diff --git a/doc/man1/rigctl.1 b/doc/man1/rigctl.1
index ea865a449..5211174ca 100644
--- a/doc/man1/rigctl.1
+++ b/doc/man1/rigctl.1
@@ -1183,6 +1183,23 @@ This is the same as using the -o switch for rigctl and ritctld.
 This can be dyamically changed while running.
 .
 .TP
+.BR get_separator 
+Get
+.RI \(aq SeparatorChar \(aq
+.IP
+Shows the current SeparatorChar
+.
+.TP
+.BR set_separator " \(aq" \fISeparatorChar\fP \(aq
+Set
+.RI \(aq SeparatorChar \(aq
+.IP
+Change rigctld response to use a special char intead of newline (recommend #).
+This can be dyamically changed while running.
+Handy for node-red's tcprequest node.
+This can be dyamically changed while running.
+.
+.TP
 .BR pause " \(aq" \fISeconds\fP \(aq
 Pause for the given whole (integer) number of
 .RI \(aq Seconds \(aq
diff --git a/tests/rigctl.c b/tests/rigctl.c
index 6603b8e82..0f0e91017 100644
--- a/tests/rigctl.c
+++ b/tests/rigctl.c
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ static struct option long_options[] =
 
 };
 
+extern char rig_resp_sep;
+
 #define MAXCONFLEN 1024
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
@@ -150,7 +152,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     int vfo_opt = 0;       /* vfo_opt = 0 means target VFO is 'currVFO' */
     char send_cmd_term = '\r';  /* send_cmd termination char */
     int ext_resp = 0;
-    char resp_sep = '\n';
     int i;
     char rigstartup[1024];
 
@@ -648,7 +649,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
         retcode = rigctl_parse(my_rig, stdin, stdout, argv, argc, NULL,
                                interactive, prompt, &vfo_opt, send_cmd_term,
-                               &ext_resp, &resp_sep, 0);
+                               &ext_resp, &rig_resp_sep, 0);
 
         // if we get a hard error we try to reopen the rig again
         // this should cover short dropouts that can occur
diff --git a/tests/rigctl_parse.c b/tests/rigctl_parse.c
index 1b6357cbd..30dd52de1 100644
--- a/tests/rigctl_parse.c
+++ b/tests/rigctl_parse.c
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ declare_proto_rig(password);
 //declare_proto_rig(set_password);
 declare_proto_rig(set_clock);
 declare_proto_rig(get_clock);
+declare_proto_rig(set_separator);
+declare_proto_rig(get_separator);
 
 
 /*
@@ -358,6 +360,8 @@ static struct test_table test_list[] =
     { 0x98, "password",         ACTION(password),       ARG_IN | ARG_NOVFO, "Password" },
 //    { 0x99, "set_password",     ACTION(set_password),   ARG_IN | ARG_NOVFO, "Password" },
     { 0xf7, "get_mode_bandwidths", ACTION(get_mode_bandwidths),   ARG_IN | ARG_NOVFO, "Mode" },
+    { 0xa0, "set_separator",     ACTION(set_separator), ARG_IN | ARG_NOVFO, "Separator" },
+    { 0xa1, "get_separator",     ACTION(get_separator), ARG_OUT | ARG_NOVFO, "Separator" },
     { 0x00, "", NULL },
 };
 
@@ -5174,3 +5178,23 @@ declare_proto_rig(get_clock)
 
     return retval;
 }
+
+char rig_resp_sep = '\n';
+/* '0xa0' */
+declare_proto_rig(set_separator)
+{
+    CHKSCN1ARG(sscanf(arg1, "%c", &rig_resp_sep));
+    rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_ERR, "%s: arg1=%s, resp_sep=0x%x, %p\n", __func__, arg1, (unsigned int)rig_resp_sep, &rig_resp_sep);
+    return RIG_OK;
+}
+
+/* '0xa1' */
+declare_proto_rig(get_separator)
+{
+    char buf[32];
+    if (isprint(rig_resp_sep))
+    sprintf(buf,"%c",rig_resp_sep);
+    else sprintf(buf,"0x%x %p",rig_resp_sep, &rig_resp_sep);
+    fprintf(fout,"%s\n", buf);
+    return RIG_OK;
+}