diff --git a/software/gr-caribouLite/lib/caribouLiteSource_impl.cc b/software/gr-caribouLite/lib/caribouLiteSource_impl.cc
index 0212148..665c2f2 100644
--- a/software/gr-caribouLite/lib/caribouLiteSource_impl.cc
+++ b/software/gr-caribouLite/lib/caribouLiteSource_impl.cc
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ namespace gr {
             _radio->StartReceiving();
         }
 
+        uint64_t caribouLiteSource_impl::getHandle() const
+        {
+            return (uint64_t)((void*)(_radio));
+        }
+
         // virtual destructor
         //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         caribouLiteSource_impl::~caribouLiteSource_impl()
diff --git a/software/gr-caribouLite/lib/caribouLiteSource_impl.h b/software/gr-caribouLite/lib/caribouLiteSource_impl.h
index 27bdb53..6081a21 100644
--- a/software/gr-caribouLite/lib/caribouLiteSource_impl.h
+++ b/software/gr-caribouLite/lib/caribouLiteSource_impl.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ namespace gr
                 gr_vector_const_void_star &input_items,
                 gr_vector_void_star &output_items
             );
+
+            uint64_t caribouLiteSource_impl::getHandle() const;
         };
 
     } // namespace caribouLite