On 04/27/2011 09:33 PM, Eric Christensen wrote: > On Wed, 2011-04-27 at 09:00 -0500, Gregg Wonderly wrote: >> This is one of those experimentation moments. Not everyone is happy with >> where >> it is at, but without some more participation, those experimenting now will >> be >> the ones setting the standards, and if you are not happy with those results, >> it >> will be your fault not theirs, because you chose not to participate. > > I'd like to point out that it's difficult, at best, to participate when > you can't "roll your own".
See, while I don't like AMBE, that's a bunch of shenanigans. You can roll your own stuff with D-STAR: http://www.gmskhotspot.com/ http://www.w9arp.com/hotspot/ http://www.d-star.asia/index.html.en > Packet radio, however, is a good example of an open project. AX25 is > the basis for packet radio and since the specification was released it > allowed anyone to design and develop their own software and hardware > systems. Take a subset of that project, APRS, and you'll see this even > more. How many software clients are out there that use the APRS > specification as a means to communicate with other APRS users? Kenwood, > Byonics, and Yaesu, among others, have all made hardware devices > utilizing the APRS and AX25 open specifications and more will come. D-STAR *is* an open protocol. D-STAR Audio, however, has a codec that is encumbered by patents, I'm not touching AMBE, but I enjoy the idea of a digital data mode developed within the past decade. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. -- Ben Jackson - N1WBV - New Bedford, MA bbj <at> innismir.net - http://www.innismir.net/ _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. 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
