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.

• Check the box at the bottom right of OpenSpot dashboard for Advanced mode.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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