diff --git a/tnc/daemon.py b/tnc/daemon.py
index 2850a455..b1e1220a 100644
--- a/tnc/daemon.py
+++ b/tnc/daemon.py
@@ -213,12 +213,13 @@ class CMDTCPRequestHandler(socketserver.BaseRequestHandler):
             
             #exception, if JSON cant be decoded
             #except Exception as e:
-            except ValueError as e:
+            except:
                 print("############ START OF ERROR #####################")
                 print('DAEMON PROGRAM ERROR: %s' %str(e))
                 print("Wrong command")
                 print(data)
-                print(e)
+                e = sys.exc_info()[0]
+                print(e)        
                 exc_type, exc_obj, exc_tb = sys.exc_info()
                 fname = os.path.split(exc_tb.tb_frame.f_code.co_filename)[1]
                 print(exc_type, fname, exc_tb.tb_lineno)
diff --git a/tnc/helpers.py b/tnc/helpers.py
index 6590598f..5b6a3d89 100644
--- a/tnc/helpers.py
+++ b/tnc/helpers.py
@@ -221,7 +221,12 @@ def setup_logging():
     
     """
 
-    logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d %(levelname)s:\t%(message)s', datefmt='%H:%M:%S', level=logging.INFO)
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, \
+        encoding='utf-8', \
+        format='%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d %(levelname)s:\t%(message)s', \
+        datefmt='%H:%M:%S', \
+        handlers=[logging.FileHandler("codec2-FreeDATA-TNC.log"),logging.StreamHandler()]
+        )
 
     logging.addLevelName(logging.DEBUG, "\033[1;36m%s\033[1;0m" % logging.getLevelName(logging.DEBUG))
     logging.addLevelName(logging.INFO, "\033[1;37m%s\033[1;0m" % logging.getLevelName(logging.INFO))
diff --git a/tnc/modem.py b/tnc/modem.py
index 016b6f84..0a6bafa0 100644
--- a/tnc/modem.py
+++ b/tnc/modem.py
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ class RF():
 
 
             self.my_rig.open()
-
+            
+            # set rig mode to USB
+            self.my_rig.set_mode(Hamlib.RIG_MODE_USB)
         except:
             print("Unexpected error:", sys.exc_info()[0])
             print("can't open rig")
diff --git a/tnc/sock.py b/tnc/sock.py
index a523935a..5c248c1f 100644
--- a/tnc/sock.py
+++ b/tnc/sock.py
@@ -247,9 +247,10 @@ class CMDTCPRequestHandler(socketserver.BaseRequestHandler):
                      
             #exception, if JSON cant be decoded
             #except Exception as e:
-            except ValueError as e:
+            except:
                 print("############ START OF ERROR #####################")
                 print("SOCKET COMMAND ERROR: " + data)
+                e = sys.exc_info()[0]
                 print(e)
                 exc_type, exc_obj, exc_tb = sys.exc_info()
                 fname = os.path.split(exc_tb.tb_frame.f_code.co_filename)[1]