Just a quick tip. if you are using the Wires-X button to access the reflector list on your Pi-Star, make sure to use tuner A. I spent days trying to figure out why the Wires-X button wouldn't work with my FT5DE. Eventually the penny dropped and I noticed a note in the Yaesu FT5DE Advanced documentation download. It's a pity the normal instruction manual with the radio doesn't highlight this. Now works a treat
Helpful. Very helpful. I bought a Pi-Star Pi-3b duplex version then realized I had no clue how to configure it. You've provided an excellent starting point. Subscribed. 73 :) KS0BSQ
HI, followed this step by step. Unplugged after adding home wifi detail as in video. will not show on wifi connection, been trying for ages but still nothing......
ok so mine is not showing my call sign or any of that and i can not get my radio to connect to it but i followed every thing you said except for mine is a duplex so there is rx and tx freq and my repeter dose not show up on BM dashboard
You have to put in all that info yourself make sure to hit save, as for the dashboard.. I'm not sure. I made this video from a Hotspot perspective, not a repeater perspective. I don't think this would show up there as it's not hosting a room, just allowing you to connect to one.
So you need to have pi-star open to change rooms? what if you are using a digital HT like yeasu. Can you program the radio with rooms so one wouldn’t have to run to pistar? Newbie here thanks
Hi Thanks for a very helpful video iv just built a hot spot using a pi zero & a mmdvm hot iv set it up for ysf but I’m receiving the cq uk room alright but for some reason when I tx from my ftm-400 it’s not passing any audio would know if iv missed a setting somewhere in the configuration?
@@HamRadioNewb Hi thanks for you reply but no Iv not set any off sets and it’s set up for duplex the other thing I notice there’s a tap for “wirex passthrough” as I’m using it for ysf I didn’t know where I needed to turn that on ?
The duplex would be what I meant by offset. Make sure your radio is programed correctly for that. Duplex wouldn't usually work on its own in the bottem end of the band plan where Hotspot are supposed to be
I currently have a hotspot that I got as part of a package when I got my DMR radio and I want to have it also running YSF but I don’t want to have the hotspot default to any specific room is that possible and also what settings will I need so that I can use the wires button on the radio to access the hotspot and get the rooms list so I don’t need to go to my laptop and access the pi-star configuration screen every time I want to change rooms any info you can provide will be gravely appreciated thanks and 73 W9JE Ed
I set this up, but the audio coming out of the 400XDR from Fusion is SO LOUD! It sounds over driven from the Pi-Star. Is there a way to lower the audio output?
Thanks. How can I set things up so I can change back and forth between DMR and TGIF servers just on my radio, without going into the configuration on computer?
Is tgif another mode? It should just work. If you're talking about different dmr networks I'm not sure if that's possible. You could probably do it from your phone web browser if thst helps.
I'm in Northern MN and there's no digital repeaters nearby. I can use this to connect my 991a to the internet and then to digital radio repeaters elsewhere on the internet? I already have a Raspberry Pi 4 just need a MMDVM modem, correct? 73 de NØGFT
This is correct, pistar will alow you to leverage ysf reflectors. Not wires x, similiar thing just a different network. Alot of wires rooms are linked to ysf reflectors though!
I tried the same version of belenaEthcher on a different computer and it worked fine. The one it didn't work on was a Lenovo W530 i7. The one it worked on is a desktop tower I made also a i7 both running on Windows 7.
@@n1kkri I guess I'm confused if you got it to work or not, if you want you could send me a screenshot of the issue via email. Then I can see more what's occurring, wi9mbham@gmail.com is my current email for ham related stuff.
@@HamRadioNewb The first computer I used would not work 100% with belenaEtcher. When it finished burning the firmware I got a unmount error. I tried it on a 2nd computer same version of belenaEthcher and it worked perfectly. Prior, in the EXPERT settings of Pi-star of my older running version (the reason I wanted to upgrade) I saved a backup of my configuration. This comes in handy making the new install configuration a snap. Just do a RESTORE and all the work is done.
Just a quick tip. if you are using the Wires-X button to access the reflector list on your Pi-Star, make sure to use tuner A. I spent days trying to figure out why the Wires-X button wouldn't work with my FT5DE. Eventually the penny dropped and I noticed a note in the Yaesu FT5DE Advanced documentation download. It's a pity the normal instruction manual with the radio doesn't highlight this. Now works a treat
Thank you for the help! Did not know about the screen logo setting and now I have it working once again.
Happy to help! Took me some digging do find that online!
Just fyi, you have a lot of unused space on the sides that you could enlarge the browser so its easier to read in the video.
That's great feedback, I'll keep it in mind for future videos!
Helpful. Very helpful. I bought a Pi-Star Pi-3b duplex version then realized I had no clue how to configure it. You've provided an excellent starting point. Subscribed. 73 :) KS0BSQ
Glad to help! 73s!!
Very informative. Thx
HI, followed this step by step. Unplugged after adding home wifi detail as in video. will not show on wifi connection, been trying for ages but still nothing......
There could have been changes since then, I'm also not sure if 2.4 VS 5 ghz compatibility. Make sure you have 2.4 available
YSF link manager section isnt showing on my version and ive done everything the same! anyone know how to get it to show up?
ok so mine is not showing my call sign or any of that and i can not get my radio to connect to it but i followed every thing you said except for mine is a duplex so there is rx and tx freq and my repeter dose not show up on BM dashboard
You have to put in all that info yourself make sure to hit save, as for the dashboard.. I'm not sure. I made this video from a Hotspot perspective, not a repeater perspective. I don't think this would show up there as it's not hosting a room, just allowing you to connect to one.
So you need to have pi-star open to change rooms? what if you are using a digital HT like yeasu. Can you program the radio with rooms so one wouldn’t have to run to pistar? Newbie here thanks
Hi Thanks for a very helpful video iv just built a hot spot using a pi zero & a mmdvm hot iv set it up for ysf but I’m receiving the cq uk room alright but for some reason when I tx from my ftm-400 it’s not passing any audio would know if iv missed a setting somewhere in the configuration?
Did you set up any tones on the Hotspot? I can't recall if there is options for that. Or did you program an offset in on the Hotspot?
@@HamRadioNewb
Hi thanks for you reply but no Iv not set any off sets and it’s set up for duplex the other thing I notice there’s a tap for “wirex passthrough” as I’m using it for ysf I didn’t know where I needed to turn that on ?
The duplex would be what I meant by offset. Make sure your radio is programed correctly for that. Duplex wouldn't usually work on its own in the bottem end of the band plan where Hotspot are supposed to be
I currently have a hotspot that I got as part of a package when I got my DMR radio and I want to have it also running YSF but I don’t want to have the hotspot default to any specific room is that possible and also what settings will I need so that I can use the wires button on the radio to access the hotspot and get the rooms list so I don’t need to go to my laptop and access the pi-star configuration screen every time I want to change rooms any info you can provide will be gravely appreciated thanks and 73
W9JE Ed
What yaesu radio are you using?
I set this up, but the audio coming out of the 400XDR from Fusion is SO LOUD! It sounds over driven from the Pi-Star. Is there a way to lower the audio output?
I don't beleive so, have you listened to fusion before this? I wouldn't call the audio great to begin with. It may be normal.
Thanks.
How can I set things up so I can change back and forth between DMR and TGIF servers just on my radio, without going into the configuration on computer?
Is tgif another mode? It should just work. If you're talking about different dmr networks I'm not sure if that's possible. You could probably do it from your phone web browser if thst helps.
@@HamRadioNewb thanks
Do you happen to have a anytone radio
I do not
I'm in Northern MN and there's no digital repeaters nearby. I can use this to connect my 991a to the internet and then to digital radio repeaters elsewhere on the internet? I already have a Raspberry Pi 4 just need a MMDVM modem, correct? 73 de NØGFT
This is correct, pistar will alow you to leverage ysf reflectors. Not wires x, similiar thing just a different network. Alot of wires rooms are linked to ysf reflectors though!
@@HamRadioNewb lots of MMDVM modems to choose from...any recommendations. I already have a Pi4
@@CarlMadsen any of the cheapies on ebay should be fine!
@@HamRadioNewb Thank you. I'll give it a go and report back.
Do you have instructions on building the hot spot? Also can a Pi zero 2 W be used? I see the Pi zero’s are out of stock right now.
I dont have a video on the physical build, any PI with wireless or wired connectivity is fine.
too small cannot read screen
Thanks for sharing this video and information 73 Steve de AA4SH
how to cross ysf to dmr ??
You should be able to do that with the web portal.
I get an "unmount error" at the end of the flash.
Any other info listed on that message?
I tried the same version of belenaEthcher on a different computer and it worked fine. The one it didn't work on was a Lenovo W530 i7. The one it worked on is a desktop tower I made also a i7 both running on Windows 7.
I made a backup of my previous pistar. This made the configuration easy by doing a Restore to the new version.
@@n1kkri I guess I'm confused if you got it to work or not, if you want you could send me a screenshot of the issue via email. Then I can see more what's occurring, wi9mbham@gmail.com is my current email for ham related stuff.
@@HamRadioNewb The first computer I used would not work 100% with belenaEtcher. When it finished burning the firmware I got a unmount error. I tried it on a 2nd computer same version of belenaEthcher and it worked perfectly. Prior, in the EXPERT settings of Pi-star of my older running version (the reason I wanted to upgrade)
I saved a backup of my configuration. This comes in handy making the new install configuration a snap.
Just do a RESTORE and all the work is done.