     Serial.print(gps.location.lng(), 2);
     Serial.println();
     if (counter==55 || counter==0) {
+      if (counter==0) {
+        smartDelay(500); //make sure that an update not happens to fast after startup after observed bug 
+      }
       updatePosition();
       updateComment();
       sendLocationUpdate();    

  Serial.print(commentStringChar);
  Serial.print(F("'"));
  Serial.println();
  print_status();
}

void print_status() {

  latStr.toCharArray(latChar, latStr_len);
  APRS_setLat(latChar);
  
#if DEBUG
  Serial.print("'");
  Serial.print(latChar);
  Serial.print("'");
  Serial.println();
#endif

  // Convert and set longitude NMEA string Degree Minute Hundreths of minutes ddmm.hh[E,W].  
  String lonStr = "";
