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|    Bob Seaborn to Richard Menedetter    |
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|    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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