Terminology - Yaesu FTM-100DR Instruction Manual

What is WIRES-X?

Terminology

■ Node
Radio repeater connected to the Internet via a PC, which repeats communications of
conventional amateur radio stations as an access point
● Local node
Node within the radio communication range of a conventional amateur radio station
● Analog node
Node which is a transceiver or repeater using the conventional FM format and can only
repeat DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequencies) codes and analog audio transmissions/
receptions
● Digital node
Node which is a transceiver or repeater compatible with digital communications in C4FM
(Continuous 4 level FM) format. With this type of node, you can transmit/receive audio
as well as text and image data. You can also repeat DMTF codes and analog audio
transmissions/receptions.
Internet connection
Local node
Station
As long as the local nodes
are linked to each other, stations
can communicate with each
other by connecting to a
local node
Local
node
PC
HRI-200
Local
node
Local
node
Local
Local
node
node
Local
node
PC
WIRES
server
Local
node
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node
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Local node
HRI-200
Station