Of course we could come up with better network protocols (security, no #...@$# pre-registration of radios -- the callsign is the registration, strong authentication for network connected devices, better discovery and update, classes of traffic with full admin control by rule, ...) .... the air protocol is basically documented.

On Jun 8, 2010, at 10:25 PM, kb9mwr wrote:

If we want to drive down costs to help entice other potential manufactures lets start with open documentation of all the repeater & network protocols. A few hams have reverse engineered these parts of the system.

Yes I know those details aren't essential for a manufacture to build a radio, as the air protocol is well defined.

But it would present a good image.

--- In [email protected], "n9aa" <scott.man...@...> wrote:
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> Actually, my point was that the real way to drive down costs was for other manufacturers to jump into the ring.




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