diff --git a/config.template b/config.template
index 1d4c769..1fc8005 100644
--- a/config.template
+++ b/config.template
@@ -106,4 +106,9 @@ signalDetectionThreshold = -10
 signalHoldTime = 10
 # the following are combined to reset the monitor
 signalCooldown = 5
-signalCycleLimit = 5
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+signalCycleLimit = 5
+
+[messagingSettings]
+responseDelay = 0.7 # delay in seconds for response to avoid message collision
+splitDelay = 0.7 # delay in seconds for splits in messages to avoid message collision
+MESSAGE_CHUNK_SIZE = 160 # message chunk size for sending at high success rate