diff --git a/QnetGateway.cpp b/QnetGateway.cpp
index bd9e2cb..00fb04a 100644
--- a/QnetGateway.cpp
+++ b/QnetGateway.cpp
@@ -2844,7 +2844,7 @@ void CQnetGateway::gps_send(short int rptr_idx)
 	printf("GPRMC=[%s]\n", band_txt[rptr_idx].gprmc);
 	printf("GPS id=[%s]\n",band_txt[rptr_idx].gpid);
 
-	if (validate_csum(band_txt[rptr_idx], false) || validate_csum(band_txt[rptr_idx], true))
+	if (validate_csum(band_txt[rptr_idx], false))	// || validate_csum(band_txt[rptr_idx], true))
 		return;
 
 	/* now convert GPS into APRS and send it */
@@ -2899,7 +2899,7 @@ void CQnetGateway::build_aprs_from_gps_and_send(short int rptr_idx)
 			printf("Invalid North or South indicator in latitude\n");
 			return;
 		}
-		if (strlen(lat_str) != 9) {
+		if (strlen(lat_str) > 9) {
 			printf("Invalid latitude\n");
 			return;
 		}
@@ -2922,7 +2922,7 @@ void CQnetGateway::build_aprs_from_gps_and_send(short int rptr_idx)
 			printf("Invalid East or West indicator in longitude\n");
 			return;
 		}
-		if (strlen(lon_str) != 10) {
+		if (strlen(lon_str) > 10) {
 			printf("Invalid longitude\n");
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/QnetGateway.h b/QnetGateway.h
index a6a6bb1..b8212f0 100644
--- a/QnetGateway.h
+++ b/QnetGateway.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <libconfig.h++>
 #include "QnetTypeDefs.h"
+#include "SEcho.h"
 
 #include "aprs.h"
 
diff --git a/QnetLink.h b/QnetLink.h
index 5155276..34c8b05 100644
--- a/QnetLink.h
+++ b/QnetLink.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <libconfig.h++>
 #include "versions.h"
 #include "QnetTypeDefs.h"
+#include "SEcho.h"
 #include "Random.h"
 
 using namespace libconfig;
diff --git a/QnetTypeDefs.h b/QnetTypeDefs.h
index db175b5..41aac94 100644
--- a/QnetTypeDefs.h
+++ b/QnetTypeDefs.h
@@ -123,13 +123,3 @@ typedef struct dsrp_tag {	//									offset	  size
 	};
 } SDSRP;
 #pragma pack(pop)
-
-typedef struct echo_tag {
-	bool is_linked;
-	time_t last_time;
-	unsigned short streamid;
-	int fd;
-	char message[24];
-	SDSVT header;
-	char file[FILENAME_MAX + 1];
-} SECHO;
diff --git a/SEcho.h b/SEcho.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb9fc5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SEcho.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#pragma once
+/*
+ *   Copyright 2018 by Thomas Early, N7TAE
+ *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *   Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+typedef struct echo_tag {
+	bool is_linked;
+	time_t last_time;
+	unsigned short streamid;
+	int fd;
+	char message[24];
+	SDSVT header;
+	char file[FILENAME_MAX + 1];
+} SECHO;
diff --git a/versions.h b/versions.h
index 0280387..b7556b7 100644
--- a/versions.h
+++ b/versions.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // version strings must be 55 characters or less!
-#define IRCDDB_VERSION "QnetGateway-7.4.4"
-#define LINK_VERSION "QnetLink-6.3.0"
+#define IRCDDB_VERSION "QnetGateway-7.4.5"
+#define LINK_VERSION "QnetLink-6.3.1"
 #define DVAP_VERSION "QnetDVAP-5.1.2"
 #define RELAY_VERSION "QnetRelay-0.2.3"
 #define ITAP_VERSION "QnetITAP-0.2.1"