diff --git a/src/trx-client/src/audio_client.rs b/src/trx-client/src/audio_client.rs
index 1c4e8b2..b9eacea 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/src/audio_client.rs
+++ b/src/trx-client/src/audio_client.rs
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ pub async fn run_multi_rig_audio_manager(
     replay_history_sink: Option<Arc<dyn Fn(DecodedMessage) + Send + Sync>>,
     mut shutdown_rx: watch::Receiver<bool>,
     vchan_audio: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<Uuid, broadcast::Sender<Bytes>>>>,
-    _vchan_cmd_rx: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<VChanAudioCmd>,
+    _vchan_cmd_rx: mpsc::Receiver<VChanAudioCmd>,
     vchan_destroyed_tx: Option<broadcast::Sender<Uuid>>,
     rig_audio_rx: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, broadcast::Sender<Bytes>>>>,
     rig_audio_info: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, watch::Sender<Option<AudioStreamInfo>>>>>,
-    rig_vchan_audio_cmd: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, mpsc::UnboundedSender<VChanAudioCmd>>>>,
+    rig_vchan_audio_cmd: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, mpsc::Sender<VChanAudioCmd>>>>,
 ) {
     // TX frames from the microphone go to the selected rig only.
     // We wrap the single tx_rx receiver so the per-rig task for the selected
@@ -168,9 +168,10 @@ pub async fn run_multi_rig_audio_manager(
                             .clone()
                     };
 
-                    // Create per-rig vchan cmd channel.
+                    // Create per-rig vchan cmd channel (bounded to prevent
+                    // unbounded memory growth under backpressure).
                     let (per_rig_vchan_tx, per_rig_vchan_rx) =
-                        mpsc::unbounded_channel::<VChanAudioCmd>();
+                        mpsc::channel::<VChanAudioCmd>(256);
                     if let Ok(mut map) = rig_vchan_audio_cmd.write() {
                         map.insert(rig_id.clone(), per_rig_vchan_tx);
                     }
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ async fn run_single_rig_audio_client(
     replay_history_sink: Option<Arc<dyn Fn(DecodedMessage) + Send + Sync>>,
     mut shutdown_rx: watch::Receiver<bool>,
     vchan_audio: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<Uuid, broadcast::Sender<Bytes>>>>,
-    mut vchan_cmd_rx: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<VChanAudioCmd>,
+    mut vchan_cmd_rx: mpsc::Receiver<VChanAudioCmd>,
     vchan_destroyed_tx: Option<broadcast::Sender<Uuid>>,
 ) {
     let mut reconnect_delay = Duration::from_secs(1);
@@ -409,7 +410,7 @@ async fn handle_single_rig_connection(
     replay_history_sink: Option<Arc<dyn Fn(DecodedMessage) + Send + Sync>>,
     shutdown_rx: &mut watch::Receiver<bool>,
     vchan_audio: &Arc<RwLock<HashMap<Uuid, broadcast::Sender<Bytes>>>>,
-    vchan_cmd_rx: &mut mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<VChanAudioCmd>,
+    vchan_cmd_rx: &mut mpsc::Receiver<VChanAudioCmd>,
     active_subs: &mut HashMap<Uuid, ActiveVChanSub>,
     vchan_destroyed_tx: &Option<broadcast::Sender<Uuid>>,
 ) -> std::io::Result<()> {
diff --git a/src/trx-client/src/main.rs b/src/trx-client/src/main.rs
index 0cc3b08..923921a 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/trx-client/src/main.rs
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ async fn async_init() -> DynResult<AppState> {
         frontend_runtime.decode_rx = Some(decode_tx.clone());
 
         // Virtual-channel audio: shared broadcaster map + command channel.
-        let (vchan_cmd_tx, vchan_cmd_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel::<trx_frontend::VChanAudioCmd>();
+        let (vchan_cmd_tx, vchan_cmd_rx) = mpsc::channel::<trx_frontend::VChanAudioCmd>(256);
         *frontend_runtime.vchan_audio_cmd.lock().unwrap() = Some(vchan_cmd_tx);
 
         let (vchan_destroyed_tx, _) = broadcast::channel::<uuid::Uuid>(64);
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/background_decode.rs b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/background_decode.rs
index 674f50e..8dc846b 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/background_decode.rs
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/background_decode.rs
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ impl BackgroundDecodeManager {
         if let Some(rig_id) = self.active_rig_id() {
             if let Ok(map) = self.context.rig_vchan_audio_cmd.read() {
                 if let Some(tx) = map.get(&rig_id) {
-                    let _ = tx.send(cmd);
+                    let _ = tx.try_send(cmd);
                     return;
                 }
             }
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ impl BackgroundDecodeManager {
         // Fall back to global sender.
         if let Ok(guard) = self.context.vchan_audio_cmd.lock() {
             if let Some(tx) = guard.as_ref() {
-                let _ = tx.send(cmd);
+                let _ = tx.try_send(cmd);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/vchan.rs b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/vchan.rs
index 41ddabd..277eee3 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/vchan.rs
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/src/vchan.rs
@@ -108,16 +108,16 @@ pub struct ClientChannelManager {
     pub change_tx: broadcast::Sender<String>,
     pub max_channels: usize,
     /// Global fallback sender to the audio-client task for virtual-channel audio commands.
-    pub audio_cmd: std::sync::Mutex<Option<mpsc::UnboundedSender<VChanAudioCmd>>>,
+    pub audio_cmd: std::sync::Mutex<Option<mpsc::Sender<VChanAudioCmd>>>,
     /// Per-rig vchan command senders. Commands are routed to the per-rig sender
     /// when available, falling back to the global `audio_cmd`.
-    pub rig_vchan_audio_cmd: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, mpsc::UnboundedSender<VChanAudioCmd>>>>,
+    pub rig_vchan_audio_cmd: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, mpsc::Sender<VChanAudioCmd>>>>,
 }
 
 impl ClientChannelManager {
     pub fn new(
         max_channels: usize,
-        rig_vchan_audio_cmd: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, mpsc::UnboundedSender<VChanAudioCmd>>>>,
+        rig_vchan_audio_cmd: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, mpsc::Sender<VChanAudioCmd>>>>,
     ) -> Self {
         let (change_tx, _) = broadcast::channel(64);
         Self {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ impl ClientChannelManager {
     }
 
     /// Wire the global audio-command sender as fallback.
-    pub fn set_audio_cmd(&self, tx: mpsc::UnboundedSender<VChanAudioCmd>) {
+    pub fn set_audio_cmd(&self, tx: mpsc::Sender<VChanAudioCmd>) {
         *self.audio_cmd.lock().unwrap() = Some(tx);
     }
 
@@ -141,13 +141,13 @@ impl ClientChannelManager {
         // Try per-rig sender first.
         if let Ok(map) = self.rig_vchan_audio_cmd.read() {
             if let Some(tx) = map.get(rig_id) {
-                let _ = tx.send(cmd);
+                let _ = tx.try_send(cmd);
                 return;
             }
         }
         // Fall back to global sender.
         if let Some(tx) = self.audio_cmd.lock().unwrap().as_ref() {
-            let _ = tx.send(cmd);
+            let _ = tx.try_send(cmd);
         }
     }