diff --git a/grc/crfa_vector_cutter.xml b/grc/crfa_vector_cutter.xml
index c28dda9..3442ade 100644
--- a/grc/crfa_vector_cutter.xml
+++ b/grc/crfa_vector_cutter.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,42 @@
   <key>crfa_vector_cutter</key>
   <category>[crfa]</category>
   <import>import crfa</import>
-  <make>crfa.vector_cutter($insize, $outsize, $cutpoint)</make>
+  <make>crfa.vector_cutter($insize, $outsize, $cutpoint,$pad_out)</make>
   <!-- Make one 'param' node for every Parameter you want settable from the GUI.
        Sub-nodes:
        * name
        * key (makes the value accessible as $keyname, e.g. in the make node)
        * type -->
   <callback>set_cutpoint($cutpoint);</callback>
+<!--  <param>
+    <name>padded output</name>
+    <key>pad_out</key>
+    <value>False</value>
+    <type>bool</type>
+    <option>
+      <name>Enable</name>
+      <key>True</key>
+    </option>
+    <option>
+      <name>Disable</name>
+      <key>False</key>
+    </option>
+  </param>-->
+  <param>
+    <name>padded output</name>
+    <key>pad_out</key>
+    <value>False</value>
+    <type>enum</type>
+    <hide>part</hide>
+    <option>
+      <name>Yes</name>
+      <key>True</key>
+    </option>
+    <option>
+      <name>No</name>
+      <key>False</key>
+    </option>
+  </param>
   <param>
     <name>insize</name>
     <key>insize</key>
@@ -41,4 +70,12 @@
     <type>complex</type>
     <vlen>$outsize</vlen>
   </source>
+  <source>
+    <name>out_padded</name>
+    <type>complex</type>
+    <vlen>$insize</vlen>
+    <optional>#if $pad_out() == 'True' then 'False' else 'True'#</optional>
+        <!--<optional>#if $pad_out==True then '1' else '0'#</optional>-->
+     <hide>#if $pad_out() == 'True' then 'False' else 'True'#</hide>
+  </source>
 </block>
diff --git a/python/vector_cutter.py b/python/vector_cutter.py
index 6c77c0f..7813748 100644
--- a/python/vector_cutter.py
+++ b/python/vector_cutter.py
@@ -27,18 +27,25 @@ class vector_cutter(gr.sync_block):
     """
     docstring for block vector_cutter
     """
-    def __init__(self, insize=2048,outsize=1024,cutpoint=512):
-        gr.sync_block.__init__(self,
+    def __init__(self, insize=2048,outsize=1024,cutpoint=512,pad_out=False):
+	if pad_out:
+	  gr.sync_block.__init__(self,
+            name="vector_cutter",
+            in_sig=[(np.complex64,insize)],
+            out_sig=[(np.complex64,outsize),(np.complex64,insize)])
+	else:
+	  gr.sync_block.__init__(self,
             name="vector_cutter",
             in_sig=[(np.complex64,insize)],
             out_sig=[(np.complex64,outsize)])
-	    
 	self.cutpoint=cutpoint
 	self.insize=insize
 	self.outsize=outsize
+	print(pad_out)
+	self.pad_out=pad_out
 
     def set_cutpoint(self, cutpoint=None):
-      print("cutpoint set to  %i"%cutpoint)
+     #print("cutpoint set to  %i"%cutpoint)
       if cutpoint is not None:
 	      if isinstance(cutpoint, float) or isinstance(cutpoint, int):
 		      self.cutpoint=cutpoint
@@ -47,10 +54,22 @@ class vector_cutter(gr.sync_block):
     def work(self, input_items, output_items):
         in0 = input_items[0]
         out = output_items[0]
+        if self.pad_out:
+	  out_padded = output_items[1]
         # <+signal processing here+>
         #out[:] = in0[512:1536]
+        cutpoint=self.cutpoint
+        attenuation=1e-2#40db (power)
 	for i,in_vec in enumerate(in0):
-	  out[i]=in_vec[self.cutpoint:self.cutpoint+self.outsize]
+	  if 0<=cutpoint<self.insize-self.outsize:
+	    out[i]=in_vec[cutpoint:cutpoint+self.outsize]
+	    if self.pad_out:
+	      out_padded[i]=in_vec*np.concatenate((attenuation*np.ones(cutpoint),np.ones(self.outsize),attenuation*np.ones(self.insize-self.outsize-cutpoint)))
+	  elif cutpoint <=self.insize:
+	    out[i]=np.append(in_vec[cutpoint:self.insize],in_vec[0:self.outsize-self.insize+cutpoint])
+	    if self.pad_out:
+	      out_padded[i]=in_vec*np.concatenate((np.ones(cutpoint+self.outsize-self.insize),attenuation*np.ones(self.insize-self.outsize),np.ones(self.insize-cutpoint)))
+	  #out[i]=np.append(out_cut[self.outsize/2:self.outsize],out_cut[0:self.outsize/2])
 	#out = in0[512:1536]
         #code.interact(local=locals())
         #out[0] = in0[0][512:1536]