From 3cf5fab21d6a238dee77b1372413d116085251c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike Black W9MDB <mdblack98@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 09:44:50 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Slow down multicast broadcast when no change has occurred
 https://github.com/Hamlib/Hamlib/issues/1090

---
 src/multicast.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/multicast.c b/src/multicast.c
index 1442b592d..3d79ceee9 100644
--- a/src/multicast.c
+++ b/src/multicast.c
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ static int multicast_send_json(RIG *rig)
     return 0;
 }
 
+#define LOOPCOUNT 50
 void *multicast_thread(void *vrig)
 {
     //int retval;
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ void *multicast_thread(void *vrig)
     // do the 1st packet all the time
     //multicast_status_changed(rig);
     //multicast_send_json(rig);
-    int loopcount = 8;
+    int loopcount = LOOPCOUNT;
 
     freq_t freqA, freqAsave = 0;
     freq_t freqB, freqBsave = 0;
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ void *multicast_thread(void *vrig)
             modeAsave = modeA;
             modeBsave = modeB;
             pttsave = ptt;
-            loopcount = 8;
+            loopcount = LOOPCOUNT;
         }
         else
         {