> 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


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