From 1bc7c5771cf8b11d6b24b681a9bfac25de6f4cdc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jgromes <jan.gromes@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 18:08:40 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [AX25] Added check for Bell modem

---
 src/protocols/AX25/AX25.cpp | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/protocols/AX25/AX25.cpp b/src/protocols/AX25/AX25.cpp
index e7470b5f..fc3e24e0 100644
--- a/src/protocols/AX25/AX25.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/AX25/AX25.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,12 @@ int16_t AX25Client::begin(const char* srcCallsign, uint8_t srcSSID, uint8_t preL
   preambleLen = preLen;
 
   // configure for direct mode
-  return(phyLayer->startDirect());
+  #if !defined(RADIOLIB_EXCLUDE_AFSK)
+  if(bellModem != nullptr) {
+    return(phyLayer->startDirect());
+  }
+  #endif
+  return(RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE);
 }
 
 #if defined(RADIOLIB_BUILD_ARDUINO)