(For reference, the thread Alan is referring to is here <https://groups.io/g/repeater-builder/topic/a_poll_for_preference_analog/80561243?p=Created,,,20,1,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,80561243&jump=1> .)
I get the feeling that proprietary vs. open (in the sense of licensing/patents) isn't the most important issue for most hams per se. However, it does manifest itself indirectly in several ways. One way in particular is increased difficulty in implementation for third parties; for instance, Icom was the only source for new D-STAR radios for quite a while until Kenwood came out with (and then discontinued) the TH-D74A. Ironically, the seemingly high usage of DMR in the commercial space likely lowered the adoption cost enough such that it's increasingly becoming one of the preferred VHF/UHF digital voice modes. Anyway, promoting "open" in the sense of "ease of adoption" (patent/royalty free, implementable simply by linking in the Codec2 libraries, etc.) is probably going to be the most productive way of arguing it overall. (BTW, I recently had a QSO in 2020 mode and it sounded pretty good IMO. Of course, it was far more sensitive to SNR and propagation disruptions than 700D and E, so I don't foresee using it too often--at least until we're higher up in the sunspot cycle, anyway.) -Mooneer K6AQ On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 12:09 PM Al Beard via Freetel-codec2 < freetel-codec2@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > Hi, > Have you been reading the topic: A poll for preference. Analog or digital? > on the RepeaterBuilder email group? > > It's all about audio quality or intelligibility. > > Not one has mentioned, *we are stuck using proprietary vocoders.* > > No innovation is possible either in the audio encoding or decoding, > yet keeping the systems (data over radio layer) compatible. > > > --------------------------------------------------- > Alan VK2ZIW > Before the Big Bang, God, Sela. > OpenWebMail 2.53, nothing in the cloud. > _______________________________________________ > Freetel-codec2 mailing list > Freetel-codec2@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freetel-codec2 >
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