diff --git a/QnetGateway.cpp b/QnetGateway.cpp
index b985bef..bd9e2cb 100644
--- a/QnetGateway.cpp
+++ b/QnetGateway.cpp
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ void CQnetGateway::ProcessTimeouts()
 // the to_print is an integer that counts down how many 2-voice-frame pairs remain to be processed.
 // ABC_grp means that we are processing a 20-character message.
 // C_seen means that we are processing the last 2-voice-frame packet on a 20 character message.
-void CQnetGateway::ProcessSlowData(unsigned char *data, unsigned short sid, unsigned char &header_type, bool *new_group, short *to_print, bool *ABC_grp, bool *C_seen)
+void CQnetGateway::ProcessSlowData(unsigned char *data, unsigned short sid)
 {
 	/* extract 20-byte RADIO ID */
 	if ((data[0] != 0x55) || (data[1] != 0x2d) || (data[2] != 0x16)) {
@@ -1134,13 +1134,6 @@ void CQnetGateway::Process()
 	int dtmf_last_frame[3] = { 0, 0, 0 };
 	unsigned int dtmf_counter[3] = { 0, 0, 0 };
 
-	// text stuff
-	bool new_group[3] = { true, true, true };
-	unsigned char header_type = 0;
-	short to_print[3] = { 0, 0, 0 };
-	bool ABC_grp[3] = { false, false, false };
-	bool C_seen[3] = { false, false, false };
-
 	dstar_dv_init();
 
 	int max_nfds = 0;
@@ -1997,17 +1990,17 @@ void CQnetGateway::Process()
 						}
 						vPacketCount++;
 						if (recvlen == 29)	// process the slow data from every voice packet
-							ProcessSlowData(rptrbuf.vpkt.vasd.text,  rptrbuf.vpkt.streamid, header_type, new_group, to_print, ABC_grp, C_seen);
+							ProcessSlowData(rptrbuf.vpkt.vasd.text,  rptrbuf.vpkt.streamid);
 						else
-							ProcessSlowData(rptrbuf.vpkt.vasd1.text, rptrbuf.vpkt.streamid, header_type, new_group, to_print, ABC_grp, C_seen);
+							ProcessSlowData(rptrbuf.vpkt.vasd1.text, rptrbuf.vpkt.streamid);
 
 						/* send data to qnlink */
 						sendto(srv_sock, rptrbuf.pkt_id, recvlen, 0, (struct sockaddr *)&plug, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
 
 						/* aprs processing */
 						if (bool_send_aprs)
-							//                             streamID               seq                audio+text             size
-							aprs->ProcessText(ntohs(rptrbuf.vpkt.streamid), rptrbuf.vpkt.ctrl, rptrbuf.vpkt.vasd.voice, (recvlen == 29)?12:15);
+							//                             streamID               seq                audio+text
+							aprs->ProcessText(ntohs(rptrbuf.vpkt.streamid), rptrbuf.vpkt.ctrl, rptrbuf.vpkt.vasd.voice);
 
 						for (int i=0; i<3; i++) {
 							/* find out if data must go to the remote G2 */
diff --git a/QnetGateway.h b/QnetGateway.h
index fbf1f6c..a6a6bb1 100644
--- a/QnetGateway.h
+++ b/QnetGateway.h
@@ -83,13 +83,19 @@ public:
 	int Init(char *cfgfile);
 
 private:
-	bool is_icom, is_not_icom;
+	// text stuff
+	bool new_group[3] = { true, true, true };
+	unsigned char header_type = 0;
+	short to_print[3] = { 0, 0, 0 };
+	bool ABC_grp[3] = { false, false, false };
+	bool C_seen[3] = { false, false, false };
 
 	SPORTIP g2_internal, g2_external, g2_link, ircddb;
 
 	std::string OWNER, owner, local_irc_ip, status_file, dtmf_dir, dtmf_file, echotest_dir, irc_pass, qnvoicefile;
 
 	bool bool_send_qrgs, bool_irc_debug, bool_dtmf_debug, bool_regen_header, bool_qso_details, bool_send_aprs, playNotInCache;
+	bool is_icom, is_not_icom;
 
 	int play_wait, play_delay, echotest_rec_timeout, voicemail_rec_timeout, from_remote_g2_timeout, from_local_rptr_timeout, dtmf_digit;
 
@@ -154,7 +160,7 @@ private:
 	void compute_aprs_hash();
 	void APRSBeaconThread();
 	void ProcessTimeouts();
-	void ProcessSlowData(unsigned char *data, unsigned short sid, unsigned char &header_type, bool *new_group, short *to_print, bool *ABC_grp, bool *C_seen);
+	void ProcessSlowData(unsigned char *data, unsigned short sid);
 	bool Flag_is_ok(unsigned char flag);
 
 	// read configuration file
diff --git a/aprs.cpp b/aprs.cpp
index 263e284..7b809c9 100644
--- a/aprs.cpp
+++ b/aprs.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void CAPRS::SelectBand(short int rptr_idx, unsigned short streamID)
 // Parameter len is either 12 or 15, because we took passed over the first 17 bytes
 //           in the repeater data
 // Paramter seq is the byte at pos# 16(counting from zero) in the repeater data
-void CAPRS::ProcessText(unsigned short streamID, unsigned char seq, unsigned char *buf, unsigned int len)
+void CAPRS::ProcessText(unsigned short streamID, unsigned char seq, unsigned char *buf)
 {
 	unsigned char aprs_data[200];
 	char aprs_buf[1024];
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ void CAPRS::ProcessText(unsigned short streamID, unsigned char seq, unsigned cha
 
 	short int rptr_idx = -1;
 
-	len = len;
-
 	for (short int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
 		if (streamID == aprs_streamID[i].streamID) {
 			rptr_idx = i;
diff --git a/aprs.h b/aprs.h
index ac97c2d..6d304de 100644
--- a/aprs.h
+++ b/aprs.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
 	~CAPRS();
 	SRPTR *m_rptr;
 	void SelectBand(short int rptr_idx, unsigned short streamID);
-	void ProcessText(unsigned short streamID, unsigned char seq, unsigned char *buf, unsigned int len);
+	void ProcessText(unsigned short streamID, unsigned char seq, unsigned char *buf);
 	ssize_t WriteSock(char *buffer, size_t n);
 	void Open(const std::string OWNER);
 	void Init();
diff --git a/versions.h b/versions.h
index 016bbcd..06d324a 100644
--- a/versions.h
+++ b/versions.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // version strings must be 55 characters or less!
-#define IRCDDB_VERSION "QnetGateway-7.4.3"
+#define IRCDDB_VERSION "QnetGateway-7.4.4"
 #define LINK_VERSION "QnetLink-6.2.0"
 #define DVAP_VERSION "QnetDVAP-5.1.2"
 #define RELAY_VERSION "QnetRelay-0.2.3"