diff --git a/boards/communication/src/data_manager.rs b/boards/communication/src/data_manager.rs
index 466a901..11be630 100644
--- a/boards/communication/src/data_manager.rs
+++ b/boards/communication/src/data_manager.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@ use heapless::{HistoryBuffer, Vec};
 use messages::command::RadioRate;
 use messages::state::StateData;
 use messages::Message;
+use messages::{
+    MAX_COMMAND_SIZE, MAX_HEALTH_SIZE, MAX_LOG_SIZE, MAX_SENSOR_SIZE, MAX_SIZE, MAX_STATE_SIZE,
+};
+use postcard;
 
 const MAX_RADIO_MSG: u8 = 255;
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct DataManager {
     pub message_queue: HistoryBuffer<Message, 32>,
     pub logging_rate: Option<RadioRate>,
+    pub state: Option<StateData>,
 }
 
 impl DataManager {
@@ -16,6 +20,7 @@ impl DataManager {
         Self {
             message_queue: HistoryBuffer::new(),
             logging_rate: Some(RadioRate::Slow), // start slow.
+            state: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -29,22 +34,54 @@ impl DataManager {
         return RadioRate::Slow;
     }
 
-    pub fn stuff_messages(&mut self) -> Option<Vec<u8, 255>> {
+    pub fn stuff_messages(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<u8, 255>, postcard::Error> {
         let mut bytes: Vec<u8, 255> = Vec::new();
         for el in self.message_queue.oldest_ordered() {
-            bytes.extend_from_slice(el.to_bytes())
+            match el.data {
+                messages::Data::Command(_) => {
+                    if bytes.len() + MAX_COMMAND_SIZE <= MAX_SIZE {
+                        bytes.extend(postcard::to_vec::<messages::Message, MAX_COMMAND_SIZE>(el)?);
+                    } else {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                messages::Data::Health(_) => {
+                    if bytes.len() + MAX_HEALTH_SIZE <= MAX_SIZE {
+                        bytes.extend(postcard::to_vec::<messages::Message, MAX_HEALTH_SIZE>(el)?);
+                    } else {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                messages::Data::Sensor(_) => {
+                    if bytes.len() + MAX_SENSOR_SIZE <= MAX_SIZE {
+                        bytes.extend(postcard::to_vec::<messages::Message, MAX_SENSOR_SIZE>(el)?);
+                    } else {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                messages::Data::State(_) => {
+                    if bytes.len() + MAX_STATE_SIZE <= MAX_SIZE {
+                        bytes.extend(postcard::to_vec::<messages::Message, MAX_STATE_SIZE>(el)?);
+                    } else {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                messages::Data::Log(_) => {
+                    if bytes.len() + MAX_LOG_SIZE <= MAX_SIZE {
+                        bytes.extend(postcard::to_vec::<messages::Message, MAX_LOG_SIZE>(el)?);
+                    } else {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
         if bytes.len() > 0 {
-            return Some(bytes);
+            return Ok(bytes);
         }
-        None
+        return Err(postcard::Error::WontImplement);
     }
 
-    pub fn clone_states(&self) -> [Option<StateData>; 1] {
-        [self.state.clone()]
-    }
     pub fn handle_data(&mut self, data: Message) {
-        self.message_queue.write(data);
         match data.data {
             messages::Data::Command(command) => match command.data {
                 messages::command::CommandData::RadioRateChange(command_data) => {
@@ -54,7 +91,9 @@ impl DataManager {
                 messages::command::CommandData::DeployMain(_) => {}
                 messages::command::CommandData::PowerDown(_) => {}
             },
-            _ => {}
+            _ => {
+                self.message_queue.write(data);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/boards/communication/src/main.rs b/boards/communication/src/main.rs
index 29faeb3..db03f29 100644
--- a/boards/communication/src/main.rs
+++ b/boards/communication/src/main.rs
@@ -221,11 +221,10 @@ mod app {
         });
     }
 
-    /// Receives a log message from the custom logger so that it can be sent over the radio.
     pub fn queue_gs_message(d: impl Into<Data>) {
         let message = Message::new(&monotonics::now(), COM_ID, d.into());
-
-        send_gs::spawn(message).ok();
+        let bytes = postcard::to_vec(&message).unwrap();
+        spawn!(send_gs, bytes).ok();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -245,7 +244,7 @@ mod app {
     fn sd_dump(cx: sd_dump::Context, m: Vec<u8, 255>) {
         let manager = cx.local.sd_manager;
         cx.shared.em.run(|| {
-            let mut buf: [u8; 255] = m.into_array()?;
+            let mut buf: [u8; 255] = [0; 255];
             let msg_ser = postcard::to_slice_cobs(&m, &mut buf)?;
             if let Some(mut file) = manager.file.take() {
                 manager.write(&mut file, &msg_ser)?;
@@ -263,7 +262,7 @@ mod app {
      */
     #[task(shared = [data_manager, &em])]
     fn sensor_send(mut cx: sensor_send::Context) {
-        let (sensors, logging_rate) = cx.shared.data_manager.lock(|data_manager| {
+        let (stuffed_messages, logging_rate) = cx.shared.data_manager.lock(|data_manager| {
             (
                 data_manager.stuff_messages(),
                 data_manager.get_logging_rate(),
@@ -271,8 +270,9 @@ mod app {
         });
 
         cx.shared.em.run(|| {
-            spawn!(send_gs, sensors.clone())?;
-            spawn!(sd_dump, sensors)?;
+            let bytes = postcard::to_vec(&stuffed_messages?)?;
+            spawn!(send_gs, bytes.clone())?;
+            spawn!(sd_dump, bytes)?;
             Ok(())
         });
         match logging_rate {
@@ -294,7 +294,8 @@ mod app {
         cx.shared.em.run(|| {
             if let Some(x) = state_data {
                 let message = Message::new(&monotonics::now(), COM_ID, State::new(x));
-                spawn!(send_gs, message)?;
+                let bytes = postcard::to_vec(&message).unwrap();
+                spawn!(send_gs, bytes)?;
             } // if there is none we still return since we simply don't have data yet.
             Ok(())
         });
@@ -315,7 +316,8 @@ mod app {
                     Health::new(health_manager.monitor.data.clone(), state),
                 )
             });
-            spawn!(send_gs, msg)?;
+            let bytes = postcard::to_vec(&msg).unwrap();
+            spawn!(send_gs, bytes)?;
             spawn_after!(report_health, ExtU64::secs(5))?;
             Ok(())
         });