From da1309a335a9c5292f11b3bccc438c21694f2506 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dj2ls <dj2ls@protonmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2023 13:18:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] release channel busy state when receiving FreeDATA signals

---
 tnc/modem.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tnc/modem.py b/tnc/modem.py
index 850e2d1a..297344bf 100644
--- a/tnc/modem.py
+++ b/tnc/modem.py
@@ -644,6 +644,9 @@ class RF:
                     rx_status = codec2.api.freedv_get_rx_status(freedv)
 
                     if rx_status != 0:
+                        # if we're receiving FreeDATA signals, reset channel busy state
+                        static.CHANNEL_BUSY = False
+
                         self.log.debug(
                             "[MDM] [demod_audio] modem state", mode=mode_name, rx_status=rx_status, sync_flag=codec2.api.rx_sync_flags_to_text[rx_status]
                         )