Yaesu System Fusion (YSF or Fusion for short) is a digital mode of communications that is exclusive to select models of Yaesu portable, mobile, and base station amateur radios.
Fusion can automaticaly switch between digital and analog FM modes depending on the received incoming signal. Some users prefer the simplicity of Fusion due to its ease of configuration. Simply enter your FCC call sign into the radio, program a fusion capable repeater and you are ready for a brand new digital expirience.
CRHRC operates a Yeasu System Fusion repeater located in Edna, Jackson County, TX on the UHF Frequency of 442.925 MHz with a positive offset of 5 MHz. The repeater functions as a dual mode, analog FM repeater using the PL Tone of 103.5 Hz. This repeater is accessed by amateur radio operators within the RF range of the site and others through the YSF Network.
On Wednesday October 2nd, 2024 we connected the Edna Fusion repeater to the San Antonio Digital Radio Club’s (SADRC) Yaesu System Fusion Network for a testing period of approximately 30 days. During this period, the repeater will be connected to SADRC full time except for Thursday evenings. On Thursday evenings in preparation for the CRHRC Thursday Night Net, the repeater will disconnect from SADRC, connect to US-CRHRC-TX for the duration of the net, then reconnect to SADRC post net.
If you have been using The Edna Fusion repeater to connect to the Thursday Night Net, or if you have used the YSF network to connect to US-CRHRC-TX to connect to the Net, you may continue to do so!
SADRC is a club with a mission of advancing the state-of-the-art digital radio technologies and applying best practices in collaboration with amateurs and sharing lessons learned throughout the community. Much like CRHRC’s AllStar Network, they have established quite an amazing Yaesu System Fusion network with repeaters ranging from Kerrville, Boerne, San Antonio, Blanco, Austin, Corpus Christi, Fort Worth and more! Recently, repeaters from Cuero, Victoria, and Port Lavaca have joined the SADRC network. You can find additional information about SADRC, their repeaters, and coverage areas at www.sadrc.net
We are very excited to be invited to test the connectivity into SADRC. We look forward to bringing additional traffic into the Edna, Tx Fusion repeater and meeting new amateur operators in new areas outside of our normal AllStar network.
Users Tip: Users connecting from YSF networks (like ours) should give a break of 4 seconds between transmissions due to latency inherent in a hybrid YSF / Wires-X network. The latency is not a technical defect but instead a byproduct of connecting nodes that use forward error correction (FEC) buffering and nodes that do not.
CRHRC has operates a YSF reflector named US-CRHRC-TX
You may also access the reflector using YSF #62426.
Other Fusion Reflectors
The following is a list of Fusion reflectors / networks that you may want to begin with:
US-CRHRC-TX #62426 (Cross Roads Ham Radio Club)
US-TEXAS-SADRC #40324 (San Antonio Digital Radio Club)
US-TEXAS-PATRIOT #60755 (Texas Patriots)
TeXas-IH35 #75749 (Texas I-35 Repeater Network)
YSF Reflector List (use your browser’s “find” feature to search for reflectors)
Additional Fusion links
Active Wires-X Nodes
Active Wires-X Rooms
Fusion Connect System (FCS) Reflector Network Rooms