I'm thinking of buying a VHF/UHF rig - sold my last one about a year ago to help fund an upgrade of the HF station. I'm wondering if I should buy something with Yaesu Fusion capability, but I'm having a lot of difficulty getting information on just what you can do with it.
I have used ICOM DStar in the past - still have a DStar handy somewhere. I'm not particularly interested in digital voice for its own sake - the thing which is attractive about DStar is the ability to internet link repeaters and hop across continents. The internet linking on DStar works - but it is a real pain to set up. I'm also a bit short of DStar repeaters in the areas where I'm usually active.
I've seen that Yaesu have the option of internet linking repeaters via the "Wires" protocol, but I can find virtually no documentation on how it works and what is possible with it. If I have a Fusion compatible radio and call into a local Fusion compatible repeater, am I able to control the connection to other repeates and set up routes in much the same way that I can through a DStar repeater? If not, then I'll save some money and just buy a standard VHF radio!