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hellosailor · 09-01-2008, 08:57

"Getting maximum speed requires buying into the closed-source proprietary protocol "
For now, but that is open to change. Elsewhere I read that the Pactor3 patent was granted in the 90's, but the the grantees did not make a patent payment apparently due in the 8th year of the patent--so technically, the patent for Pactor3 may be abandoned or voided for non-payment of fees. (Not a lawyer, don't know the details.)
If that's so, it would allow others to use the same protocol, and possibly implement it in software on the computers instead of requiring expensive hardware. If you know any engineer/programmer types interested in serving a small cheap market (ham radio worldwide) this is something that might interest them.

09-01-2008, 08:57	#6
hellosailor Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,993	"Getting maximum speed requires buying into the closed-source proprietary protocol " For now, but that is open to change. Elsewhere I read that the Pactor3 patent was granted in the 90's, but the the grantees did not make a patent payment apparently due in the 8th year of the patent--so technically, the patent for Pactor3 may be abandoned or voided for non-payment of fees. (Not a lawyer, don't know the details.) If that's so, it would allow others to use the same protocol, and possibly implement it in software on the computers instead of requiring expensive hardware. If you know any engineer/programmer types interested in serving a small cheap market (ham radio worldwide) this is something that might interest them.