diff --git a/src/cwprotocol.c b/src/cwprotocol.c
index 0e7ec6a..59328c2 100644
--- a/src/cwprotocol.c
+++ b/src/cwprotocol.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ int send_latch (void)
 	tx_data_packet.code[0] = -1;
 	tx_data_packet.code[1] = 1;
 	tx_data_packet.n = 2;
-	for(i = 0; i < 5; i++) send(fd_socket, &tx_data_packet, SIZE_DATA_PACKET, 0);
+	for(i = 0; i < TX_RETRIES; i++) send(fd_socket, &tx_data_packet, SIZE_DATA_PACKET, 0);
 	tx_data_packet.n = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ int send_unlatch (void)
 	tx_data_packet.code[0] = -1;
 	tx_data_packet.code[1] = 2;
 	tx_data_packet.n = 2;
-	for(i = 0; i < 5; i++) send(fd_socket, &tx_data_packet, SIZE_DATA_PACKET, 0);
+	for(i = 0; i < TX_RETRIES; i++) send(fd_socket, &tx_data_packet, SIZE_DATA_PACKET, 0);
 	tx_data_packet.n = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -97,15 +97,58 @@ int prepare_text2morse (int wpm)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int char2morse(void)
+int clean_pkg ()
 {
-	char c='c', d;
-	// why? because!!!
-	// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1352587/convert-a-string-into-morse-code/1355594^
-	for(;c= c?c:(c=toupper(getchar())-32)?c<0?1:"\x95#\x8CKa`^ZRBCEIQiw#S#nx(37+$6-2&@/4)'18=,*%.:0;?5" [c-12]-34:-3;c/=2)
+	int i;
+	for (i=0; i<SIZE_CODE; i++)
 	{
-		d=(c/2?46-c%2:32);
-		putchar (d);
+		tx_data_packet.code[i] = 0;	
 	}
+	tx_data_packet.n = 0;	
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int char2morse(int ff)
+{
+	//send_unlatch();
+	clean_pkg();
+
+	int c, d, e;
+	int i=0;
+c=ff;
+	tx_sequence++;
+	tx_data_packet.sequence = tx_sequence;
+
+	// why? because!!!
+	// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1352587/convert-a-string-into-morse-code/1355594^
+	for(;c= c?c:(c=toupper(getchar())-32)?c<0?1:"\x95#\x8CKa`^ZRBCEIQiw#S#nx(37+$6-2&@/4)'18=,*%.:0;?5" [c-12]-34:-3;c/=2) {
+//	for(;c= c?c:(c=43-32)?c<0?1:"\x95#\x8CKa`^ZRBCEIQiw#S#nx(37+$6-2&@/4)'18=,*%.:0;?5" [c-12]-34:-3;c/=2) {
+		e=d;
+		d=(c/2?46-c%2:32);
+		putchar (d);
+		if (d == ' ' && e == ' ') break;
+		tx_data_packet.code[i] = -1*morse_timing.dot_len;
+		i++;
+		int j;
+		if (d == '.')
+			j=1;
+		if (d == '-')
+			j=3;
+		if (d == ' ')
+			j=-3;
+		tx_data_packet.code[i] = j*morse_timing.dot_len;
+		i++;
+		//printf ("(%d %d) ",tx_data_packet.code[i-2],tx_data_packet.code[i-1] );
+	}
+	tx_data_packet.code[i] = -1*morse_timing.dot_len;
+	i++;
+	tx_data_packet.n = i;//-2;
+
+	for(i = 0; i < TX_RETRIES; i++) 
+		send(fd_socket, &tx_data_packet, SIZE_DATA_PACKET, 0);
+	tx_data_packet.n = 0;	
+
+//	send_latch();
+
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/cwprotocol.h b/src/cwprotocol.h
index 70afae9..50fee1b 100644
--- a/src/cwprotocol.h
+++ b/src/cwprotocol.h
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 #define SIZE_COMMAND_PACKET 4
 #define SIZE_DATA_PACKET 496
 #define SIZE_DATA_PACKET_PAYLOAD 492 // = SIZE_DATA_PACKET - SIZE_COMMAND_PACKET
-#define TX_RETRIES 3 // how often will the udp packet be sent?
+
+#define TX_RETRIES 5 // how often will the udp packet be sent?
+#define KEEPALIVE_CYCLE 1000 // how often will the keepalive signals be sent?
 
 #define SIZE_ID 128
 #define SIZE_STATUS 128
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ extern int tx_sequence, rx_sequence;
 extern int fd_socket;
 
 // Morse Code Sender - Timings
-#define WPM_DEFAULT 20
+#define WPM_DEFAULT 40
 struct morse_timig_format {
 	int wpm;
 	int dot_len, dash_len;
@@ -69,6 +71,6 @@ struct morse_timig_format {
 };
 
 int prepare_text2morse (int wpm);
-int char2morse(void);
+int char2morse(int ff);
 
 
diff --git a/src/irmc.c b/src/irmc.c
index 2b01636..c1f633d 100644
--- a/src/irmc.c
+++ b/src/irmc.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ double tx_timeout = 0;
 long tx_timer = 0;
 #define TX_WAIT  5000
 #define TX_TIMEOUT 240.0 
-#define KEEPALIVE_CYCLE 100
+#define BEEP_FREQUENCY 1000.
 
 /* TX Methods */
 #define TX_NONE 0
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 								}
 								else
 								{
-									beep(1000.0, length/1000.);
+									beep(BEEP_FREQUENCY, length/1000.);
 								}
 							}
 						}
@@ -368,11 +368,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		if(tx_timer == 0) {
 			keepalive_t--;
 			usleep(50);	
-		}		
-
-#ifdef TX_SERIAL
+		}
+#ifdef TX_KEYBOARD
 		if(kbhit() && tx_timer == 0){
-			char2morse();
+			char2morse(0);
 		}
 #endif
 	} /* End of mainloop */