' DRMDV, an intermediate program between the other two, has been abandoned.
'Lanza did a quick rewrite to use an open-source codec, and now WinDRM and FDMDV are back,' Pearce said. According to Gary Pearce, KN4AQ, the companies have 'winked' at ham radio use for several years, but a recent complaint caused the programs to be pulled from the download site. Rights to various forms of the codec are held by several companies they have never been released for free distribution and use by hams.
