diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Bug Report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Bug Report.yml
index b8c24ab2b..795c1b1a0 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Bug Report.yml	
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/Bug Report.yml	
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ body:
       options:
         - Not Applicable
         - T-Beam
+        - T-Beam S3
         - T-Beam 0.7
         - T-Lora v1
         - T-Lora v1.3
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ body:
         - Heltec v1
         - Heltec v2
         - Heltec v2.1
+        - Heltec V3
         - Relay v1
         - Relay v2
         - DIY
diff --git a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
index 650f6882b..ee4ddcd77 100644
--- a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ int MeshService::handleFromRadio(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *mp)
     }
 
     printPacket("Forwarding to phone", mp);
-    sendToPhone((meshtastic_MeshPacket *)mp);
+    sendToPhone(packetPool.allocCopy(*mp));
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ void MeshService::sendToMesh(meshtastic_MeshPacket *p, RxSource src, bool ccToPh
     }
 
     if (ccToPhone) {
-        sendToPhone(p);
+        sendToPhone(packetPool.allocCopy(*p));
     }
 }
 
@@ -262,9 +262,8 @@ void MeshService::sendToPhone(meshtastic_MeshPacket *p)
             releaseToPool(d);
     }
 
-    meshtastic_MeshPacket *copied = packetPool.allocCopy(*p);
-    perhapsDecode(copied);
-    assert(toPhoneQueue.enqueue(copied, 0));
+    perhapsDecode(p);
+    assert(toPhoneQueue.enqueue(p, 0));
     fromNum++;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp b/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp
index 9a8c2d502..063ae5374 100644
--- a/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ void RadioInterface::applyModemConfig()
 
     // If user has manually specified a channel num, then use that, otherwise generate one by hashing the name
     const char *channelName = channels.getName(channels.getPrimaryIndex());
+    // channel_num is actually (channel_num - 1), since modulus (%) returns values from 0 to (numChannels - 1)
     int channel_num = (loraConfig.channel_num ? loraConfig.channel_num - 1 : hash(channelName)) % numChannels;
 
     // Old frequency selection formula
@@ -480,7 +481,7 @@ void RadioInterface::applyModemConfig()
     LOG_INFO("Radio myRegion->freqStart -> myRegion->freqEnd: %f -> %f (%f mhz)\n", myRegion->freqStart, myRegion->freqEnd,
              myRegion->freqEnd - myRegion->freqStart);
     LOG_INFO("Radio myRegion->numChannels: %d x %.3fkHz\n", numChannels, bw);
-    LOG_INFO("Radio channel_num: %d\n", channel_num);
+    LOG_INFO("Radio channel_num: %d\n", channel_num + 1);
     LOG_INFO("Radio frequency: %f\n", getFreq());
     LOG_INFO("Slot time: %u msec\n", slotTimeMsec);
 }
diff --git a/src/mesh/ReliableRouter.cpp b/src/mesh/ReliableRouter.cpp
index 774be9c17..7f5c9b7fc 100644
--- a/src/mesh/ReliableRouter.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/ReliableRouter.cpp
@@ -164,13 +164,13 @@ bool ReliableRouter::stopRetransmission(GlobalPacketId key)
 {
     auto old = findPendingPacket(key);
     if (old) {
+        auto p = old->packet;
         auto numErased = pending.erase(key);
         assert(numErased == 1);
         // remove the 'original' (identified by originator and packet->id) from the txqueue and free it
-        cancelSending(getFrom(old->packet), old->packet->id);
-        // now free the pooled copy for retransmission too. tryfix for #2228
-        if (old->packet)
-            packetPool.release(old->packet);
+        cancelSending(getFrom(p), p->id);
+        // now free the pooled copy for retransmission too
+        packetPool.release(p);
         return true;
     } else
         return false;
diff --git a/src/mesh/SX1268Interface.cpp b/src/mesh/SX1268Interface.cpp
index cae4bac41..62cdfefe0 100644
--- a/src/mesh/SX1268Interface.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/SX1268Interface.cpp
@@ -6,4 +6,13 @@ SX1268Interface::SX1268Interface(RADIOLIB_PIN_TYPE cs, RADIOLIB_PIN_TYPE irq, RA
                                  SPIClass &spi)
     : SX126xInterface(cs, irq, rst, busy, spi)
 {
+}
+
+float SX1268Interface::getFreq()
+{
+    // Set frequency to default of EU_433 if outside of allowed range (e.g. when region is UNSET)
+    if (savedFreq < 410 || savedFreq > 810)
+        return 433.125f;
+    else
+        return savedFreq;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/mesh/SX1268Interface.h b/src/mesh/SX1268Interface.h
index a288cdd09..f40fcf37b 100644
--- a/src/mesh/SX1268Interface.h
+++ b/src/mesh/SX1268Interface.h
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 class SX1268Interface : public SX126xInterface<SX1268>
 {
   public:
-    /// override frequency of the SX1268 module regardless of the region (use EU433 value)
-    virtual float getFreq() override { return 433.175f; }
+    virtual float getFreq() override;
 
     SX1268Interface(RADIOLIB_PIN_TYPE cs, RADIOLIB_PIN_TYPE irq, RADIOLIB_PIN_TYPE rst, RADIOLIB_PIN_TYPE busy, SPIClass &spi);
 };
diff --git a/src/mesh/SX126xInterface.cpp b/src/mesh/SX126xInterface.cpp
index c4145a30c..acf84d1b6 100644
--- a/src/mesh/SX126xInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/SX126xInterface.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ template <typename T> bool SX126xInterface<T>::init()
     int res = lora.begin(getFreq(), bw, sf, cr, syncWord, power, preambleLength, tcxoVoltage, useRegulatorLDO);
     // \todo Display actual typename of the adapter, not just `SX126x`
     LOG_INFO("SX126x init result %d\n", res);
+    if (res == RADIOLIB_ERR_CHIP_NOT_FOUND)
+        return false;
 
     LOG_INFO("Frequency set to %f\n", getFreq());
     LOG_INFO("Bandwidth set to %f\n", bw);
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index b282100fe..ebd839bbb 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [VERSION]  
 major = 2
 minor = 1
-build = 2
+build = 3