[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Wires X

[Jasper Lupo]

Hi Jason,

My plan is to not set up my own node but rather tap into Wires X over a repeater. W4BRM let’s me connect once in a while. I guess one thing I don’t understand is whether more that one person can access it at the same time. If it is only one person at a time then I probably will drop the idea and use APRS SMS instead.

I listen a lot to Wires on 444.450 in Stafford WS4VA. It seems out of transmitter range even at 50W which is odd.

I already have APRS set up on my FT5D and 991A. That works fine as a text messaging system. It’s not real time but it does get your message out and it doesn’t care how many people are working it.

PS I am a new ham too. Got tech license last year. Working to go General.

Jasper
KO4QCB





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> On Feb 13, 2022, at 3:35 PM, Jason Palma <wa6mpr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I use WIRES-X pretty regularly. I run a node through my FTM-100 at my house. I mostly have it in Direct mode, which connects the radio directly to the PC - so no RF. I also use it in the RF mode and I am usually able to get into my node from my mobile out to 5 miles or so from the house on JBAB. I use my FT-3D HT to access the node within about 2 miles. I have it set to 147.420 Simplex with no tone. K3MRC runs a node in Upper Marlboro that I can hit from my QTH and usually works within about 10 miles of the station. He runs it on 145.430. Locally, there aren’t a lot of repeater based options around for Wires-X. 
> 
> I usually listen in on America Link #21080 or Texas Nexus #21636. America Link is like REF030C on DSTAR. On Monday’s there is also the KANSAS-CITY-WIDE (#28054) POTA Net at 8pm EST. Josh from Ham Radio Crash Course has a Quadnet reflector which is on DMR, YSF, DSTAR, and Wires-X. On Wires-X it is #61221.  Reach out If you have other questions. 
> 
> 73,
> 
> Jason
> WA6MPR
> 
>> On Feb 13, 2022, at 8:16 AM, Ian <iann8ik at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Any Yaesu fans doing WIRES-X?
>> 
>> 
>> Hi Ian,
>> 
>> Do you happen to know if anyone in the club does Wires X?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Jasper KO4QCB
>> 73
>> 
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