diff --git a/audio-linux.go b/audio-linux.go
index 4ef25ad..18a2a22 100644
--- a/audio-linux.go
+++ b/audio-linux.go
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ func (a *audioStruct) recLoop(deinitNeededChan, deinitFinishedChan chan bool) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Do not send silence frames to the radio unnecessarily
+		if allZero(frameBuf[:n]) {
+			continue
+		}
 		buf.Write(frameBuf[:n])
 
 		for buf.Len() >= len(frameBuf) {
@@ -167,6 +171,7 @@ func (a *audioStruct) init(devName string) error {
 	a.sink.Rate = audioSampleRate
 	a.sink.Format = "s16le"
 	a.sink.Channels = 1
+	a.sink.UseSystemClockForTiming = true
 	a.sink.SetProperty("device.buffering.buffer_size", (audioSampleRate*16)/10)
 	a.sink.SetProperty("device.description", "kappanhang: "+devName)
 
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3daa4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package main
+
+// Checks if all bytes are zeros
+func allZero(s []byte) bool {
+	for _, v := range s {
+		if v != 0 {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}