Not to mention, any manufacturer who wanted to implement Codec2 *wouldn't need* a pre-manufactured vocoder chip. They'd implement the vocoder algorithm into their existing firmware on the onboard processor....
-73 de Anthony, KE7HQY ________________________________ From: a cutler22 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, June 7, 2010 7:33:42 AM Subject: Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] Re: Codec2 development - open source vocoder Reduce the $$$ barrier? The D-Star chip costs about $25. No one is going to be able to manufacture an open source vocoder chip for less than that. It would be the ultimate in $$$ reduction - free! This would *not* happen in HTs, being they're hardware driven. However, for base stations and mobile/laptop setups, or even an HT/Smartphone combo it *would* be possible to drop cost to free. -73, KE7HQY
