diff --git a/src/misc.c b/src/misc.c
index 3d51c6fef..f341f5b54 100644
--- a/src/misc.c
+++ b/src/misc.c
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ int HAMLIB_API sprintf_freq(char *str, freq_t freq)
     double f;
     char *hz;
 
-    rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
+    // too verbose
+    //rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
 
     if (llabs(freq) >= GHz(1))
     {
diff --git a/src/settings.c b/src/settings.c
index adfc04da6..9f1a2eaab 100644
--- a/src/settings.c
+++ b/src/settings.c
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ int HAMLIB_API rig_get_level(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, setting_t level, value_t *val)
     int retcode;
     vfo_t curr_vfo;
 
-    rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
+    // too verbose
+    //rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
 
     if (CHECK_RIG_ARG(rig) || !val)
     {
@@ -300,7 +301,8 @@ int HAMLIB_API rig_get_parm(RIG *rig, setting_t parm, value_t *val)
  */
 setting_t HAMLIB_API rig_has_get_level(RIG *rig, setting_t level)
 {
-    rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
+    // too verbose
+    //rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
 
     if (!rig || !rig->caps)
     {
@@ -358,7 +360,8 @@ setting_t HAMLIB_API amp_has_get_level(AMP *amp, setting_t level)
  */
 setting_t HAMLIB_API rig_has_set_level(RIG *rig, setting_t level)
 {
-    rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
+    // too verbose
+    //rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
 
     if (!rig || !rig->caps)
     {
@@ -445,7 +448,8 @@ setting_t HAMLIB_API rig_has_set_parm(RIG *rig, setting_t parm)
  */
 setting_t HAMLIB_API rig_has_get_func(RIG *rig, setting_t func)
 {
-    rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
+    // too verbose
+    //rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
 
     if (!rig || !rig->caps)
     {
@@ -576,7 +580,8 @@ int HAMLIB_API rig_get_func(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, setting_t func, int *status)
     int retcode;
     vfo_t curr_vfo;
 
-    rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
+    // too verbose
+    //rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
 
     if (CHECK_RIG_ARG(rig) || !func)
     {