diff --git a/src/fdrs_functions.h b/src/fdrs_functions.h
index 70cb99b..2727e46 100644
--- a/src/fdrs_functions.h
+++ b/src/fdrs_functions.h
@@ -130,42 +130,69 @@ enum {
 #else 
 // ASSERT("NO MQTT password defined! Please define in fdrs_globals.h (recommended) or in fdrs_sensor_config.h");
 #endif //MQTT_PASS
-
 #if defined (MQTT_AUTH) || defined (GLOBAL_MQTT_AUTH)
 #define FDRS_MQTT_AUTH
 #endif //MQTT_AUTH
-
 #endif //USE_WIFI
 
 #ifdef USE_LORA
-
 // select LoRa band configuration
-#if defined(LORA_BAND)
-#define FDRS_BAND LORA_BAND
-#elif defined (GLOBAL_LORA_BAND)
-#define FDRS_BAND GLOBAL_LORA_BAND
-#else 
-// ASSERT("NO LORA-BAND defined! Please define in fdrs_globals.h (recommended) or in fdrs_sensor_config.h");
-#endif //LORA_BAND
+#if defined(LORA_FREQUENCY)
+#define FDRS_LORA_FREQUENCY LORA_FREQUENCY
+#else
+#define FDRS_LORA_FREQUENCY GLOBAL_LORA_FREQUENCY
+#endif //LORA_FREQUENCY
 
 // select LoRa SF configuration
 #if defined(LORA_SF)
-#define FDRS_SF LORA_SF
-#elif defined (GLOBAL_LORA_SF)
-#define FDRS_SF GLOBAL_LORA_SF
-#else 
-// ASSERT("NO LORA-SF defined! Please define in fdrs_globals.h (recommended) or in fdrs_sensor_config.h");
+#define FDRS_LORA_SF LORA_SF
+#else
+#define FDRS_LORA_SF GLOBAL_LORA_SF
 #endif //LORA_SF
 
-// select LoRa TXPWR configuration
+// select LoRa ACK Timeout configuration
+#if defined(LORA_ACK_TIMEOUT)
+#define FDRS_ACK_TIMEOUT LORA_ACK_TIMEOUT
+#else
+#define FDRS_ACK_TIMEOUT GLOBAL_ACK_TIMEOUT
+#endif //LORA_ACK_TIMEOUT
+
+// select LoRa Retry configuration
+#if defined(LORA_RETRIES)
+#define FDRS_LORA_RETRIES LORA_RETRIES
+#else
+#define FDRS_LORA_RETRIES GLOBAL_LORA_RETRIES
+#endif //LORA_RETRIES
+
+// select  LoRa Tx Power configuration
 #if defined(LORA_TXPWR)
-#define FDRS_TXPWR LORA_TXPWR
-#elif defined (GLOBAL_LORA_TXPWR)
-#define FDRS_TXPWR GLOBAL_LORA_TXPWR
-#else 
-// ASSERT("NO LORA-TXPWR defined! Please define in fdrs_globals.h (recommended) or in fdrs_sensor_config.h");
+#define FDRS_LORA_TXPWR LORA_TXPWR
+#else
+#define FDRS_LORA_TXPWR GLOBAL_LORA_TXPWR
 #endif //LORA_TXPWR
 
+// select  LoRa BANDWIDTH configuration
+#if defined(LORA_BANDWIDTH)
+#define FDRS_LORA_BANDWIDTH LORA_BANDWIDTH
+#else
+#define FDRS_LORA_BANDWIDTH GLOBAL_LORA_BANDWIDTH
+#endif //LORA_BANDWIDTH
+
+// select  LoRa Coding Rate configuration
+#if defined(LORA_CR)
+#define FDRS_LORA_CR LORA_CR
+#else
+#define FDRS_LORA_CR GLOBAL_LORA_CR
+#endif //LORA_CR
+
+// select  LoRa SyncWord configuration
+#if defined(LORA_SYNCWORD)
+#define FDRS_LORA_SYNCWORD LORA_SYNCWORD
+#else
+#define FDRS_LORA_SYNCWORD GLOBAL_LORA_SYNCWORD
+#endif //LORA_SYNCWORD
+
+
 #endif //USE_LORA
 
 #define MAC_PREFIX  0xAA, 0xBB, 0xCC, 0xDD, 0xEE  // Should only be changed if implementing multiple FDRS systems.
@@ -207,15 +234,6 @@ uint8_t ESPNOW1[] =       {MAC_PREFIX, ESPNOW_NEIGHBOR_1};
 uint8_t ESPNOW2[] =       {MAC_PREFIX, ESPNOW_NEIGHBOR_2};
 
 
-#ifdef USE_LORA
-uint16_t LoRa1 =         ((mac_prefix[4] << 8) | LORA_NEIGHBOR_1);  // Use 2 bytes for LoRa addressing instead of previous 3 bytes
-uint16_t LoRa2 =         ((mac_prefix[4] << 8) | LORA_NEIGHBOR_2);
-uint16_t loraGwAddress = ((selfAddress[4] << 8) | selfAddress[5]); // last 2 bytes of gateway address
-uint16_t loraBroadcast = 0xFFFF;
-unsigned long receivedLoRaMsg = 0;  // Number of total LoRa packets destined for us and of valid size
-unsigned long ackOkLoRaMsg = 0;     // Number of total LoRa packets with valid CRC
-#endif
-
 #if defined (USE_SD_LOG) || defined (USE_FS_LOG)
 char logBuffer[512];
 uint16_t logBufferPos = 0; // datatype depends on size of sdBuffer
diff --git a/src/fdrs_lora.h b/src/fdrs_lora.h
index 93dc063..bc76336 100644
--- a/src/fdrs_lora.h
+++ b/src/fdrs_lora.h
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
+#ifdef USE_LORA
 RADIOLIB_MODULE radio = new Module(LORA_SS, LORA_DIO0, LORA_RST, LORA_DIO1);
 
 bool transmitFlag = false;// flag to indicate transmission or reception state
 volatile bool enableInterrupt = true;// disable interrupt when it's not needed
 volatile bool operationDone = false;// flag to indicate that a packet was sent or received
+
+uint16_t LoRa1 =         ((mac_prefix[4] << 8) | LORA_NEIGHBOR_1);  // Use 2 bytes for LoRa addressing instead of previous 3 bytes
+uint16_t LoRa2 =         ((mac_prefix[4] << 8) | LORA_NEIGHBOR_2);
+uint16_t loraGwAddress = ((selfAddress[4] << 8) | selfAddress[5]); // last 2 bytes of gateway address
+uint16_t loraBroadcast = 0xFFFF;
+unsigned long receivedLoRaMsg = 0;  // Number of total LoRa packets destined for us and of valid size
+unsigned long ackOkLoRaMsg = 0;     // Number of total LoRa packets with valid CRC
+
 #if defined(ESP8266) || defined(ESP32)
   ICACHE_RAM_ATTR
 #endif
@@ -15,6 +24,7 @@ void setFlag(void) {
   operationDone = true;
 }
 
+#endif
 
 #ifdef USE_LORA
 void transmitLoRa(uint16_t* destMac, DataReading * packet, uint8_t len) {
@@ -91,8 +101,8 @@ void begin_lora() {
 // #ifdef ESP32
 //   SPI.begin(SPI_SCK, SPI_MISO, SPI_MOSI);
 // #endif
-   #ifdef USE_LORA
-    int state = radio.begin(FDRS_BAND, 125.0, FDRS_SF, 5, 0x12, LORA_TXPWR, 8, 1);
+  #ifdef USE_LORA
+  int state = radio.begin(FDRS_LORA_BAND, FDRS_LORA_BANDWIDTH, FDRS_LORA_SF, FDRS_LORA_CR, FDRS_LORA_SYNCWORD, FDRS_LORA_TXPWR, 8, 1);
   if (state == RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE) {
     DBG("RadioLib initialization successful!");
   } else {
diff --git a/src/fdrs_node.h b/src/fdrs_node.h
index 83af9ce..43548d3 100644
--- a/src/fdrs_node.h
+++ b/src/fdrs_node.h
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 #include <RadioLib.h>
 #endif
 
-//Default values assigned if none present in config
+// Internal Globals
+// Default values that are assigned if none are present in config
 
 #define GLOBAL_ACK_TIMEOUT 400    // LoRa ACK timeout in ms. (Minimum = 200)
 #define GLOBAL_LORA_RETRIES 2          // LoRa ACK automatic retries [0 - 3]