It shouldn't cost anymore for an IMBE P25 board to be added than for the AMBE D-star add-in boards. Different Vocoder, but the licensing from DVSI for the manufactures should be the same. All of them have the ability to do IMBE on the commercial side, so it shouldn't be that difficult or expensive to do it on the amateur side.
For that matter, put both vocoders on the same board and have a radio that you can do conventional (analog), D-Star, or P25 on the same frequency at the touch of a button. Put that on your wish list, and I like the idea of bringing it up with the reps at Dayton. I may have to mention that to the rest of the group I am going with that will be on P25 at Dayton. Dan KA8YPY On Apr 24, 2007, at 9:08 PM, Bob Dengler wrote: > At 4/24/2007 05:17 PM, you wrote: >> I don't know. Like any other radio gear it depends on the brand, >> model, >> and how badly the seller wants to sell I guess. Motorola isn't the >> only >> maker offering P25 digital audio capable radios (we'll assume CAI/IMBE >> compatible). Icom, Kenwood, and others are also offering rigs and >> surplus >> stuff pops up at the most unexpected times. >> Gary > > What would be far more interesting to me would be for one of the ham > manufacturers to offer a P25 user radio. How much would adding the > vocoder > add to the cost of a current analog FM model? If it's comparable in > price > to Icom's DStar radios (which are substantially more than their analog > counterparts - roughly double the cost), it just might be worth it. > > Something to add to my wish list of radio features to deliver to the > reps. > at Dayton, along with better IMD performance & split CTCSS tone. > > Bob NO6B > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
