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   Message 938 of 2,531   
   Bob Seaborn to Richard Menedetter   
   ???   
   08 Jan 16 09:13:01   
   
    > 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   
      
      
   --- GEcho/32 & IM 2.50   
    * Origin: DE VE5XEF (1:140/12)   

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