diff --git a/src/Network/fgcom.cxx b/src/Network/fgcom.cxx
index 378bbac..b140b3a 100644
--- a/src/Network/fgcom.cxx
+++ b/src/Network/fgcom.cxx
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void FGCom::bind()
   _micBoost_node           = node->getChild( "mic-boost", 0, true );
   _micLevel_node           = node->getChild( "mic-level", 0, true );
   _silenceThd_node         = node->getChild( "silence-threshold", 0, true );
-  _speakerLevel_node       = node->getChild( "speaker-level", 0, true );
+  _speakerLevel_node       = node->getChild( "speaker-level", 1, true );
   _selectedInput_node      = node->getChild( "device-input", 0, true );
   _selectedOutput_node     = node->getChild( "device-output", 0, true );
   _showMessages_node       = node->getChild( "show-messages", 0, true );
@@ -324,7 +324,9 @@ void FGCom::postinit()
 
     // Mute the mic and set speaker at start
     iaxc_input_level_set( 0.0 );
-    iaxc_output_level_set(getCurrentCommVolume());
+    //iaxc_output_level_set(getCurrentCommVolume());
+    iaxc_output_level_set(1.0);
+
 
     iaxc_millisleep(50);
 
@@ -338,9 +340,11 @@ double FGCom::getCurrentCommVolume() const {
 
     if (_speakerLevel_node)
         rv = _speakerLevel_node->getFloatValue();
+        SG_LOG(SG_SOUND, SG_INFO, "FGCom: _speakerLevel_node " << _speakerLevel_node->getFloatValue());
 
     if (_commVolumeNode)
         rv = rv * _commVolumeNode->getFloatValue();
+        SG_LOG(SG_SOUND, SG_INFO, "FGCom: _commVolumeNode " << _commVolumeNode->getFloatValue());
 
     return rv;
 }
@@ -374,6 +378,7 @@ void FGCom::setupCommFrequency(int channel) {
             if (_commVolumeNode)
                 _commVolumeNode->removeChangeListener(this);
             _commVolumeNode = commRadioNode->getChild("volume");
+
             if (frequencyNode) {
                 frequencyNode = frequencyNode->getChild("selected-mhz");
                 if (frequencyNode) {
@@ -426,6 +431,7 @@ void FGCom::connectToCommFrequency() {
         if (_currentCallIdent == -1)
         {
             std::string num = computePhoneNumber(_currentCommFrequency, getAirportCode(_currentCommFrequency));
+            
             _processingTimer.stamp();
             if (!isInRange(_currentCommFrequency)) {
                 if (_currentCallIdent != -1) {
@@ -552,9 +558,7 @@ void FGCom::valueChanged(SGPropertyNode *prop)
       }
       else {
 //          iaxc_output_level_set(getCurrentCommVolume());
-
           iaxc_output_level_set(1.0);
-
           iaxc_input_level_set(0.0);
           SG_LOG(SG_SOUND, SG_INFO, "FGCom: PTT release: " << _currentCallFrequency << " vol=" << getCurrentCommVolume());
           _mpTransmitFrequencyNode->setValue(0);
@@ -725,7 +729,7 @@ std::string FGCom::computePhoneNumber(const double& freq, const std::string& ica
             _password.c_str(),
 	    _server.c_str(),
             exten);
-  SG_LOG(SG_SOUND, SG_INFO, "FGCom: computePhoneNumber:" << phoneNumber);
+  SG_LOG(SG_SOUND, SG_INFO, "FGCom: computePhoneNumber:" << phoneNumber << "icao:" << icao);
   return phoneNumber;
 }