Hi Ian, what is the issue when my YSF Net is in red (not green). And my reflector is ‘YSF44222 - GB-NWFG2 - Reflector2’. Is this just an update since the video was made? Thanks. Paul.
Hi Ian, great video. Does the hotspot frequency have to be 434.000 or 438.800? Or could it be set to the 2m frequency of my Gateway? Thanks. Paul M7PTH.
@@NorthWestFusionGroup Thanks for the reply. My Gateway will be an FTM-300 connected to a computer and WiRES-X. I thought if I connected to a hotspot instead, it would free up a computer and I could use YSF via the PI-STAR software instead.
@@PaulThoma5 Your gateway sounds nicely planned. Please do not put a hotspot on a main station aerial. They have poor and unfiltered spectral purity. You will still need a hotspot to use yourself as using your own gateway can be problematical due to the simple conundrum (different video). So keep your gateway setup as planned, then set the hotspot up on one of the 2 hotspot frequencies to use yourself via YSF. This means that you will be transmitted by your gateway and everyone will know it is in use. Ian
@@NorthWestFusionGroup Hi Ian, the plan is to leave the Gateway on it's own, and get another radio for personal use. I will take your advice and leave it setup as the FTM-300/PC/WiRES-X. If I had another radio for personal use, connected to a hotspot and YSF, am I right in saying that radio would need to be connected to an antenna, NOT a dummy load?
@@PaulThoma5 That would depend on distances. If you mean a hand held then just use the aerial on it. If you intend to use a mobile radio, then a dummy load should work within a reasonable distance. I have used dummy loads on 70cm that allow me the use around the house and garden. Ian
Excellent Video as always, very useful, and I will keep these saved for future reference.
Thanks Ray. I'm glad you found it useful :)
Excellent video, thank you.
Hi Ian, what is the issue when my YSF Net is in red (not green). And my reflector is ‘YSF44222 - GB-NWFG2 - Reflector2’. Is this just an update since the video was made? Thanks. Paul.
Hi Ian, great video. Does the hotspot frequency have to be 434.000 or 438.800? Or could it be set to the 2m frequency of my Gateway? Thanks. Paul M7PTH.
Firstly, note that the majority of hotspots do not support VHF, so you may not be able to do this. Secondly, why would you want to do this?
@@NorthWestFusionGroup Thanks for the reply. My Gateway will be an FTM-300 connected to a computer and WiRES-X. I thought if I connected to a hotspot instead, it would free up a computer and I could use YSF via the PI-STAR software instead.
@@PaulThoma5 Your gateway sounds nicely planned. Please do not put a hotspot on a main station aerial. They have poor and unfiltered spectral purity. You will still need a hotspot to use yourself as using your own gateway can be problematical due to the simple conundrum (different video). So keep your gateway setup as planned, then set the hotspot up on one of the 2 hotspot frequencies to use yourself via YSF. This means that you will be transmitted by your gateway and everyone will know it is in use. Ian
@@NorthWestFusionGroup Hi Ian, the plan is to leave the Gateway on it's own, and get another radio for personal use. I will take your advice and leave it setup as the FTM-300/PC/WiRES-X. If I had another radio for personal use, connected to a hotspot and YSF, am I right in saying that radio would need to be connected to an antenna, NOT a dummy load?
@@PaulThoma5 That would depend on distances. If you mean a hand held then just use the aerial on it. If you intend to use a mobile radio, then a dummy load should work within a reasonable distance. I have used dummy loads on 70cm that allow me the use around the house and garden. Ian
very good video ian. de m3lcz.
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