Fallback Engineering
Dated reports from the workbench, vehicle, radio, server room, campsite, and field.
A tested setup for using a Yaesu FT5DR with Pi-Star YSF2DMR and BrandMeister, including DMR ID registration, hotspot security, talkgroup selection, five-digit FT5DR entry, and the current radio-control limitation.
A tested, step-by-step setup for using a Yaesu FT5DR with a Pi-Star simplex hotspot in YSF mode, including reflector selection, FT5DR controls, test destinations, and the limits of WIRES-X-style hotspot control.
A practical overview of Pi-Star: what a node is, how a hotspot bridges an RF radio to digital voice networks, and where modes such as YSF, DMR, D-Star, NXDN, P25, and cross-mode links fit.
A practical overview of how Yaesu System Fusion, WIRES-X nodes, repeaters, and rooms work together—and what other operators hear when a station connects.
