It would benefit the amateur community more to get support behind NON-PROPRIETARY OPEN PROTOCOLS and SYSTEMS like FreeDV, Speex and Codec2.
Why subject yourself to the "AMBE TAX" ??? de ka2pbt On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Steve May <steve.w5...@gmail.com> wrote: > The unique feature of D-STAR for amateur use is that if a user doesn't like > the price, or doesn't like the fact that ICOM is using an AMBE chip, or > doesn't like ICOM because they capitalize every letter in their name, or > because they think that the gubment is going to break down their door > because they are encrypting their signal, or because they don't like > anything new, with D-STAR the user simply doesn't have to use it. > > But, if a amateur doesn't like it there is an absolute, gubment-mandated > requirement that he or she tell everyone that cares or doesn't as to why he > or she doesn't like it and/or why they never will. > > Steve, W5IEM > On Nov 11, 2013 3:44 AM, "Gordon JC Pearce" <gordon...@gjcp.net> wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 12:14:26AM -0600, George Henry wrote: > > > > > > There are very good reasons why no other amateur radio manufacturer > > > will touch it. > > > George, KA3HSW > > > > > > > What, apart from encryption being illegal on the amateur bands? > > > > Without a radical redesign and a new codec, DStar is just not suitable > for > > amateur use. Proprietary software runs counter to the whole principle of > > amateur radio, and in this case the encrypted proprietary codec is quite > > possibly not legal for amateur use. > > > > -- > > Gordonjcp MM0YEQ > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
