[drats_users] Slow Speed Data via reflector

[Nate Duehr]

Dan Smith wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> It's not an issue of "keeping up" I can assure you.  The maximum data 
> rate of the radios is so slow that a 15 year old PC would be bored 
> waiting for it.

Were all stations doing data using D-RATS?

That'd explain a lot about why you might have seen the radio receiving 
things the D-RATS software wouldn't bother displaying... unless told to...

Not just to jump on the dogpile with another "me too" but Reflectors 
have a purpose that seems not to be all that great for data... they're a 
great "meeting place" for voice, but then move off to callsign routed 
for data and voice with a single station... or whatever... seems better...

It's that or a VERY tightly directed net where NO ONE uses auto-transmit 
data, and only sends files when directed -- if you want to make SURE 
everything gets through.

Nate WY0X