public void startTransmitThread(){
  if (xmtThread == null) {
    Thread xmtThread=new Thread(xmtHandler,"XPA transmit handler");
    xmtThread.setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY - 1);
    xmtThread.start();
  }
}

public void startTransmitThread ( ) { if ( xmtThread == null ) { Thread xmtThread = new Thread ( xmtHandler , "XPA transmit handler" ) ; xmtThread . setPriority ( Thread . MAX_PRIORITY - 1 ) ; xmtThread . start ( ) ; } }
start the transmit thread
