diff --git a/zephcore/adapters/radio/LoRaRadioBase.cpp b/zephcore/adapters/radio/LoRaRadioBase.cpp
index 7b6983a..53f1c80 100644
--- a/zephcore/adapters/radio/LoRaRadioBase.cpp
+++ b/zephcore/adapters/radio/LoRaRadioBase.cpp
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ static bool configParamsEqual(const struct lora_modem_config &a,
 	       a.tx_power == b.tx_power &&
 	       a.tx == b.tx &&
 	       a.iq_inverted == b.iq_inverted &&
-	       a.public_network == b.public_network;
+	       a.public_network == b.public_network &&
+	       a.cad.mode == b.cad.mode;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ static bool onlyDirectionDiffers(const struct lora_modem_config &a,
 	       a.tx_power == b.tx_power &&
 	       a.iq_inverted == b.iq_inverted &&
 	       a.public_network == b.public_network &&
+	       a.cad.mode == b.cad.mode &&
 	       a.tx != b.tx;
 }
 
@@ -363,6 +365,13 @@ void LoRaRadioBase::begin()
 
 	startReceive();
 
+	/* Sync _rx_boost_enabled to the driver.  The driver initialises its own
+	 * rx_boost_enabled flag from DTS (rx-boosted property), which may differ
+	 * from our constructor default (true).  Push our intent now so the
+	 * hardware state matches _rx_boost_enabled from the moment begin()
+	 * returns, before the caller applies prefs via setRxBoost(). */
+	hwSetRxBoost(_rx_boost_enabled);
+
 	uint32_t freq = _prefs ? (uint32_t)(_prefs->freq * 1000000.0f)
 			       : LoRaConfig::FREQ_HZ;
 	uint8_t sf = _prefs ? _prefs->sf : LoRaConfig::SPREADING_FACTOR;
diff --git a/zephcore/include/mesh/Dispatcher.h b/zephcore/include/mesh/Dispatcher.h
index 723de92..f57bc43 100644
--- a/zephcore/include/mesh/Dispatcher.h
+++ b/zephcore/include/mesh/Dispatcher.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public:
 	virtual Packet *removeOutboundByIdx(int i) = 0;
 	virtual uint32_t getOutboundSchedule(int i) const = 0;
 	virtual bool rescheduleOutbound(int i, uint32_t new_scheduled_for) = 0;
+	virtual uint8_t peekNextOutboundPriority(uint32_t now) const = 0;
 	virtual void queueInbound(Packet *packet, uint32_t scheduled_for) = 0;
 	virtual Packet *getNextInbound(uint32_t now) = 0;
 };
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ typedef uint32_t DispatcherAction;
 
 class Dispatcher {
 	Packet *outbound;
+	uint8_t outbound_priority;
 	uint32_t outbound_expiry, outbound_start, total_air_time, rx_air_time;
 	uint32_t next_tx_time;
 	uint32_t cad_busy_start;
diff --git a/zephcore/include/mesh/StaticPoolPacketManager.h b/zephcore/include/mesh/StaticPoolPacketManager.h
index 7ea35f1..00ef4a3 100644
--- a/zephcore/include/mesh/StaticPoolPacketManager.h
+++ b/zephcore/include/mesh/StaticPoolPacketManager.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public:
 	Packet *removeOutboundByIdx(int i) override;
 	uint32_t getOutboundSchedule(int i) const override;
 	bool rescheduleOutbound(int i, uint32_t new_scheduled_for) override;
+	uint8_t peekNextOutboundPriority(uint32_t now) const override;
 	void queueInbound(Packet *packet, uint32_t scheduled_for) override;
 	Packet *getNextInbound(uint32_t now) override;
 };
diff --git a/zephcore/src/Dispatcher.cpp b/zephcore/src/Dispatcher.cpp
index 5217949..d8a38be 100644
--- a/zephcore/src/Dispatcher.cpp
+++ b/zephcore/src/Dispatcher.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Dispatcher::Dispatcher(Radio &radio, MillisecondClock &ms, PacketManager &mgr)
 	: _radio(&radio), _ms(&ms), _mgr(&mgr)
 {
 	outbound = nullptr;
+	outbound_priority = 0;
 	total_air_time = rx_air_time = 0;
 	next_tx_time = 0;
 	cad_busy_start = 0;
@@ -410,6 +411,10 @@ void Dispatcher::checkSend()
 	}
 	cad_busy_start = 0;
 
+	/* Snapshot the priority of the packet we're about to dequeue so it
+	 * can be preserved if the send attempt fails and we need to re-queue.
+	 * Must be called before getNextOutbound() removes the entry. */
+	outbound_priority = _mgr->peekNextOutboundPriority(now);
 	outbound = _mgr->getNextOutbound(now);
 	if (outbound) {
 		uint8_t raw[MAX_TRANS_UNIT];
@@ -460,7 +465,7 @@ void Dispatcher::checkSend()
 				LOG_DBG("checkSend: final gate blocked TX (isReceiving=%d, isRadioReady=%d, inRecvMode=%d)",
 					(int)final_is_receiving, (int)final_is_radio_ready,
 					(int)_radio->isInRecvMode());
-				_mgr->queueOutbound(outbound, 0, futureMillis((int)retry));
+				_mgr->queueOutbound(outbound, outbound_priority, futureMillis((int)retry));
 				outbound = nullptr;
 				if (_tx_queued_cb) {
 					_tx_queued_cb(retry, _tx_queued_user_data);
@@ -473,7 +478,7 @@ void Dispatcher::checkSend()
 				uint32_t retry = getCADFailRetryDelay();
 				LOG_ERR("checkSend: startSendRaw failed! re-queuing delay=%u", retry);
 				logTxFail(outbound, outbound->getRawLength());
-				_mgr->queueOutbound(outbound, 0, futureMillis((int)retry));
+				_mgr->queueOutbound(outbound, outbound_priority, futureMillis((int)retry));
 				outbound = nullptr;
 				if (_tx_queued_cb) {
 					_tx_queued_cb(retry, _tx_queued_user_data);
diff --git a/zephcore/src/StaticPoolPacketManager.cpp b/zephcore/src/StaticPoolPacketManager.cpp
index 922ca00..96b2471 100644
--- a/zephcore/src/StaticPoolPacketManager.cpp
+++ b/zephcore/src/StaticPoolPacketManager.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,17 @@ struct PacketQueue {
 		return (i < _num) ? _schedule_table[i] : 0;
 	}
 
+	/* Priority of the next packet that get(now) would return, without
+	 * removing it.  Returns 0xFF if no due packet exists. */
+	uint8_t peekPriority(uint32_t now) const {
+		uint8_t best = 0xFF;
+		for (int j = 0; j < _num; j++) {
+			if ((int32_t)(_schedule_table[j] - now) > 0) continue;
+			if (_pri_table[j] < best) best = _pri_table[j];
+		}
+		return best;
+	}
+
 	bool reschedule(int i, uint32_t new_scheduled_for) {
 		if (i >= _num) return false;
 		_schedule_table[i] = new_scheduled_for;
@@ -193,6 +204,11 @@ bool StaticPoolPacketManager::rescheduleOutbound(int i, uint32_t new_scheduled_f
 	return _send_queue.reschedule(i, new_scheduled_for);
 }
 
+uint8_t StaticPoolPacketManager::peekNextOutboundPriority(uint32_t now) const
+{
+	return _send_queue.peekPriority(now);
+}
+
 void StaticPoolPacketManager::queueInbound(Packet *packet, uint32_t scheduled_for)
 {
 	if (!_rx_queue.add(packet, 0, scheduled_for)) {