diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2517ed9..2c691230 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@
 ## FreeDV- Just Another TNC Experiment
 My first attempt to learn more about FreeDV and how to create a TNC which gets data from a TCP/IP socket 
 
-
-## Credits
-
-David Rowe and the FreeDV team for developing the modem and libraries
-FreeDV Codec 2 : https://github.com/drowe67/codec2
-This software has been heavily inspired by https://github.com/xssfox/freedv-tnc/
-
 ## ToDo
 
 - [x] ARQ: Stop-And-Wait
@@ -16,17 +9,15 @@ This software has been heavily inspired by https://github.com/xssfox/freedv-tnc/
 - [x] ARQ: Selective repeating of lost arq frames
 - [x] ARQ: Dynamic number of frames per burst
 - [ ] ARQ: Set frames per burst automatically by channel quality
-- [ ] SETTING: Callsign with selective receiveing
-- [ ] SETTING: Own grid locator
-- [ ] SOCKET: Set settings & commands via command socket
-- [ ] SOCKET: Receive data via data socket
+- [x] SOCKET: Run commands via TCP/IP socket
 - [ ] TRX: Control radio via hamlib
 - [ ] MODE: Beacon
 - [ ] MODE: Broadcast
 - [ ] MODE: ARQ AX25
 - [ ] MODE: Gear shifting ARQ
 - [ ] TNC: CLI GUI for basic settings
-
+- [ ] TNC: Multicore support
+- [ ] MODEM: Sample rate conversion
 
 ## Setup
 Install FreeDV-Socket-TNC directly to home folder and compile codec2 automatically
@@ -39,26 +30,73 @@ chmod +x ~/install_socket_tnc.sh
 
 ## Usage main program
 ```
-./main.py --port 3000 --tx 1 --rx 1
+./main.py --port 3000 --tx 1 --rx 1 --mode 12
 ```
 
-## Usage testclient
+## Usage TCP/IP socket client
 ```
-./socketclient.py --port 3000 --data "BC: hello"
+python3 readfromsocket.py --port 3000 --data "GET:RX_BUFFER:0
 ```
 
-
 ## Socket Commands
 
-Send a simple broadcast
+#### SOCKETTEST
+Message for testing purposes which repeats:
 ```
-BC:<DATA>    
+SOCKETTEST
 ```
-Send an ARQ like frame which will ask the receiver for acknowledgement
+"WELL DONE! YOU ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE TNC"
+
+
+#### TRANSMIT ARQ MESSAGE 'HELLO!'
 ```
-ACK:<DATA>    
+ARQ:HELLO!
 ```
 
+#### SET NEW CALLSIGN
+```
+SET:MYCALLSIGN:AA1AA
+```
+
+#### GET CALLSIGN
+```
+GET:MYCALLSIGN
+```
+
+#### GET CALLSIGN CRC8
+```
+GET:MYCALLSIGN_CRC8
+```
+
+#### GET DX CALLSIGN
+```
+GET:DXCALLSIGN
+```
+
+#### GET ARQ STATE
+```
+GET:ARQ_STATE
+```
+
+#### GET RX BUFFER LENGTH / SIZE
+```
+GET:RX_BUFFER_LENGTH
+```
+
+#### GET RX BUFFER
+```
+GET:RX_BUFFER:POSITION
+```
+Position = 0 --> Latest Data
+Position 1-N --> Buffer positions
+
+#### DELETE RX BUFFER
+```
+DEL:RX_BUFFER
+```
+
+
+
 
 ## Other stuff
 
@@ -76,3 +114,12 @@ sudo modprobe snd-aloop index=1,2 enable=1,1 pcm_substreams=1,1 id=CHAT1,CHAT2
 ./main.py --port 3001 --tx 2 --rx 2
 ```
 
+
+## Credits
+
+David Rowe and the FreeDV team for developing the modem and libraries
+FreeDV Codec 2 : https://github.com/drowe67/codec2
+
+
+This software has been inspired by https://github.com/xssfox/freedv-tnc/
+
diff --git a/arq.py b/arq.py
index 74bb96c8..0be4b045 100644
--- a/arq.py
+++ b/arq.py
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ def transmit(data_out):
                         
                     #--------------- BREAK LOOP IF FRAME ACK HAS BEEN RECEIVED EARLIER AS EXPECTED
                     elif static.ARQ_FRAME_ACK_RECEIVED == True:
-                        logging.info("----------------------------------------------------------")
+                        
                         logging.info("ARQ | RX | EARLY FRAME ACK RECEIVED")
                         
                         #static.ARQ_N_SENT_FRAMES = #static.TX_BUFFER_SIZE
@@ -363,11 +363,13 @@ def transmit(data_out):
                 # ----------- if no ACK received and out of retries.....stop frame sending
                 if static.ARQ_ACK_RECEIVED == False and static.ARQ_FRAME_ACK_RECEIVED == False and static.ARQ_RX_ACK_TIMEOUT == True:
                     logging.error("ARQ | TX | NO BURST OR FRAME ACK RECEIVED | DATA SHOULD BE RESEND!")
+                    logging.error("----------------------------------------------------------")
                     break
 
                 #-------------------------BREAK TX BUFFER LOOP IF ALL PACKETS HAVE BEEN SENT AND WE GOT A FRAME ACK
                 elif static.ARQ_N_SENT_FRAMES == static.TX_BUFFER_SIZE and static.ARQ_FRAME_ACK_RECEIVED == True:
                     logging.log(25,"ARQ | RX | FRAME ACK RECEIVED - DATA TRANSMITTED! :-)")
+                    logging.log(25,"----------------------------------------------------------")
                     break 
  
                 else:
@@ -394,7 +396,7 @@ def transmit(data_out):
 # BURST MACHINE TO DEFINE N BURSTS PER FRAME    ---> LATER WE CAN USE CHANNEL MESSUREMENT TO SET FRAMES PER BURST         
 def get_n_frames_per_burst():
     #n_frames_per_burst = randrange(1,10)
-    n_frames_per_burst = 2     
+    n_frames_per_burst = 5     
     return n_frames_per_burst
     
     
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index b6b19c85..c81c5dbe 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -12,8 +12,16 @@ import argparse
 import logging
 import threading
 
+
 import static
 import helpers
+
+def client(ip, port, message):
+    with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as sock:
+        sock.connect((ip, port))
+        sock.sendall(bytes(message, 'ascii'))
+        response = str(sock.recv(1024), 'ascii')
+        print("Received: {}".format(response))
       
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
@@ -23,21 +31,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     
     # list audio devices
     helpers.list_audio_devices()
-    
-    
-
-    static.MYCALLSIGN = b'DJ2LS'
-    static.MYCALLSIGN_CRC8 = helpers.get_crc_8(static.MYCALLSIGN)
-
-    static.DXCALLSIGN = b'DH3WO'
-    static.DXCALLSIGN_CRC8 =  helpers.get_crc_8(static.DXCALLSIGN)
-
-    print("MYCALLSIGN " + str(static.MYCALLSIGN))
-    print("MYCALLSIGN_CRC8 " + str(static.MYCALLSIGN_CRC8))
-    
-    print("DXCALLSIGN " + str(static.DXCALLSIGN))
-    print("DXCALLSIGN_CRC8 " + str(static.DXCALLSIGN_CRC8))
-
 
 
     #--------------------------------------------GET PARAMETER INPUTS  
@@ -49,20 +42,16 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
    
     args = parser.parse_args()
     
-    
-    #--------------------------------------------START CMD & DATA SERVER     
     static.FREEDV_DATA_MODE = args.freedv_data_mode
     static.AUDIO_INPUT_DEVICE = args.audio_input_device
     static.AUDIO_OUTPUT_DEVICE = args.audio_output_device
     static.PORT = args.socket_port
-    
+        
+    #--------------------------------------------START CMD SERVER         
     import sock # we need to wait until we got all parameters from argparse
-  
+
     cmd_server_thread = threading.Thread(target=sock.start_cmd_socket, name="cmd server")
     cmd_server_thread.start()
-  
-    data_server_thread = threading.Thread(target=sock.start_data_socket, name="data server")
-    data_server_thread.start()
-        
-  
+
+
 
diff --git a/readfromsocket.py b/readfromsocket.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca8b525b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readfromsocket.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+Created on Fri Dec 11 21:53:35 2020
+
+@author: parallels
+"""
+
+import socket
+import sys
+import argparse
+import time
+
+
+
+
+#--------------------------------------------GET PARAMETER INPUTS  
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Simons TEST TNC')
+parser.add_argument('--port', dest="socket_port", default=3000, help="Set the port, the socket is listening on.", type=int) 
+parser.add_argument('--data', dest="data", default=False, help="data", type=str)
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+ip, port = "localhost", args.socket_port
+message = args.data
+
+
+
+with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as sock:
+        print(ip)
+        print(port)
+        sock.connect((ip, port))
+        sock.sendall(bytes(message, 'utf-8'))
+        response = str(sock.recv(1024), 'utf-8')
+        print("Received: {}".format(response))
diff --git a/sock.py b/sock.py
index ebbc18f0..d1189de8 100644
--- a/sock.py
+++ b/sock.py
@@ -9,66 +9,107 @@ Created on Fri Dec 25 21:25:14 2020
 import socketserver
 import threading
 import logging
-
+import time
 
 import static
 import arq
+import helpers
 
-class DATATCPRequestHandler(socketserver.BaseRequestHandler):
+class CMDTCPRequestHandler(socketserver.BaseRequestHandler):    
 
     def handle(self):
     
-        self.data = bytes()
-        while True: 
-            chunk = self.request.recv(8192)#.strip() 
-            self.data += chunk
-            if chunk.endswith(b'\n'):
-                break
+        encoding = 'utf-8'    
+        data = str(self.request.recv(1024), 'utf-8')
 
-        # SEND AN ARQ FRAME  -------------------------
-        if self.data.startswith(b'ARQ:'):
+        # SOCKETTEST
+        if data == 'SOCKETTEST':
+            cur_thread = threading.current_thread()
+            response = bytes("WELL DONE! YOU ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE TNC", encoding)
+            self.request.sendall(response)
+            
+        # TRANSMIT ARQ MESSAGE    
+        if data.startswith('ARQ:'):
+            logging.info("CMD | NEW ARQ DATA")
+            
+            arqdata = data.split('ARQ:')
+            data_out = bytes(arqdata[1], 'utf-8')
 
-            data = self.data.split(b'ARQ:')
-            data_out = data[1]
-                               
             TRANSMIT_ARQ = threading.Thread(target=arq.transmit, args=[data_out], name="TRANSMIT_ARQ")
             TRANSMIT_ARQ.start()
-                
-                
+        
+        
+        
+        # SETTINGS AND STATUS    
+        if data.startswith('SET:MYCALLSIGN:'):
+            data = data.split('SET:MYCALLSIGN:')
+            if bytes(data[1], encoding) == b'':
+                self.request.sendall(b'INVALID CALLSIGN')
+            else:    
+                static.MYCALLSIGN = bytes(data[1], encoding)
+                static.MYCALLSIGN_CRC8 = helpers.get_crc_8(static.MYCALLSIGN)
+                self.request.sendall(static.MYCALLSIGN)
+                logging.info("CMD | MYCALLSIGN: " + str(static.MYCALLSIGN))
+         
+         
+        if data == 'GET:MYCALLSIGN':
+            self.request.sendall(bytes(static.MYCALLSIGN, encoding))
+                        
+        if data == 'GET:MYCALLSIGN_CRC8':
+            self.request.sendall(bytes(static.MYCALLSIGN_CRC8, encoding))
+            
+        if data == 'GET:DXCALLSIGN':
+            self.request.sendall(bytes(static.DXCALLSIGN, encoding))              
+            
+        # ARQ
+        if data == 'GET:ARQ_STATE':
+            self.request.sendall(bytes(static.ARQ_STATE, encoding))
+            
+        if data == 'GET:TX_N_MAX_RETRIES':
+            self.request.sendall(bytes([static.TX_N_MAX_RETRIES], encoding))
+            
+        if data == 'GET:TX_N_RETRIES':
+            self.request.sendall(bytes([static.TX_N_RETRIES], encoding))
+            
+        if data == 'GET:ARQ_TX_N_FRAMES_PER_BURST':
+            self.request.sendall(bytes([static.ARQ_TX_N_FRAMES_PER_BURST], encoding))
+            
+        if data == 'GET:ARQ_TX_N_BURSTS':
+            self.request.sendall(bytes([static.ARQ_TX_N_BURSTS], encoding))
+            
+        if data == 'GET:ARQ_TX_N_CURRENT_ARQ_FRAME':
+            self.request.sendall(bytes([static.ARQ_TX_N_CURRENT_ARQ_FRAME], encoding))
+            
+        if data == 'GET:ARQ_TX_N_TOTAL_ARQ_FRAMES':
+            self.request.sendall(bytes([static.ARQ_TX_N_TOTAL_ARQ_FRAMES], encoding))
+            
+        if data == 'GET:ARQ_RX_FRAME_N_BURSTS':
+            self.request.sendall(bytes([static.ARQ_RX_FRAME_N_BURSTS], encoding))
+            
+        if data == 'GET:ARQ_RX_N_CURRENT_ARQ_FRAME':
+            self.request.sendall(bytes([static.ARQ_RX_N_CURRENT_ARQ_FRAME], encoding))
+                    
+        if data == 'GET:ARQ_N_ARQ_FRAMES_PER_DATA_FRAME':
+            self.request.sendall(bytes([static.ARQ_N_ARQ_FRAMES_PER_DATA_FRAME], encoding))
+            
+        if data == 'GET:RX_BUFFER_LENGTH':
+            self.request.sendall(bytes(str(len(static.RX_BUFFER)),encoding))
 
-class CMDTCPRequestHandler(socketserver.BaseRequestHandler):
+        if data.startswith('GET:RX_BUFFER:'):
+            
+            data = data.split('GET:RX_BUFFER:')
+            bufferposition = int(data[1])-1
+            if bufferposition == -1:
+                if len(static.RX_BUFFER) > 0:
+                    self.request.sendall(static.RX_BUFFER[-1])
+           
+            if bufferposition <= len(static.RX_BUFFER) > 0:
+                    self.request.sendall(bytes(static.RX_BUFFER[bufferposition]))
+                 
 
-    def handle(self):
-    
-        self.data = bytes()
-        while True: 
-            chunk = self.request.recv(8192)#.strip() 
-            self.data += chunk
-            if chunk.endswith(b'\n'):
-                break
+        if data == 'DEL:RX_BUFFER':
+            static.RX_BUFFER = []
 
-        
-        
-        # self.request is the TCP socket connected to the client
-        #self.data = self.request.recv(1024).strip()
-###        self.data = self.request.recv(1000000).strip()
-     
-        # interrupt listening loop "while true" by setting MODEM_RECEIVE to False
-        #if len(self.data) > 0:
-       #     static.MODEM_RECEIVE = False
-        
-        
-        ####print("{} wrote:".format(self.client_address[0]))
-        ####print(self.data)
-        
-        # just send back the same data, but upper-cased
-        #####self.request.sendall(self.data.upper())
-        
-        #if self.data == b'TEST':
-            #logging.info("DER TEST KLAPPT! HIER KOMMT DER COMMAND PARSER HIN!")
-        if self.data.startswith(b'SHOWBUFFERSIZE'):
-            self.request.sendall(bytes(static.RX_BUFFER[-1]))
-            print(static.RX_BUFFER_SIZE)
 
 
 
@@ -83,15 +124,3 @@ def start_cmd_socket():
     
     finally:
         cmdserver.server_close()
-        
-        
-def start_data_socket():
-
-    try:
-        logging.info("SRV | STARTING TCP/IP SOCKET FOR DATA ON PORT: " + str(static.PORT + 1))
-        socketserver.TCPServer.allow_reuse_address = True #https://stackoverflow.com/a/16641793
-        dataserver = socketserver.TCPServer((static.HOST, static.PORT + 1), DATATCPRequestHandler)
-        dataserver.serve_forever()
-    
-    finally:
-        dataserver.server_close()                              
diff --git a/socketclient.py b/socketclient.py
index 37141c73..6316c6d0 100644
--- a/socketclient.py
+++ b/socketclient.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def create_string(length):
     # Keep appending random characters using chr(x)
         random_string += (chr(random_integer))
     print("STR:" + str(random_string))
+    
     return random_string
     
     
@@ -42,9 +43,11 @@ args = parser.parse_args()
 
 
 data = create_string(args.datalength)
-data = bytes("ACK:" + "!!!--" + data + "--!!!" + "\n", "utf-8")
+data = bytes("ARQ:" + "" + data + "" + "\n", "utf-8")
 
-print(data)
+
+
+#print(data)
 
 
 HOST, PORT = "localhost", args.socket_port
@@ -60,6 +63,6 @@ with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as sock:
     received = str(sock.recv(1024), "utf-8")
 
 print("Sent:     {}".format(data))
-print("Received: {}".format(received))
+
 
 
diff --git a/static.py b/static.py
index f1613d74..38350b70 100644
--- a/static.py
+++ b/static.py
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ Created on Wed Dec 23 11:13:57 2020
 """
 
 # Operator Defaults
-MYCALLSIGN = b''
-MYCALLSIGN_CRC8 = b''
+MYCALLSIGN = b'AA0AA'
+MYCALLSIGN_CRC8 = b'A'
 
-DXCALLSIGN = b''
-DXCALLSIGN_CRC8 = b''
+DXCALLSIGN = b'AA0AA'
+DXCALLSIGN_CRC8 = b'A'
 
 MYGRID = b''
 #---------------------------------