From d8a20dc750eb6b55651f5be5c5c42f8848d566a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kenneth Privitt <ken@privitt.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:15:44 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Increased BLE TXPower during Repeater OTA

---
 src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp b/src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp
index 2c8753d464..1885cdf8ac 100644
--- a/src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp
@@ -325,7 +325,11 @@ bool NRF52Board::startOTAUpdate(const char *id, char reply[]) {
 
   Bluefruit.begin(1, 0);
   // Set max power. Accepted values are: -40, -30, -20, -16, -12, -8, -4, 0, 4
+  #if defined(NRF52832_XXAA)
   Bluefruit.setTxPower(4);
+  #elif defined(NRF52840_XXAA) || defined(NRF52833_XXAA)
+  Bluefruit.setTxPower(8);
+  #endif
   // Set the BLE device name
   Bluefruit.setName(ota_name);
 

From 97618b1bd7e829db99e4b2f8fa471d281c628936 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kenneth Privitt <ken@privitt.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:38:09 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Increased BLE TXPower during Repeater OTA

---
 src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp b/src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp
index 1885cdf8ac..34c24c727c 100644
--- a/src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp
@@ -324,7 +324,9 @@ bool NRF52Board::startOTAUpdate(const char *id, char reply[]) {
   Bluefruit.configPrphConn(92, BLE_GAP_EVENT_LENGTH_MIN, 16, 16);
 
   Bluefruit.begin(1, 0);
-  // Set max power. Accepted values are: -40, -30, -20, -16, -12, -8, -4, 0, 4
+// - nRF52832: -40dBm, -20dBm, -16dBm, -12dBm, -8dBm, -4dBm, 0dBm, +3dBm and +4dBm.
+// - nRF52840: -40dBm, -20dBm, -16dBm, -12dBm, -8dBm, -4dBm, 0dBm, +2dBm, +3dBm, +4dBm,
+//   +5dBm, +6dBm, +7dBm and +8dBm.
   #if defined(NRF52832_XXAA)
   Bluefruit.setTxPower(4);
   #elif defined(NRF52840_XXAA) || defined(NRF52833_XXAA)

From 87b6cf8fa254fb7e2c69349d03593f3365bd8775 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kenneth Privitt <ken@privitt.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:43:12 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Increased BLE TXPower during Repeater OTA

---
 src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp b/src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp
index 34c24c727c..85743b3ec2 100644
--- a/src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/NRF52Board.cpp
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ bool NRF52Board::startOTAUpdate(const char *id, char reply[]) {
   Bluefruit.configPrphConn(92, BLE_GAP_EVENT_LENGTH_MIN, 16, 16);
 
   Bluefruit.begin(1, 0);
+// Set max power. Accepted values are: -40, -30, -20, -16, -12, -8, -4, 0, 4,(nRF52840 only) 8 
 // - nRF52832: -40dBm, -20dBm, -16dBm, -12dBm, -8dBm, -4dBm, 0dBm, +3dBm and +4dBm.
 // - nRF52840: -40dBm, -20dBm, -16dBm, -12dBm, -8dBm, -4dBm, 0dBm, +2dBm, +3dBm, +4dBm,
 //   +5dBm, +6dBm, +7dBm and +8dBm.