[drats_users] Slow Speed Data via reflector

[Les Rayburn]

I can't contribute much to this discussion, but last night was my first experience with trying to send a lot of text data back and forth through a busy reflector. This was after the Florida Tech net, on the K4DSO repeater in Birmingham connected through the reflector. Radio here is an ID-800, with a very fast, Windows XP Pro SE3 machine. 

Copying the keyboard to keyboard chats was problematic at times. Watching the radio display, and listening to the beeps, it was clear that a lot of text was being passed rapidly, but often the software couldn't seem to keep up. A lot of it simply never displayed. Better results were obtained by using a Hyper Terminal, but still a lot text was missed. 

File transfers were also an issue. As many noted, any interruption guaranteed a failure. I'm eager to participate in more testing. 

73,



Les Rayburn, N1LF
ARES Alabama Section Emergency Coordinator
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Maylene, AL 35114
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