diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemod.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemod.cpp
index 2e075ad84..7b9d2f7e0 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemod.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemod.cpp
@@ -187,6 +187,14 @@ bool AMDemod::handleMessage(const Message& cmd)
 
 		return true;
 	}
+    else if (BasebandSampleSink::MsgThreadedSink::match(cmd))
+    {
+        BasebandSampleSink::MsgThreadedSink& cfg = (BasebandSampleSink::MsgThreadedSink&) cmd;
+        const QThread *thread = cfg.getThread();
+        qDebug("AMDemod::handleMessage: BasebandSampleSink::MsgThreadedSink: %p", thread);
+        m_audioNetSink->moveToThread(const_cast<QThread*>(thread)); // use the thread for udp sinks
+        return true;
+    }
     else if (DSPSignalNotification::match(cmd))
     {
         return true;
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemod.h b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemod.h
index 8d20b7456..5fec9042f 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemod.h
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemod.h
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 #include "dsp/agc.h"
 #include "dsp/bandpass.h"
 #include "audio/audiofifo.h"
+#include "audio/audionetsink.h"
 #include "util/message.h"
 #include "amdemodsettings.h"
-#include "audio/audionetsink.h"
 
 class DeviceSourceAPI;
 class DownChannelizer;
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemod.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemod.cpp
index 84d92bd8a..5e90d4252 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemod.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemod.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #include "audio/audiooutput.h"
+#include "audio/audionetsink.h"
 #include "dsp/dspengine.h"
 #include "dsp/downchannelizer.h"
 #include "dsp/threadedbasebandsamplesink.h"
@@ -85,7 +86,8 @@ SSBDemod::SSBDemod(DeviceSourceAPI *deviceAPI) :
 	DSBFilter = new fftfilt((2.0f * m_Bandwidth) / m_audioSampleRate, 2 * ssbFftLen);
 
 	DSPEngine::instance()->addAudioSink(&m_audioFifo);
-	m_udpBufferAudio = new UDPSink<qint16>(this, m_udpBlockSize, m_settings.m_udpPort);
+    m_audioNetSink = new AudioNetSink(0); // parent thread allocated dynamically
+    m_audioNetSink->setDestination(m_settings.m_udpAddress, m_settings.m_udpPort);
 
     m_channelizer = new DownChannelizer(this);
     m_threadedChannelizer = new ThreadedBasebandSampleSink(m_channelizer, this);
@@ -101,13 +103,17 @@ SSBDemod::~SSBDemod()
 	if (SSBFilter) delete SSBFilter;
 	if (DSBFilter) delete DSBFilter;
 	DSPEngine::instance()->removeAudioSink(&m_audioFifo);
+    delete m_audioNetSink;
 
 	m_deviceAPI->removeChannelAPI(this);
     m_deviceAPI->removeThreadedSink(m_threadedChannelizer);
     delete m_threadedChannelizer;
     delete m_channelizer;
+}
 
-    delete m_udpBufferAudio;
+bool SSBDemod::isAudioNetSinkRTPCapable() const
+{
+    return m_audioNetSink && m_audioNetSink->isRTPCapable();
 }
 
 void SSBDemod::configure(MessageQueue* messageQueue,
@@ -219,7 +225,7 @@ void SSBDemod::feed(const SampleVector::const_iterator& begin, const SampleVecto
 				m_audioBuffer[m_audioBufferFill].r = 0;
 				m_audioBuffer[m_audioBufferFill].l = 0;
 
-                if (m_settings.m_copyAudioToUDP) { m_udpBufferAudio->write(0); }
+                if (m_settings.m_copyAudioToUDP) { m_audioNetSink->write(0); }
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -236,7 +242,7 @@ void SSBDemod::feed(const SampleVector::const_iterator& begin, const SampleVecto
 						m_audioBuffer[m_audioBufferFill].l = (qint16)(sideband[i].imag() * m_volume * agcVal);
 					}
 
-                    if (m_settings.m_copyAudioToUDP) { m_udpBufferAudio->write(m_audioBuffer[m_audioBufferFill].r + m_audioBuffer[m_audioBufferFill].l); }
+                    if (m_settings.m_copyAudioToUDP) { m_audioNetSink->write(m_audioBuffer[m_audioBufferFill].r + m_audioBuffer[m_audioBufferFill].l); }
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -245,7 +251,7 @@ void SSBDemod::feed(const SampleVector::const_iterator& begin, const SampleVecto
 					m_audioBuffer[m_audioBufferFill].l = sample;
 					m_audioBuffer[m_audioBufferFill].r = sample;
 
-					if (m_settings.m_copyAudioToUDP) { m_udpBufferAudio->write(sample); }
+					if (m_settings.m_copyAudioToUDP) { m_audioNetSink->write(sample); }
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -325,6 +331,14 @@ bool SSBDemod::handleMessage(const Message& cmd)
 
         return true;
     }
+    else if (BasebandSampleSink::MsgThreadedSink::match(cmd))
+    {
+        BasebandSampleSink::MsgThreadedSink& cfg = (BasebandSampleSink::MsgThreadedSink&) cmd;
+        const QThread *thread = cfg.getThread();
+        qDebug("SSBDemod::handleMessage: BasebandSampleSink::MsgThreadedSink: %p", thread);
+        m_audioNetSink->moveToThread(const_cast<QThread*>(thread)); // use the thread for udp sinks
+        return true;
+    }
     else if (DSPSignalNotification::match(cmd))
     {
         return true;
@@ -380,6 +394,7 @@ void SSBDemod::applySettings(const SSBDemodSettings& settings, bool force)
             << " m_dsb: " << settings.m_dsb
             << " m_audioMute: " << settings.m_audioMute
             << " m_copyAudioToUDP: " << settings.m_copyAudioToUDP
+            << " m_copyAudioUseRTP: " << settings.m_copyAudioUseRTP
             << " m_agcActive: " << settings.m_agc
             << " m_agcClamping: " << settings.m_agcClamping
             << " m_agcTimeLog2: " << settings.m_agcTimeLog2
@@ -476,8 +491,27 @@ void SSBDemod::applySettings(const SSBDemodSettings& settings, bool force)
     if ((m_settings.m_udpAddress != settings.m_udpAddress)
         || (m_settings.m_udpPort != settings.m_udpPort) || force)
     {
-        m_udpBufferAudio->setAddress(const_cast<QString&>(settings.m_udpAddress));
-        m_udpBufferAudio->setPort(settings.m_udpPort);
+        m_audioNetSink->setDestination(settings.m_udpAddress, settings.m_udpPort);
+    }
+
+    if ((settings.m_copyAudioUseRTP != m_settings.m_copyAudioUseRTP) || force)
+    {
+        if (settings.m_copyAudioUseRTP)
+        {
+            if (m_audioNetSink->selectType(AudioNetSink::SinkRTP)) {
+                qDebug("NFMDemod::applySettings: set audio sink to RTP mode");
+            } else {
+                qWarning("NFMDemod::applySettings: RTP support for audio sink not available. Fall back too UDP");
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (m_audioNetSink->selectType(AudioNetSink::SinkUDP)) {
+                qDebug("NFMDemod::applySettings: set audio sink to UDP mode");
+            } else {
+                qWarning("NFMDemod::applySettings: failed to set audio sink to UDP mode");
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     m_spanLog2 = settings.m_spanLog2;
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemod.h b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemod.h
index a8fa5e0d9..c71698e01 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemod.h
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemod.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 class DeviceSourceAPI;
 class ThreadedBasebandSampleSink;
 class DownChannelizer;
+class AudioNetSink;
 
 class SSBDemod : public BasebandSampleSink, public ChannelSinkAPI {
 public:
@@ -133,6 +134,8 @@ public:
         m_magsqCount = 0;
     }
 
+    bool isAudioNetSinkRTPCapable() const;
+
     static const QString m_channelIdURI;
     static const QString m_channelId;
 
@@ -274,7 +277,7 @@ private:
 	uint m_audioBufferFill;
 	AudioFifo m_audioFifo;
 	quint32 m_audioSampleRate;
-	UDPSink<qint16> *m_udpBufferAudio;
+    AudioNetSink *m_audioNetSink;
 	static const int m_udpBlockSize;
 
 	QMutex m_settingsMutex;
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodgui.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodgui.cpp
index 2e07bc7c1..eb9c63e0e 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodgui.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ void SSBDemodGUI::on_copyAudioToUDP_toggled(bool checked)
     applySettings();
 }
 
+void SSBDemodGUI::on_useRTP_toggled(bool checked)
+{
+    m_settings.m_copyAudioUseRTP = checked;
+    applySettings();
+}
+
 void SSBDemodGUI::onMenuDialogCalled(const QPoint &p)
 {
     BasicChannelSettingsDialog dialog(&m_channelMarker, this);
@@ -282,6 +288,9 @@ SSBDemodGUI::SSBDemodGUI(PluginAPI* pluginAPI, DeviceUISet *deviceUISet, Baseban
 	m_deviceUISet->addChannelMarker(&m_channelMarker);
 	m_deviceUISet->addRollupWidget(this);
 
+    if (!m_ssbDemod->isAudioNetSinkRTPCapable()) {
+        ui->useRTP->hide();
+    }
 	connect(&m_channelMarker, SIGNAL(changedByCursor()), this, SLOT(channelMarkerChangedByCursor()));
     connect(&m_channelMarker, SIGNAL(highlightedByCursor()), this, SLOT(channelMarkerHighlightedByCursor()));
 
@@ -514,6 +523,10 @@ void SSBDemodGUI::displaySettings()
     ui->agcThresholdGateText->setText(s);
     ui->copyAudioToUDP->setChecked(m_settings.m_copyAudioToUDP);
 
+    if (m_ssbDemod->isAudioNetSinkRTPCapable()) {
+        ui->useRTP->setChecked(m_settings.m_copyAudioUseRTP);
+    }
+
     blockApplySettings(false);
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodgui.h b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodgui.h
index 79c15f4fa..52b2a9cd5 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodgui.h
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodgui.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ private slots:
 	void on_spanLog2_valueChanged(int value);
 	void on_flipSidebands_clicked(bool checked);
 	void on_copyAudioToUDP_toggled(bool copy);
+	void on_useRTP_toggled(bool checked);
 	void onWidgetRolled(QWidget* widget, bool rollDown);
     void onMenuDialogCalled(const QPoint& p);
 	void tick();
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodgui.ui b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodgui.ui
index df8594703..4fd0a4800 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodgui.ui
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodgui.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>400</width>
+    <width>413</width>
     <height>190</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
     <rect>
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
-     <width>398</width>
+     <width>410</width>
      <height>171</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <property name="minimumSize">
     <size>
-     <width>398</width>
+     <width>410</width>
      <height>0</height>
     </size>
    </property>
@@ -873,6 +873,16 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="useRTP">
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>Use RTP protocol for audio copy to UDP</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>R</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QToolButton" name="audioMute">
         <property name="toolTip">
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodsettings.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodsettings.cpp
index b1f805e6b..2cebdd11e 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodsettings.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodsettings.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ void SSBDemodSettings::resetToDefaults()
     m_agc = false;
     m_agcClamping = false;
     m_copyAudioToUDP = false;
+    m_copyAudioUseRTP = false;
     m_agcPowerThreshold = -40;
     m_agcThresholdGate = 4;
     m_agcTimeLog2 = 7;
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ QByteArray SSBDemodSettings::serialize() const
     s.writeS32(14, m_agcThresholdGate);
     s.writeBool(15, m_agcClamping);
     s.writeString(16, m_title);
+    s.writeBool(17, m_copyAudioUseRTP);
 
     return s.final();
 }
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ bool SSBDemodSettings::deserialize(const QByteArray& data)
         d.readS32(14, &m_agcThresholdGate, 4);
         d.readBool(15, &m_agcClamping, false);
         d.readString(16, &m_title, "SSB Demodulator");
+        d.readBool(17, &m_copyAudioUseRTP, false);
 
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodsettings.h b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodsettings.h
index fda0e1fad..a13232797 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodsettings.h
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodssb/ssbdemodsettings.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct SSBDemodSettings
     bool m_dsb;
     bool m_audioMute;
     bool m_copyAudioToUDP;
+    bool m_copyAudioUseRTP;
     bool m_agc;
     bool m_agcClamping;
     int  m_agcTimeLog2;
diff --git a/sdrbase/audio/audionetsink.h b/sdrbase/audio/audionetsink.h
index a1781de8c..33456a50e 100644
--- a/sdrbase/audio/audionetsink.h
+++ b/sdrbase/audio/audionetsink.h
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@
 #ifndef SDRBASE_AUDIO_AUDIONETSINK_H_
 #define SDRBASE_AUDIO_AUDIONETSINK_H_
 
-#include <QObject>
 #include "dsp/dsptypes.h"
 #include "util/export.h"
 
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <QObject>
+
 template<typename T> class UDPSink;
 class RTPSink;
 class QThread;