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Wide-coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System
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<p>Wide-coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System (WIRES) is a <i>de facto</i> standard created by <a href="/facts/Yaesu_(brand)/xHkaoS1H">Yaesu</a> designed to link compatible <a href="/facts/Amateur_radio_repeater/LH9I3G4Q">amateur radio repeaters</a> over <a href="/facts/Voice_over_IP/5QGBbXYg">Voice over IP</a>, allowing any home stations using those repeaters to communicate with each other over VoIP. </p><p>WIRES uses <a href="/facts/Dual-tone_multi-frequency_signaling/vg5vFo0X">DTMF</a> signaling to make a connection over the <a href="/facts/Internet/Xw1rVvJU">Internet</a> from a repeater or home station to another WIRES-equipped station that is accessible over the Internet. No proprietary tones or connection formats are used, so any manufacturer's radio (equipped with a DTMF encoding keypad) may be used to bring up the Internet link. </p>