Index: trunk/BNC/bnccaster.cpp
===================================================================
--- trunk/BNC/bnccaster.cpp	(revision 180)
+++ trunk/BNC/bnccaster.cpp	(revision 181)
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@
   // ----------------------------------
   if (newTime <= _lastDumpSec) {
-    emit( newMessage(QString("Station %1: old epoch %2 thrown away")
-                     .arg(staID.data()).arg(obs->GPSWeeks).toAscii()) );
+    QSettings settings;
+    if ( !settings.value("outFile").toString().isEmpty() || 
+         !settings.value("outPort").toString().isEmpty() ) { 
+      emit( newMessage(QString("Station %1: old epoch %2 thrown away")
+                       .arg(staID.data()).arg(obs->GPSWeeks).toAscii()) );
+    }
     delete obs;
     return;
Index: trunk/BNC/bncgetthread.cpp
===================================================================
--- trunk/BNC/bncgetthread.cpp	(revision 180)
+++ trunk/BNC/bncgetthread.cpp	(revision 181)
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@
   _format     = format;
   _socket     = 0;
-  _timeOut    = 10*1000;  // 10 seconds
+  _timeOut    = 20*1000;  // 20 seconds
   _nextSleep  =  1;       //  1 second
 }
@@ -219,6 +219,6 @@
     else {
       _nextSleep *= 2;
-      if (_nextSleep > 60) {
-        _nextSleep = 60;
+      if (_nextSleep > 128) {
+        _nextSleep = 128;
       }
     }