diff --git a/firmware/basic/byteorder.c b/firmware/basic/byteorder.c
index 9099c56..4239e60 100644
--- a/firmware/basic/byteorder.c
+++ b/firmware/basic/byteorder.c
@@ -7,3 +7,13 @@ void uint32touint8p(uint32_t v, uint8_t *p)
     *p++ = (v>> 8)&0xFF;
     *p++ = (v>> 0)&0xFF;
 }
+
+uint32_t uint8ptouint32(uint8_t *p)
+{
+    uint32_t v;
+    v |= *p++; v<<=8;
+    v |= *p++; v<<=8;
+    v |= *p++; v<<=8;
+    v |= *p;
+    return v;
+}
diff --git a/firmware/basic/byteorder.h b/firmware/basic/byteorder.h
index ba1073e..5b2ed4d 100644
--- a/firmware/basic/byteorder.h
+++ b/firmware/basic/byteorder.h
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef _BYTEORDER_H_
 #define _BYTEORDER_H_
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
 void uint32touint8p(uint32_t v, uint8_t *p);
+uint32_t uint8ptouint32(uint8_t *p);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/firmware/funk/openbeacon.c b/firmware/funk/openbeacon.c
index 0a90644..77fe87c 100644
--- a/firmware/funk/openbeacon.c
+++ b/firmware/funk/openbeacon.c
@@ -3,19 +3,44 @@
 #include "funk/nrf24l01p.h"
 #include "basic/byteorder.h"
 #include "sysdefs.h"
+#include "filesystem/ff.h"
 
 const uint32_t key[4] = {0xFFFF, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF, 0xFFFF};
 const uint8_t enctoggle = 0;
+
 uint32_t oid = 0;
 uint32_t ctr = 0;
 uint8_t strength = 0;
 
 void openbeaconSave()
 {
+    FIL file;            /* File object */
+    BYTE buf[4];
+    UINT readbytes;
+
+    if( f_open(&file, "beacon", FA_OPEN_ALWAYS|FA_WRITE) )
+        return;
+
+    uint32touint8p(ctr, buf);
+
+    if( f_write(&file, buf, 4, &readbytes) )
+        return; 
+
+    f_close(&file);
 }
 
 void openbeaconRead()
 {
+    FIL file;            /* File object */
+    BYTE buf[4];
+    UINT readbytes;
+
+    if( f_open(&file, "beacon", FA_OPEN_EXISTING|FA_READ) )
+        return;
+
+    if( f_read(&file, buf, 4, &readbytes) )
+        return;
+    ctr = uint8ptouint32(buf);
 }
 
 
@@ -48,12 +73,13 @@ void openbeaconSendPacket(uint32_t id, uint32_t ctr, uint8_t flags, uint8_t stre
 void openbeaconSend(void)
 {
     //uint8_t tmp = nrfgetstrength();
-    //nrfsetstrength(strength);
+    uint8_t tmp = 3;
+    nrf_set_strength(strength);
     openbeaconSendPacket(oid, ctr++, 0xFF, strength++);
     if( strength == 4 )
         strength = 0;
     if( ctr % OPENBEACON_SAVECOUNTER  == 0 )
         openbeaconSave();
     //maybe this produces timing problems?
-    //nrfsetstrength(tmp);
+    nrf_set_strength(tmp);
 }