Yaesu System Fusion
Yaesu System Fusion was the last of the big three to hit
the market, this drop-in repeater system has the
capabilities of being able to work Analogue as well as
Digital signals. (Hence Fusion) System Fusion 1 hit the
market in 2013 to a rather mixed reception (like most new
idea’s) however it didn’t take long to win people over.
Let’s be clear about something (and I do mean clear) of
the big three (Dstar, DMR and Fusion) Fusion is a whole
lot clearer and richer in sound than anything I have ever
heard. And if operated in VW (Voice Wide) the sound is
absolutely awesome, the Forward Error Correction is
something else because if users are in easy reach of a
repeater there seems to be very little packet loss,
certainly none that I have noticed. Yaesu radio’s are not
too expensive either, the Yaesu FTM 100DE is available
for around £290 and handheld's are even cheaper
V/D (Digital Narrow) – Voice+Digital or
“V/D” mode
Voice FR (VW) Mode – Utilizes all available bandwidth
for high-fidelity voice operation, providing the most
crystal clear of voice communications.
Highspeed Data
Transfer data such as images or text messages at full
rate with speeds up to 9600 Bits-per-second
Analogue FM Mode
Maintains backwards compatibility with existing
Analogue FM Equipment, allowing a wide range of users
to experiment with System Fusion Digital.
*Full Data Mode*
Full Data (Digital Data in image above) uses the
complete 12.5kHz to send things like Picture Messaging
or Text messaging (there is no switch on any Fusion
Radio as this is performed automatically upon sending.
Wires-X
I won’t dive into the subject of Wires-X too much, 1, I
don’t use it myself and 2, if you click the button below
they can explain it a lot more than I could ever do.
Although CQ-UK is a Wires-X node that runs from within
a HRI - 200 Wires-X box thats pretty much all I can say
on the matter at present. Just click the Wires-X button
below and all your questions will be answered.