On 11 Nov 2013, at 11:52, Gordon JC Pearce <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 11:34:58AM +0000, Rob wrote: >> 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" ??? >> > > Furthermore, if I want to use digital voice to talk to someone on the other > side of the world, instead of buying an expensive DStar rig and hoping that > the cobbled-together infrastructure holds up I'll just whip out my phone and > enjoy the greater clarity and reliability of GSM. > > I just don't see why having a locked-down proprietary system like DStar is > good. You might as well just use Skype, or mobile phones, or CB. As far as I know, none of those work on AO-27 Dominic G6NQO. _______________________________________________ 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
