Subj : ???
To   : Richard Menedetter
From : Bob Seaborn
Date : Fri Jan 08 2016 09:13 am

> Hello, Bob!
>
> 07 Jan 16 15:57, from Bob Seaborn -> Richard Menedetter:
>
>>>BS> Well, I do also have a fusion and a dmr rig, but don'tplay with
>>>BS> them all that much.  I do much prefer the audo quality of D-STAR.
>>>
>>> Really??
>
>BS>       Yes, absolutely! I do have rigs for all three, and fusion is
>BS> close to D-STAR, but I'd say that dmr has a way to go.  Mind you, I'm
>BS> using them all with a DV4Mini, as we only have D-STAR and fusion
>BS> repeaters within range here.
>
> It very much contradicts what other people I know say.


I can only go by my own personal experience.


>
> Maybe it is an implementation issue in your other radios??
> Fact is that D-Star uses an older, worse version of the AMBE codec than
> the others.



```see above.


>
> DMR and Fusion use AMBE+2 which is from the same company as D-Stars
> older AMBE Codec, but with improved sound quality:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-Band_Excitation
>





                      .....Bob, VE5XEF


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