At 01:35 PM 12/11/2007, Mike Naruta wrote:
>Just think of the glory that awaits the ham who comes
>up with a new technique and doesn't get lured away
>to the dark side.
To be just a bit cynical (since I've been fighting a similar battle
in another context), there are a variety of forces converg
Mike Naruta wrote:
> I once became the IT Manager for a company that used
> MAI Basic Four equipment. They used special PROMs in
> their terminal and printers that were only available
> from MAI Basic Four, even though the equipment was
> common Printronix, etc. The PROM in the printers
> would
Me too, Steve.
I got all excited when I first read your note.
This proprietary stuff really holds back the world.
It's what keeps me from using AOR, D-Star, etc.
I once became the IT Manager for a company that used
MAI Basic Four equipment. They used special PROMs in
their terminal and printers
Steve Kallal wrote:
> Sorry, but I didn't realize the DV software was using patented code. The
> source code for MELP is available, but not the source code for FDMDV.
>
> I still like the idea of digital voice, but was unaware of the legal issues.
>
> 73,
>
> Steve N6VL
>
It is not your fault
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At 11:34 AM 12/11/2007, Robert McGwier wrote:
>MELP is covered by multiple patents. It is not licensed to anyone w
At 11:34 AM 12/11/2007, Robert McGwier wrote:
>MELP is covered by multiple patents. It is not licensed to anyone
>who has produced this. This is a road down which there is nothing
>but trouble. It is not the basis of our digital voice future and is
>in fact a direct contributor to a lack of p
MELP is covered by multiple patents. It is not licensed to anyone who
has produced this. This is a road down which there is nothing but
trouble. It is not the basis of our digital voice future and is in fact
a direct contributor to a lack of progress. We cannot use it.
Bob
N4HY
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AMSAT
There is a new digital voice mode in town: FDMDV. It occupies 1.1 kHz, and
the panadapter verifies this. I've had two QSOs so far, both in NY state on
20 meters. The popular frequency is 14,236 kHz. Most of Mel's (K0PFX)
knowledge base article on WinDRM applies to the FLEX-5000. PowerSDR is set
for
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