Romonaga:
RF24 is a fantastic bit of gear. They can be temperamental at times.I suspect the amplified one is overpowering the other devices. So let’s see if that’s the case. Do you have another one that is not amplified. If so hook that one up and retest.
sorry i didnt mention im using 1 amplified as the master that calls rx1,rx2 etc. the slave modules are all non + units non amplifier on them. the problem persisted even with just one module powered on. the loop acts as if it just skips requestRX1update();; after a few seconds. but if i manually call it from serial or put it somewhere else in the loop it runs fine