I tried the new HAM RADIO M17 Mode - feat.  

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Thanks for the comment. I will admit I am no expert on M17, and look forward to watching its progress. 73!

Too bad there's no free dev to fix SDRangel's M17 packet mode implementation :)

Different rate, M17 uses much faster, 3200 and 1600bps. Then - modulation is different, it's 4FSK in the case of M17.

I’ll see what I can do. But there isn’t going to be much entertainment value to that! 73!

Sounds like white noise, band limited to DC-2.4kHz.

I know what you mean, however it isn’t significantly worse than the other digital voice modes out there. 73!

@@M0JSX That’s true, but analogue is still much better. I guess DV has other uses as well.

You are comparing oranges and apples here@@pcfreak1992

Does the UV-5 support 9600baud packet?

UV-K5 won't work with M17 without hardware mods. Even then, the baseband signal is still a mess.

That’s a very fair question. I think its success will be dependent on adoption by a major manufacturer (like DSTAR and Icom). I think unless it is included as part of a radios offering, it will remain niche and under used.

@@M0JSX My opinion is that it will not be attractive to a radio amateur because it is available on many radios, but because it is, for example, cheaper, the sound quality is better, it is easier to use, it provides services that are not available in other modes, and it does all this more reliably. So my question was what do you think would technically make this mode attractive to radio amateurs?

@@gaborm4767 I think it should already be technically attractive to hams. But I feel most digital voice users are buying a radio because of the ease of use and that a digital mode is included. And unless M17 is included as standard in a production radio, it probably won’t get mass adoption.

I also use Allstar and thinks it is superb

@@M0JSX I haven't got on Allstar yet, I wanted to build a radio less Raspberry PI node but just couldn't get it to work and I detest Linux because you always have to spend forever trying to figure it out. Installing software and compiling is absolutely ridiculous in my opinion . It would be good if, for example, Shark RF could build Allstar into their hotspot because I love the fact that the Openspot OS is really a OS on a chip so no messing with SD Cards which can corrupt and it boots in seconds and switches off in seconds via the buttons and has built in battery.

@@o00scorpion00o sounds to me like you should investigate the Shari node and a Pi. The software is download and go and you can use any cheap radio with it. I may be wrong, but I seem to remember there being some technical limitation of the digital nodes which prevent them from doing FM. Happy to be stood corrected on that though!

@@M0JSX I looked at the Shari nodes but to be honest I use my Laptop, Android or Chromebook mostly for digi modes via Blue DV and the DV MEga DV stick 30 that I would rather use Allstar via a radio less node if possible, the sound quality vs radio is really amazing. Blue DV for Windows greatly improves DMR, S-Star and Fusion audio quality also but All star is the best. Pity it's rather complicated to set up, one reason I love Blue DV is it's simplicity, no code plugs is a real benefit.