diff --git a/examples/normCast.cpp b/examples/normCast.cpp
index 3ea84f6..85355ad 100644
--- a/examples/normCast.cpp
+++ b/examples/normCast.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ class NormCaster
         void SetTxLoss(double txloss)
             {NormSetTxLoss(norm_session, txloss);}
             
+        void SetRxLoss(double rxloss)
+            {NormSetRxLoss(norm_session, rxloss);}
+            
     private:
         bool                                is_running;  
         NormSessionHandle                   norm_session;
@@ -805,15 +808,15 @@ void NormCaster::HandleNormEvent(const NormEvent& event)
 void Usage()
 {
     fprintf(stderr, "Usage: normCast {send <file/dir list> &| recv <rxCacheDir>}\n"
-                    "                [repeat <interval> [updatesOnly]][id <nodeIdInteger>]\n"
+                    "                [repeat <interval> [updatesOnly]] [id <nodeIdInteger>]\n"
                     "                [addr <addr>[/<port>]] [interface <name>] [loopback]\n"
                     "                [ack auto|<node1>[,<node2>,...]] [segment <bytes>]\n"
-                    "                [block <count>] [parity <count>] [auto <count>]\n"
-                    "                [cc|cce|ccl|rate <bitsPerSecond>] [ptos <value>]\n"
+                    "                [block <count>] [parity <count>] [auto <count>] [ptos <value>]\n"
+                    "                [cc|cce|ccl|rate <bitsPerSecond>] [rxloss <lossFraction>]\n"
                     "                [flush {none|passive|active}] [silent] [txloss <lossFraction>]\n"
+                    "                [processor <processorCmdLine>] [saveaborts]\n"
                     "                [buffer <bytes>] [txsockbuffer <bytes>] [rxsockbuffer <bytes>]\n"
-                    "                [debug <level>] [trace] [log <logfile>]\n"
-                    "                [processor <processorCmdLine>] [saveaborts]\n");
+                    "                [debug <level>] [trace] [log <logfile>]\n");
 }  // end Usage()
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
@@ -844,6 +847,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     bool trace = false;
     bool silentReceiver = false;
     double txloss = 0.0;
+    double rxloss = 0.0;
     bool loopback = false;
 
     NormCaster normCast;
@@ -1209,6 +1213,15 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
                 return -1;
             }
         }
+        else if (0 == strncmp(cmd, "rxloss", len))
+        {
+            if (1 != sscanf(argv[i++], "%lf", &rxloss))
+            {
+                fprintf(stderr, "normCast error: invalid 'rxloss' value!\n");
+                Usage();
+                return -1;
+            }
+        }
         else if (0 == strncmp(cmd, "debug", len))
         {
             if (i >= argc)
@@ -1308,6 +1321,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     
     if (silentReceiver) normCast.SetSilentReceiver(true);
     if (txloss > 0.0) normCast.SetTxLoss(txloss);
+    if (rxloss > 0.0) normCast.SetRxLoss(rxloss);
     
     
     if (autoAck)
diff --git a/examples/normMsgr.cpp b/examples/normMsgr.cpp
index 7e20a08..e54775a 100644
--- a/examples/normMsgr.cpp
+++ b/examples/normMsgr.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ class NormMsgr
             {NormSetSilentReceiver(norm_session, state);}
         void SetTxLoss(double txloss)
             {NormSetTxLoss(norm_session, txloss);}
+        void SetRxLoss(double rxloss)
+            {NormSetRxLoss(norm_session, rxloss);}
             
     private:
         bool                is_running;                                                  
@@ -783,7 +785,8 @@ void Usage()
                     "                [ack auto|<node1>[,<node2>,...]] [output <outFile>]\n"
                     "                [cc|cce|ccl|rate <bitsPerSecond>] [interface <name>] [loopback]\n"
                     "                [debug <level>] [trace] [log <logfile>] [silent]\n"
-                    "                [flush {none|passive|active}] [omit] [txloss <lossFraction>]\n");
+                    "                [flush {none|passive|active}] [omit] [txloss <lossFraction>]\n"
+                    "                [rxloss <lossFraction>]\n");
 }
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
@@ -811,6 +814,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     bool omitHeaderOnOutput = false;
     bool silentReceiver = false;
     double txloss = 0.0;
+    double rxloss = 0.0;
     bool loopback = false;
     
     NormMsgr normMsgr;
@@ -1003,6 +1007,15 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
                 return -1;
             }
         }
+        else if (0 == strncmp(cmd, "rxloss", len))
+        {
+            if (1 != sscanf(argv[i++], "%lf", &rxloss))
+            {
+                fprintf(stderr, "nodeMsgr error: invalid 'rxloss' value!\n");
+                Usage();
+                return -1;
+            }
+        }
         else if (0 == strncmp(cmd, "debug", len))
         {
             if (i >= argc)
@@ -1073,6 +1086,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     
     if (silentReceiver) normMsgr.SetSilentReceiver(true);
     if (txloss > 0.0) normMsgr.SetTxLoss(txloss);
+    if (rxloss > 0.0) normMsgr.SetRxLoss(rxloss);
     
     if (autoAck)
     {
diff --git a/examples/normStreamer.cpp b/examples/normStreamer.cpp
index 8e886e6..fb4f452 100644
--- a/examples/normStreamer.cpp
+++ b/examples/normStreamer.cpp
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ class NormStreamer
             {NormSetSilentReceiver(norm_session, state);}
         void SetTxLoss(double txloss)
             {NormSetTxLoss(norm_session, txloss);}
+        void SetRxLoss(double rxloss)
+            {NormSetRxLoss(norm_session, rxloss);}
         // Set the scheduler for running the app and norm threads.
         static bool BoostPriority();
         
@@ -1353,8 +1355,8 @@ void Usage()
                     "                    [insockbuffer <bytes>] [outsockbuffer <bytes>]\n"
                     "                    [txsockbuffer <bytes>] [rxsockbuffer <bytes>]\n"
                     "                    [streambuffer <bytes>]\n"
-                    "                    [check64 | check32]\n"
-                    "                    [omit] [silent] [txloss <lossFraction>]\n");
+                    "                    [check64 | check32] [omit] [silent]\n"
+                    "                    [txloss <lossFraction>] [rxloss <lossFraction>]\n");
 }  // end Usage()
 
 void PrintHelp()
@@ -1437,6 +1439,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     bool omitHeaderOnOutput = false;
     bool silentReceiver = false;
     double txloss = 0.0;
+    double rxloss = 0.0;
     bool boostPriority = false;
     unsigned int checkSequence = 0;  // can set to 64 or 32
     // TBD - set these defaults to reasonable values or just use NormStreamer constructor defaults
@@ -1955,6 +1958,15 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
                 return -1;
             }
         }
+        else if (0 == strncmp(cmd, "rxloss", len))
+        {
+            if (1 != sscanf(argv[i++], "%lf", &rxloss))
+            {
+                fprintf(stderr, "normStreamer error: invalid 'rxloss' value!\n");
+                Usage();
+                return -1;
+            }
+        }
         else if (0 == strncmp(cmd, "debug", len))
         {
             if (i >= argc)
@@ -2069,6 +2081,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     
     if (silentReceiver) normStreamer.SetSilentReceiver(true);
     if (txloss > 0.0) normStreamer.SetTxLoss(txloss);
+    if (rxloss > 0.0) normStreamer.SetRxLoss(rxloss);
     
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < ackingNodeCount; i++)
         normStreamer.AddAckingNode(ackingNodeList[i]);