only more confusing. I take it YSF is Yaesu System Fusion.

Clear as mud!

Just be sure if you run anything over low power that you have some sort of fan cooling your ftm-100. They will get hot fast if theres much traffic.

Do you know the model number of this "cable" that lets you connect a radio to a computer?

Another good and very informative video by K6UDA, although I have to slightly disagree on the cost part. For analog setup, you really do not need a Yaesu radio for WIRES-X. I have a station here in Calgary using an HRI-200 connected to a Motorola Radius M1225 which I purchased from eBay for $60. It works just fine in the room where my affiliate club stations are connected.

Can I access your repeater for wires. I’m in Walnut Creek. If not I don’t mind spending the bucks. Should I get the HT 200 or a node?

Thanks Bob maybe I can get my vx-6r ready for transmission

so Q - what does the wires x windows application actually do and when is it needed and not needed?

So I have both, wiresx with Hri200 and several hot spots for ysf. For two weeks i placed both wiresx and YSF onto a large number of nodes each. After two weeks what I came up with is there are a lot of nodes on both systems but 98% of these nodes has ZERO activity. For Yaesu it seems there are like 5 channels that has some action everyday and both WiresX and YSF are connected on these 5 nodes. For me, wiresx was a very expensive mistake and a nice hotspot will give you a ton more usable options and save you a ton of money. One more thing I found funny is a lot of Yaesu users are cross-mode to DMR or D-Star and use these modes on hotspot where they told me they almost never use ysf as no one is on any nodes except for America-Link. I wonder if there will be more activity when the FT-3DR ever gets released. I have and use FT2DR but the one I grab most the time is the FT 70DR.

Helpful explanation, thanks. I currently run Dstar but interested at looking at Wires X. Is Wires X software compatible with Mac? I have a Mac in the shack. Thanks!

Wow. Really informative. So are C4FM and WIRES X the same thing? Just two different names?

I should be getting my 3D Friday so with radio can I hook on to your system. If so what info do I need as far as settings id’s and so forth I’m in sac so I should be able to hit it

Nice video! Maybe I didn't listen close enough, if so sorry. For Wires-X node you also need to dedicate a Windows computer to run the wires-X software. Maybe you have a shack computer that can also run Wires-X, fine but don't let it go to sleep or hibernate. Make sure Wires-X is entered in the start-up list so when the system reboots after a Windows update, Wires-X is restarted, and make sure auto-login is enabled so it doesn't set there for a day or two waiting for you to log in. I guess if you are in your shack frequently that is less of an issue. Ymmv of course. Again, thanks for the video! 73, Ken W0KAH

Did you have to return it when you moved?

Thanks for the video. I have several Yaesu with wires. I just bought a 991 and have been looking for a good way to get on digital voice. I guess I’ll will use a hotspot for a while and switch out some radios to go with a new ftm-400xdr. Is there any word of maybe a software upgrade for the 991/991A to hook straight to computer to run your own node?

I always find a picture to be worth a thousand words-ergo network topology maps, etc help me to understand systems more than pure verbiage. Hot spots, rooms, nodes, reflectors, talk groups, etc. etc. - I’m no less confused about all this audio networking stuff.

I bought the FT5D and am new to digital stuff - to be clear, do I still need to buy one of those other accessories to use Wires-x - or is this radio enough? Many thanks! :)

I've always been confused between the relationship of WiresX and Fusion. I was finally told activating WiresX is nothing more that being handed the remote control to a TV whereas Fusion is the TV. WiresX is only the control system to the sub menu and for changing rooms, it's not not a mode. What do you think of this analogy?

A room for Jeeps? Interesting. Big Daddy Ed Roth type drawing looks to be a Cuda, cam see the bilboards. 👍👍😎🇺🇸

Bob, Thanks for the video. I just got an Open Spot 2 and I am very confused about the difference between YSF and FCS. Are they truly separate networks? Is there something I can get to with one of them, that is not accessible from the other? What is America Link? Is it a Wires-X room, FCS Room, or a YSF reflector? A diagram might be very helpful. Thanks again, Bob

Love the Chickenfoot T-Shirt

The reason why Yaesu works so hard to keep pi-star off their system is so Fusion fans won’t see how bad Wires X is……..

Thanks for the nice Video 73 LB7VI

What is the difference between YSF and FCS?

Enjoyed your videos Bob. You left out that with Wires-X you can also download news, photo and audio files. Even America Link has them available and you can get to them with your FT2DR. Please edit out the part where you say "Alexa", keep in mind the each time you say Alexa that you are setting off OUR Amazon Echos! Yeah, it's cute but it's annoying for those of us that have them.

Im amaze of how technology continues to expand communications thru the internet, but that been said, after surviving hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico that brought the island to it’s knees in a terrible way, The only mode to communicate was voice and cw mode. All internet, cellphones, tv stations and radio stations towers were destroyed. The advances are exiting, but when TSHF, good old basic ham radio communications still the most reliable tool. KB0JRR

I have the open spot 4 and I like it, I use it with My Alinco DJ-MD5X DMR HT and My Yeasu FT5D,

Bonjour, I have two questions : - What increases the cost from 140€ + 300€ (the cost of the piece plus a FTM 100) to 700 or 800$, the fees for the inscription to Yaesu network ? - are the non HAM able to connect via btw Brandmeister system in France, and thus would we find such 14FRSxxx accessing via PMR frequencies ? Sincerly yours

I have purchased Yaesu FTM-7250DR I also have used FRM-3200DR how i can connect them to internet. Do I need wires-x or there are less expensive alternatives. I am just starting with Amateur radio and i am very new to C4FM and Wires-x or internet linking system. Thank You KD9QPL

Hi, the WiresX was great but what I want to know is how did you get Alexa to say the things you obviously fed her... something I've been trying to do for a while... not Simon Says I'm hoping and edited out the first part... Cheers.

not sure on th radio side of things though my understanding of wire-x is it was meant as a companion link to repeaters..

I understand from a hotspot you can access ysf only not wires x unless a ref is bridged to YSF. So, if you are on wires x can you access ysf or is that only possible if the wires x room is bridged to YSF?

I just recently bought a FT3D and I'm thinking about getting the WiresX cable. Any thoughts on that? When I push the WiresX button it starts transmitting right away. I think its because I don't have that cable and doesn't know what to do. I love the radio so far.

I am an electrical engineer and software designer and the digital ham options are still confusing and bizarre. So many different, incompatible ways of doing the same thing and all require a multitude of adaptors, boxes, software. It seems kinda crazy so far. The hardest thing for me to figure out is if any of them are worth the time, money, or effort. Scratching my head.....

Your videos kick ass! 73 de KG7POU

So I am told the wires x on my 8900 is of no use but you mention analog wires x. Wires x seems hard to get a handle on. We have Fusion repeaters but use almost totally as as analog systems

Hello, i s possible to run Wiresx on Raspberry? where can I find out the ISO image ? Thanks 73

Aaaaaaand there goes my Alexa... thanks Bob! Lol! 73! KM6WER

Thanks

What is the software you keep showing with all the rooms in it????

No matter how many “introduction” or “beginner” videos I watch on wires x/ fusion/dstar/dmr, nobody can explain what it is, and what it’s for. Chat room? Do I need internet? Or more importantly, if I do need internet to get it set up....will it still work when the Gov shuts down the inter webs?

Can you use Wires-X on a Mac computer? Thanks!

Love Alexa bit. 73's kb2icn

Nice video. My FT-8900r says it can access a Wires repeater but I would need the "access numbers". Are you able to share the info for the repeater? Assuming I can reach there from G.V.

Hey Bob lytle Creek video buddy 👍

same conclusion on my side 73 de HB9GNK

Direct radio modes are for BS’ing only (ragchew) The HRI-200 is for going deep into setting up rooms and supporting data capture modes. Meaning you can setup room, store pictures from the camera Mike, text messages and recorded voice messages.

I do not own a computer other than my iPhone, would this render the yaesu ftm 400xdr useless for wiresX, as I’m looking to buy this radio soon for that feature?

That is still a little confusing! It sounds like WiresX is tied to YSF systems that are physically connected to a radio and a WiresX box, not YSF network nodes that havd no physical connection to a radio and a WiresX box. For example, an XLX Reflector could be built with only a Linux computer running Debian that is connected to the Internet, not physically connected to a WiresX box and not physically connected to a radio. If I'm understanding it correctly, if you're using a SharkRF OpenSpot4 Pro, then the WiresX button on a Yaesu FT5DR will work with the YSF network modes that has no physical connection to a WiresX box and no physical connection to a radio, because the WiresX functionality on the Yaesu FT5DR radio is coming from the Sharkrf OpenSpot4 Pro hotspot. So, the functionality of the WiresX button on the Yeasu FT5DR then depends on if the YSF reflector is physically connected to a WiresX box and physically connected to a radio, OR if the Yeasu FT5DR is connected to a SharkRF OpenSpot4 Pro through a Wifi network connection. If that is true, then the WiresX button on the Yeasu FT5DR will get a more complete list of YSF Reflectors if you are using a SharkRF OpenSpot4 Pro with your Yaesu FT5DR radio.

Never heard of this; interesting.

I'm getting ready to make the Fusion jump, but.........Here is where I'm confused...... When I buy a fusion radio and then access the fusion repeater (which will have some sort of internet connection) ,,,,, What do I need to access that repeater, when I'm out of RF range? Will the radio connect to my cell phone being used as a hotspot (just like my laptop does) or do I need something in between? If I need something in between, What do I need? Can I just use my laptop to connect to the repeater via voip, and just leave the radio out altogether when I'm out of town?

im not a drinker but after this i neeed a drink kg6mn

I got a ftm400xdr, there are many rooms, and no one in them, America Link is where everyone is, pretty much everyone gets on there and asks for radio checks, I feel like I stepped back into the good old CB radio days....

Alexa is missing the point that you made that with a 300 FTM100 and an HRI-200 you can make a node that has the coverage of a repeater. $295.00 Radio and $125 for the HRI-200. Not 7-8 hundred. And you can drive all over the county and use it. Or if you are content to be tied to that same radio then yes with the new firmware (without the need for the HRI-200) you can make a node, talk on that same radio at the same time etc etc. All without port forwarding that the HRI-200 requires. The video on youtube under "Yaesu official" explains all that. All in all you did a pretty fair and honest evaluation.