Operation Manual

54 FT-2900R OPERATING MANUAL
The FT-2900R 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 (
DTMFDTMF
DTMFDTMF
DTMF
“
00
00
0” ~ “
99
99
9,” “
AA
AA
A,” “
BB
BB
B,” “
CC
CC
C,” “
DD
DD
D,” “
EE
EE
E (¼),” “
FF
FF
F (#)”) 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 PTT
switch to exit from the selection mode.
3. With the Internet Connection feature activated (as in step 1 above), the FT-2900R 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.SET25 INT.SET
25 INT.SET25 INT.SET
25 INT.SET.”
2. Press the
[
MHz
(
SET
)]
key, then rotate the DIAL knob to
select the Internet Memory register (
F0F0
F0F0
F0 ~
F9F9
F9F9
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