Call request/reply method of duplex service freeze client until timeout occur - wcf

Question

I have create a duplex WCF service tha return data from an external device to the client and allow also request/reply calls.
My problem is that the request/reply calls sometime freeze the client until timeout occurs.
These are the interfaces:
[ServiceContract(CallbackContract = typeof(ITimerServiceCallback), SessionMode = SessionMode.Required)]
public interface ITimerService
{
[OperationContract]
void StartTimer();
[OperationContract]
void StopTimer();
[OperationContract]
void DoOp();
}
public interface ITimerServiceCallback
{
[OperationContract(IsOneWay = true)]
void ReportTick(string now);
}
This is the implementation:
[ServiceBehavior(InstanceContextMode = InstanceContextMode.PerSession)]
public class TimerService : ITimerService
{
public TimerService()
{
_timer = new System.Timers.Timer() { Interval = 500 };
_timer.Elapsed += Timer_Elapsed;
}
private void Timer_Elapsed(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
{
_context.GetCallbackChannel<ITimerServiceCallback>().ReportTick(DateTime.Now.ToString());
}
private readonly System.Timers.Timer _timer;
private OperationContext _context;
public void StartTimer()
{
_context = OperationContext.Current;
_timer.Start();
}
public void StopTimer()
{
_timer.Stop();
}
public void DoOp()
{
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(200);
}
}
Step to reproduce the problem:
* call StartTimer
* call DoOp (one or more time until the client freeze)
After one minute I have an timeout exception.

Answer 1

If I use the async/await from the client side all work fine.
ex: the DoOp method is called in this way:
private async void _btnDoOp_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
_btnNoOp.Enabled = false;
try {
Task task = Task.Run(() => _client.DoOperation());
await task;
} catch (Exception ex) {
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
} finally {
_btnNoOp.Enabled = true;
}
}