Some of you may have heard of "codec2": www.codec2.org David Rowe, VK5DGR has been working on its development - it is an open source alternative to the closed AMBE chip required for the current version of the DSTAR protocol. His development site is: http://www.rowetel.com/ucasterisk/codec2.html
Current development status is available here: http://www.rowetel.com/ucasterisk/codec2.html#plan He is currenty looking for assistance, either financially or coding. Because of financial obligations he's had to take a hiatus from development to pay bills with other work. His email is: [email protected] The prospect of an open-source vocoder, ham-developed would open a lot of doors in the way of experimentation, and reduce the $$$ barrier. A DSTAR protocol implementing Codec2 Digital Voice would significantly drop the entrance and appeal to a much wider audience! -73 de Anthony, KE7HQY
