diff --git a/gr-jay/grc/jay_bit_slicer.xml b/gr-jay/grc/jay_bit_slicer.xml
index 2c6a208..2e93c8f 100644
--- a/gr-jay/grc/jay_bit_slicer.xml
+++ b/gr-jay/grc/jay_bit_slicer.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <key>jay_bit_slicer</key>
   <category>[JAY]</category>
   <import>import jay</import>
-  <make>jay.bit_slicer($sampleRate, $samplesPerSym, $kLoopFilter, $kThreshold)</make>
+  <make>jay.bit_slicer($sampleRate, $samplesPerSym, $kLoopFilter, $kThreshold, $doPrintPackets)</make>
   <param>
     <name>Samplerate</name>
     <key>sampleRate</key>
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
     <value>0.1</value>
     <type>float</type>
   </param>
+  <param>
+    <name>Print packets</name>
+    <key>doPrintPackets</key>
+    <type>int</type>
+  </param>
   <sink>
     <name>in</name>
     <type>float</type>
diff --git a/gr-jay/include/jay/bit_slicer.h b/gr-jay/include/jay/bit_slicer.h
index 7a14ab2..408b788 100644
--- a/gr-jay/include/jay/bit_slicer.h
+++ b/gr-jay/include/jay/bit_slicer.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace gr {
        * class. jay::bit_slicer::make is the public interface for
        * creating new instances.
        */
-      static sptr make(int sampleRate, int samplesPerSym, float kLoopfilter, float kThreshold);
+      static sptr make(int sampleRate, int samplesPerSym, float kLoopfilter, float kThreshold, int doPrintPackets);
     };
 
   } // namespace jay
diff --git a/gr-jay/lib/bit_slicer_impl.cc b/gr-jay/lib/bit_slicer_impl.cc
index 7116deb..34ee6a6 100644
--- a/gr-jay/lib/bit_slicer_impl.cc
+++ b/gr-jay/lib/bit_slicer_impl.cc
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <gnuradio/io_signature.h>
 #include "bit_slicer_impl.h"
 	
-#define WITH_PRINT_PACKETS		0
 #define WITH_DEBUG_MESSAGES		0
 #define WITH_DEBUG_FILE			0
 	
@@ -34,15 +33,15 @@ namespace gr
 namespace jay
 {
 
-bit_slicer::sptr bit_slicer::make(int sampleRate, int samplesPerSym, float kLoopFilter, float kThreshold)
+bit_slicer::sptr bit_slicer::make(int sampleRate, int samplesPerSym, float kLoopFilter, float kThreshold, int doPrintPackets)
 {
-	return gnuradio::get_initial_sptr(new bit_slicer_impl(sampleRate, samplesPerSym, kLoopFilter, kThreshold));
+	return gnuradio::get_initial_sptr(new bit_slicer_impl(sampleRate, samplesPerSym, kLoopFilter, kThreshold, doPrintPackets));
 }
 
 /*
 * The private constructor
 */
-bit_slicer_impl::bit_slicer_impl(int sampleRate, int samplesPerSym, float kLoopFilter, float kThreshold)
+bit_slicer_impl::bit_slicer_impl(int sampleRate, int samplesPerSym, float kLoopFilter, float kThreshold, int doPrintPackets)
 : gr::block("bit_slicer", 	gr::io_signature::make(1, 1, sizeof(float)),
 						gr::io_signature::make(1, 1, sizeof(float)))
 , m_sampleRate(sampleRate)
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@ bit_slicer_impl::bit_slicer_impl(int sampleRate, int samplesPerSym, float kLoopF
 , m_baudRate((float)m_sampleRate/m_samplesPerSym)
 , m_kLoopFilter(kLoopFilter)
 , m_kThreshold(kThreshold)
+, m_doPrintPackets(doPrintPackets)
 , m_vmin(0)
 , m_vmax(0)
 , m_v_sig(0)
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int bit_slicer_impl::general_work (int noutput_items, gr_vector_int &ninput_item
 	const float alpha_thr = 0.01f;
 	const float alpha_dc = 0.002f;
 	const float hyst_thr = 0.1f;
-	const float rho_thr = 0.999f;
+	const float rho_thr = 0.9999f;
 	const float agc_mu = 0.01f;
 	const float agc_target = 0.5f;
 	const float agc_gain_max = 10.0f;
@@ -190,9 +190,10 @@ int bit_slicer_impl::general_work (int noutput_items, gr_vector_int &ninput_item
 			int bit_id = (int)(accu >= 0.0);
 			if (m_isSignal)
 			{
-#if WITH_PRINT_PACKETS
-				bitRecord(bit_id);
-#endif
+				if (m_doPrintPackets)
+				{
+					bitRecord(bit_id);
+				}
 				out[outCount++] = (float)bit_id;
 			}
 			else
@@ -223,9 +224,11 @@ int bit_slicer_impl::general_work (int noutput_items, gr_vector_int &ninput_item
 			}
 		}
 
-#if WITH_PRINT_PACKETS
-		bitProcessGap(bitChg);
-#endif
+		if (m_doPrintPackets)
+		{
+			bitProcessGap(bitChg);
+		}
+
 		// Calc error
 		err = 0;
 		if (bitChg)
diff --git a/gr-jay/lib/bit_slicer_impl.h b/gr-jay/lib/bit_slicer_impl.h
index 32fddb6..1665d5e 100644
--- a/gr-jay/lib/bit_slicer_impl.h
+++ b/gr-jay/lib/bit_slicer_impl.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class bit_slicer_impl : public bit_slicer
 	float m_baudRate;
         float m_kLoopFilter;
         float m_kThreshold;
+		int m_doPrintPackets;
         float m_vmin;
         float m_vmax;
         float m_v_sig;
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ class bit_slicer_impl : public bit_slicer
         bool stop() override;
         
 	public:
-	bit_slicer_impl(int sampleRate, int samplesPerSym, float kLoopFilter, float kThreshold);
+	bit_slicer_impl(int sampleRate, int samplesPerSym, float kLoopFilter, float kThreshold, int doPrintPackets);
 	~bit_slicer_impl();
 
 	// Where all the action really happens