They're already using a DVSI AMBE vocoder in their HF digital voice modems..... it's certainly not a large leap from there to D-Star.
SOMEONE will do it soon enough... I just figured AOR might be the first, since they already have at least part of a foot in the door. George, KA3HSW / WQGJ413 -----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Apr 27, 2007 10:35 AM >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Repeating D-Star > >There's one reason- they would have to purchase rights to the voice decoder >designs from DVSI. D-Star is still young so other manufacturers may eventually >jump on board once they convince themselves that the upfront engineering and >intellectual costs will be worthwhile. >By the way, as if there were not already enough digital voice protocols on the >market Icom and Kenwood have teamed up and produced another protocol that they >are offering through their respective land/mobile lines. This new unnamed >digital voice protocol is said to meet the FCC's 6.25Khz emission mask >requirements for narrowband ops. We'll see what happens. >Gary > > >---- George Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I was hoping that AOR would introduce an outboard "modem" that would plug >> into any 9600-capable rig, Micor/Mitrek and enable D-Star (and P25, for that >> matter...) that way. I tried to e-mail them at the support address on their >> website, and it bounced. >> >> There's no reason why such an approach shouldn't work. >> >> George, KA3HSW / WQGJ413 > >
