diff --git a/afsk/send_afsk.c b/afsk/send_afsk.c
index 9f4fa128..ab4d11c6 100644
--- a/afsk/send_afsk.c
+++ b/afsk/send_afsk.c
@@ -34,9 +34,21 @@ void config_x25();
 void trans_x25();
 extern int upper_digit(int number);
 extern int lower_digit(int number);
- 
+
+int config_afsk() {
+
+    	init_rf();
+    
+        printf("INFO: Initiating radio for X.25\n");
+
+    	ax25_init(&hax25, (uint8_t *) "CQ", '2', (uint8_t *) "DX", '2',
+    		AX25_PREAMBLE_LEN,
+   		 AX25_POSTAMBLE_LEN);
+   return(1);
+
+} 
 int send_afsk(int tlm[][5]) {
-     printf("INFO: Configuring radio for X.25\n");
+     printf("INFO: Configuring rf for X.25\n");
     
 //    setSpiChannel(SPI_CHANNEL);
 //    setSpiSpeed(SPI_SPEED);
@@ -55,12 +67,6 @@ int send_afsk(int tlm[][5]) {
     	
 	// send X.25 packet
 
-    	init_rf();
-
-    	ax25_init(&hax25, (uint8_t *) "CQ", '2', (uint8_t *) "DX", '2',
-    		AX25_PREAMBLE_LEN,
-   		 AX25_POSTAMBLE_LEN);
-
 	printf("INFO: Preparing X.25 packet\n");
 	
 	char str[1000];
@@ -106,9 +112,11 @@ int send_afsk(int tlm[][5]) {
 }
 
 static void init_rf() {
+    printf("INFO: Before rf init\n");
     int ret;
     ret = ax5043_init(&hax5043, XTAL_FREQ_HZ, VCO_INTERNAL);
-    if (ret != PQWS_SUCCESS) {
+    printf("INFO: After rf init\n");
+     if (ret != PQWS_SUCCESS) {
         fprintf(stderr,
                 "ERROR: Failed to initialize AX5043 with error code %d\n", ret);
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/cw/cw_main.c b/cw/cw_main.c
index 0b7362f4..789a202c 100644
--- a/cw/cw_main.c
+++ b/cw/cw_main.c
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ int add_dot(uint8_t *msg, int number);
 int add_space(uint8_t *msg);
 int get_tlm(int tlm[7][5]); 
 int tempSensor, xPlusSensor, yPlusSensor, zPlusSensor, battCurrentSensor;
+extern int config_afsk();
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 //	}
     }
 
+   send_cw_tlm = FALSE;
     uint8_t retVal;
     int tlm[7][5];
     int i, j;
@@ -127,7 +129,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     setSpiSpeed(SPI_SPEED);
     initializeSpi();
 //    printf("1\n");
+   
+	config_afsk();
 
+    while(1) {
+	get_tlm(tlm);
+       send_afsk(tlm);
+
+    }
     // Initialize the AX5043
     retVal = axradio_init();
 //    printf("2\n");