diff --git a/arch/nrf52/nrf52.ini b/arch/nrf52/nrf52.ini
index 858dcdc9c..7f61a04c8 100644
--- a/arch/nrf52/nrf52.ini
+++ b/arch/nrf52/nrf52.ini
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ extends = arduino_base
 
 build_type = debug ; I'm debugging with ICE a lot now
 build_flags = 
-  ${arduino_base.build_flags} -Wno-unused-variable 
+  ${arduino_base.build_flags}
+  -DSERIAL_BUFFER_SIZE=1024
+  -Wno-unused-variable
   -Isrc/platform/nrf52
 
 build_src_filter = 
diff --git a/src/gps/NMEAGPS.cpp b/src/gps/NMEAGPS.cpp
index 0632164e9..b2cbcfa81 100644
--- a/src/gps/NMEAGPS.cpp
+++ b/src/gps/NMEAGPS.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,14 @@ bool NMEAGPS::lookForLocation()
     // At a minimum, use the fixQuality indicator in GPGGA (FIXME?)
     fixQual = reader.fixQuality();
 
+#ifndef TINYGPS_OPTION_NO_STATISTICS
+    if (reader.failedChecksum() > lastChecksumFailCount) {
+        LOG_WARN("Warning, %u new GPS checksum failures, for a total of %u.\n", reader.failedChecksum() - lastChecksumFailCount,
+                 reader.failedChecksum());
+        lastChecksumFailCount = reader.failedChecksum();
+    }
+#endif
+
 #ifndef TINYGPS_OPTION_NO_CUSTOM_FIELDS
     fixType = atoi(gsafixtype.value()); // will set to zero if no data
     // LOG_DEBUG("FIX QUAL=%d, TYPE=%d\n", fixQual, fixType);
@@ -174,8 +182,10 @@ bool NMEAGPS::lookForLocation()
 #endif
 
     // Discard incomplete or erroneous readings
-    if (reader.hdop.value() == 0)
+    if (reader.hdop.value() == 0) {
+        LOG_WARN("BOGUS hdop.value() REJECTED: %d\n", reader.hdop.value());
         return false;
+    }
 
     p.latitude_i = toDegInt(loc.lat);
     p.longitude_i = toDegInt(loc.lng);
@@ -243,7 +253,8 @@ bool NMEAGPS::hasFlow()
 bool NMEAGPS::whileIdle()
 {
     bool isValid = false;
-
+    // if (_serial_gps->available() > 0)
+    // LOG_DEBUG("GPS Bytes Waiting: %u\n", _serial_gps->available());
     // First consume any chars that have piled up at the receiver
     while (_serial_gps->available() > 0) {
         int c = _serial_gps->read();
diff --git a/src/gps/NMEAGPS.h b/src/gps/NMEAGPS.h
index 82e691717..85521077a 100644
--- a/src/gps/NMEAGPS.h
+++ b/src/gps/NMEAGPS.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class NMEAGPS : public GPS
 {
     TinyGPSPlus reader;
     uint8_t fixQual = 0; // fix quality from GPGGA
+    uint32_t lastChecksumFailCount = 0;
 
 #ifndef TINYGPS_OPTION_NO_CUSTOM_FIELDS
     // (20210908) TinyGps++ can only read the GPGSA "FIX TYPE" field
@@ -53,4 +54,4 @@ class NMEAGPS : public GPS
     virtual bool hasLock() override;
 
     virtual bool hasFlow() override;
-};
+};
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