Gary Pearce KN4AQ wrote: > > > At 11:27 PM 11/25/2008, "Bob McCormick W1QA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:yahoo%40w1qa.com>> wrote: > > >These chips are fairly inexpensive - I believe maybe as low as $20 each. > > It is $20 (as of last January). I interviewed DVSI Director of Sales Bob > Maher in researching my video documentary "Digital Voice for Amateur > Radio." He confirmed the $20 price. The AMBE 2000, used in the DVDongle, > is $33. > > He also said that, while DVSI's usual policy is to sell in minimum lots of > 5 or so chips, they decided to sell the AMBE 2020 in quantities of just one > to hams. DVSI is the sole source - there is no distributor network. > > My notes also show that the PC "software" license is $25,000, not the > $100,000 figure tossed around here recently. Not that that makes is more > affordable for the individual ham. > > 73, > Gary KN4AQ
Are you talking about the PC decoder software going for $25k, mentioned here; http://www.dvsinc.com/products/a2020.htm " Now Available! PC Decoder Software for AMBE-2000™ and AMBE-2020™ Applications For customers purchasing DVSI’s AMBE-2000™ or AMBE-2020™ vocoder chips, DVSI can provide PC-based decoder software that is able to decode speech from the encoded bit stream by the vocoder chip. This decoder software, which operates at select bit rates, is available under DVSI license. It enables a PC to playback speech from an encoded bit stream produced by AMBE-2000™ or AMBE-2020™ vocoder chips, and can be used in a wide range of applications. This PC-based decoder software (executable code) is offered through a standard software license agreement. Please contact DVSI for more details. " That is only one-way AMBE to audio, but it's still something. 73 Erik OH2LAK ------------------------------------ Please TRIM your replies or set your email program not to include the original message in reply unless needed for clarity. ThanksYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dstar_digital/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
