diff --git a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/MainActivity.java b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/MainActivity.java
index 9a96de3..d0b145d 100644
--- a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/MainActivity.java
+++ b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/MainActivity.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.Message;
 import android.os.Messenger;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
-import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.Menu;
@@ -479,7 +478,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements ServiceConnection
             status += getString(R.string.aprs_label);
 
             // VoAX25
-            boolean voax25Enabled = _sharedPreferences.getBoolean(PreferenceKeys.AX25_VOAX25_ENABLE, false);
+            boolean voax25Enabled = SettingsWrapper.isVoax25Enabled(_sharedPreferences);
             if (voax25Enabled) {
                 status += getString(R.string.voax25_label);
             }
diff --git a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/protocol/Aprs.java b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/protocol/Aprs.java
index bc236f9..0d5bc2c 100644
--- a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/protocol/Aprs.java
+++ b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/protocol/Aprs.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.radio.codec2talkie.protocol;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
+import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import com.radio.codec2talkie.protocol.message.TextMessage;
 import com.radio.codec2talkie.protocol.position.Position;
 import com.radio.codec2talkie.protocol.ax25.AX25Callsign;
 import com.radio.codec2talkie.settings.PreferenceKeys;
+import com.radio.codec2talkie.settings.SettingsWrapper;
 import com.radio.codec2talkie.transport.Transport;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ public class Aprs implements Protocol {
         _childProtocol.initialize(transport, context, _protocolCallback);
 
         SharedPreferences sharedPreferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
-        _isVoax25Enabled = sharedPreferences.getBoolean(PreferenceKeys.AX25_VOAX25_ENABLE, false);
+        _isVoax25Enabled = SettingsWrapper.isVoax25Enabled(sharedPreferences);
 
         _srcCallsign = AX25Callsign.formatCallsign(
                 sharedPreferences.getString(PreferenceKeys.AX25_CALLSIGN, "NOCALL").toUpperCase(),
diff --git a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/protocol/Ax25.java b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/protocol/Ax25.java
index 7bb9746..8668df7 100644
--- a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/protocol/Ax25.java
+++ b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/protocol/Ax25.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.radio.codec2talkie.protocol.ax25.AX25Packet;
 import com.radio.codec2talkie.protocol.message.TextMessage;
 import com.radio.codec2talkie.protocol.position.Position;
 import com.radio.codec2talkie.settings.PreferenceKeys;
+import com.radio.codec2talkie.settings.SettingsWrapper;
 import com.radio.codec2talkie.transport.Transport;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ public class Ax25 implements Protocol {
                 sharedPreferences.getString(PreferenceKeys.AX25_SSID, "0"));
         // NOTE, may need to pass through sendData/sendAudio
         _digipath = sharedPreferences.getString(PreferenceKeys.AX25_DIGIPATH, "").toUpperCase();
-        _isVoax25Enabled = sharedPreferences.getBoolean(PreferenceKeys.AX25_VOAX25_ENABLE, false);
+        _isVoax25Enabled = SettingsWrapper.isVoax25Enabled(sharedPreferences);
         _isDigiRepeaterEnabled = sharedPreferences.getBoolean(PreferenceKeys.AX25_DIGIREPEATER_ENABLED, false);
     }
 
diff --git a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/protocol/Freedv.java b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/protocol/Freedv.java
index 43aae68..4344b3f 100644
--- a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/protocol/Freedv.java
+++ b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/protocol/Freedv.java
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ public class Freedv implements Protocol {
             if (cntRead > 0) {
                 //Log.i(TAG, "receive " + cntRead);
                 _parentProtocolCallback.onReceivePcmAudio(null, null, -1, Arrays.copyOf(_speechRxBuffer, (int) cntRead));
+                float snr = Codec2.freedvGetModemStat(_freedv);
+                _parentProtocolCallback.onReceiveSignalLevel((short) 0, (short)(100 * snr));
                 isRead = true;
             }
             nin = Codec2.freedvNin(_freedv);
@@ -151,6 +153,8 @@ public class Freedv implements Protocol {
                 Log.i(TAG, "receive " + cntRead);
                 // TODO, refactor, use onReceiveData
                 _parentProtocolCallback.onReceiveCompressedAudio(null, null, -1, _dataBuffer);
+                float snr = Codec2.freedvGetModemStat(_freedv);
+                _parentProtocolCallback.onReceiveSignalLevel((short) 0, (short)(100 * snr));
                 isRead = true;
             }
             ninData = Codec2.freedvNin(_freedvData);
diff --git a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/settings/SettingsWrapper.java b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/settings/SettingsWrapper.java
index ee68656..ecdbf4f 100644
--- a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/settings/SettingsWrapper.java
+++ b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/settings/SettingsWrapper.java
@@ -87,4 +87,9 @@ public class SettingsWrapper {
     public static boolean isAprsEnabled(SharedPreferences sharedPreferences) {
         return sharedPreferences.getBoolean(PreferenceKeys.APRS_ENABLED, false);
     }
+
+    public static boolean isVoax25Enabled(SharedPreferences sharedPreferences) {
+        return sharedPreferences.getBoolean(PreferenceKeys.AX25_VOAX25_ENABLE, false) &&
+                !isFreeDvSoundModemModulation(sharedPreferences);   // no voax25 in freedv
+    }
 }
diff --git a/libcodec2-android/src/main/cpp/Codec2JNI.cpp b/libcodec2-android/src/main/cpp/Codec2JNI.cpp
index b01797f..7c5fe9a 100644
--- a/libcodec2-android/src/main/cpp/Codec2JNI.cpp
+++ b/libcodec2-android/src/main/cpp/Codec2JNI.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,13 @@ namespace Java_com_ustadmobile_codec2_Codec2 {
         return cntSamples;
     }
 
+    static jfloat freedvGetModemStat(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jlong n) {
+        ContextFreedv *conFreedv = getContextFreedv(n);
+        float snr;
+        freedv_get_modem_stats(conFreedv->freeDv, NULL, &snr);
+        return snr;
+    }
+
     static jlong decode(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jlong n, jshortArray outputSamples, jbyteArray inputBits) {
         Context *con = getContext(n);
         env->GetByteArrayRegion(inputBits, 0, con->nbyte, reinterpret_cast<jbyte*>(con->bits));
@@ -364,6 +371,7 @@ namespace Java_com_ustadmobile_codec2_Codec2 {
         {"freedvNin", "(J)I",                   (void *)freedvNin},
         {"freedvTx", "(J[S[S)J",                (void *)freedvTx},
         {"freedvRx", "(J[S[S)J",                (void *)freedvRx},
+        {"freedvGetModemStat", "(J)F",          (void *)freedvGetModemStat},
         // freedv raw data
         {"freedvRawDataRx", "(J[B[S)J",         (void*)freedvRawDataRx},
         {"freedvRawDataTx", "(J[S[B)J",         (void*)freedvRawDataTx},
diff --git a/libcodec2-android/src/main/java/com/ustadmobile/codec2/Codec2.java b/libcodec2-android/src/main/java/com/ustadmobile/codec2/Codec2.java
index 9742439..acb0c53 100644
--- a/libcodec2-android/src/main/java/com/ustadmobile/codec2/Codec2.java
+++ b/libcodec2-android/src/main/java/com/ustadmobile/codec2/Codec2.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public class Codec2 {
     public native static int freedvGetNSpeechSamples(long conFreedv);
     public native static int freedvGetNomModemSamples(long conFreedv);
     public native static int freedvNin(long conFreedv);
+    public native static float freedvGetModemStat(long conFreedv);
 
     public native static long freedvTx(long conFreedv, short[] outputModemSamples, short[] inputSpeechSamples);
     public native static long freedvRx(long conFreedv, short[] outputSpeechSamples, short[] inputModemSamples);