+
+ // hack2 needed--- it appears to take about 8-16us to turn the antenna back on
+ // leading to ~ 1 to 2 125khz samples extra in every off period
+ // so we should test for last 0 before next 1 and reduce period_0 by this extra amount...
+ // but is this time different for every antenna or other hw builds??? more testing needed
+
+ // prime cmd_len to save time comparing strings while modulating