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<DIV><SPAN class=869153100-17052009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Following my observations across the Ratflector during Dayton, here are
a<SPAN class=869153100-17052009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> couple of
possible feature requests for discussion</FONT></SPAN>:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=869153100-17052009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>1.
Request version details for a specific station, or all D-RATS
stations.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=869153100-17052009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>When
trying to determine if there is a potential problem it is useful to know what
version of D-RATS people are using. Example: Across the Ratflector I'm
guessing people are running all sorts of different versions that are
behaving somewhat differently from each other. Knowing what version people
are using would simplify diagnosis and identifying compatibility
issues.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=869153100-17052009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>2.
Request position coordinates from all D-RATS stations.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=869153100-17052009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Similar to the ability to request position coordinates for a specific
station, but in this case send out a broadcast message which all stations
respond to (similar to ping CQCQCQ). Useful to identify if D-RATS stations are
nearby, or if trying to build a map of D-RATS stations for
demonstrations.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=869153100-17052009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Cheers,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=869153100-17052009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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<DIV><SPAN class=869153100-17052009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>davidt, VK3UR</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>