<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><div>On Dec 28, 2011, at 4:49 AM, Dave wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>More incompatability, and an excuse to keep commercial production lines <br>busy with kit now destined for the Ham market. If the decoder DSP <br>firmware was selectable and flashable by the USER, maybe a good idea. <br>Else, more expensive landfill.<br><br>Why doenst the Amateur world look at something such as Speax codec's and <br>the like. More than good enough audio quality, and low bit rates. Let's <br>advance our own camp, not get in the pockets (again) of the big makers.<br><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>David Rowe, VK5DGR, is working on Codec 2 that is not patent/IP encumbered. </div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.rowetel.com/blog/?page_id=452">http://www.rowetel.com/blog/?page_id=452</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-Anthony K7TFT</div><div><br></div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Rant mode off.<br><br>73.<br><br>Dave G0WBX.<br><br><br><blockquote type="cite">Interesting document posted on Yaesu's web site:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=111&enc">http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=111&enc</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">ProdID=8B1A771611E9963B6AB769C0EC0F6B68&DivisionID=65&isArchived=0<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">In case that URL gets munged, go to the Yaesu home page at <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.yaesu.com/">http://www.yaesu.com/</a> , hover your mouse over Products in the menu<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">bar, then click on VHF/UHF Handhelds or VHF/UHF Mobile Transceivers in<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">the drop-down menu. In the horizontal scrolling window of handhelds or<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">mobiles, you'll see a blank spot labeled "Digital NEW!". Click on that<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">and you'll find a link to the PDF of this document.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Bob...<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>aprssig mailing list<br><a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</a><br>https://www.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig<br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>