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Disabling the Yaesu "WIRES" Function

KB6OT — Revision 1.2 11/29/07

The Yaesu WIRES (Wide-coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System) proprietary Internet connection feature operates by transmitting a short (~0.1 second) DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequency) tone burst each time the Push-to-Talk button is pressed. The WIN (Western Intertie Network) System repeaters are set up to mute DTMF tones. Each time the WIRES DTMF tone is transmitted, the repeater mutes for several seconds and the first few words of the user’s transmission are lost.

The WIRES function is turned ON or OFF by momentary pressing the 0 key on a FT-60 handheld or left VOL knob on a FT-8800 or 8900 mobile radio. The WIRES function can be disabled so that it can not accidentally be turned on using the following steps:

FT-60 — See manual page 49

  1. Press the F/M key then immediately press the 0 key to enter the menu mode.
  2. Rotate the Dial knob to menu 23 – INT MR.
  3. Press the F/M key then rotate the Dial knob to select a memory (d1 through d9) that is empty, i.e. it contains •••••• (six dots) = no tone.
  4. Press the F/M key to store the setting.
  5. Rotate the Dial knob to menu 21 – I NET.
  6. Press the F/M key then rotate the Dial knob to select INT.MEM.
  7. Press the F/M key to store the setting.
  8. Press the PTT button to exit the menu mode.

To re-enable the WIRES mode, select INT.COD in menu 21.

VX-170 & VX-177 — see manual page 48

  1. Press the F/M key then immediately press the 0 key to enter the menu mode.
  2. Rotate the Dial knob to menu 24 – INT MR.
  3. Press the F/M key then rotate the Dial knob to select a memory (d1 through d9) that is empty, i.e. it contains •••••• (six dots) = no tone.
  4. Press the F/M key to store the setting.
  5. R otate the Dial knob to menu 22 – I NET.
  6. Press the F/M key then rotate the Dial knob to select INT.MEM.
  7. Press the F/M key to store the setting.
  8. Press the PTT button to exit the menu mode.

To re-enable the WIRES mode, select INT.COD in menu 22.