diff --git a/tnc/main.py b/tnc/main.py
index 69d08e32..54432dd1 100644
--- a/tnc/main.py
+++ b/tnc/main.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     static.HAMLIB_DEVICE_NAME = ARGS.hamlib_device_name
     static.HAMLIB_DEVICE_PORT = ARGS.hamlib_device_port
     static.HAMLIB_PTT_TYPE = ARGS.hamlib_ptt_type
-    HAMLIB_PTT_PORT = ARGS.hamlib_ptt_port
+    static.HAMLIB_PTT_PORT = ARGS.hamlib_ptt_port
     static.HAMLIB_SERIAL_SPEED = ARGS.hamlib_serialspeed
     
     # we need to wait until we got all parameters from argparse first before we can load the other modules
diff --git a/tnc/modem.py b/tnc/modem.py
index 943e7910..bd4289cc 100644
--- a/tnc/modem.py
+++ b/tnc/modem.py
@@ -169,7 +169,10 @@ class RF():
 
         
         # --------------------------------------------START DECODER THREAD
-
+        self.fft_data = bytes()
+        FFT_THREAD = threading.Thread(target=self.calculate_fft, name="FFT_THREAD")
+        FFT_THREAD.start()
+        
         AUDIO_THREAD = threading.Thread(target=self.audio, name="AUDIO_THREAD")
         AUDIO_THREAD.start()
 
@@ -178,15 +181,10 @@ class RF():
         
         WORKER_THREAD = threading.Thread(target=self.worker, name="WORKER_THREAD")
         WORKER_THREAD.start()
-
-        self.fft_data = bytes()
-        FFT_THREAD = threading.Thread(target=self.calculate_fft, name="FFT_THREAD")
-        FFT_THREAD.start()
-
         
         # --------------------------------------------INIT AND OPEN HAMLIB
         self.hamlib = rig.radio()
-        self.hamlib.open_rig(devicename=static.HAMLIB_DEVICE_NAME, deviceport=static.HAMLIB_DEVICE_PORT, hamlib_ptt_type='RIG', serialspeed=9600)
+        self.hamlib.open_rig(devicename=static.HAMLIB_DEVICE_NAME, deviceport=static.HAMLIB_DEVICE_PORT, hamlib_ptt_type=static.HAMLIB_PTT_TYPE, serialspeed=static.HAMLIB_SERIAL_SPEED)
 
     # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     def audio_callback(self, data_in48k, frame_count, time_info, status):
@@ -673,9 +671,10 @@ class RF():
     def update_rig_data(self):
         while True:
             time.sleep(0.1)            
-            (static.HAMLIB_FREQUENCY, static.HAMLIB_MODE, static.HAMLIB_BANDWITH, static.PTT_STATE) = self.hamlib.get_rig_data()
-
-    
+            #(static.HAMLIB_FREQUENCY, static.HAMLIB_MODE, static.HAMLIB_BANDWITH, static.PTT_STATE) = self.hamlib.get_rig_data()
+            static.HAMLIB_FREQUENCY = self.hamlib.get_frequency()
+            static.HAMLIB_MODE = self.hamlib.get_mode()
+            static.HAMLIB_BANDWITH = self.hamlib.get_bandwith()
     
     def calculate_fft(self):
         while True:
diff --git a/tnc/rig.py b/tnc/rig.py
index 3f42ad1b..0c12eca7 100644
--- a/tnc/rig.py
+++ b/tnc/rig.py
@@ -129,19 +129,17 @@ class radio:
             structlog.get_logger("structlog").error("[TNC] Hamlib - can't open rig", error=e, e=sys.exc_info()[0])
             return False
             
-    def get_rig_data(self):
-    
-        freq = int(self.my_rig.get_freq())
+    def get_frequency(self):
+        return int(self.my_rig.get_freq())
+        
+    def get_mode(self):
         (hamlib_mode, bandwith) = self.my_rig.get_mode()
-        mode = Hamlib.rig_strrmode(hamlib_mode)
-        ptt = self.get_ptt()
-        if ptt:
-            ptt = True
-        else:
-            ptt = False
-            
-        return [freq, mode, bandwith, ptt]
+        return Hamlib.rig_strrmode(hamlib_mode)
     
+    def get_bandwith(self):
+        (hamlib_mode, bandwith) = self.my_rig.get_mode()
+        return bandwith
+
     def set_mode(self, mode):
         return 0
       
diff --git a/tnc/static.py b/tnc/static.py
index 509a53e7..c110f064 100644
--- a/tnc/static.py
+++ b/tnc/static.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ PTT_STATE = False
 HAMLIB_DEVICE_NAME = 'RIG_MODEL_DUMMY_NOVFO'
 HAMLIB_DEVICE_PORT = '/dev/ttyUSB0'
 HAMLIB_SERIAL_SPEED = '9600'
-
+HAMLIB_PTT_PORT = '/dev/ttyUSB0'
 
 HAMLIB_FREQUENCY = 0
 HAMLIB_MODE = ''