diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 46f1980..9821b0e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ missing
 *.pyc
 .md5sums
 RTL2832U
+*.swp
diff --git a/RTL2832U.prf.xml b/RTL2832U.prf.xml
index 3218eae..7143842 100644
--- a/RTL2832U.prf.xml
+++ b/RTL2832U.prf.xml
@@ -228,6 +228,12 @@ False: Does not need control and can just attach to any currently tasked device
     <kind kindtype="property"/>
     <action type="external"/>
   </simple>
+  <simple id="bias_enable" mode="readwrite" name="bias_enable" type="boolean">
+    <description>Since RTL v3, a bias tee is included to drive 3.3V out the antenna port to power active LNAs/antennas.</description>
+    <value>False</value>
+    <kind kindtype="property"/>
+    <action type="external"/>
+  </simple>
   <struct id="FRONTEND::scanner_allocation" mode="writeonly" name="frontend_scanner_allocation">
     <description>Frontend Interfaces scanner allocation structure</description>
     <simple id="FRONTEND::scanner_allocation::min_freq" name="min_freq" type="double"/>
@@ -237,4 +243,4 @@ False: Does not need control and can just attach to any currently tasked device
     <simple id="FRONTEND::scanner_allocation::control_limit" name="control_limit" type="double"/>
     <configurationkind kindtype="allocation"/>
   </struct>
-</properties>
\ No newline at end of file
+</properties>
diff --git a/cpp/RTL2832U.cpp b/cpp/RTL2832U.cpp
index 7881663..69e7fa5 100644
--- a/cpp/RTL2832U.cpp
+++ b/cpp/RTL2832U.cpp
@@ -306,14 +306,6 @@ int RTL2832U_i::serviceFunction()
     return NOOP;
 }
 
-/* acquires the prop_lock and the rtl_tuner.lock */
-//void RTL2832U_i::initialize() throw (CF::LifeCycle::InitializeError, CORBA::SystemException)
-//{
-//    RTL2832U_base::initialize();
-//
-//
-//}
-
 void RTL2832U_i::construct()
 {
     /***********************************************************************************
@@ -326,6 +318,7 @@ void RTL2832U_i::construct()
     // set some default values that should get overwritten by correct values
     group_id = "RTL_GROUP_ID_NOT_SET";
     digital_agc_enable = false;
+    bias_enable = false;
 
     //target_device.index = -1;
 
@@ -339,14 +332,23 @@ void RTL2832U_i::construct()
      this function is invoked in the constructor
     ***********************************************************************************/
 
-    addPropertyChangeListener("target_device", this, &RTL2832U_i::targetDeviceChanged);
-    addPropertyChangeListener("group_id", this, &RTL2832U_i::groupIdChanged);
-    addPropertyChangeListener("digital_agc_enable", this, &RTL2832U_i::rtl2832uAgcEnableChanged);
-    addPropertyChangeListener("update_available_devices", this, &RTL2832U_i::updateAvailableDevicesChanged);
-    addPropertyChangeListener("frequency_correction", this, &RTL2832U_i::frequencyCorrectionChanged);
-
+    addPropertyListener(target_device, this, &RTL2832U_i::targetDeviceChanged);
+    addPropertyListener(group_id, this, &RTL2832U_i::groupIdChanged);
+    addPropertyListener(digital_agc_enable, this, &RTL2832U_i::rtl2832uAgcEnableChanged);
+    addPropertyListener(update_available_devices, this, &RTL2832U_i::updateAvailableDevicesChanged);
+    addPropertyListener(frequency_correction, this, &RTL2832U_i::frequencyCorrectionChanged);
+    addPropertyListener(bias_enable, this, &RTL2832U_i::biasEnableChanged);
+}
 
-     LOG_INFO(RTL2832U_i, "Target Device Index " << target_device.index)
+/* Developer Note: Property overrides from DCD are applied AFTER the constructor and do not trigger
+ * property change listeners(?).  In order for property overrides from DCD to be properly applied, 
+ * initialize the rtl device inside the 'initialize' method. */
+/* acquires the prop_lock and the rtl_tuner.lock */
+void RTL2832U_i::initialize() throw (CF::LifeCycle::InitializeError, CORBA::SystemException)
+{
+    RTL2832U_base::initialize();
+    
+    LOG_INFO(RTL2832U_i, "Target Device Index " << target_device.index)
     { // scope for prop_lock
         exclusive_lock lock(prop_lock);
 
@@ -1108,6 +1110,14 @@ void RTL2832U_i::frequencyCorrectionChanged(const short* old_value, const short*
     }
 }
 
+/* acquires the rtl_tuner.lock */
+void RTL2832U_i::biasEnableChanged(const bool* old_value, const bool* new_value){
+    LOG_TRACE(RTL2832U_i,__PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
+    if(rtl_device_ptr != NULL)
+        scoped_tuner_lock tuner_lock(rtl_tuner.lock);
+        rtl_device_ptr->setBiasMode(*new_value);
+}
+
 /*************************************************************
 Helper functions
 *************************************************************/
@@ -1166,7 +1176,7 @@ void RTL2832U_i::initRtl() throw (CF::PropertySet::InvalidConfiguration) {
         current_device.vendor.clear();
         current_device.serial.clear();
         rtl_tuner.reset();
-        digital_agc_enable = false;
+        //digital_agc_enable = false;
 
         // update available devices
         updateAvailableDevices();
@@ -1257,6 +1267,9 @@ void RTL2832U_i::initRtl() throw (CF::PropertySet::InvalidConfiguration) {
 
         // set RTL2832 AGC mode according to property value
         rtl_device_ptr->setAgcMode(digital_agc_enable);
+        
+        // set bias mode according to property value
+        rtl_device_ptr->setBiasMode(bias_enable);
 
         // start with tuner gain mode set to auto
         rtl_device_ptr->setGainMode(true);
diff --git a/cpp/RTL2832U.h b/cpp/RTL2832U.h
index b80494a..b7c9c74 100644
--- a/cpp/RTL2832U.h
+++ b/cpp/RTL2832U.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class RTL2832U_i : public RTL2832U_base
         int serviceFunction();
 
         /* acquires the prop_lock and the rtl_tuner.lock */
-       // void initialize() throw (CF::LifeCycle::InitializeError, CORBA::SystemException);
+        void initialize() throw (CF::LifeCycle::InitializeError, CORBA::SystemException);
 
     protected:
 
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ class RTL2832U_i : public RTL2832U_base
 
         /* acquires the prop_lock and the rtl_tuner.lock */
         void frequencyCorrectionChanged(const short* old_value, const short* new_value);
+        
+        /* acquires the rtl_tuner.lock */
+        void biasEnableChanged(const bool* old_value, const bool* new_value);
 
         //
         // helper functions
diff --git a/cpp/RTL2832U_base.cpp b/cpp/RTL2832U_base.cpp
index 4c05f0c..a751772 100644
--- a/cpp/RTL2832U_base.cpp
+++ b/cpp/RTL2832U_base.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,15 @@ void RTL2832U_base::loadProperties()
                 "ppm",
                 "external",
                 "property");
+    
+    addProperty(bias_enable,
+                false,
+                "bias_enable",
+                "bias_enable",
+                "readwrite",
+                "",
+                "external",
+                "property");
 
     frontend_listener_allocation = frontend::frontend_listener_allocation_struct();
     frontend_tuner_allocation = frontend::frontend_tuner_allocation_struct();
diff --git a/cpp/RTL2832U_base.h b/cpp/RTL2832U_base.h
index 52cc2f6..84985ea 100644
--- a/cpp/RTL2832U_base.h
+++ b/cpp/RTL2832U_base.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ class RTL2832U_base : public frontend::FrontendScanningTunerDevice<frontend_tune
         bool digital_agc_enable;
         /// Property: frequency_correction
         short frequency_correction;
+        /// Property: bias_enable
+        bool bias_enable;
         /// Property: target_device
         target_device_struct target_device;
         /// Property: current_device
diff --git a/cpp/RtlDevice.cpp b/cpp/RtlDevice.cpp
index a0c521d..193840f 100644
--- a/cpp/RtlDevice.cpp
+++ b/cpp/RtlDevice.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,30 @@ void RtlDevice::setAgcMode(bool enable)
     }
 }
 
+/* Attempt to set the RTL2832 bias mode.
+ */
+void RtlDevice::setBiasMode(bool enable)
+{
+#ifdef HAS_RTLSDR_BIASTEE
+    LOG_TRACE(RtlDevice, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
+
+    if (m_device) {
+        // For error checking
+        int r;
+
+        if ((r = rtlsdr_set_bias_tee(m_device, (int) enable)) != 0) {
+            LOG_WARN(RtlDevice, "Unable to set RTL2832 bias mode to " << (enable ? "enabled" : "disabled") << " with error " << r);
+        } else {
+            LOG_INFO(RtlDevice, "RTL2832 bias mode set to " << (enable ? "enabled" : "disabled"));
+        }
+    } else {
+        LOG_WARN(RtlDevice, "Unable to set RTL2832 bias mode: Could not open RTL device "<<m_channelNumber);
+    }
+#else
+        LOG_WARN(RtlDevice, "Unable to set RTL2832 bias mode: Device compiled with librtlsdr that does not include this function!"); 
+#endif
+}
+
 /* Attempt to set the tuner gain mode.
  */
 void RtlDevice::setGainMode(bool automatic)
diff --git a/cpp/RtlDevice.h b/cpp/RtlDevice.h
index 55d94c0..5e42384 100644
--- a/cpp/RtlDevice.h
+++ b/cpp/RtlDevice.h
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ class RtlDevice
 
         // sets AGC mode of RTL2832U chip
         void setAgcMode(bool enable);
-
+        // sets bias-tee mode on RTL v3+
+        void setBiasMode(bool enable);
         // sets gain mode (auto or manual) of the tuner chip
         void setGainMode(bool enable);
         // sets gain value of the tuner chip. Requires that gain mode be set to manual.
diff --git a/cpp/configure.ac b/cpp/configure.ac
index b6fedb9..1959e20 100644
--- a/cpp/configure.ac
+++ b/cpp/configure.ac
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
 export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig"
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PROJECTDEPS], [ossie >= 2.1.3 omniORB4 >= 4.1.0])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([INTERFACEDEPS], [frontend >= 2.3, bulkio >= 2.1])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBRTLSDR], [librtlsdr = 0.5.2 libusb-1.0 >= 1.0.0 ])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBRTLSDR], [librtlsdr >= 0.5.4 libusb-1.0 >= 1.0.0 ], [HAS_RTLSDR_BIASTEE=1], [HAS_RTLSDR_BIASTEE=0])
+AS_IF([test "$HAS_RTLSDR_BIASTEE" -eq 1],
+      [AC_DEFINE(HAS_RTLSDR_BIASTEE)],
+      [PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBRTLSDR], [librtlsdr >= 0.5.3 libusb-1.0 >= 1.0.0 ])])
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for LIBRTLSDR BIASTEE SUPPORT)
+AC_MSG_RESULT($HAS_RTLSDR_BIASTEE)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBUUID], [uuid])
 OSSIE_ENABLE_LOG4CXX
 AX_BOOST_BASE([1.41])
diff --git a/rh.RTL2832U.spec b/rh.RTL2832U.spec
index a8f539b..ddd62ff 100644
--- a/rh.RTL2832U.spec
+++ b/rh.RTL2832U.spec
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Prefix:         %{_prefix}
 
 Name:           rh.RTL2832U
 Version:        2.1.0
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        Device %{name}
 
 Group:          REDHAWK/Devices
@@ -49,9 +49,8 @@ Requires:       frontendInterfaces >= 2.3 bulkioInterfaces >= 2.1
 
 # RTL requirements
 BuildRequires:  libusb1-devel >= 1.0.0
-BuildRequires:  librtlsdr >= 0.5.2
-Requires:       librtlsdr >= 0.5.2
-
+BuildRequires:  rtl-sdr-devel >= 0.5.3
+Requires:       rtl-sdr >= 0.5.3
 Obsoletes:      RTL2832U < 2.0.0