diff --git a/include/cmd_lora.h b/include/cmd_lora.h
index b8531a4..520ea0c 100644
--- a/include/cmd_lora.h
+++ b/include/cmd_lora.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ extern "C" {
 void cmd_sf_register();
 void cmd_cr_register();
 void cmd_preamble_register();
+void cmd_send_register();
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/main/CMakeLists.txt b/main/CMakeLists.txt
index ff7606e..089c0d3 100644
--- a/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ set(COMPONENT_SRCS "\
   cmd_sf.c\
   cmd_cr.c\
   cmd_preamble.c\
+  cmd_send.c\
 ")
 set(COMPONENT_ADD_INCLUDEDIRS ". ../include")
 
diff --git a/main/cmd_send.c b/main/cmd_send.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ec744b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/cmd_send.c
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "esp_log.h"
+#include "esp_console.h"
+#include "argtable3/argtable3.h"
+
+#include "esp32-lora.h"
+
+static struct {
+    struct arg_str *msg;
+    struct arg_end *end;
+    lora32_cfg_t  *lora;
+} send_args;
+
+int send(int argc, char **argv) {
+  int nerrors = arg_parse(argc, argv, (void **) &send_args);
+
+  if (nerrors != 0) {
+    arg_print_errors(stderr, send_args.end, argv[0]);
+
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  lora32_send((lora32_cfg_t*)send_args.lora, send_args.msg->sval[0], strlen(send_args.msg->sval[0]));
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+void cmd_send_register(lora32_cfg_t *lora) {
+  send_args.msg = arg_strn(NULL, NULL, "\"message\"", 1, 10, "message");
+  send_args.end = arg_end(1);
+  send_args.lora = lora;
+
+  const esp_console_cmd_t send_cmd = {
+    .command = "send",
+    .help = "Send message",
+    .hint = NULL,
+    .func = &send,
+    .argtable = &send_args
+  };
+
+  ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_console_cmd_register(&send_cmd));
+}
diff --git a/main/console.c b/main/console.c
index 03db0ec..adba5e1 100644
--- a/main/console.c
+++ b/main/console.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ void console_task(void *args) {
   cmd_sf_register(args);
   cmd_cr_register(args);
   cmd_preamble_register(args);
+  cmd_send_register(args);
 
   const char* prompt = LOG_COLOR_I "lorcomm> " LOG_RESET_COLOR;
 
diff --git a/main/main.c b/main/main.c
index 27e829b..4840f80 100644
--- a/main/main.c
+++ b/main/main.c
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@ static lora32_cfg_t lora;
 uint8_t mac[6] = {0};
 
 static void handle_lora_txdone() {
-  ESP_LOGI(TAG, "txdone: enabling single RX");
+  ESP_LOGI(TAG, "txdone: enabling continuous RX");
 
-  vTaskDelay(100/portTICK_PERIOD_MS);
   lora32_enable_continuous_rx(&lora);
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +62,8 @@ void handle_lora_caddone(bool detected) {
   if(detected) {
     lora32_enable_cad(&lora);
   } else {
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "txdone: enabling single RX");
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "candone (no channel activity): enabling continuous RX");
+
     lora32_enable_continuous_rx(&lora);
   }
 }
@@ -101,8 +101,16 @@ static void handle_lora_receive(uint8_t size) {
     msg->msg = NULL;
     free(msg);
   } else if(packet->type == ROUTING) {
+    // future stuff
+  } else if((char*)packet[0] >= 32 && (char*)packet[0] <= 126) {
+    // mostly for dumping purposes
+    ((char*)packet)[size] = '\0';
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "%s", (char*)packet);
+
+    goto receive_cleanup;
   } else {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Unknown packet type: %02X", packet->type);
+
     goto receive_cleanup;
   }
 
@@ -158,7 +166,7 @@ void app_main(void) {
   esp_efuse_mac_get_default((uint8_t*)&mac);
 
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "MAC: [%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X:%02X]", mac[0], mac[1], mac[2], mac[3], mac[4], mac[5]);
-  lora.bandwidth = bandwidths[F866];
+  lora.bandwidth = B250;
   lora.codingRate = DEFAULT_CR;
   lora.dio0 = CONFIG_LORA32_DIO0_PIN;
   lora.implicitHeader = false;
@@ -177,15 +185,11 @@ void app_main(void) {
 
   lora32_init(&lora);
 
-  lora32_dump_regs(&lora);
-
-  ESP_LOGI(TAG, "sizeof(lora_msg): %d", sizeof(lora_msg));
-
-  send_message(&lora, "an even, super duuper, very much, longer message. and some\0");
-
   xTaskCreate(console_task, "console", 4048, &lora, tskIDLE_PRIORITY + 3, NULL);
 
-  printf("%d %f\n", portTICK_PERIOD_MS, (float)(1 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS));
+  send_message(&lora, "hi\0");
+  double dr = lora32_calc_datarate(&lora);
+  ESP_LOGI(TAG, "data rate: %fbps", dr);
 
   while(1) {
     vTaskDelay(100 / portTICK_PERIOD_MS);