New to the hobby? The RASA Welcome to Amateur Radio guidebook provides an introduction to our hobby for newly licenced Foundation class amateurs.

A very informitive read!

Wires X (Wide-coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System) is now connected to

our Yeasu DX1 Fusion 70cm Repeater. It is set up as a analog node so any radio can connect and use the system. For those of us with Yeasu C4FM radios you can still use

DN (Digital Narrow) to access the repeater however the downlink from the repeater

is Fixed analog FM.

Below are a couple of rooms you are sure to get a reply from a CQ call, keeping time zones in mind. These rooms have bridges to C4FM D-Star DMR Analog and all sorts of Hot Spots. So give them a go. A full list of rooms can be found here

AMERICA-LINK  #21080

CQ-UK               #27793

Some closer to home

Australia Link                  #24026

Australia repeater net   #24160

CQ VK                             #24117

VK4RBV Sydney             #24031

VK4RDB Mt Cotton        #59002

VK4RDS Maleny            #69420

VK4RFG Bradbury       #24327

When you're done send * to disconnect.

Because of so many different systems, internet latency ECT when you use Wires X

allow a few seconds after pressing the PTT before you start talking and when you're

done with that over hold the PTT a second or two so all data can be transmitted.

You will also find longer gaps between overs. Other than that normal radio etiquette

applies. No different to any other QSO be it on HF, Repeater, IRLP, Echolink