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CONNECT DIRECTLY WITH THE YAESU WIRES X DIGITAL NETWORK THROUGH A SYSTEM
FUSION REPEATER, OR A WIRES X DIGITAL NODE.  HOWEVER, LIKE ALL TRANSCEIVERS
WITH ANALOG FM CAPABILITY, YOU CAN USE THE FTM 3200DR TO ACCESS THE NETWORK
THROUGH AN ANALOG WIRES X NODE.  EXTENDED RECEIVE ID BE REMISS IF I DIDNT
MENTION THE FTM 3200DRS EXTENDED RECEIVE CAPABILITIES.  THE RECEIVE
FREQUENCY RANGE EXTENDS TO 174 MHZ, AND I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF SERVICES THAT CONTINUE TO USE THAT SLICE OF SPECTRUM.  IN MY AREA
OF THE COUNTRY, I WAS ABLE TO MONITOR LOCAL FIRE DISPATCH AND EVEN RAILROAD
COMMUNICATIONS, SUCH AS AMTRAK.  THE EXTENDED FREQUENCY RANGE INCLUDES NOAA
WEATHER RADIO CHANNELS, AND THE FTM 3200DR COMES WITH ALL 10 CHANNELS
PREPROGRAMMED IN MEMORY.  TO STEP THROUGH THE CHANNELS, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS PRESS THE P4 BUTTON ON THE MICROPHONE.  IF A STATION TRANSMITS A SEVERE
WEATHER ALERT, THE TRANSCEIVER IS CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY DECODING THE
ALERT TONE AND SWITCHING TO THE ACTIVE CHANNEL.  THERE IS ALSO A MENU
SETTING THAT AUTOMATICALLY INCREASES THE AUDIO LEVEL OF AN ALERT, MAKING IT
LOUDER TO GET YOUR ATTENTION.  THE ALERT FUNCTION IS SET TO OFF BY DEFAULT,
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