diff --git a/radio/DeSymbolizer.cpp b/radio/DeSymbolizer.cpp
index e4d0fc2..b4db051 100644
--- a/radio/DeSymbolizer.cpp
+++ b/radio/DeSymbolizer.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ size_t DeSymbolizer::sym2bytes(symbol_t symbol, uint8_t *pBytes)
 	static uint8_t byte;
 	size_t num_produced = 0;
 
+	if (m_dataBitCount == 0)
+	{
+		m_dataBitCount = 8;
+	}
+
 	// Transmission order MSB first
 	for (size_t i=0; i < m_nBitsPerSym; i++)
 	{
diff --git a/radio/DeSymbolizer.hpp b/radio/DeSymbolizer.hpp
index 5e0008c..81171c5 100644
--- a/radio/DeSymbolizer.hpp
+++ b/radio/DeSymbolizer.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public:
 	void prepare() override;
 	void process() override;
 
+	size_t sym2bytes(symbol_t symbol, uint8_t *pBytes);
 
 private:
 	size_t m_nBitsPerSym;
@@ -39,13 +40,11 @@ private:
 	size_t m_sync_dist;
 	size_t m_sync_dist_last;
 	size_t m_sync_counter;
-	uint8_t m_delay[2];
 
 	Processor::Buffer<symbol_t> *m_buf_in;
 	Processor::Buffer<uint8_t> *m_buf_out;
 	void process(symbol_t symbol);
 	void sync(symbol_t symbol);
-	size_t sym2bytes(symbol_t symbol, uint8_t *pBytes);
 	bool is_preamble(uint16_t data);
 };