david, at 13:15 on Mar 03 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

PE>> 1. The USR could be fixed to allow David Begley to connect to it
PE>> at 28800
BG>
BG> He likely could if he forces a -10dBm Tx level...

db> Tried that - even tried -9dBm and -8dBm;  it didn't work.  -9dBm got me a 
db> 28.8Kbps connect to Dave Drummond, though.

Oh dear.  Of course, it has been said that too strong a signal can be just
as bad as one which is too weak.

BG> (just as he had to do with your M34F to get a 28800 connect, if you'll
BG> recall).

db> Errm, no I didn't.  The M34F-to-M34F connecting at 28.8Kbps has been with 
db> both -11dBm and -13dBm (default). 

Oops.  Trying to dissect too much information at once, I expect.

db> I've been playing with line levels against both the Spirit Viper and the 
db> USR, and with the Viper it was successful - with the USR, it made no 
db> difference.

Perhaps the Viper is more sensitive to signal levels, who knows?  I sure don't. 

:)

Regards, Bill

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