diff --git a/simulators/sim.h b/simulators/sim.h
index b4de3454e..afb889042 100644
--- a/simulators/sim.h
+++ b/simulators/sim.h
@@ -92,3 +92,25 @@ int openPort(char *comport) // doesn't matter for using pts devices
     return fd;
 }
 #endif
+
+// Size of command buffer
+#define BUFSIZE 256
+
+int
+getmyline5(int fd, unsigned char *buf)
+{
+    unsigned char c;
+    int i = 0;
+    int n = 0;
+    memset(buf, 0, BUFSIZE);
+
+    while (i < 5 && read(fd, &c, 1) > 0)
+    {
+        buf[i++] = c;
+        n++;
+    }
+
+    printf("n=%d %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x\n", n, buf[0], buf[1], buf[2], buf[3],
+           buf[4]);
+    return n;
+}
diff --git a/simulators/simft1000.c b/simulators/simft1000.c
index 54d65c4df..14485a74d 100644
--- a/simulators/simft1000.c
+++ b/simulators/simft1000.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#define BUFSIZE 256
+#include "sim.h"
 
 float freqA = 14074000;
 float freqB = 14074500;
@@ -17,28 +17,6 @@ int width_main = 500;
 int width_sub = 700;
 
 
-int
-getmyline(int fd, unsigned char *buf)
-{
-    unsigned char c;
-    int i = 0;
-    int n = 0;
-    memset(buf, 0, BUFSIZE);
-
-    while (i < 5 && read(fd, &c, 1) > 0)
-    {
-        buf[i++] = c;
-        n++;
-    }
-
-    printf("n=%d %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x\n", n, buf[0], buf[1], buf[2], buf[3],
-           buf[4]);
-    return n;
-}
-
-#include "sim.h"
-
-
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     unsigned char buf[BUFSIZE];
@@ -48,7 +26,7 @@ again:
 
     while (1)
     {
-        int bytes = getmyline(fd, buf);
+        int bytes = getmyline5(fd, buf);
 
         if (bytes == 0)
         {
diff --git a/simulators/simft736.c b/simulators/simft736.c
index fbea1dd2f..28b7c77b4 100644
--- a/simulators/simft736.c
+++ b/simulators/simft736.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#define BUFSIZE 256
+#include "sim.h"
 
 float freqA = 14074000;
 float freqB = 14074500;
@@ -17,28 +17,6 @@ int width_main = 500;
 int width_sub = 700;
 
 
-int
-getmyline(int fd, unsigned char *buf)
-{
-    unsigned char c;
-    int i = 0;
-    int n = 0;
-    memset(buf, 0, BUFSIZE);
-
-    while (i < 5 && read(fd, &c, 1) > 0)
-    {
-        buf[i++] = c;
-        n++;
-    }
-
-    printf("n=%d %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x\n", n, buf[0], buf[1], buf[2], buf[3],
-           buf[4]);
-    return n;
-}
-
-#include "sim.h"
-
-
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     unsigned char buf[BUFSIZE];
@@ -48,7 +26,7 @@ again:
 
     while (1)
     {
-        int bytes = getmyline(fd, buf);
+        int bytes = getmyline5(fd, buf);
 
         if (bytes == 0)
         {
diff --git a/simulators/simft747gx.c b/simulators/simft747gx.c
index 1087fc175..a52076cb5 100644
--- a/simulators/simft747gx.c
+++ b/simulators/simft747gx.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#define BUFSIZE 256
+#include "sim.h"
 
 float freqA = 14074000;
 float freqB = 14074500;
@@ -19,28 +19,6 @@ int width_main = 500;
 int width_sub = 700;
 
 
-int
-getmyline(int fd, unsigned char *buf)
-{
-    unsigned char c;
-    int i = 0;
-    int n = 0;
-    memset(buf, 0, BUFSIZE);
-
-    while (i < 5 && read(fd, &c, 1) > 0)
-    {
-        buf[i++] = c;
-        n++;
-    }
-
-    printf("n=%d %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x\n", n, buf[0], buf[1], buf[2], buf[3],
-           buf[4]);
-    return n;
-}
-
-#include "sim.h"
-
-
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     unsigned char buf[BUFSIZE];
@@ -50,7 +28,7 @@ again:
 
     while (1)
     {
-        int bytes = getmyline(fd, buf);
+        int bytes = getmyline5(fd, buf);
 
         if (bytes == 0)
         {
diff --git a/simulators/simft817.c b/simulators/simft817.c
index c14c0315b..583c24f16 100644
--- a/simulators/simft817.c
+++ b/simulators/simft817.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#define BUFSIZE 256
+#include "sim.h"
 
 int vfo = 0; // 0=A, !0=B
 float freqA = 14074000;
@@ -18,28 +18,6 @@ int width_main = 500;
 int width_sub = 700;
 
 
-int
-getmyline(int fd, unsigned char *buf)
-{
-    unsigned char c;
-    int i = 0;
-    int n = 0;
-    memset(buf, 0, BUFSIZE);
-
-    while (i < 5 && read(fd, &c, 1) > 0)
-    {
-        buf[i++] = c;
-        n++;
-    }
-
-    printf("n=%d %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x\n", n, buf[0], buf[1], buf[2], buf[3],
-           buf[4]);
-    return n;
-}
-
-#include "sim.h"
-
-
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     unsigned char buf[BUFSIZE];
@@ -49,7 +27,7 @@ again:
 
     while (1)
     {
-        int bytes = getmyline(fd, buf);
+        int bytes = getmyline5(fd, buf);
 
         if (bytes == 0)
         {
diff --git a/simulators/simft847.c b/simulators/simft847.c
index 900406547..d05f4c721 100644
--- a/simulators/simft847.c
+++ b/simulators/simft847.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 //#include "hamlib/rig.h"
 
-#define BUFSIZE 256
+#include "sim.h"
 
 /* In hono(u)r of the 10Hz resolution of the FT-847, vfo frequencies
  *   are stored in decaHertz(daHz)
@@ -19,28 +19,6 @@ int width_sub = 700;
 int vfo;
 
 
-int
-getmyline(int fd, unsigned char *buf)
-{
-    unsigned char c;
-    int i = 0;
-    int n = 0;
-    memset(buf, 0, BUFSIZE);
-
-    while (i < 5 && read(fd, &c, 1) > 0)
-    {
-        buf[i++] = c;
-        n++;
-    }
-
-    printf("n=%d %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x\n", n, buf[0], buf[1], buf[2], buf[3],
-           buf[4]);
-    return n;
-}
-
-#include "sim.h"
-
-
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     unsigned char buf[BUFSIZE];
@@ -52,7 +30,7 @@ again:
 
     while (1)
     {
-        int bytes = getmyline(fd, buf);
+        int bytes = getmyline5(fd, buf);
 
         if (bytes == 0)
         {
diff --git a/simulators/simft897.c b/simulators/simft897.c
index e12bc4d68..336e1951d 100644
--- a/simulators/simft897.c
+++ b/simulators/simft897.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "hamlib/rig.h"
 
-#define BUFSIZE 256
+#include "sim.h"
 
 float freqA = 14074000;
 float freqB = 14074500;
@@ -20,28 +20,6 @@ int width_main = 500;
 int width_sub = 700;
 
 
-int
-getmyline(int fd, unsigned char *buf)
-{
-    unsigned char c;
-    int i = 0;
-    int n = 0;
-    memset(buf, 0, BUFSIZE);
-
-    while (i < 5 && read(fd, &c, 1) > 0)
-    {
-        buf[i++] = c;
-        n++;
-    }
-
-    printf("n=%d %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x\n", n, buf[0], buf[1], buf[2], buf[3],
-           buf[4]);
-    return n;
-}
-
-#include "sim.h"
-
-
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     unsigned char buf[BUFSIZE];
@@ -53,7 +31,7 @@ again:
 
     while (1)
     {
-        int bytes = getmyline(fd, buf);
+        int bytes = getmyline5(fd, buf);
 
         if (bytes == 0)
         {
diff --git a/simulators/simft990.c b/simulators/simft990.c
index 1139f0ee4..f10cf27fb 100644
--- a/simulators/simft990.c
+++ b/simulators/simft990.c
@@ -49,25 +49,6 @@ static void load_dat(const char *filename, unsigned char buf[1492])
 
 static unsigned char alldata[1492];
 
-int
-getmyline(int fd, unsigned char *buf)
-{
-    unsigned char c;
-    int i = 0;
-    int n = 0;
-    memset(buf, 0, BUFSIZE);
-
-    while (i < 5 && read(fd, &c, 1) > 0)
-    {
-        buf[i++] = c;
-        n++;
-    }
-
-    printf("n=%d %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x\n", n, buf[0], buf[1], buf[2], buf[3],
-           buf[4]);
-    return n;
-}
-
 #include "sim.h"
 
 
@@ -80,7 +61,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     while (1)
     {
-        int bytes = getmyline(fd, buf);
+        int bytes = getmyline5(fd, buf);
 
         if (bytes == 0) { continue; }
 
diff --git a/simulators/simjupiter.c b/simulators/simjupiter.c
index badcc73b0..706546cae 100644
--- a/simulators/simjupiter.c
+++ b/simulators/simjupiter.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#define BUFSIZE 256
+#include "sim.h"
 
 float freqA = 14074000;
 float freqB = 14074500;
@@ -17,28 +17,6 @@ int width_main = 500;
 int width_sub = 700;
 
 
-int
-getmyline(int fd, unsigned char *buf)
-{
-    unsigned char c;
-    int i = 0;
-    int n = 0;
-    memset(buf, 0, BUFSIZE);
-
-    while (i < 5 && read(fd, &c, 1) > 0)
-    {
-        buf[i++] = c;
-        n++;
-    }
-
-    printf("n=%d %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x\n", n, buf[0], buf[1], buf[2], buf[3],
-           buf[4]);
-    return n;
-}
-
-#include "sim.h"
-
-
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     unsigned char buf[BUFSIZE];
@@ -48,7 +26,7 @@ again:
 
     while (1)
     {
-        int bytes = getmyline(fd, buf);
+        int bytes = getmyline5(fd, buf);
 
         if (bytes == 0)
         {
diff --git a/simulators/simspid.c b/simulators/simspid.c
index a38811e88..1218d13f2 100644
--- a/simulators/simspid.c
+++ b/simulators/simspid.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#define BUFSIZE 256
+#include "sim.h"
 
 float freqA = 14074000;
 float freqB = 14074500;
@@ -17,28 +17,6 @@ int width_main = 500;
 int width_sub = 700;
 
 
-int
-getmyline(int fd, unsigned char *buf)
-{
-    unsigned char c;
-    int i = 0;
-    int n = 0;
-    memset(buf, 0, BUFSIZE);
-
-    while (i < 5 && read(fd, &c, 1) > 0)
-    {
-        buf[i++] = c;
-        n++;
-    }
-
-    printf("n=%d %02x %02x %02x %02x %02x\n", n, buf[0], buf[1], buf[2], buf[3],
-           buf[4]);
-    return n;
-}
-
-#include "sim.h"
-
-
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     unsigned char buf[BUFSIZE];
@@ -49,7 +27,7 @@ again:
 
     while (1)
     {
-        int bytes = getmyline(fd, buf);
+        int bytes = getmyline5(fd, buf);
 
         if (bytes == 0)
         {