diff --git a/src/helpers/CustomSX1262.h b/src/helpers/CustomSX1262.h
index 6d17c162..7d5d4269 100644
--- a/src/helpers/CustomSX1262.h
+++ b/src/helpers/CustomSX1262.h
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ class CustomSX1262 : public SX1262 {
   public:
     CustomSX1262(Module *mod) : SX1262(mod) { }
 
-    bool std_init(SPIClass* spi = NULL) {
+  #ifdef RP2040_PLATFORM
+    bool std_init(SPIClassRP2040* spi = NULL)
+  #else
+    bool std_init(SPIClass* spi = NULL)
+  #endif
+    {
   #ifdef SX126X_DIO3_TCXO_VOLTAGE
       float tcxo = SX126X_DIO3_TCXO_VOLTAGE;
   #else
@@ -25,6 +30,14 @@ class CustomSX1262 : public SX1262 {
   #if defined(P_LORA_SCLK)
     #ifdef NRF52_PLATFORM
       if (spi) { spi->setPins(P_LORA_MISO, P_LORA_SCLK, P_LORA_MOSI); spi->begin(); }
+    #elif defined(RP2040_PLATFORM)
+      if (spi) {
+        spi->setMISO(P_LORA_MISO);
+        //spi->setCS(P_LORA_NSS); // Setting CS results in freeze
+        spi->setSCK(P_LORA_SCLK);
+        spi->setMOSI(P_LORA_MOSI);
+        spi->begin();
+      }
     #else
       if (spi) spi->begin(P_LORA_SCLK, P_LORA_MISO, P_LORA_MOSI);
     #endif
diff --git a/variants/picow/target.cpp b/variants/picow/target.cpp
index 22d2d854..abb1485d 100644
--- a/variants/picow/target.cpp
+++ b/variants/picow/target.cpp
@@ -12,45 +12,10 @@ VolatileRTCClock fallback_clock;
 AutoDiscoverRTCClock rtc_clock(fallback_clock);
 SensorManager sensors;
 
-#ifndef LORA_CR
-  #define LORA_CR      5
-#endif
-
 bool radio_init() {
   rtc_clock.begin(Wire);
   
-#ifdef SX126X_DIO3_TCXO_VOLTAGE
-  float tcxo = SX126X_DIO3_TCXO_VOLTAGE;
-#else
-  float tcxo = 1.6f;
-#endif
-
-  SPI1.setMISO(P_LORA_MISO);
-  //SPI1.setCS(P_LORA_NSS); // Setting CS results in freeze
-  SPI1.setSCK(P_LORA_SCLK);
-  SPI1.setMOSI(P_LORA_MOSI);
-
-  SPI1.begin();
-  int status = radio.begin(LORA_FREQ, LORA_BW, LORA_SF, LORA_CR, RADIOLIB_SX126X_SYNC_WORD_PRIVATE, LORA_TX_POWER, 8, tcxo);
-  if (status != RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE) {
-    Serial.print("ERROR: radio init failed: ");
-    Serial.println(status);
-    return false;  // fail
-  }
-  
-  radio.setCRC(1);
-  
-#ifdef SX126X_CURRENT_LIMIT
-  radio.setCurrentLimit(SX126X_CURRENT_LIMIT);
-#endif
-#ifdef SX126X_DIO2_AS_RF_SWITCH
-  radio.setDio2AsRfSwitch(SX126X_DIO2_AS_RF_SWITCH);
-#endif
-#ifdef SX126X_RX_BOOSTED_GAIN
-  radio.setRxBoostedGainMode(SX126X_RX_BOOSTED_GAIN);
-#endif
-
-  return true;  // success
+  return radio.std_init(&SPI1);
 }
 
 uint32_t radio_get_rng_seed() {