Everything Ham Radio Podcast
Everything Hamradio Podcast – Ep 002 – Yaesu System Fusion
Hey everybody and welcome to another episode of the Everything Hamradio Podcast. This is episode 3 and today we are talking about the Yaesu System Fusion system.
First off, what is Yaesu System Fusion?
It is a Digital Communications System that works on both digital and analog voice communications
It has automatic mode selection between Digital Voice, Digital Data, Digital Voice and Data and Analog FM
It uses a narrower bandwidth at just 12.5 kHz
Digital Voice Communications
Clearer and crisper audio
It is about the same range as Analog FM, but rather than gradually getting more noisy until you just noise, you are either there or you are not with digital
It uses the full 12.5 kHz bandwidth
Digital Only
Can send and receive pictures, text message or files
Uses a full 9600 baud to transfer data
It uses the full 12.5 kHz bandwidth
Voice and Digital
Bandwidth is split between voice and data, 7.25 kHz each
Voice audio not as clear, but still as good as Analog
Group Monitor Function
Up to 24 stations can be added to a group
Radio will show distance and direction of each member of the group
Smart Navigation/Backtrack Function
Set a start point. Whether you do this manually or by the gps coordinates attached to a picture.
Get constant distance and direction from that starting point
Great for camping or hiking, storm spotting and much more.
Analog FM
Can talk to people with radios that are not System Fusion compatible.
Radios
Hand held transceivers
FT1DR
FT2DR
Mobile Radios
FTM-100DR
FTM-400DR
HF/VHF/UHF Base radios
FT-991
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