I agree fully, despite the article in the May issue of QST which glosses over the proprietary nature of D-Star.
I am opposed to the use of proprietary protocols in ham radio. Ham radio to me is free radio. I have passed my license requirements, and should be able to use whatever modulation techniques are authorized by the FCC. The thought of paying for a license (even though that payment may be bundled with a transceiver purchase) is foreign to my views of ham radio. Certainly, I buy computers with Windows loaded, but I do not buy Icom transceivers with D-Star loaded. That is what is foreign to my view of ham radio. Until someone comes up with an open source and free to use substitute for the AMBE Codec that is owned by Digital Voice Systems, Inc., I will not be using D-Star. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/28/2012 9:17 PM, Greg Troxel wrote: > I would hope that Elecraft would not add D-Star support; I think it's > against the spirit of amateur radio, and particularly contrary to the > kit culture, to have an on-air specification that an individual amateur > is precluded from implementing without obtaining a patent license. > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
