david, at 01:46 on Mar 01 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

db>> Site    Xmit Level  Rcv Level   EQM     Connect
db>> TML     -9dBm       -33dBm      027     28800/LAP-M/V.42bis/V.34
db>> Jabba   -9dBm       -26dBm      020     28800/LAP-M/V.42bis/V.34
db> [...]
BG> Bloody hell, your lines to Paul are atrocious as well!  Where in Sydney
BG> do you actually live (and yes, I do know Sydney extremely well).

db> Yagoona, but actually on the Sefton exchange.  Closest
"major" place is 
db> Bankstown.

That's not all that far from Paul - around 18km or so.  And right in the
heart of Paul Keating territory too, I notice.  :)

BG> Isn't the Austel maximum Tx level -10dBm ?

db> No idea.  I've tried -11dBm, and -9dBm - I already know which is working 
db> better for me.  I guess -10dBm is next...

I'm almost certain that it is -10dBm, and that Austel modems can (or
should) only be set higher than that in leased-line mode.  If the NetComm
allows you to set -9dBm in dial-up mode, it breaches the Austel regs. 
Wonder if that leaves them open to a $12,000 fine, and confiscation of
their marble staircase?  :)

Regards, Bill

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