diff --git a/reflector/CodecStream.cpp b/reflector/CodecStream.cpp
index 9f10bd9..3d7aa1e 100644
--- a/reflector/CodecStream.cpp
+++ b/reflector/CodecStream.cpp
@@ -76,14 +76,6 @@ void CCodecStream::InitCodecStream(void)
 	m_Future = std::async(std::launch::async, &CCodecStream::Thread, this);
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// get
-
-bool CCodecStream::IsEmpty(void) const
-{
-	return (m_LocalQueue.empty() && m_PacketStream->empty());
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // thread
 
@@ -160,17 +152,16 @@ void CCodecStream::Task(void)
 		// we need a CDvFramePacket pointer to access Frame stuff
 		auto Frame = (CDvFramePacket *)Packet.get();
 
+		// push to our local queue so it can wait for the transcoder
+		m_LocalQueue.push(Packet);
+
 		// update important stuff in Frame->m_TCPack for the transcoder
-		Frame->SetTCParams(m_uiTotalPackets);
+		Frame->SetTCParams(m_uiTotalPackets++);
 
 		// now send to transcoder
 		// this assume that thread pushing the Packet
 		// have verified that the CodecStream is connected
 		// and that the packet needs transcoding
-		m_uiTotalPackets++;
 		m_TCWriter.Send(Frame->GetCodecPacket());
-
-		// and push to our local queue
-		m_LocalQueue.push(Packet);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/reflector/CodecStream.h b/reflector/CodecStream.h
index 863954c..04e706f 100644
--- a/reflector/CodecStream.h
+++ b/reflector/CodecStream.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ public:
 
 	// get
 	uint16_t GetStreamId(void) const          { return m_uiStreamId; }
-	bool     IsEmpty(void) const;
 
 	// task
 	void Thread(void);
diff --git a/reflector/DVFramePacket.cpp b/reflector/DVFramePacket.cpp
index d8fcaf8..9ff1f02 100644
--- a/reflector/DVFramePacket.cpp
+++ b/reflector/DVFramePacket.cpp
@@ -130,11 +130,6 @@ CDvFramePacket::CDvFramePacket(const CBuffer &buf) : CPacket(buf)
 		memcpy(m_TCPack.dmr,	data+off, 9);	off += 9;
 		memcpy(m_TCPack.m17,	data+off, 16);	off += 16;
 		SetTCParams(seq);
-		m_TCPack.rt_timer.start();
-		m_TCPack.module = m_cModule;
-		m_TCPack.is_last = m_bLastPacket;
-		m_TCPack.streamid = m_uiStreamId;
-		m_TCPack.codec_in = m_eCodecIn;
 	}
 	else
 		std::cerr << "CBuffer is too small to initialize a CDvFramePacket" << std::endl;
diff --git a/reflector/DVFramePacket.h b/reflector/DVFramePacket.h
index 49380b3..bfc809b 100644
--- a/reflector/DVFramePacket.h
+++ b/reflector/DVFramePacket.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public:
 	std::unique_ptr<CPacket> Duplicate(void) const;
 
 	// identity
+	bool IsDvHeader(void) const           { return false; }
 	bool IsDvFrame(void) const           { return true; }
 
 	// get
diff --git a/reflector/DVHeaderPacket.h b/reflector/DVHeaderPacket.h
index 7216fda..ce2bd94 100644
--- a/reflector/DVHeaderPacket.h
+++ b/reflector/DVHeaderPacket.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public:
 
 	// identity
 	bool IsDvHeader(void) const                     { return true; }
+	bool IsDvFrame(void) const                     { return false; }
 
 	// conversion
 	void ConvertToDstarStruct(struct dstar_header *) const;
diff --git a/reflector/Packet.h b/reflector/Packet.h
index 8cba8c1..49a865d 100644
--- a/reflector/Packet.h
+++ b/reflector/Packet.h
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ public:
 	virtual std::unique_ptr<CPacket> Duplicate(void) const = 0;
 
 	// identity
-	virtual bool IsDvHeader(void) const          { return false; }
-	virtual bool IsDvFrame(void) const           { return false; }
+	virtual bool IsDvHeader(void) const = 0;
+	virtual bool IsDvFrame(void) const = 0;
 	bool IsLastPacket(void) const                { return m_bLastPacket; }
 
 	// get
diff --git a/reflector/PacketQueue.h b/reflector/PacketQueue.h
index 42df702..8851cd5 100644
--- a/reflector/PacketQueue.h
+++ b/reflector/PacketQueue.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "Packet.h"
-#include "Client.h"
 
 class CClient;
 
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ protected:
 	uint16_t    m_uiStreamId;
 	std::mutex  m_Mutex;
 
-	// owner
-	CClient    *m_Client;
+	// the queue
 	std::queue<std::unique_ptr<CPacket>> queue;
 };
diff --git a/reflector/PacketStream.cpp b/reflector/PacketStream.cpp
index 509fef2..43dab3a 100644
--- a/reflector/PacketStream.cpp
+++ b/reflector/PacketStream.cpp
@@ -131,23 +131,6 @@ void CPacketStream::Push(std::unique_ptr<CPacket> Packet)
 	}
 }
 
-bool CPacketStream::IsEmpty(void) const
-{
-#ifdef TRANSCODED_MODULES
-	bool bEmpty = empty();
-	// also check no packets still in Codec stream's queue
-	if ( bEmpty && (m_CodecStream != nullptr) )
-	{
-		bEmpty = m_CodecStream->IsEmpty();
-	}
-
-	// done
-	return bEmpty;
-#else
-	return empty();
-#endif
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // get
 
diff --git a/reflector/PacketStream.h b/reflector/PacketStream.h
index 4f24d85..d35fad4 100644
--- a/reflector/PacketStream.h
+++ b/reflector/PacketStream.h
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@
 #include "PacketQueue.h"
 #include "Timer.h"
 #include "DVHeaderPacket.h"
+#include "Client.h"
 #ifdef TRANSCODED_MODULES
 #include "UnixDgramSocket.h"
-#endif
 #include "CodecStream.h"
+#endif
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
@@ -51,7 +52,6 @@ public:
 	// push & pop
 	void Push(std::unique_ptr<CPacket> packet);
 	void Tickle(void)                               { m_LastPacketTime.start(); }
-	bool IsEmpty(void) const;
 
 	// get
 	std::shared_ptr<CClient> GetOwnerClient(void)   { return m_OwnerClient; }