diff --git a/Config.h b/Config.h
index fdc8905..1bec50a 100644
--- a/Config.h
+++ b/Config.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	#define CONFIG_H
 
 	#define MAJ_VERS  0x01
-	#define MIN_VERS  0x05
+	#define MIN_VERS  0x06
 
 	#define MCU_328P  0x90
 	#define MCU_1284P 0x91
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
 	// MCU independent configuration parameters
 	const long serial_baudrate  = 115200;
-	const int  rssi_offset      = 164;
+	const int  rssi_offset      = 292;
 
 	const int lora_rx_turnaround_ms = 50;
 
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@
 	uint8_t model     = 0x00;
 	uint8_t hwrev     = 0x00;
 	
-	int		last_rssi		= -164;
+	int		last_rssi		= -292;
+	uint8_t last_rssi_raw   = 0x00;
 	size_t	read_len		= 0;
 	uint8_t seq				= 0xFF;
 	uint8_t pbuf[MTU];
diff --git a/Libraries/RNode.py b/Libraries/RNode.py
index 7a53da0..01129ad 100644
--- a/Libraries/RNode.py
+++ b/Libraries/RNode.py
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ class RNodeInterface():
 	LOG_DEBUG    = 6
 	LOG_EXTREME  = 7
 
+	RSSI_OFFSET  = 292
+
 	def __init__(self, callback, name, port, frequency = None, bandwidth = None, txpower = None, sf = None, cr = None, loglevel = -1, flow_control = True):
 		self.serial      = None
 		self.loglevel    = loglevel
@@ -410,7 +412,7 @@ class RNodeInterface():
 									self.r_stat_tx = ord(command_buffer[0]) << 24 | ord(command_buffer[1]) << 16 | ord(command_buffer[2]) << 8 | ord(command_buffer[3])
 
 						elif (command == KISS.CMD_STAT_RSSI):
-							self.r_stat_rssi = ord(byte)
+							self.r_stat_rssi = ord(byte)-RSSI_OFFSET
 						elif (command == KISS.CMD_RANDOM):
 							self.r_random = ord(byte)
 						elif (command == KISS.CMD_ERROR):
diff --git a/LoRa.cpp b/LoRa.cpp
index 1db2e9b..23c9aec 100644
--- a/LoRa.cpp
+++ b/LoRa.cpp
@@ -212,9 +212,18 @@ uint8_t LoRaClass::modemStatus() {
   return readRegister(REG_MODEM_STAT);
 }
 
-int LoRaClass::packetRssi()
-{
-  return (readRegister(REG_PKT_RSSI_VALUE) - (_frequency < 868E6 ? 164 : 157));
+uint8_t LoRaClass::packetRssiRaw() {
+  uint8_t pkt_rssi_value = readRegister(REG_PKT_RSSI_VALUE);
+  return pkt_rssi_value;
+}
+
+int LoRaClass::packetRssi() {
+  int pkt_rssi = (int)readRegister(REG_PKT_RSSI_VALUE);
+  // TODO: change this to look at the actual model code
+  if (_frequency < 820E6) pkt_rssi -= 7;
+  pkt_rssi -= 157;
+
+  return pkt_rssi;
 }
 
 float LoRaClass::packetSnr()
diff --git a/LoRa.h b/LoRa.h
index 25b24f2..c65ce64 100644
--- a/LoRa.h
+++ b/LoRa.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public:
 
   int parsePacket(int size = 0);
   int packetRssi();
+  uint8_t packetRssiRaw();
   float packetSnr();
   long packetFrequencyError();
 
diff --git a/Utilities.cpp b/Utilities.cpp
index 2722827..9d58b57 100644
--- a/Utilities.cpp
+++ b/Utilities.cpp
@@ -131,9 +131,10 @@ void kiss_indicate_stat_tx() {
 }
 
 void kiss_indicate_stat_rssi() {
+	uint8_t packet_rssi_val = (uint8_t)(last_rssi+rssi_offset);
 	Serial.write(FEND);
 	Serial.write(CMD_STAT_RSSI);
-	Serial.write((uint8_t)last_rssi+rssi_offset);
+	Serial.write(packet_rssi_val);
 	Serial.write(FEND);
 }