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		Animats on Oct 4, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: M17 Aims to Replace Proprietary Ham Radio Protocol... I didn't know that ham radio was allowed to use proprietary protocols.

vvanders on Oct 4, 2020 [–]

Proprietary is allowed if it is documented, the issue with most of the digital voice modes is they are protected by patents.

garmaine on Oct 4, 2020 | [–]

Use opus?

vvanders on Oct 5, 2020 | | [–]

Bit rates are usually in the 2400-4800bps if I remember right so Opus is still a bit too large.

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