diff --git a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/protocol/Freedv.java b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/protocol/Freedv.java
index c220c0d..70aef49 100644
--- a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/protocol/Freedv.java
+++ b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/protocol/Freedv.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class Freedv implements Protocol {
             //Log.i(TAG, "read " + bytesRead);
             long cntRead = Codec2.freedvRx(_freedv, _speechRxBuffer, buf);
             if (cntRead > 0) {
-                Log.i(TAG, "receive " + cntRead);
+                //Log.i(TAG, "receive " + cntRead);
                 _parentProtocolCallback.onReceivePcmAudio(null, null, -1, Arrays.copyOf(_speechRxBuffer, (int) cntRead));
                 return true;
             }
diff --git a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/transport/SoundModem.java b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/transport/SoundModem.java
index 504a353..0e6eedc 100644
--- a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/transport/SoundModem.java
+++ b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/transport/SoundModem.java
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ public class SoundModem implements Transport, Runnable {
 
     private static final String TAG = SoundModem.class.getSimpleName();
 
-    private static final int RECORD_DELAY_MS = 10;
-    private static final int SAMPLE_RATE = 8000;
+    private static final int SAMPLE_RATE = 8000;    // TODO, need to get from freedv
 
     private String _name;
 
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ public class SoundModem implements Transport, Runnable {
 
     private final ShortBuffer _recordAudioBuffer;
 
-    private boolean _isLoopback = false;
+    private boolean _isLoopback;
 
     public SoundModem(Context context) {
         _name = "SoundModem";
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ public class SoundModem implements Transport, Runnable {
                     try {
                         _recordAudioBuffer.put(sample);
                     } catch (BufferOverflowException e) {
-                        e.printStackTrace();
+                        // client is transmitting and cannot consume the buffer, just discard
                         _recordAudioBuffer.clear();
                     }
                 }
@@ -181,11 +180,6 @@ public class SoundModem implements Transport, Runnable {
         int readSize = 32;
         short [] sampleBuf = new short[readSize];
         while (_isRunning) {
-            try {
-                Thread.sleep(RECORD_DELAY_MS);
-            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-                e.printStackTrace();
-            }
             int readCnt = _systemAudioRecorder.read(sampleBuf, 0, readSize);
             if (readCnt != readSize) {
                 Log.w(TAG, "" + readCnt + " != " + readSize);
diff --git a/libcodec2-android/src/main/cpp/Codec2JNI.cpp b/libcodec2-android/src/main/cpp/Codec2JNI.cpp
index cfaa5d5..f13d1cf 100644
--- a/libcodec2-android/src/main/cpp/Codec2JNI.cpp
+++ b/libcodec2-android/src/main/cpp/Codec2JNI.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ namespace Java_com_ustadmobile_codec2_Codec2 {
         conFreedv->modemSamples = static_cast<short *>(malloc(
                 freedv_get_n_max_modem_samples(conFreedv->freeDv) * sizeof(short)));
         freedv_set_squelch_en(conFreedv->freeDv, 1);
+        freedv_set_snr_squelch_thresh(conFreedv->freeDv, -5.0);
         return reinterpret_cast<jlong>(conFreedv);
     }