diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
index 49d62c11..53eac622 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ MyMesh::MyMesh(mesh::Radio &radio, mesh::RNG &rng, mesh::RTCClock &rtc, SimpleMe
   _prefs.tx_power_dbm = LORA_TX_POWER;
   _prefs.gps_enabled = 0;       // GPS disabled by default
   _prefs.gps_interval = 0;      // No automatic GPS updates by default
-  _prefs.radio_fem_rxgain = 1;
+  _prefs.radio_fem_rxgain = 0;  // PowerSaving and better signal
   _prefs.radio_fem_txgain = 0;
   //_prefs.rx_delay_base = 10.0f;  enable once new algo fixed
   _prefs.setRepeatEn(false);
@@ -926,7 +926,9 @@ MyMesh::MyMesh(mesh::Radio &radio, mesh::RNG &rng, mesh::RTCClock &rtc, SimpleMe
   _prefs.rx_boosted_gain = 1; // enabled by default
 #endif
 #endif
-  _prefs.powersaving_enabled = 1; // Power Saving enabled by default
+
+  // PowerSaving defaults
+  _prefs.powersaving_enabled = 1;
 }
 
 void MyMesh::begin(bool has_display) {
diff --git a/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp b/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp
index a50219eb..80d1b183 100644
--- a/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp
@@ -964,13 +964,17 @@ MyMesh::MyMesh(mesh::MainBoard &board, mesh::Radio &radio, mesh::MillisecondCloc
   _prefs.rx_boosted_gain = 1; // enabled by default;
 #endif
 #endif
-  _prefs.radio_fem_rxgain = 1;
+  _prefs.radio_fem_rxgain = 0; // PowerSaving and better signal
   _prefs.radio_fem_txgain = 0;
 
   pending_discover_tag = 0;
   pending_discover_until = 0;
 
   memset(default_scope.key, 0, sizeof(default_scope.key));
+
+  // PowerSaving defaults
+  _prefs.powersaving_enabled = 1;
+
 }
 
 void MyMesh::begin(FILESYSTEM *fs) {
diff --git a/examples/simple_room_server/MyMesh.cpp b/examples/simple_room_server/MyMesh.cpp
index 53e7d697..83598c8b 100644
--- a/examples/simple_room_server/MyMesh.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple_room_server/MyMesh.cpp
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ MyMesh::MyMesh(mesh::MainBoard &board, mesh::Radio &radio, mesh::MillisecondCloc
   _prefs.rx_boosted_gain = 1; // enabled by default;
 #endif
 #endif
-  _prefs.radio_fem_rxgain = 1;
+  _prefs.radio_fem_rxgain = 0; // PowerSaving and better signal
   _prefs.radio_fem_txgain = 0;
 
   next_post_idx = 0;
@@ -691,6 +691,9 @@ MyMesh::MyMesh(mesh::MainBoard &board, mesh::Radio &radio, mesh::MillisecondCloc
   _num_posted = _num_post_pushes = 0;
 
   memset(default_scope.key, 0, sizeof(default_scope.key));
+
+  // PowerSaving defaults
+  _prefs.powersaving_enabled = 1;
 }
 
 void MyMesh::begin(FILESYSTEM *fs) {
diff --git a/examples/simple_sensor/SensorMesh.cpp b/examples/simple_sensor/SensorMesh.cpp
index 58c474b3..bc5f4cb0 100644
--- a/examples/simple_sensor/SensorMesh.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple_sensor/SensorMesh.cpp
@@ -773,10 +773,13 @@ SensorMesh::SensorMesh(mesh::MainBoard& board, mesh::Radio& radio, mesh::Millise
   _prefs.gps_enabled = 0;
   _prefs.gps_interval = 0;
   _prefs.advert_loc_policy = ADVERT_LOC_PREFS;
-  _prefs.radio_fem_rxgain = 1;
+  _prefs.radio_fem_rxgain = 0; // PowerSaving and better signal
   _prefs.radio_fem_txgain = 0;
 
   memset(default_scope.key, 0, sizeof(default_scope.key));
+
+  // PowerSaving defaults
+  _prefs.powersaving_enabled = 1;
 }
 
 void SensorMesh::begin(FILESYSTEM* fs) {