Leaving aside the proprietary codec, much of the specification has been implemented as open source software; for those that don't like the codec, there is work progressing on a replacement, which I am following closely. For what it's worth, this is the second time today I've had this debate, and hopefully I'm making sense about it.
Matthew Pitts N8OHU >________________________________ > From: Sandy <[email protected]> >To: [email protected]; Greg Troxel <[email protected]> >Cc: [email protected] >Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 10:13 PM >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] D-Star > >Amen, amen! Ditto for the Proprietery PACTOR III !!!! Or anything else >"Proprietary" PERIOD! > >This isn't what ham radio is all about! Can't agree with you more Don! > >73, > >Sandy W5TVW > >-----Original Message----- >From: Don Wilhelm >Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 8:42 PM >To: Greg Troxel >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] D-Star > >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 > > >----- >No virus found in this message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2411/4965 - Release Date: 04/28/12 > >______________________________________________________________ >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 > > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
