diff --git a/dummy/netrigctl.c b/dummy/netrigctl.c
index 7e829e3a8..12fc092cf 100644
--- a/dummy/netrigctl.c
+++ b/dummy/netrigctl.c
@@ -578,11 +578,15 @@ static int netrigctl_set_freq(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, freq_t freq)
 
     rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
 
+#if 0 // implement set_freq VFO later if it can be detected
     ret = netrigctl_vfostr(rig, vfostr, sizeof(vfostr), vfo);
 
     if (ret != RIG_OK) { return ret; }
 
     len = sprintf(cmd, "F%s %"FREQFMT"\n", vfostr, freq);
+#else
+    len = sprintf(cmd, "F %"FREQFMT"\n", freq);
+#endif
 
     ret = netrigctl_transaction(rig, cmd, len, buf);
 
@@ -621,6 +625,7 @@ static int netrigctl_get_freq(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, freq_t *freq)
 
     CHKSCN1ARG(num_sscanf(buf, "%"SCNfreq, freq));
 
+#if 0 // implement set_freq VFO later if it can be detected
     ret = read_string(&rig->state.rigport, buf, BUF_MAX, "\n", 1);
 
     if (ret <= 0)
@@ -629,6 +634,7 @@ static int netrigctl_get_freq(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, freq_t *freq)
     }
 
     *vfotmp = rig_parse_vfo(buf);
+#endif
 
     return RIG_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/rig.c b/src/rig.c
index aa14d5a2e..08ce77666 100644
--- a/src/rig.c
+++ b/src/rig.c
@@ -1274,6 +1274,7 @@ int HAMLIB_API rig_set_freq(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, freq_t freq)
 
         if (retcode != RIG_OK)
         {
+            rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_ERR,"%s: set_vfo err %s\n", __func__, rigerror(retcode));
             return retcode;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/rigctl_parse.c b/tests/rigctl_parse.c
index f5889acdb..de4f4f965 100644
--- a/tests/rigctl_parse.c
+++ b/tests/rigctl_parse.c
@@ -241,7 +241,11 @@ declare_proto_rig(pause);
  */
 static struct test_table test_list[] =
 {
-    { 'F',  "set_freq",         ACTION(set_freq),       ARG_IN1 | ARG_OUT1, "Frequency" },
+#if 0 // implement set_freq VFO later if it can be detected
+//    { 'F',  "set_freq",         ACTION(set_freq),       ARG_IN1 | ARG_OUT1, "Frequency" },
+#else
+    { 'F',  "set_freq",         ACTION(set_freq),       ARG_IN1, "Frequency" },
+#endif
     { 'f',  "get_freq",         ACTION(get_freq),       ARG_OUT, "Frequency", "VFO" },
     { 'M',  "set_mode",         ACTION(set_mode),       ARG_IN, "Mode", "Passband" },
     { 'm',  "get_mode",         ACTION(get_mode),       ARG_OUT, "Mode", "Passband" },
@@ -1923,15 +1927,17 @@ declare_proto_rig(set_freq)
 {
     freq_t freq;
     int retval;
+#if 0 // implement set_freq VFO later if it can be detected
     char *fmt = "%"PRIll"%c";
+#endif
 
     CHKSCN1ARG(sscanf(arg1, "%"SCNfreq, &freq));
     retval = rig_set_freq(rig, vfo, freq);
 
     if (retval == RIG_OK)
     {
-        fprintf(fout, "%s%c", rig_strvfo(vfo), resp_sep);
-        fprintf(fout, fmt, (int64_t)freq, resp_sep);
+        //fprintf(fout, "%s%c", rig_strvfo(vfo), resp_sep);
+        //fprintf(fout, fmt, (int64_t)freq, resp_sep);
 
     }