diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/paicard.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/paicard.dm
index 3b7e66b7dfd..2f3a9c682ec 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/paicard.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/paicard.dm
@@ -169,19 +169,13 @@
 				<table class="request">
 					<tr>
 						<td class="radio">Transmit:</td>
-						<td><a href='byond://?src=\ref[src];wires=4'>[(radio.wires & 4) ? "<font color=#55FF55>En" : "<font color=#FF5555>Dis" ]abled</font></a>
+						<td><a href='byond://?src=\ref[src];wires=4'>[radio.broadcasting ? "<font color=#55FF55>En" : "<font color=#FF5555>Dis" ]abled</font></a>
 
 						</td>
 					</tr>
 					<tr>
 						<td class="radio">Receive:</td>
-						<td><a href='byond://?src=\ref[src];wires=2'>[(radio.wires & 2) ? "<font color=#55FF55>En" : "<font color=#FF5555>Dis" ]abled</font></a>
-
-						</td>
-					</tr>
-					<tr>
-						<td class="radio">Signal Pulser:</td>
-						<td><a href='byond://?src=\ref[src];wires=1'>[(radio.wires & 1) ? "<font color=#55FF55>En" : "<font color=#FF5555>Dis" ]abled</font></a>
+						<td><a href='byond://?src=\ref[src];wires=2'>[radio.listening ? "<font color=#55FF55>En" : "<font color=#FF5555>Dis" ]abled</font></a>
 
 						</td>
 					</tr>
@@ -261,10 +255,11 @@
 			removePersonality()
 	if(href_list["wires"])
 		var/t1 = text2num(href_list["wires"])
-		if (radio.wires & t1)
-			radio.wires &= ~t1
-		else
-			radio.wires |= t1
+		switch(t1)
+			if(4)
+				radio.ToggleBroadcast()
+			if(2)
+				radio.ToggleReception()
 	if(href_list["setlaws"])
 		var/newlaws = copytext(sanitize(input("Enter any additional directives you would like your pAI personality to follow. Note that these directives will not override the personality's allegiance to its imprinted master. Conflicting directives will be ignored.", "pAI Directive Configuration", pai.pai_laws) as message),1,MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)
 		if(newlaws)
@@ -315,4 +310,4 @@
 	if(pai)
 		pai.ex_act(severity)
 	else
-		del(src)
+		del(src)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio.dm
index dad292fd472..bb6f0d91f54 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio.dm
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@
 			Speaker: <A href='byond://?src=\ref[src];ch_name=[chan_name];listen=[!list]'>[list ? "Engaged" : "Disengaged"]</A><BR>
 			"}
 
+/obj/item/device/radio/proc/ToggleBroadcast()
+	broadcasting = !broadcasting && !(wires.IsIndexCut(WIRE_TRANSMIT) || wires.IsIndexCut(WIRE_SIGNAL))
+
+/obj/item/device/radio/proc/ToggleReception()
+	listening = !listening && !(wires.IsIndexCut(WIRE_RECEIVE) || wires.IsIndexCut(WIRE_SIGNAL))
+
 /obj/item/device/radio/Topic(href, href_list)
 	//..()
 	if (usr.stat || !on)
@@ -135,11 +141,11 @@
 				return
 
 	else if (href_list["talk"])
-		broadcasting = !(wires.IsIndexCut(WIRE_TRANSMIT) || wires.IsIndexCut(WIRE_SIGNAL)) && text2num(href_list["talk"])
+		ToggleBroadcast()
 	else if (href_list["listen"])
 		var/chan_name = href_list["ch_name"]
 		if (!chan_name)
-			listening = !(wires.IsIndexCut(WIRE_RECEIVE) || wires.IsIndexCut(WIRE_SIGNAL)) && text2num(href_list["listen"])
+			ToggleReception()
 		else
 			if (channels[chan_name] & FREQ_LISTENING)
 				channels[chan_name] &= ~FREQ_LISTENING