diff --git a/afsk/main.c b/afsk/main.c
index ae573d4b..913e9899 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);