diff --git a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/Codec2Player.java b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/Codec2Player.java
index ad55166..a76d74a 100644
--- a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/Codec2Player.java
+++ b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/Codec2Player.java
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ public class Codec2Player extends Thread {
 
     private final byte CSMA_PERSISTENCE = (byte)0xff;
     private final byte CSMA_SLOT_TIME = (byte)0x00;
-    private final byte TX_TAIL_10MS_UNITS = (byte)20;   // 200ms
+    private final byte TX_DELAY_10MS_UNITS = (byte)(250 / 10);
+    private final byte TX_TAIL_10MS_UNITS = (byte)(500 / 10);
 
     private final int RX_BUFFER_SIZE = 8192;
 
@@ -183,7 +184,8 @@ public class Codec2Player extends Thread {
 
         _loopbackBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(1024 * _audioEncodedBufferSize);
 
-        _kissProcessor = new KissProcessor(CSMA_PERSISTENCE, CSMA_SLOT_TIME, TX_TAIL_10MS_UNITS, _kissCallback);
+        _kissProcessor = new KissProcessor(CSMA_PERSISTENCE, CSMA_SLOT_TIME,
+                TX_DELAY_10MS_UNITS, TX_TAIL_10MS_UNITS, _kissCallback);
     }
 
     private final KissCallback _kissCallback = new KissCallback() {
diff --git a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/kiss/KissProcessor.java b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/kiss/KissProcessor.java
index 5999edf..1f4e037 100644
--- a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/kiss/KissProcessor.java
+++ b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/kiss/KissProcessor.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public class KissProcessor {
     private final byte KISS_TFESC = (byte)0xdd;
 
     private final byte KISS_CMD_DATA = (byte)0x00;
+    private final byte KISS_CMD_TX_DELAY = (byte)0x01;
     private final byte KISS_CMD_P = (byte)0x02;
     private final byte KISS_CMD_SLOT_TIME = (byte)0x03;
     private final byte KISS_CMD_TX_TAIL = (byte)0x04;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ public class KissProcessor {
 
     private final byte _tncCsmaPersistence;
     private final byte _tncCsmaSlotTime;
+    private final byte _tncTxDelay;
     private final byte _tncTxTail;
 
     private final byte[] _outputKissBuffer;
@@ -45,12 +47,13 @@ public class KissProcessor {
     private int _outputKissBufferPos;
     private int _inputKissBufferPos;
 
-    public KissProcessor(byte csmaPersistence, byte csmaSlotTime, byte txTail, KissCallback callback) {
+    public KissProcessor(byte csmaPersistence, byte csmaSlotTime, byte txDelay, byte txTail, KissCallback callback) {
         _callback = callback;
         _outputKissBuffer = new byte[KISS_TX_FRAME_MAX_SIZE];
         _inputKissBuffer = new byte[100 * KISS_TX_FRAME_MAX_SIZE];
         _tncCsmaPersistence = csmaPersistence;
         _tncCsmaSlotTime = csmaSlotTime;
+        _tncTxDelay = txDelay;
         _tncTxTail = txTail;
         _outputKissBufferPos = 0;
         _inputKissBufferPos = 0;
@@ -65,6 +68,10 @@ public class KissProcessor {
         sendKissByte(_tncCsmaSlotTime);
         completeKissPacket();
 
+        startKissPacket(KISS_CMD_TX_DELAY);
+        sendKissByte(_tncTxTail);
+        completeKissPacket();
+
         startKissPacket(KISS_CMD_TX_TAIL);
         sendKissByte(_tncTxTail);
         completeKissPacket();