diff --git a/impl/src/main.c b/impl/src/main.c
index 16fd6e3..69ca695 100644
--- a/impl/src/main.c
+++ b/impl/src/main.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ int main(void)
 
 	SoapySDR_setLogLevel(SOAPY_SDR_DEBUG);
 
-	bool on_air = false;
+	bool on_air = true;
 
 	debug_fd = open("/tmp/dump.cf32", O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC);
 
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ int main(void)
 	pfd.fd = m_tunfd;
 	pfd.events = POLLIN;
 
-	RESULT_CHECK(sdr_start_rx(&sdr));
+	// start in TX mode to work around SoapyHackRF not setting the correct frequency.
+	RESULT_CHECK(sdr_start_tx(&sdr, 1));
 
 	unsigned rx_retries = 0;