OpenSpot FCS
28/01/22 19:47
These step-by-step instructions assume that you all ready have a radio programmed for the hotspot frequency. This will only detail a simple configuration of an OpenSpot.
Requirements:
DMR ID (acquired at radioid.net and good to have on digital modes)
OpenSpot Hotspot (1, 2 or 3 bought from other hams or SharkRF)
Advance Mode
First and foremost, make sure you are on the Advanced mode.
![openspot_advanced](openspot_advanced.jpg)
Connectors:
![openspot_connectors_c4fm_general_fcs](openspot_connectors_c4fm_general_fcs.jpg)
System Fusion/FCS
![openspot_connectors_c4fm_system_fusion_fcs](openspot_connectors_c4fm_system_fusion_fcs.jpg)
Modem
![openspot_modem_c4fm](openspot_modem_c4fm.jpg)
Frequency
![openspot_modem_c4fm_frequency](openspot_modem_c4fm_frequency.jpg)
Other settings (optional)
![openspot_modem_c4fm_other_settings](openspot_modem_c4fm_other_settings.jpg)
Settings
![openspot_settings_c4fm](openspot_settings_c4fm.jpg)
Check connection status
![openspot_status_c4fm-fcs](openspot_status_c4fm-fcs.jpg)
CONGRATULATIONS!
If all went well, you should now be connected to the KAPIHAN FCS Reflector and can now modulate on the KAPIHAN Network. Hope to talk to you soon! 7-3
Requirements:
DMR ID (acquired at radioid.net and good to have on digital modes)
OpenSpot Hotspot (1, 2 or 3 bought from other hams or SharkRF)
Advance Mode
First and foremost, make sure you are on the Advanced mode.
- Check the box at the bottom right of OpenSpot dashboard for Advanced mode.
![openspot_advanced](openspot_advanced.jpg)
Connectors:
- At the very top of the page or menu, select or tap / hit Connectors.
- Select FCS on the drop-down menu.
- Press the Switch to selected button.
![openspot_connectors_c4fm_general_fcs](openspot_connectors_c4fm_general_fcs.jpg)
System Fusion/FCS
- Make sure the Modem rx/tx frequencies are correct.
- Modem mode should be C4FM
- Select 047 (Kapihan) in the Server / room number drop-down.
- The Server address should pre-populate with fcs003.xreflector.net.
- The Port (UDP) should also pre-populate with 62500.
- Enter your callsign in the Callsign field.
- Enter your DMR ID in the DMR/CCS7 ID field.
- Leave the rest as pre-populated.
- Click or tap the Save button accross from System Fusion/FCS.
![openspot_connectors_c4fm_system_fusion_fcs](openspot_connectors_c4fm_system_fusion_fcs.jpg)
Modem
- Scroll or slide back up to the top of the page or on the menu, and select tap or hit Modem.
- Once there, you should see Active modem mode as C4FM, if not…Select C4FM in the drop down for Change to mode.
- Click or tap Change accross from Modem settings.
![openspot_modem_c4fm](openspot_modem_c4fm.jpg)
Frequency
- Modem rx/tx frequency should be what you have set in connectors and programmed on your radio.
- You can tweak your Transmit power to your requirement from your hotspot to your radio.
- Click or tap Save accross from Frequency to save your changes.
![openspot_modem_c4fm_frequency](openspot_modem_c4fm_frequency.jpg)
Other settings (optional)
- Scroll or slide down a little on the page to Other settings.
- Call hang time can be reduced to 1000, if you want the wait time between RX/TX to be shorter.
- Leave everything else as is.
- Click or tap Save accross from Other settings to save your changes.
![openspot_modem_c4fm_other_settings](openspot_modem_c4fm_other_settings.jpg)
Settings
- One last thing to check… Scroll or slide up to the top or on the menu, select, tap or click Settings.
- Scroll or slide down a bit and find C4FM settings.
- This one is important if you are using your hotspot to link a repeater, you should uncheck the Transmit RX confirmation.
- This prevents the network ping-pong of beeps between your hotspot and repeater.
- Click or tap Save accross from C4FM settings to save your changes.
![openspot_settings_c4fm](openspot_settings_c4fm.jpg)
Check connection status
- Scroll or slide back up to the top and hit Status up at the top of the page.
- Mid-way down in the center, it should say connected with a green • status light.
- It should also say the Active connector as FCS.
- Lastly the Server address should be fcs003.xreflector.net.
- The Connected to should be FCS003/47 (Kapihan)
![openspot_status_c4fm-fcs](openspot_status_c4fm-fcs.jpg)
CONGRATULATIONS!
If all went well, you should now be connected to the KAPIHAN FCS Reflector and can now modulate on the KAPIHAN Network. Hope to talk to you soon! 7-3