diff --git a/config.example.yml b/config.example.yml
index 3e2175bc..d5f8fc4a 100644
--- a/config.example.yml
+++ b/config.example.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,10 @@ system:
         channelNo: 1
         dmrNetId: 1
         voiceChNo:
-            - 1
+            - channelNo: 1
+              rconAddress: 127.0.0.1
+              rconPort: 9990
+              rconPassword: "PASSWORD"
         colorCode: 1
         nac: 293
 #         txNAC: 293
diff --git a/host/Host.cpp b/host/Host.cpp
index a7d499bd..5afdbef3 100644
--- a/host/Host.cpp
+++ b/host/Host.cpp
@@ -1868,8 +1868,16 @@ bool Host::readParams()
         }
 
         yaml::Node& voiceChList = rfssConfig["voiceChNo"];
+
+        if (voiceChList.size() == 0U) {
+            ::LogError(LOG_HOST, "No voice channel list defined!");
+            return false;
+        }
+
         for (size_t i = 0; i < voiceChList.size(); i++) {
-            uint32_t chNo = (uint32_t)::strtoul(voiceChList[i].as<std::string>("1").c_str(), NULL, 16);
+            yaml::Node& channel = voiceChList[i];
+
+            uint32_t chNo = (uint32_t)::strtoul(channel["channelNo"].as<std::string>("1").c_str(), NULL, 16);
             if (chNo == 0U) { // clamp to 1
                 chNo = 1U;
             }
@@ -1877,6 +1885,14 @@ bool Host::readParams()
                 chNo = 4095U;
             }
 
+            std::string rconAddress = channel["rconAddress"].as<std::string>("127.0.0.1");
+            uint16_t rconPort = (uint16_t)channel["rconPort"].as<uint32_t>(RCON_DEFAULT_PORT);
+            std::string rconPassword = channel["rconPassword"].as<std::string>();
+
+            ::LogInfoEx(LOG_HOST, "Voice Channel Id %u Channel No $%04X RCON Adddress %s:%u", m_channelId, chNo, rconAddress.c_str(), rconPort);
+
+            // TODO handle storing RCON data for voice channels
+
             m_voiceChNo.push_back(chNo);
         }