[amsat-bb] Re: D STAR

[Goody K3NG]

The sole company that manufacturers AMBE chips used for D-STAR just
announced their bankruptcy and halted all production and sales of chips.
 It is rumored there is a potential buyer for the AMBE encoding
intellectual property, but chip production and shipping may not resume for
a year and devices may triple or quadruple in price.

Just kidding.  I just made this up to illustrate the problem with using
proprietary technology in amateur radio modes.  :-)