On Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:04:13 -0500, moronsbegone
wrote:

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Recieving them is one thing but transmitting a good signal
back to them is another, so I am finding out the hard way :-(

Could the relationship between time and distance problem be impacting
performance? Every other influencing parameter appears to be a
constant. Lengthening the timeout on your end might provide a
solution.