diff --git a/src/fdrs_functions.h b/src/fdrs_functions.h
index 3d45ae9..93aabd0 100644
--- a/src/fdrs_functions.h
+++ b/src/fdrs_functions.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <WiFiUdp.h>
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_LORA
+#include <RadioLib.h>
 #include <LoRa.h>
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_LED
@@ -852,7 +853,7 @@ void loopFDRS(){
   while (UART_IF.available() || Serial.available()) {
     getSerial();
   }
-  if (receivedFlag) getLoRa();
+handleLoRa();
   #ifdef USE_WIFI
   if (!client.connected()) {
     reconnect(1, true);
diff --git a/src/fdrs_lora.h b/src/fdrs_lora.h
index e66d6f2..b7b91c4 100644
--- a/src/fdrs_lora.h
+++ b/src/fdrs_lora.h
@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 RADIOLIB_MODULE radio = new Module(LORA_SS, LORA_DIO0, LORA_RST, LORA_DIO1);
-volatile bool receivedFlag = false;
-volatile bool enableInterrupt = true;
+
+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
+#if defined(ESP8266) || defined(ESP32)
+  ICACHE_RAM_ATTR
+#endif
+void setFlag(void) {
+  // check if the interrupt is enabled
+  if(!enableInterrupt) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // we sent or received  packet, set the flag
+  operationDone = true;
+}
+
 
 #ifdef USE_LORA
 void transmitLoRa(uint16_t* destMac, DataReading * packet, uint8_t len) {
@@ -44,9 +59,17 @@ void transmitLoRa(uint16_t* destMac, SystemPacket * packet, uint8_t len) {
   pkt[(len * sizeof(SystemPacket) + 5)] = (calcCRC & 0x00FF);
   DBG("Transmitting LoRa message of size " + String(sizeof(pkt)) + " bytes with CRC 0x" + String(calcCRC, HEX) + " to LoRa MAC 0x" + String(*destMac, HEX));
   //printLoraPacket(pkt,sizeof(pkt));
-  LoRa.beginPacket();
-  LoRa.write((uint8_t*)&pkt, sizeof(pkt));
-  LoRa.endPacket();
+
+  int state = radio.startTransmit(pkt,sizeof(pkt));
+  if (state == RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE) {
+    DBG(" begun successfully!");
+  } else {
+    DBG(" failed, code " + String(state));
+    while (true);
+  }
+  // LoRa.beginPacket();
+  // LoRa.write((uint8_t*)&pkt, sizeof(pkt));
+  // LoRa.endPacket();
 }
 #endif //USE_LORA
 
@@ -98,28 +121,10 @@ void begin_lora() {
 // #endif // USE_LORA
 }
 
-#if defined(ESP8266) || defined(ESP32)
-  ICACHE_RAM_ATTR
-#endif
-void setFlag(void) {
-  // check if the interrupt is enabled
-  if(!enableInterrupt) {
-    return;
-  }
-  // we got a packet, set the flag
-  receivedFlag = true;
-}
 
-void parsePacket(){
-
-    RADIOLIB_MODULE.getPacketLength();
-    int state = radio.readData(str);
-}
 
 crcResult getLoRa() {
 #ifdef USE_LORA
-    enableInterrupt = false;
-    receivedFlag = false;
     
   int packetSize = radio.getPacketLength();
   if((((packetSize - 6) % sizeof(DataReading) == 0) || ((packetSize - 6) % sizeof(SystemPacket) == 0)) && packetSize > 0) {  // packet size should be 6 bytes plus multiple of size of DataReading
@@ -129,7 +134,7 @@ crcResult getLoRa() {
     uint16_t sourceMAC = 0x0000;
     uint16_t destMAC = 0x0000;
   
-    radio.readBytes((uint8_t *)&packet, packetSize);
+    radio.readData((uint8_t *)&packet, packetSize);
     
     destMAC = (packet[0] << 8) | packet[1];
     sourceMAC = (packet[2] << 8) | packet[3];
@@ -334,7 +339,24 @@ void releaseLoRa(uint8_t interface) {
   }
 #endif
 }
+void handleLoRa(){
+  if(operationDone) {
+    enableInterrupt = false;
+    operationDone = false;
+    if(transmitFlag) {
+      // the previous operation was transmission, 
+      radio.startReceive();   // return to listen mode 
+      enableInterrupt = true;
+      transmitFlag = false;
+      
+    } else {
+      // the previous operation was reception
+      getLoRa();
+      enableInterrupt = true;
 
+      }
+    }  
+  }
 void releaseSerial() {
   DBG("Releasing Serial.");
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