[arm-allstar] Any updates on the IRLP channel front?

[wl7lp at wl7lp.com]

 I have to agree also.  Digital stuff creates more problem on the All-Star and IRLP networks than anything. the digital audio is not great at all.

73 Russ WL7LP
Alaska Morning Net - Net Manager
IRLP node 7369, AllStar 29332
http://wl7lp.comQuoting Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>:

> I totally agree with Dave about digital RF. It is a technology being pushed
> down the throats of hams through slick advertising and also the fact that a
> lot of hams will try or buy anything new. Also giving away repeaters (if
> you want to call them that) gets the addiction going. Once people invest
> big money in things they usually don't want to give it up or admit it was a
> mistake.
>
> I for one do not want to see Allstar's great audio tainted by any of the
> digital RF. We have a great system and making it better which we are doing
> is the way to go. Most hams that I know that have tried digital have either
> gotten rid of the radio or use it only on analog.
>
> In any event this discussion was about IRLP which is another good audio
> quality system albeit lacking in many other features. All of our current
> VOIP connection systems Echolink, IRLP, Allstar when setup properly have
> superior audio quality compared to any digital mode. Even the commercial
> digital users complain about the audio quality that often gets in the way
> of understanding important messages.
>
>
> *73 Doug*
>
> *WA3DSP*
>
> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 10:52 PM, "David McGough via arm-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> Steve,
>>
>> I've spent a fair amount of time playing with DMR, the various
>> incarnations of the AMBE/IMBE CODEC, etc.
>>
>> Unfortunately, I don't think I'll EVER acquire a taste for the crummy
>> audio quality afforded by such narrow bandwidth--at least with the
>> currently available radios. To me, they're stressful to listen to....And,
>> I've got a decent "HF" DX-listening ear, so to speak!
>>
>> As hams, we have the distinct ADVANTAGE of still being able to use
>> wide-band FM on VHF and UHF. So, my argument is to work hard on furthering
>> the state-of-art on this "legacy" mode.
>>
>> Once a narrow digital mode comes along where I can tell reliably who is
>> talking without requiring looking at the callsign on the radio display, I
>> may consider reevaluation of this opinion.
>>
>>
>> 73, David KB4FXC
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 5 Jun 2017, "Steve via arm-allstar" wrote:
>>
>> > In my opinion, the time/effort would be better spent trying to tie in
>> the various digital systems (DMR/D-Star/YSF, etc)
>> >
>> > There are various efforts, but I suspect it's a matter of everyone
>> putting their heads together:
>> >
>> > http://lists.keekles.org/pipermail/allstar-digital/
>> >
>> > https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/xlxd-star/
>> conversations/messages/2240
>> >
>> > https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/op25-dev/conversations/messages/1703
>> >
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