On 3/29/2015 10:34 AM, David Ranch dstar@... [d-rats_group] wrote:
Hello John,
You're correct in that the DVSI AMBE chip is only needed for the Vocoder
section but it wouldn't surprise me if many implementations EXPECT to
see the AMBE chip there even if it's not being used. The DIY market for
Dstar is very robust and with various GMSK modem boards out there now
(even all SW versions too). I don't see why this wouldn't work but you
might need to work with the GMSK modem vendor to get the SW to work
properly.
I definitely will try the software route. I am looking for Linux based operation.
I found: and . I do not see any support for GMSK there.
The looks more promising. Even though it targets a Raspberry pi, I should be able to also use an x86 linux system instead.
The thing there is that I do not want to use the c2 stuff.
I have subscribed to the gmsk_dv_node list and asked about the USB drivers. No response so far.
I am also looking at the freestar * solutions. There site only seems to have ISO downloads.
It seems to me that the radio/computer portion should be similar to a repeater setup, but only repeating messages from a local ratflector instead of over the air.
I am finding a lot of dead links in this search.
Regards,
-John
