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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>You could make use of a nearby DMR repeater via RF with your radio, but I haven’t ever done that (no DMR repeaters near New Ulm!) That would be good for local traffic, but it depends how the repeater is set up (like, if it’s connected to the internet). You have more control with a hotspot for connecting to remote groups through the internet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>That’s my current understanding of it, anyhow…I’m still learning!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> w5sfa [mailto:w5sfa-bounces@w5sfa.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jack bates<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 14, 2022 2:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> Mail List for the W5SFA Radio Club<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [W5SFA] hotspot<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>if I have a DMR repeater available, do I need a Hotspot?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="yahoo_quoted_5357105796"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, 07:50:02 AM PDT, Roger Klein <rwklein@katyweb.net> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div id=yiv6061493907><div><div><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>David,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>You're actually 98% of the way there, since you've already connecting to YSF groups.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>Our XLX979 server is on the YSF list, as YSF87708. So in pi-star, under Configuration -> Yaesu System Fusion Configuration, look at the first setting which is YSF Startup Host. It's a dropdown list, so scroll down until you find YSF87708. It's about a third of the way down the list. The list is not sorted by YSF number, but by the description that follows. Our XLX reflector looks like this in the list: <b>YSF87708 - XLX979 - XLXreflector</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>Once you've selected it, click the Apply Changes button below. You'll have to wait a little for the Pi-Star to reset, and at that point you'll be able to talk on the server (which is connected to the Bellville repeater).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>If you’ve got one of the small Pi Zero hotspots, they are great for traveling. They don’t use much power, and they are small. Only real downside is that the screen is also tiny and doesn’t show a lot of info, and the Pi Zero is a bit pokey waiting for it to boot up. And you won’t have to haul around a clunky Windows PC…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>73,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>Roger<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: w5sfa [mailto:w5sfa-bounces@w5sfa.org] On Behalf Of W 5 D B J<br>Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 4:10 AM<br>To: Radio Club Mail List for the W5SFA<br>Subject: [W5SFA] hotspot<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>I was playing with my hotspot and yaesu ft3d, i don’t know how to get this setup to talk to w5sfa. I can hear americalink, but its ysf, not wiresx. can this work, or do I need to use DMR (and if I use DMR, what is the talkgroup?) or something else.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>The laptop/wiresx/cable/radio works ok, but trying to find a smaller/simpler setup for our motorcycle travels (like when we are heading to North Dakota next weekend for Christy’s birthday).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>i am using a mmdvm pi-star hotspot.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>Thanks for any help !!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>david/w5dbj<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>w5sfa mailing list<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>w5sfa@w5sfa.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6061493907msoplaintext><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#26282A'>_______________________________________________<br>w5sfa mailing list<br><a href="mailto:w5sfa@w5sfa.org">w5sfa@w5sfa.org</a><br><a href="http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org" target="_blank">http://mail.w5sfa.org/mailman/listinfo/w5sfa_w5sfa.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>