diff --git a/afsk/main.c b/afsk/main.c
index ae573d4b..e9acbc31 100644
--- a/afsk/main.c
+++ b/afsk/main.c
@@ -869,7 +869,8 @@ void get_tlm(void) {
     char header_long[10];
     char header_str4[] = "hi hi ";
     char footer_str1[] = "\' > t.txt && echo \'";
-    char footer_str[] = ">CQ:010101/hi hi ' >> t.txt && gen_packets -o telem.wav t.txt -r 48000 > /dev/null 2>&1 && cat telem.wav | csdr convert_i16_f | csdr gain_ff 7000 | csdr convert_f_samplerf 20833 | sudo /home/pi/rpitx/rpitx -i- -m RF -f 434.9e3 > /dev/null 2>&1";
+//    char footer_str[] = ">CQ:010101/hi hi ' >> t.txt && gen_packets -o telem.wav t.txt -r 48000 > /dev/null 2>&1 && cat telem.wav | csdr convert_i16_f | csdr gain_ff 7000 | csdr convert_f_samplerf 20833 | sudo /home/pi/rpitx/rpitx -i- -m RF -f 434.9e3 > /dev/null 2>&1";
+    char footer_str[] = ">CQ:010101/hi hi ' >> t.txt && touch ready";  // transmit is done by rpitx.py
 
     if (ax5043) {
       strcpy(str, header_str);
@@ -1004,6 +1005,7 @@ void get_tlm(void) {
       if (transmit) {
         FILE * file2 = popen(str, "r");
         pclose(file2);
+	sleep(2);
       } else {
         fprintf(stderr, "\nNo CubeSatSim Band Pass Filter detected.  No transmissions after the CW ID.\n");
         fprintf(stderr, " See http://cubesatsim.org/wiki for info about building a CubeSatSim\n\n");
diff --git a/rpitx.py b/rpitx.py
index 1db4dbb2..86a628e7 100644
--- a/rpitx.py
+++ b/rpitx.py
@@ -48,7 +48,13 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         if (('a' == sys.argv[1]) or ('afsk' in sys.argv[1])):
             print("AFSK") 
 	    while True:
-    		time.sleep(5)
+		try:
+			f = open("ready")
+			os.system("gen_packets -o telem.wav t.txt -r 48000 > /dev/null 2>&1 && cat telem.wav | csdr convert_i16_f | csdr gain_ff 7000 | csdr convert_f_samplerf 20833 | sudo /home/pi/rpitx/rpitx -i- -m RF -f 434.9e3 > /dev/null 2>&1")
+			os.system("rm ready")
+			time.sleep(0.5)
+		except:		  
+    			time.sleep(0.5)
         elif (('s' == sys.argv[1]) or ('sstv' in sys.argv[1])):
             print("SSTV")
 	    GPIO.output(txLed, txLedOn);