diff --git a/src/modules/CC1101/CC1101.cpp b/src/modules/CC1101/CC1101.cpp
index bf581fd5..98a2dadc 100644
--- a/src/modules/CC1101/CC1101.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/CC1101/CC1101.cpp
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ int16_t CC1101::begin(float freq, float br, float freqDev, float rxBw, int8_t po
   RADIOLIB_ASSERT(state);
 
   // set default data shaping
-  state = setDataShaping(RADIOLIB_ENCODING_NRZ);
+  state = setDataShaping(RADIOLIB_SHAPING_NONE);
   RADIOLIB_ASSERT(state);
 
   // set default encoding
-  state = setEncoding(RADIOLIB_SHAPING_NONE);
+  state = setEncoding(RADIOLIB_ENCODING_NRZ);
   RADIOLIB_ASSERT(state);
 
   // set default sync word
diff --git a/src/modules/RF69/RF69.cpp b/src/modules/RF69/RF69.cpp
index fdb83ef8..1ae6e1dc 100644
--- a/src/modules/RF69/RF69.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/RF69/RF69.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,11 @@ int16_t RF69::directMode() {
   RADIOLIB_ASSERT(state);
 
   // set continuous mode
-  return(_mod->SPIsetRegValue(RADIOLIB_RF69_REG_DATA_MODUL, RADIOLIB_RF69_CONTINUOUS_MODE_WITH_SYNC, 6, 5));
+  if(_bitSync) {
+    return(_mod->SPIsetRegValue(RADIOLIB_RF69_REG_DATA_MODUL, RADIOLIB_RF69_CONTINUOUS_MODE_WITH_SYNC, 6, 5));
+  } else {
+    return(_mod->SPIsetRegValue(RADIOLIB_RF69_REG_DATA_MODUL, RADIOLIB_RF69_CONTINUOUS_MODE, 6, 5));
+  }
 }
 
 int16_t RF69::packetMode() {
@@ -670,11 +674,21 @@ int16_t RF69::disableSyncWordFiltering() {
 }
 
 int16_t RF69::enableContinuousModeBitSync() {
-  return(_mod->SPIsetRegValue(RADIOLIB_RF69_REG_DATA_MODUL, RADIOLIB_RF69_CONTINUOUS_MODE_WITH_SYNC, 6, 5));
+  int16_t state = _mod->SPIsetRegValue(RADIOLIB_RF69_REG_DATA_MODUL, RADIOLIB_RF69_CONTINUOUS_MODE_WITH_SYNC, 6, 5);
+  if(state == RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE) {
+    _bitSync = true;
+  }
+
+  return(state);
 }
 
 int16_t RF69::disableContinuousModeBitSync() {
-  return(_mod->SPIsetRegValue(RADIOLIB_RF69_REG_DATA_MODUL, RADIOLIB_RF69_CONTINUOUS_MODE, 6, 5));
+  int16_t state = _mod->SPIsetRegValue(RADIOLIB_RF69_REG_DATA_MODUL, RADIOLIB_RF69_CONTINUOUS_MODE, 6, 5);
+  if(state == RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE) {
+    _bitSync = false;
+  }
+
+  return(state);
 }
 
 int16_t RF69::setCrcFiltering(bool crcOn) {
diff --git a/src/modules/RF69/RF69.h b/src/modules/RF69/RF69.h
index 3b313830..34152b0c 100644
--- a/src/modules/RF69/RF69.h
+++ b/src/modules/RF69/RF69.h
@@ -942,6 +942,8 @@ class RF69: public PhysicalLayer {
 
     uint8_t _syncWordLength = 2;
 
+    bool _bitSync = true;
+
     int16_t config();
     int16_t directMode();
     int16_t setPacketMode(uint8_t mode, uint8_t len);
diff --git a/src/modules/SX126x/SX126x.cpp b/src/modules/SX126x/SX126x.cpp
index bfe9dba5..56eb61b6 100644
--- a/src/modules/SX126x/SX126x.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/SX126x/SX126x.cpp
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ int16_t SX126x::begin(uint8_t cr, uint8_t syncWord, uint16_t preambleLength, flo
 
   // BW in kHz and SF are required in order to calculate LDRO for setModulationParams
   // set the defaults, this will get overwritten later anyway
-  _bwKhz = 125.0;
+  _bwKhz = 500.0;
   _sf = 9;
 
   // initialize configuration variables (will be overwritten during public settings configuration)
-  _bw = RADIOLIB_SX126X_LORA_BW_125_0;
+  _bw = RADIOLIB_SX126X_LORA_BW_500_0;  // initialized to 500 kHz, since lower valeus will interfere with LLCC68
   _cr = RADIOLIB_SX126X_LORA_CR_4_7;
   _ldro = 0x00;
   _crcType = RADIOLIB_SX126X_LORA_CRC_ON;
@@ -1424,7 +1424,8 @@ int16_t SX126x::setModulationParams(uint8_t sf, uint8_t bw, uint8_t cr, uint8_t
   } else {
     _ldro = ldro;
   }
-
+  // 500/9/8  - 0x09 0x04 0x03 0x00 - SF9, BW125, 4/8
+  // 500/11/8 - 0x0B 0x04 0x03 0x00 - SF11 BW125, 4/7
   uint8_t data[4] = {sf, bw, cr, _ldro};
   return(SPIwriteCommand(RADIOLIB_SX126X_CMD_SET_MODULATION_PARAMS, data, 4));
 }