Operation Manual

52 FT-1802M OPERATING MANUAL
The FT-1802M can be used to access a “node” (repeater or base station) which is tied into
the 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 RADIO GROUP”
)
MODE
1. Press the
[
]
key momentarily to activate the Internet Con-
nection feature. The “Int” notation will appear at the right
of the frequency.
2. Rotate the DIAL knob while pressing the
[
]
key to select the access number (DTMF
“0” ~ “9,” “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” “E (),” “F (#)”) corre-
sponding to the WIRES™ node to which you wish to estab-
lish an Internet link (ask the node or repeater owner/operator if you don’t know the
access number in the network). Now press the PTT switch to exit from the selection
mode.
3. With the Internet Connection feature activated (as in step 1 above), the FT-1802M will
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 maintain 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 beginning of
each transmission, and you are not operating in conjunction with Internet access,
disable this function via step (4) above.
FRG
(
“FRIENDS’ RADIO GROUP”
)
MODE
You may access other Internet Link Systems (including WIRES™ in the “FRG” mode) that
use a DTMF string for access.
Programming the FRG code
Load the DTMF tones which you wish to use for Internet-link access into a Internet Memory
register. 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, then
rotate the DIAL knob to select “25 INT.SET.”
2. Press the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key, then rotate the DIAL knob to select the Internet Memory
register (F0 ~ F9) into which you wish to store the access
code.
3. Press the
[
LOW
(
A/N
)]
key momentarily. The first digit will
blink.
INTERNET CONNECTION FEATURE