[drats_users] D-RATS 0.3.2b6

[eegah1]

Dan:
- The two radios are right next to each other, so will separate them and
then give a test.
- Just installed ASPELL as you requested with 2b6 and everything seems to
work well. I agree with the other guy that the speed does not seem to be
reduced using the spell checker (with XP).
- Was surprised to see a DOS window for "C:\Program
Files\Aspell\bin\aspell.exe" come up and stay up. I guess this is normal,
right? It appears the only options are "window" or "full screen". I made it
smaller...but, no way to get rid of it, right? Thanks.
Brent w9dbe


On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Dan Smith <dsmith at danplanet.com> wrote:

> > - Where is the D-RATS profile stored? I did a system search and could
> > not find it.
>
> Go to Start->Run and type %APPDATA%\D-RATS.  That is D-RATS' persistent
> data storage for configuration and messages and such.  You should not
> have to go into that directory and do anything under normal use, so use
> caution.
>
> > - With the WL2K SSIDs, to check email from an internet connected
> > station...if the receiving station has no SSID, I should just leave the
> > SSID option of 1-10 off, with none selected, right?
>
> Correct.
>
> > - Also, the problem I mentioned the other day about email from one
> > D-Rats station not going to another is still happening. The attached
> > debug from the station that is to receive the emails shows broken
> > blocks, that there were two queued emails, and then received block but
> > then unconverted data messages...  Any ideas? Want the debug log from
> > the sending station as well?
>
> Yes, I know exactly what the problem is, like I said last time: you're
> getting RF corruption between the two nodes.  You can tell by these
> lines in the log file:
>
>  Checksum failed: 38748 != 6636
>  Found a broken block (S:0 E:666 len(buf):50
>
> It saw a whole block, but the data inside was corrupted so it discarded
> the data.  This can happen because of one or more of the following:
>
> 1. A less-than-solid connection between the two radios (voice being good
>   doesn't count, and just because short chat messages go through
>   doesn't mean it's solid enough for a big transfer)
> 2. Multipath between your radios (which can happen even if they're in
>   the same room by your signal bouncing off of things)
> 3. Corruption between the radio and the computer (RF can get into USB
>   adapters and serial cables very easily and cause trouble, most
>   common when testing with a handheld because of the proximity of the
>   antenna to the cable)
> 4. A low battery on a handheld or insufficient voltage to a mobile
>
> Try setting your block size very small (like 128 or so) and see if that
> helps.  If so, your connection is not solid and the smaller blocks are
> able to fit between bits of corruption.  Also, make sure your power save
> is disabled on any handhelds being used.
>
> --
> Dan Smith
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