Jinx wrote:
> - send a stream of 01, perhaps a couple of bytes worth, to settle
> the AGC. 

[and a lot of other very useful stuff that I'm filing for later]

You might also consider using XBees from MaxStream - with two radios, 
you can just send your ASCII characters and forget about the rest of the 
encoding.  It might cost a bit more, but it will probably use less of 
your time, which may be a good thing if it's a one-off.
-- 
Timothy J. Weber
http://timothyweber.org
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