diff --git a/src/mesh/PacketHistory.cpp b/src/mesh/PacketHistory.cpp
index 9d2c7a8ed..a1e0f6bd5 100644
--- a/src/mesh/PacketHistory.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/PacketHistory.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PacketHistory::PacketHistory()
 /**
  * Update recentBroadcasts and return true if we have already seen this packet
  */
-bool PacketHistory::wasSeenRecently(const MeshPacket *p, bool withUpdate)  //, bool checkAck
+bool PacketHistory::wasSeenRecently(const MeshPacket *p, bool withUpdate)
 {
     if (p->id == 0) {
         DEBUG_MSG("Ignoring message with zero id\n");
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ bool PacketHistory::wasSeenRecently(const MeshPacket *p, bool withUpdate)  //, b
     r.id = p->id;
     r.sender = getFrom(p);
     r.rxTimeMsec = now;
-    // if (checkAck)
-    //     if (p->which_payload_variant == MeshPacket_decoded_tag && p->decoded.portnum == PortNum_ROUTING_APP) {
-    //       perhapsDecode(p);
-    //         bool seenAck = (p-> ==  )
-    // }
-    // r.seenAck = p->
 
     auto found = recentPackets.find(r);
     bool seenRecently = (found != recentPackets.end());  // found not equal to .end() means packet was seen recently
@@ -58,7 +52,7 @@ bool PacketHistory::wasSeenRecently(const MeshPacket *p, bool withUpdate)  //, b
         clearExpiredRecentPackets();
     }
 
-    return seenRecently; //checkAck ? seenAck : 
+    return seenRecently;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -78,4 +72,4 @@ void PacketHistory::clearExpiredRecentPackets() {
     }
 
     DEBUG_MSG("recentPackets size=%ld (after clearing expired packets)\n", recentPackets.size());
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/mesh/PacketHistory.h b/src/mesh/PacketHistory.h
index abdc78c4f..d44a3d369 100644
--- a/src/mesh/PacketHistory.h
+++ b/src/mesh/PacketHistory.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ struct PacketRecord {
     NodeNum sender;
     PacketId id;
     uint32_t rxTimeMsec; // Unix time in msecs - the time we received it
-    //bool seenAck; 
 
     bool operator==(const PacketRecord &p) const { return sender == p.sender && id == p.id; }
 };
diff --git a/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp b/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp
index 9ee66da0d..222e5d14b 100644
--- a/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ uint32_t RadioInterface::getRetransmissionMsec(const MeshPacket *p)
     float channelUtil = airTime->channelUtilizationPercent();
     uint8_t CWsize = map(channelUtil, 0, 100, CWmin, CWmax);
     // Assuming we pick max. of CWsize and there will be a receiver with SNR at half the range
-    return 1000*packetAirtime + (pow(2, CWsize) + pow(2, int((CWmax+CWmin)/2))) * slotTimeMsec + PROCESSING_TIME_MSEC;
+    return 2*packetAirtime + (pow(2, CWsize) + pow(2, int((CWmax+CWmin)/2))) * slotTimeMsec + PROCESSING_TIME_MSEC;
 }
 
 /** The delay to use when we want to send something */
diff --git a/src/mesh/ReliableRouter.cpp b/src/mesh/ReliableRouter.cpp
index ba886ed71..22f3692b9 100644
--- a/src/mesh/ReliableRouter.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/ReliableRouter.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ErrorCode ReliableRouter::send(MeshPacket *p)
         }
 
         auto copy = packetPool.allocCopy(*p);
-        startRetransmission(copy); // TODO: also on not want_ack? 
+        startRetransmission(copy);
     }
 
     return FloodingRouter::send(p);
@@ -37,26 +37,26 @@ bool ReliableRouter::shouldFilterReceived(const MeshPacket *p)
         // If this is the first time we saw this, cancel any retransmissions we have queued up and generate an internal ack for
         // the original sending process.
 
-        // This "optimization", does save lots of airtime, but can be turned off for direct messages to get
-        // a confirmation from the specific node it was sent to. 
+        // This "optimization", does save lots of airtime. For DMs, you also get a real ACK back
+	// from the intended recipient.
         auto key = GlobalPacketId(getFrom(p), p->id);
         auto old = findPendingPacket(key);
         if (old) {
-            // Only if want_ack was not set, we mark the packet as ACKed already on an implicit ACK
-            if (!p->want_ack) {
-              DEBUG_MSG("generating implicit ack\n");
-              sendAckNak(Routing_Error_NONE, getFrom(p), p->id, old->packet->channel);
-            } 
-            // At this point we assume it will arrive. 
-            // We don't now how long we have to wait for the real ACK so stop retransmissions. 
-            DEBUG_MSG("Stopping retransmissions\n");
+            DEBUG_MSG("generating implicit ack\n");
+            // NOTE: we do NOT check p->wantAck here because p is the INCOMING rebroadcast and that packet is not expected to be
+            // marked as wantAck
+            sendAckNak(Routing_Error_NONE, getFrom(p), p->id, old->packet->channel);
+
             stopRetransmission(key);
+        } else {
+            DEBUG_MSG("didn't find pending packet\n");
         }
     }
 
-    /* Resend implicit ACKs for repeated packets (assuming original packet was sent with HOP_RELIABLE)
-    * this way if an implicit ACK is dropped and a packet is resent we'll rebroadcast again
-    * Not used for real ACKs, as you might receive a packet multiple times due to flooding. */
+    /* Resend implicit ACKs for repeated packets (assuming the original packet was sent with HOP_RELIABLE)
+    * this way if an implicit ACK is dropped and a packet is resent we'll rebroadcast again.
+    * Resending real ACKs is omitted, as you might receive a packet multiple times due to flooding and 
+    * flooding this ACK back to the original sender already adds redundancy. */ 
     if (wasSeenRecently(p, false) && p->hop_limit == HOP_RELIABLE && !MeshModule::currentReply && p->to != nodeDB.getNodeNum()) {
         // retransmission on broadcast has hop_limit still equal to HOP_RELIABLE
         DEBUG_MSG("Resending implicit ack for a repeated floodmsg\n");
diff --git a/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.cpp b/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.cpp
index b5d6c30da..fc1d143ee 100644
--- a/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ NodeInfoModule::NodeInfoModule()
     : ProtobufModule("nodeinfo", PortNum_NODEINFO_APP, &User_msg), concurrency::OSThread("NodeInfoModule")
 {
     isPromiscuous = true; // We always want to update our nodedb, even if we are sniffing on others
-    //setIntervalFromNow(30 * 1000); // Send our initial owner announcement 30 seconds after we start (to give network time to setup)
+    setIntervalFromNow(30 * 1000); // Send our initial owner announcement 30 seconds after we start (to give network time to setup)
 }
 
 int32_t NodeInfoModule::runOnce()
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ int32_t NodeInfoModule::runOnce()
     sendOurNodeInfo(NODENUM_BROADCAST, requestReplies); // Send our info (don't request replies)
 
     return default_broadcast_interval_secs * 1000;
-}
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+}
diff --git a/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp b/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp
index df9ee6816..013f2ee44 100644
--- a/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/PositionModule.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ PositionModule::PositionModule()
     : ProtobufModule("position", PortNum_POSITION_APP, &Position_msg), concurrency::OSThread("PositionModule")
 {
     isPromiscuous = true;          // We always want to update our nodedb, even if we are sniffing on others
-    //setIntervalFromNow(60 * 1000); // Send our initial position 60 seconds after we start (to give GPS time to setup)
+    setIntervalFromNow(60 * 1000); // Send our initial position 60 seconds after we start (to give GPS time to setup)
 }
 
 bool PositionModule::handleReceivedProtobuf(const MeshPacket &mp, Position *pptr)