[Elecraft] K3 Digital Voice Mode - our future?

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > maybe the future should include d-star.

The baud rate of D-Star is too high for the current HF regulations.  In
addition, it is 6K00F7W ... F7W is only authorized above 51 MHz.

Finally, I'm not sure anyone would appreciate 6 kHz wide digital voice
signals in the already crowded HF bands.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


On 9/18/2015 7:49 AM, Stephen Shearer wrote:
> from some reading I have done recently, D-star is an open source from
> Japan ham community.
>
> I agree, if it's not open, it's not ham radio.
>
> We use FM on 10, 6, and 2 - modes included in the KX3/K3s, maybe the
> future should include d-star.
>
> 73, steve WB3LGC
>
> On 17-Sep-15 9:28 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>> You have listed 3 digital voice modes that do not talk to each other.
>> Furthermore, I recall that these are proprietary coding schemes.
>> That is not "Ham Radio" in my mind.  Ham Radio is "everyone can talk to
>> everyone else", and those digital voice systems where you can only talk
>> to those hams who have purchased the same brand of equipment as you have
>> selected is more like commercial circuits where you want to shut out
>> those who do not 'speak the same language that you do'.
>>
>> I don't think proprietary protocols belong on the ham bands - just my
>> not so humble opinion.  Yes, I am also opposed to proprietary data modes.
>>
>> 73,
>> Don W3FPR
>>
>> On 9/17/2015 9:03 PM, Robert Nobis wrote:
>>> Take a look at the digital voice modes that are being used on the VHF
>>> and UHF bands: DMR, D-STAR and Fusion.
>>>
>>>
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