diff --git a/tnc/daemon.py b/tnc/daemon.py
index 47d7326a..e62c811c 100644
--- a/tnc/daemon.py
+++ b/tnc/daemon.py
@@ -163,12 +163,24 @@ class CMDTCPRequestHandler(socketserver.BaseRequestHandler):
 
 
 
+                    command = "--rx "+ str(rx_audio) +" \
+                        --tx "+ str(tx_audio) +" \
+                        --deviceport "+ str(deviceport) +" \
+                        --deviceid "+ str(deviceid) + " \
+                        --serialspeed "+ str(serialspeed) + " \
+                        --pttprotocol "+ str(pttprotocol) + " \
+                        --pttport "+ str(pttport)
 
-
-                    if DEBUG:
-                        p = subprocess.Popen("exec python3 main.py --rx "+ str(rx_audio) +" --tx "+ str(tx_audio) +" --deviceport "+ str(deviceport) +" --deviceid "+ str(deviceid) + " --serialspeed "+ str(serialspeed) + " --pttprotocol "+ str(pttprotocol) + " --pttport "+ str(pttport), shell=True)
-                    else:
-                        p = subprocess.Popen("exec ./tnc --rx "+ str(rx_audio) +" --tx "+ str(tx_audio) +" --deviceport "+ str(deviceport) +" --deviceid "+ str(deviceid) + " --serialspeed "+ str(serialspeed) + " --pttprotocol "+ str(pttprotocol) + " --pttport "+ str(pttport), shell=True)
+                    # try running tnc from binary, else run from source
+                    # this helps running the tnc in a developer environment
+                    try:
+                        subprocess.check_call("exec ./tnc " + command)
+                        p = subprocess.Popen("exec ./tnc " + command, shell=True)
+                        print("running TNC from binary...")
+                    except:
+                        p = subprocess.Popen("exec python3 main.py " + command, shell=True)
+                        print("running TNC from source...")
+                                               
                     static.TNCPROCESS = p#.pid
                     static.TNCSTARTED = True
 
@@ -234,12 +246,12 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     # --------------------------------------------GET PARAMETER INPUTS
     PARSER = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Simons TEST TNC')
     PARSER.add_argument('--port', dest="socket_port", default=3001, help="Socket port", type=int)
-    PARSER.add_argument('--debug', dest="debug", action='store_true')
+
     
     
     ARGS = PARSER.parse_args()
     PORT = ARGS.socket_port
-    DEBUG = ARGS.debug
+
     # --------------------------------------------START CMD SERVER
 
     DAEMON_THREAD = threading.Thread(target=start_daemon, name="daemon")
diff --git a/tnc/modem.py b/tnc/modem.py
index f56f1102..4422b273 100644
--- a/tnc/modem.py
+++ b/tnc/modem.py
@@ -24,8 +24,15 @@ import data_handler
 
 import sys
 #sys.path.append("hamlib/linux")
-#import Hamlib
-from hamlib.linux import Hamlib
+try:
+    import Hamlib
+    print("running Hamlib from Sys Path")
+except ImportError:
+    from hamlib.linux import Hamlib
+    print("running Hamlib from precompiled bundle")
+else:
+    # place for rigctld
+    pass
 
 import numpy as np
 #import rigctld
@@ -49,12 +56,9 @@ class MODEMSTATS(ctypes.Structure):
                 ("pre", ctypes.c_int),                
                 ("post", ctypes.c_int),
                 ("uw_fails", ctypes.c_int),
-
             ]
 
 
-
-
 class RF():
 
     def __init__(self):       
@@ -138,8 +142,9 @@ class RF():
             if static.HAMLIB_PTT_TYPE == 'RIG_PTT_RIG':
                 self.hamlib_ptt_type = Hamlib.RIG_PTT_RIG
             
-            elif static.HAMLIB_PTT_TYPE == 'RIG_PTT_SERIAL_DTR':
+            elif static.HAMLIB_PTT_TYPE == 'DTR':
                 self.hamlib_ptt_type = Hamlib.RIG_PTT_SERIAL_DTR
+                self.my_rig.set_conf("ptt_type", "RTS")
             
             elif static.HAMLIB_PTT_TYPE == 'RTS':
                 self.hamlib_ptt_type = Hamlib.RIG_PTT_SERIAL_RTS