Problems with IR Extender in LE 8.0.2.1 on a Wetek Hub

I am having a problem with the IR extender on the Wetek hub in LibreElec offical 8.0.2.1 I have also tried two different 8.X.X community builds and have the same problem.

With the ir extender plugged in I only get a range of about 1ft or 30cm. Without the ir extender plugged in the internal ir receiver works ok.

This is with a completely fresh flash to a SD card the problem is present on the first boot.

The ir extender works ok in the latest Wetek android (WEOS 3.1), LibreElec 7.0.2, and 7.1.0.
I am using the wetek ir remote and a directv remote with mce profile.

I forgot to mention that I have an extra IR extender that I have swapped out with the same results. So I have ruled that out.