diff --git a/a2d.f90 b/a2d.f90
index 7dc05af9f..4bdfe632b 100644
--- a/a2d.f90
+++ b/a2d.f90
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ subroutine a2d(iarg)
 ! This call does not normally return, as the background portion of
 ! JTaudio goes into a test-and-sleep loop.
 
+  write(*,1000)
+1000 format('Using PortAudio.')
   idevin=ndevin
   idevout=ndevout
   call padevsub(numdevs,ndefin,ndefout,nchin,nchout)
diff --git a/audio_init.f90 b/audio_init.f90
index 1cbe3207c..e4fd80935 100644
--- a/audio_init.f90
+++ b/audio_init.f90
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ subroutine audio_init(ndin,ndout)
   m3=SetThreadPriority(Thread2,THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL)
   m4=ResumeThread(Thread2)
 #else
-  print*,'Audio INIT called.'
+!  print*,'Audio INIT called.'
   ierr=start_threads(ndevin,ndevout,y1,y2,nmax,iwrite,iwave,nwave,    &
        11025,NSPB,TRPeriod,TxOK,ndebug,Transmitting,            &
        Tsec,ngo,nmode,tbuf,ibuf,ndsec)
diff --git a/fivehz.f90 b/fivehz.f90
index 9de6a2dd0..7fa92a8b1 100644
--- a/fivehz.f90
+++ b/fivehz.f90
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ subroutine fivehz
      ibuf00=-99
      ncall=-1
      tt0=tt
-     u=0.05d0
+     u=0.1d0
      fsample=11025.d0
      maxms=0
      mfsample=110250
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ subroutine fivehz
 ! Measure average sampling frequency over a recent interval
 
   ncall=ncall+1
-  if(ncall.gt.0) then
-     fs=ncall*2048.d0/(tt-tt0)
+  if(ncall.eq.9) tt0=tt
+  if(ncall.ge.10 .and. mod(ncall,2).eq.1) then
+     fs=(ncall-9)*2048.d0/(tt-tt0)
      fsample=u*fs + (1.d0-u)*fsample
      mfsample=nint(10.d0*fsample)
   endif
@@ -192,17 +193,17 @@ subroutine fivehztx
      ncall=-1
      fsample=11025.d0
      nsec0=-999
-     u=0.05d0
+     u=0.1d0
      mfsample2=110250
+     tt0=tt
   endif
 
   ncall=ncall+1
-  if(ncall.eq.8) tt0=tt
-  if(ncall.gt.8) then
-     fs=(ncall-8)*2048.d0/(tt-tt0)
+  if(ncall.eq.9) tt0=tt
+  if(ncall.ge.10 .and. mod(ncall,2).eq.1) then
+     fs=(ncall-9)*2048.d0/(tt-tt0)
      fsample=u*fs + (1.d0-u)*fsample
      mfsample2=nint(10.d0*fsample)
   endif
-
   return
 end subroutine fivehztx
diff --git a/jtaudio.c b/jtaudio.c
index c1a78b9ac..0df7a9808 100644
--- a/jtaudio.c
+++ b/jtaudio.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ int padevsub_(int *numdev, int *ndefin, int *ndefout,
   }
 
 
-  printf("\n Audio    Input    Output     Device Name\n");
+  printf("\nAudio     Input    Output     Device Name\n");
   printf("Device  Channels  Channels\n");
   printf("------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
 
diff --git a/start_threads.c b/start_threads.c
index bab0244bd..643fd9811 100644
--- a/start_threads.c
+++ b/start_threads.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern void a2d_(int *iarg);
 
 #ifdef USE_ALSA
 
-#if 1
+#if 0
 #define ALSA_LOG
 #define ALSA_LOG_BUFFERS
 #endif
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static int ao_alsa_open(alsa_driver_t *this_gen, int32_t *input_rate, snd_pcm_st
   /* Check for pause/resume support */
   this->has_pause_resume = ( snd_pcm_hw_params_can_pause (params)
 			    && snd_pcm_hw_params_can_resume (params) );
-  printf( "audio_alsa_out:open pause_resume=%d\n", this->has_pause_resume);
+  //  printf( "audio_alsa_out:open pause_resume=%d\n", this->has_pause_resume);
   this->sample_rate_factor = (double) this->output_sample_rate / (double) this->input_sample_rate;
   this->bytes_per_frame = snd_pcm_frames_to_bytes (this->audio_fd, 1);
   /*
@@ -534,10 +534,10 @@ int start_threads_(int *ndevin, int *ndevout, short y1[], short y2[],
   alsa_driver_playback.nmode = nmode;
   alsa_driver_playback.transmitting = Transmitting;
   alsa_driver_playback.ndsec = ndsec;
-  printf("start_threads creating thread for decode1\n");
+  //  printf("start_threads: creating thread for decode1\n");
   iret1 = pthread_create(&thread1,NULL,decode1_,&iarg1);
 /* Open audio card. */
-  printf("Starting alsa routines\n");
+  printf("Starting alsa routines.\n");
   ao_alsa_open(&alsa_driver_playback, &rate, SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK);
   ao_alsa_open(&alsa_driver_capture, &rate, SND_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE);
 
@@ -552,9 +552,9 @@ int start_threads_(int *ndevin, int *ndevout, short y1[], short y2[],
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_PORTAUDIO
  /* snd_pcm_start */
-  printf("start_threads creating thread for a2d\n");
+  //  printf("start_threads: creating thread for a2d\n");
   iret1 = pthread_create(&thread1,NULL,a2d_,&iarg1);
-  printf("start_threads creating thread for decode1_\n");
+  //  printf("start_threads: creating thread for decode1_\n");
   iret2 = pthread_create(&thread2,NULL,decode1_,&iarg2);
 #endif
 }