diff --git a/esp32_fw/include/commstructs.h b/esp32_fw/include/commstructs.h
index af410302..7918df07 100644
--- a/esp32_fw/include/commstructs.h
+++ b/esp32_fw/include/commstructs.h
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ struct blockData {
 
 struct AvailDataReq {
     uint8_t checksum;
-    uint8_t lastPacketLQI : 7;
-    uint8_t lastPacketRSSI : 7;  // is negative
-    int8_t temperature : 7;      // zero if not reported/not supported to be reported. else, this minus CHECKIN_TEMP_OFFSET is temp in degrees C
-    uint16_t batteryMv : 12;
-    uint8_t hwType : 5;          // 32 types of tags supported
-    uint8_t wakeupReason : 2;    // supports 4 types of wakeup reasons
-    uint8_t capabilities;       // undefined, as of now
-} __packed; // 7 bytes
+    uint8_t lastPacketLQI;
+    int8_t lastPacketRSSI;
+    int8_t temperature;
+    uint16_t batteryMv;
+    uint8_t hwType;
+    uint8_t wakeupReason;
+    uint8_t capabilities;        // undefined, as of now
+} __packed;
 
 struct espAvailDataReq {
     uint8_t checksum;
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ struct AvailDataInfo {
     uint8_t checksum;
     uint64_t dataVer;              // MD5 of potential traffic
     uint32_t dataSize;              
-    uint8_t dataType : 4;          // allows for 16 different datatypes
-    uint8_t dataTypeArgument : 4;  // extra specification or instruction for the tag (LUT to be used for drawing image)
+    uint8_t dataType;          // allows for 16 different datatypes
+    uint8_t dataTypeArgument;  // extra specification or instruction for the tag (LUT to be used for drawing image)
     uint16_t nextCheckIn;          // when should the tag check-in again? Measured in minutes
 } __packed;
 
diff --git a/esp32_fw/src/newproto.cpp b/esp32_fw/src/newproto.cpp
index fae837dd..4df7f8ac 100644
--- a/esp32_fw/src/newproto.cpp
+++ b/esp32_fw/src/newproto.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ void processDataReq(struct espAvailDataReq* eadr) {
     taginfo->lastseen = now;
     taginfo->expectedNextCheckin = now + 300;
     taginfo->button = (eadr->adr.wakeupReason==WAKEUP_REASON_GPIO);
-
+    Serial.printf("t=%d, lqi=%d, rssi=%d, ", eadr->adr.temperature, eadr->adr.lastPacketLQI, eadr->adr.lastPacketRSSI);
+    Serial.printf("hwtype=%d, reason=%d, volt=%d", eadr->adr.hwType,eadr->adr.wakeupReason,eadr->adr.batteryMv);
     sprintf(buffer, "<ADR %02X%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X\n\0", mac[0], mac[1], mac[2], mac[3], mac[4], mac[5]);
     Serial.print(buffer);
     //wsString((String)buffer);