diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index ccda621fb..78d666222 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 # High priority
 Items to complete before the first alpha release.
 
-* make debug info screen show real data (including battery level & charging)
+* post sample video to signal forum
 * retest BLE software update for both board types
+* default to enter deep sleep if no LORA received for two hours (indicates user has probably left the meshS)
 * first alpha release, article writeup for hackaday
 * send note about Adafruit Clue
 * send note to the guy who designed the cases
 * send pr https://github.com/ThingPulse/esp8266-oled-ssd1306 to tell them about this project
+* update the prebuilt bins for different regulatory regions
 
 # Medium priority
 Items to complete before the first beta release.
 
+* Use the Periodic class for both position and user periodic broadcasts
+* make debug info screen show real data (including battery level & charging)
 * don't forward redundent pings or ping responses to the phone, it just wastes phone battery
 * don't treat north as up, instead adjust shown bearings for our guess at the users heading (i.e. subtract one from the other)
 * answer to pings with our latest location
@@ -136,3 +140,4 @@ Items after the first final candidate release.
 * add receive timestamps to messages, inserted by esp32 when message is received but then shown on the phone
 * update build to generate both board types
 * have node info screen show real info (including distance and heading)
+* blink the power led less often
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diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 536c3274e..00e1e90dc 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ We currently support two brands of radios.  The [TTGO T-Beam](https://www.aliexp
 sure to buy the frequency range which is legal for your country.  For the USA, you should buy the 915MHz version.  Getting a version that include a screen
 is optional, but highly recommended.
 
-We don't yet distribute prebuilt binaries.  But soon (by Feb 22) we will have a file that you can fairly easily install on your radio via USB.  Once our software is installed, all future software updates happen over bluetooth from your phone.
+We don't yet distribute prebuilt binaries.  But soon (by Feb 22) we will have a file that you can easily install on your radio via USB.  Once our software is installed, all future software updates happen over bluetooth from your phone.
 
 For a nice 3D printable case see this [design](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3773717) by [bsiege](https://www.thingiverse.com/bsiege).
diff --git a/src/Periodic.h b/src/Periodic.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe7b67df3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Periodic.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <Arduino.h>
+
+/**
+ * Periodically invoke a callback.
+ * 
+ * FIXME: currently just syntatic sugar for polling in loop (you must call .loop), but eventually
+ * generalize with the freertos scheduler so we can save lots of power by having everything either in
+ * something like this or triggered off of an irq.
+ */
+class Periodic
+{
+  uint32_t lastMsec = 0;
+  uint32_t period = 1; // call soon after creation
+  uint32_t (*callback)();
+
+public:
+  // callback returns the period for the next callback invocation (or 0 if we should no longer be called)
+  Periodic(uint32_t (*_callback)()) : callback(_callback) {}
+
+  // for the time being this must be called from loop
+  void loop()
+  {
+    uint32_t now = millis();
+    if (period && (now - lastMsec) >= period)
+    {
+      lastMsec = now;
+      period = (*callback)();
+    }
+  }
+};
diff --git a/src/configuration.h b/src/configuration.h
index 783b9044f..36171b9ce 100644
--- a/src/configuration.h
+++ b/src/configuration.h
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 // Select which board is being used. If the outside build environment has sent a choice, just use that
 #if !defined(T_BEAM_V10) && !defined(HELTEC_LORA32)
-//#define T_BEAM_V10  // AKA Rev1 (second board released)
-#define HELTEC_LORA32
+#define T_BEAM_V10  // AKA Rev1 (second board released)
+//#define HELTEC_LORA32
 #endif
 
 // If we are using the JTAG port for debugging, some pins must be left free for that (and things like GPS have to be disabled)
diff --git a/src/main.ino b/src/main.ino
index 9e572e890..945e35593 100644
--- a/src/main.ino
+++ b/src/main.ino
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "GPS.h"
 #include "screen.h"
 #include "NodeDB.h"
+#include "Periodic.h"
 
 #ifdef T_BEAM_V10
 #include "axp20x.h"
@@ -392,6 +393,29 @@ void setup()
   enableModemSleep();
 }
 
+
+uint32_t ledBlinker()
+{
+  static bool ledOn;
+  ledOn ^= 1;
+
+#ifdef LED_PIN
+  // toggle the led so we can get some rough sense of how often loop is pausing
+  digitalWrite(LED_PIN, ledOn);
+#endif
+
+  if (axp192_found)
+  {
+    // blink the axp led
+    axp.setChgLEDMode(ledOn ? AXP20X_LED_LOW_LEVEL : AXP20X_LED_OFF);
+  }
+
+  // have a very sparse duty cycle of LED being on
+  return ledOn ? 2 : 1000;
+}
+
+Periodic ledPeriodic(ledBlinker);
+
 void loop()
 {
   uint32_t msecstosleep = 1000 * 30; // How long can we sleep before we again need to service the main loop?
@@ -399,24 +423,13 @@ void loop()
   gps.loop();
   msecstosleep = min(screen_loop(), msecstosleep);
   service.loop();
+  ledPeriodic.loop();
   loopBLE();
 
-  static bool ledon;
-  ledon ^= 1;
-
-#ifdef LED_PIN
-  // toggle the led so we can get some rough sense of how often loop is pausing
-  digitalWrite(LED_PIN, ledon);
-#endif
-
-  // DEBUG_MSG("led %d\n", ledon);
 
 #ifdef T_BEAM_V10
   if (axp192_found)
   {
-    // blink the axp led
-    axp.setChgLEDMode(ledon ? AXP20X_LED_LOW_LEVEL : AXP20X_LED_OFF);
-
 #ifdef PMU_IRQ
     if (pmu_irq)
     {