diff --git a/ext/lcd/ui/UILabel.h b/ext/lcd/ui/UILabel.h
index 700f018..9bfde9e 100644
--- a/ext/lcd/ui/UILabel.h
+++ b/ext/lcd/ui/UILabel.h
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ public:
 		setNeedsRedraw();
 	}
 	
+	void setColorBackground(Color c) {
+		this->cBackground = c;
+	}
 	
+	void setColorText(Color c) {
+		this->cText = c;
+	}
 
 	/** draw the label */
 	void draw(UIPainter& p) override {
diff --git a/ext/lcd/ui/UIPainter.h b/ext/lcd/ui/UIPainter.h
index 689b788..65441cb 100644
--- a/ext/lcd/ui/UIPainter.h
+++ b/ext/lcd/ui/UIPainter.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "../Draw.h"
 #include "UIStructs.h"
 
+#include <string>
+
 class Setter;
 class FontWrap;
 
@@ -34,6 +36,10 @@ public:
 	void drawText(const uint16_t x, const uint16_t y, const char* str) {
 		fnt_f1.draw(str, x, y, setter);
 	}
+	
+	void drawText(const uint16_t x, const uint16_t y, const std::string& str) {
+		drawText(x, y, str.c_str());
+	}
 
 	void setFG(const Color fg) {
 		drawer.setColor(fg);
diff --git a/ext/rf/SX1276.h b/ext/rf/SX1276.h
index b82997b..6148690 100644
--- a/ext/rf/SX1276.h
+++ b/ext/rf/SX1276.h
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ template <typename SPI, int PIN_SLAVE_SEL, int PIN_RESET, int PIN_DIO0> class SX
 	static constexpr const uint8_t REG_PAYLOAD_LENGTH =		0x22;
 	static constexpr const uint8_t REG_MODEM_CONFIG_3 =		0x26;
 	
+	static constexpr const uint8_t REG_DETECTION_OPTIMIZE =	0x31;
+	static constexpr const uint8_t REG_DETECTION_THRESHOLD =0x37;
+
+	
 	static constexpr const uint8_t REG_VERSION =			0x42;
 	static constexpr const uint8_t REG_PA_DAC =				0x4d;
 	
@@ -177,12 +181,94 @@ public:
 //			writeRegister(REG_MODEM_CONFIG_2, readRegister(REG_MODEM_CONFIG_2) & 0xfb);
 //		}
 //	}
+
+	/** get the currently configured spreading factor */
+	int getSpreadingFactor() {
+		return readRegister(REG_MODEM_CONFIG_2) >> 4;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * set the spreading factor to use
+	 * BEWARE!! BOTH sides must agree on the same spreading factor or the transmission will fail!!
+	 * 6 requires implicit header mode (you are responsible for sending the header)
+	 * 7 = lowest quality, fastest
+	 * 12 = highest quality, slowest
+	 */
+	void setSpreadingFactor(int sf) {
+
+		if (sf < 6 || sf > 12) {debugMod1(NAME, "setSpreadingFactor(%d) out of range", sf); return;}
+
+		if (sf == 6) {
+			writeRegister(REG_DETECTION_OPTIMIZE, 0xc5);
+			writeRegister(REG_DETECTION_THRESHOLD, 0x0c);
+		} else {
+			writeRegister(REG_DETECTION_OPTIMIZE, 0xc3);
+			writeRegister(REG_DETECTION_THRESHOLD, 0x0a);
+		}
+
+		writeRegister(REG_MODEM_CONFIG_2, (readRegister(REG_MODEM_CONFIG_2) & 0x0f) | ((sf << 4) & 0xf0));
+		setLdoFlag();
 	
+	}
+	
+	/** get the signal's transmit bandwidth (in Hz) */
+	uint32_t getSignalBandwidth() {
+		const uint8_t bw = (readRegister(REG_MODEM_CONFIG_1) >> 4);
+		switch (bw) {
+			case 0:		return 7.8E3;
+			case 1:		return 10.4E3;
+			case 2:		return 15.6E3;
+			case 3:		return 20.8E3;
+			case 4:		return 31.25E3;
+			case 5:		return 41.7E3;
+			case 6:		return 62.5E3;
+			case 7:		return 125E3;
+			case 8:		return 250E3;
+			case 9:		return 500E3;
+			default:	return -1;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * set the FEC (Forward Error Correction) (see Table14)
+	 * available values are: 4/5, 4/6, 4/7, 4/8
+	 * the receiver is not required to know the FEC of the sender, as this value is transmitted within the header, which is always sent with 4/8
+	 */
+	void setCodingRate4(int denominator) {
+		if (denominator < 5 || denominator > 8) {debugMod1(NAME, "setCodingRate4(%d) out of range", denominator); return;}
+		const int cr = denominator - 4;
+		writeRegister(REG_MODEM_CONFIG_1, (readRegister(REG_MODEM_CONFIG_1) & 0xf1) | (cr << 1));
+	}
+	
+	/** get the current FEC denominator 4/x */
+	int getCodingRate4() {
+		return ((readRegister(REG_MODEM_CONFIG_1) & 0b1110) >> 1) + 4;
+	}
+
+	
+	/** calculate the current data-rate based on spreading-factor and bandwidth */
+	int16_t getDataRate() {
+		// https://blog.dbrgn.ch/2017/6/23/lorawan-data-rates/
+		const int sf = getSpreadingFactor();
+		const int bw = getSignalBandwidth();
+		if (bw == 125000) {
+			if (sf == 7) {return 5470;}
+			if (sf == 8) {return 3125;}
+			if (sf == 9) {return 1760;}
+			if (sf == 10) {return 980;}
+			if (sf == 11) {return 440;}
+			if (sf == 12) {return 250;}
+		}
+		return -1;
+	}
+	
+	/** switch to idle mode */
 	void idle() {
 		debugMod(NAME, "idle()");
 		writeRegister(REG_OP_MODE, MODE_LONG_RANGE_MODE | MODE_STDBY);
 	}
 
+	/** switch to sleep mode */
 	void sleep() {
 		debugMod(NAME, "sleep()");
 		writeRegister(REG_OP_MODE, MODE_LONG_RANGE_MODE | MODE_SLEEP);
@@ -194,6 +280,7 @@ public:
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	/** send the given data */
 	int send(const uint8_t* data, uint8_t len, bool async) {
 		
 		debugMod1(NAME, "send(%d bytes)", len);
@@ -295,7 +382,10 @@ public:
 	
 	}
 	
-
+	/** debug output */
+	void debugDump() {
+		printf("SX1276: spreadingFactor: %d, bandwidth: %d Hz, dataRate: %d bit/s FEC: 4/%d \n", getSpreadingFactor(), getSignalBandwidth(), getDataRate(), getCodingRate4());
+	}
 
 
 private:
@@ -395,6 +485,25 @@ private:
 		writeRegister(REG_OCP, 0x20 | (0x1F & ocpTrim));
 	}
 
+	/** what exactly is this? Low-DataRate-Optimizer??? */
+	void setLdoFlag() {
+		
+		// Section 4.1.1.5
+		uint64_t symbolDuration = 1000 / ( getSignalBandwidth() / (1L << getSpreadingFactor()) ) ;
+
+		// Section 4.1.1.6
+		bool ldoOn = symbolDuration > 16;
+
+		uint8_t config3 = readRegister(REG_MODEM_CONFIG_3);
+		if (ldoOn) {config3 = config3 | (1<<3);} else {config3 = config3 & ~(1<<3);}
+		//bitWrite(config3, 3, ldoOn);
+		writeRegister(REG_MODEM_CONFIG_3, config3);
+	
+	}
+
+
+private:
+
 	/** write value to register */
 	void writeRegister(uint8_t address, uint8_t value) {
 		transfer(address | 0x80, value);