On Tue, 2010-03-16 at 22:52 +0000, john_ke5c wrote: > Can you imagine how far CW, SSB, FM, PSK, etc. would have gotten if > only one manufacturer had locked up (patented, copyrighted, whatever) > the technology?
Has ICOM extended the spec so that Yaesu can not make a compliant radio? Yes, the codec is locked down but I don't see what would prevent Alinco from making a HT that can talk to an ICOM repeater.
