[Scan-DC] Uniden Digital Scanners Pricing/Availability

[Frederick J Cox]

The algorithm/hardware - "IMBE vocoder" - that converts the audio to
digital IS proprietary, made by Digital Voice Systems.  Unless you get a
license to decode it, you would be infringing on them.  I looked at doing
this a few years back, and because of that, it is not an easy task.  Hence
the high price of the APCO card for the Uniden scanners.

http://www.signalharbor.com/ttt/00jun/

I could comment on the stupidity of making a standard based on proprietary
architecture, especially for governmental use, but I've done so before to
no avail.  Take a look at the new digital EBS - the company is now
attempting to gouge the radio station required to use it. . .

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"ad augusta per angusta"

Frederick Cox
University of Delaware
Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
(302) 831 4265
fjcox@udel.edu