WiRES-II Ver.3

WIRES-II VERSION 3.12 SOFTWARE FEATURES
NEW 21st.Nov.2003

The Version 3.12 upgrade of WIRES-II brings a host of new functions and convenience features, significantly increasing the utility of WIRES-II as a first-rate Internet linking protocol.

Version 3.12 of the WIRES-II protocol may be downloaded, free of charge, by registered WIRES users at the WIRES-II Web site: http://www.yaesu.com/jp/en/wiresinfo-en/

Download Ver. 3.12@Here

WIRES-II Version 3.12 Update Information

Changes in Ver. 3.11 -> Ver. 3.12 update

1. If you send the (new) command #6666D or #66666 to another node, and have ANNOUNCEMENT enabled under gFile-Property-General settings,h
an announcement similar to one of the following examples will be issued:
(In standby while connected to node 5100): gThis is JQ1YBG, connected to 5100.h
(While not connected): gThis is JQ1YBG. Not connected.h

2. The display of the node to which you are connected (in the log window) has been simplified.

3. A method of cutting off a gnuisance nodeh from your Round Table QSO Room
(if you are the moderator) has been added).
Details of this function for Round Table QSO Room owners-Click here

4. A bug, whereby the maximum number of stations on a Round Table QSO Room were not being allowed to enter, was fixed.

5. Some other minor gfine tuningh to WiRES-II performance was incorporated.

WIRES-II Version 3.11 New Features

The features which are upgraded in Version 3.11, as compared to Version 2, are as follows:

1. CHAT FUNCTION You can send and receive Chat messages to other nodes, regardless of your current connection status within WIRES-II. Just enter the Node number, followed by a space, and you can begin your message. You do not need to be connected to that node currently in order to send the message.
2. ON-LINE NODE LISTING In your configuration folder, if you check in the LIST ALL ACTIVE ID box under CALL OPTION, your screen will show all currently-active WIRES-II nodes. Once this list comes up, a right click on your mouse will enable immediate connection to that node! On the left side of the ID box are icons indicating the current TX/RX status of the individual nodes. A yellow background indicates that node is currentrly transmitting. Four different icons are avialble for selection in the setup protocol found in File Personal ID in the software.
3. DIRECT CONNECTION You can also now connect to a node directly from the command line via a simple Connect To procedure. Disconnect commands are also possible.
4. ROUND-TABLE QSO ROOM MODE This much-requested feature is now reality! A separate box shows the currently-active Round-Table QSO Room nodes. In the Round Table Room mode, an unlimited nuymber of Nodes may check in and join in a round-table QSO, reflector style. A list of the Nodes in the Round Table will appear on the left of the screen, and thr transmitting node will have its I.D. number shift to blue, so you ll always know who is talking. Currently, during initial testing, Node #1101D (W6DXC) is the check-in node for Round Table QSOs. But any node will be capable of starting up a Round Table, of course. There is no limit of time you may remain in a Round Table, and an option exists to set NO TIME LIMIT while in Round Table QSOs, while leaving your normal Time-Out Timer shutoff time in place. You can also accept non-Round-Table calls while in a Round Table QSO, if you like. After you have temporarily been engaged I the QSO off the Round Table, you will be automatically returned to the Round Table unless you disable the option for automatic return. If you right click on the node number line for any Round Table QSO Room node, you can click on an option to Get Info about that node. If the Round Table QSO Room node manager has uploaded information of interest, it will be displayed here. Information might indicate location and frequency of the node, Grid Square, weather information, etc. Round Table QSO Rooms may operate simultaneously at a number of nodes, but prior registration of the Room is required. The procedure for registering the Room will be posted on the WIRES Web site.
5. SOUND SETTING FEATURE A versatile Sound Setting option is now available, to establish annumber of connection verification states. The sounds include: WAV A voice WAV file may be used to confirm the connection CW CW confirmation, with volume, speed and pitch adjustment, may also be chosen. Windows XP is required for pitch and volume control. Synthesized A synthesized sound may also be chosen. Silent You may also disable the connection verification. All features of this new capability may also be realized when not using XP by downloading Microsoft Speech SDK 5.1 from their Web site: (http://www.microsoft.com/speech/download/sdk51/) At the time of connection, for example, a typical voice message might be This is W6DXC, connect from 5100 or This is W6DXC, connect to 5100. If another Node is calling yours, you will hear Connect request from <<ID number>>. And during a Round Table QSO, you hear <<ID number>> In or <<ID number>> Out as stations come and go. When you are setting up the node, and place a check in the box for Announcement under General Setting, the Connect Request and In and Out comands are sent whether you have a WAV file, a CW ID, or no sound (Silent) configured. The volume and speed of these CW or voice announcements can also be adjusted. All the connection parameters are set within the General Setting folder that you may change at any time.
6. RANDOM CALLING FEATURE A new feature allows you to call CQ using the ID numbers #7777D or #77777. In this mode, the WIRES-II Server will randomly choose an active Node from the Node List, and you will be connected to that Node. What a great way to meet new Hams!
7. RECONNECT FEATURE By dialing #8888D or #88888, you will automatically be connected to the last Node to which you were successfully connected.
8. POP-UP PICTURES AND QSL CARDS! When you enable the new Pop-Up function, you can have a picture of yourself, the Date and Time, and even an electronic QSL Card can be made to appear. You can include a brief introduction of yourself, and a 320 x 240 QVGA BMP file will serve to transmit the QSL Card. So now you can exchange pictures, allowing you to put a face to that voice far across the planet! When a check has entered into QSL EXCHANGE box under Personal ID, when for the first time receiving the picture, until reception is complete, sending and receiving of sound is not possible. There also is an option to look at the introductory message stored by other Node owners, if you right-click on GET INFO? while selecting a Node from the ID List. If you like you can include your e-mail address in this introduction, for the information (including a picture, if you like) of other Node owners. If you have connected directly to a particular node in the past, any picture stored by the other node will be indicated when you click on GET INFO.
9. CHANGE TO LOG WINDOW The Log window has been changed to add the year, so the format now will be MM/DD/YY HH:MM, with the Seconds being deleted. And if a Round Table QSO has been completed, it indicates that the QSO was in the Round Table mode. The log will continue to register even if you are called from another node during the current connection.
10. NEW FILE OPTION: MAKE LIST When this option is enabled, the status window from your Node will be stored to an HTML and a CSV file, for future reference. This data is stored every ten minutes. The setup technique will appear soon on the WIRES Home Page. 11. A simple audio level meter has been added in the audio adjustment bar window below the ON AIR PC AF LEVEL volume bar. When a check is inserted under General Setting ? LEVEL METER, this bar appears. Depending on how heavily the PC is engaged in processing, there may be times, though, when this indication may not be displayed on slower processor computers.
11. A simple audio level meter has been added in the audio adjustment bar window below the ON AIR PC AF LEVEL volume bar. When a check is inserted under General Setting ? LEVEL METER, this bar appears. Depending on how heavily the PC is engaged in processing, there may be times, though, when this indication may not be displayed on slower processor computers.
12. If you place checks in the ROUND TABLE QSO ROOM, SRG, and FRG GROUP CALL boxes during setup, then the nodes being called under the group call will light up in blue on the ID window of the computer.
13. NEW CALL OPTIONS Commands SINGLE-DIGIT COMMAND When this is enabled, you can utilize a single DTMF digit (0-9, A- D, and *) for commands. FRG TRANSMIT ON When this command is inabled, you can transmit to another FRG node using a six-digit access command (like #1101D). If this is disabled, you can only contact other SRG nodes and those FRG nodes listed in your FRG GRoup Call lists. FRG GROUP DISPATCH You can now enable or disable FRG Group calling independently from other settings. FRG RECEIVE ON This command enables or disables the ability to receive FRG calls (separately from talking to them, per the FRG TRANSMIT ON discussion above). ACCEPT GROUP CALLS This command lets you enable or disable the acceptance of group calls from other nodes.
Changes information from Ver.2.0 to Ver.2.11beta here.