diff --git a/awips/RadarCommon.py b/awips/RadarCommon.py
index c0f592a..a4fe0b4 100644
--- a/awips/RadarCommon.py
+++ b/awips/RadarCommon.py
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ def get_hdf5_data(idra):
     threshVals = []
     if len(idra) > 0:
         for ii in range(len(idra)):
-           if idra[ii].getName() == "Data":
+           if idra[ii].getName() == b"Data":
               rdat = idra[ii]
-           elif idra[ii].getName() == "Angles":
+           elif idra[ii].getName() == b"Angles":
               azdat = idra[ii]
               dattyp = "radial"
-           elif idra[ii].getName() == "DependentValues":
+           elif idra[ii].getName() == b"DependentValues":
               depVals = idra[ii].getShortData()
-           elif idra[ii].getName() == "Thresholds":
+           elif idra[ii].getName() == b"Thresholds":
               threshVals = idra[ii].getShortData()
 
     return rdat,azdat,depVals,threshVals
diff --git a/dynamicserialize/ThriftSerializationContext.py b/dynamicserialize/ThriftSerializationContext.py
index 8b0e508..d7de565 100644
--- a/dynamicserialize/ThriftSerializationContext.py
+++ b/dynamicserialize/ThriftSerializationContext.py
@@ -154,18 +154,15 @@ class ThriftSerializationContext(object):
         name = self.protocol.readStructBegin()
         name = name.replace(b'_', b'.')
         name = name.decode('cp437')
-        print(name, name in adapters.classAdapterRegistry)
         if name.isdigit():
-            print("before deserialize", name)
             obj = self._deserializeType(int(name))
-            print("Object", obj, name)
             return obj
         elif name in adapters.classAdapterRegistry:
             return adapters.classAdapterRegistry[name].deserialize(self)
         elif name.find('$') > -1:
             # it's an inner class, we're going to hope it's an enum, treat it special
             fieldName, fieldType, fieldId = self.protocol.readFieldBegin()
-            if fieldName != '__enumValue__':
+            if fieldName != b'__enumValue__':
                 raise dynamiceserialize.SerializationException("Expected to find enum payload.  Found: " + fieldName)
             obj = self.protocol.readString()
             self.protocol.readFieldEnd()
@@ -184,7 +181,7 @@ class ThriftSerializationContext(object):
         if b in self.typeDeserializationMethod:
             return self.typeDeserializationMethod[b]()
         else:
-            raise SerializationException("Unsupported type value " + str(b))
+            raise dynamiceserialize.SerializationException("Unsupported type value " + str(b))
 
 
     def _deserializeField(self, structname, obj):