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What is WIRES-X?
WIRES (Wide-coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System) is an Internet
communication system which expands the range of amateur radio communication. By
relaying radio signals via the Internet, stations can be connected where radio waves
cannot reach each other.
WIRES uses local nodes (stations connected to the Internet via PCs) as access points
which repeat communications of conventional amateur radio stations. When the local
nodes are connected to each other via the Internet, amateur stations all over the world
can communicate with each other just by connecting conventional stations to the local
nodes.
Local node
Local node
Station
Station
Internet
In addition to the WIRES features, WIRES-X also supports digital communications.
Using WIRES-X, you can transmit and receive digitalized data such as text, image data
and audio.
Using the WIRES-X in conjunction with the transceiver allows you to have analog/
digital communications with stations outside the communication range. In digital
communication mode, you can search stations by call signs or keywords, and exchange
data such as messages and location information.
Since you can also use WIRES-X together with the GM (Group Monitoring) function on
a compatible transceiver to create a group including local nodes, you can also establish
a network covering a wider range.
Caution
You cannot connect to a currently in service WIRES-II node from a WIRES-X node, or vice versa.
