diff --git a/include/hamlib/rig.h b/include/hamlib/rig.h
index dd16282ca..63939d793 100644
--- a/include/hamlib/rig.h
+++ b/include/hamlib/rig.h
@@ -2105,6 +2105,7 @@ enum rig_function_e {
     RIG_FUNCTION_READ_FRAME_DIRECT,
     RIG_FUNCTION_IS_ASYNC_FRAME,
     RIG_FUNCTION_PROCESS_ASYNC_FRAME,
+    RIG_FUNCTION_GET_CONF2,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index b6225476a..8aefb1734 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static int frontend_set_conf(RIG *rig, token_t token, const char *val)
  * frontend_get_conf
  * assumes rig!=NULL, val!=NULL
  */
-static int frontend_get_conf(RIG *rig, token_t token, char *val)
+static int frontend_get_conf2(RIG *rig, token_t token, char *val, int val_len)
 {
     struct rig_state *rs;
     const char *s = "";
@@ -1245,6 +1245,11 @@ int HAMLIB_API rig_set_conf(RIG *rig, token_t token, const char *val)
  * \sa rig_set_conf()
  */
 int HAMLIB_API rig_get_conf(RIG *rig, token_t token, char *val)
+{
+    return rig_get_conf2(rig, token, val, 128);
+}
+
+int HAMLIB_API rig_get_conf2(RIG *rig, token_t token, char *val, int val_len)
 {
     rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
 
@@ -1255,7 +1260,12 @@ int HAMLIB_API rig_get_conf(RIG *rig, token_t token, char *val)
 
     if (IS_TOKEN_FRONTEND(token))
     {
-        return frontend_get_conf(rig, token, val);
+        return frontend_get_conf2(rig, token, val, val_len);
+    }
+    
+    if (rig->caps->get_conf2)
+    {
+        return rig->caps->get_conf2(rig, token, val, val_len);
     }
 
     if (rig->caps->get_conf == NULL)
diff --git a/src/iofunc.c b/src/iofunc.c
index 1a04b1b9b..ede85c975 100644
--- a/src/iofunc.c
+++ b/src/iofunc.c
@@ -971,6 +971,7 @@ int HAMLIB_API write_block_sync_error(hamlib_port_t *p, const unsigned char *txb
 int HAMLIB_API write_block(hamlib_port_t *p, const unsigned char *txbuffer, size_t count)
 {
     int ret;
+    int method=0;
 
     if (p->fd < 0)
     {
@@ -1006,6 +1007,7 @@ int HAMLIB_API write_block(hamlib_port_t *p, const unsigned char *txbuffer, size
     if (p->write_delay > 0)
     {
         int i;
+        method = 1;
 
         for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
         {
@@ -1028,6 +1030,7 @@ int HAMLIB_API write_block(hamlib_port_t *p, const unsigned char *txbuffer, size
     }
     else
     {
+        method = 2;
         ret = port_write(p, txbuffer, count);
 
         if (ret != count)
@@ -1045,6 +1048,7 @@ int HAMLIB_API write_block(hamlib_port_t *p, const unsigned char *txbuffer, size
 
     if (p->post_write_delay > 0)
     {
+        method |= 4;
 #ifdef WANT_NON_ACTIVE_POST_WRITE_DELAY
 #define POST_WRITE_DELAY_TRSHLD 10
 
@@ -1063,7 +1067,7 @@ int HAMLIB_API write_block(hamlib_port_t *p, const unsigned char *txbuffer, size
         /* with sequential fast writes*/
     }
 
-    rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s(): TX %d bytes\n", __func__, (int)count);
+    rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s(): TX %d bytes, method=%d\n", __func__, (int)count, method);
     dump_hex((unsigned char *) txbuffer, count);
 
     return RIG_OK;
diff --git a/src/misc.c b/src/misc.c
index 3b2e40cd5..20f2ac07e 100644
--- a/src/misc.c
+++ b/src/misc.c
@@ -2351,6 +2351,9 @@ void *HAMLIB_API rig_get_function_ptr(rig_model_t rig_model,
     case RIG_FUNCTION_GET_CONF:
         return caps->get_conf;
 
+    case RIG_FUNCTION_GET_CONF2:
+        return caps->get_conf2;
+
     case RIG_FUNCTION_SEND_DTMF:
         return caps->send_dtmf;