diff --git a/audiohandler.cpp b/audiohandler.cpp
index 0f8f0f7..2140ee6 100644
--- a/audiohandler.cpp
+++ b/audiohandler.cpp
@@ -288,7 +288,9 @@ void audioHandler::start()
 
 void audioHandler::setVolume(unsigned char volume)
 {
-	this->volume = (qreal)volume/255.0;
+    //this->volume = (qreal)volume/255.0;
+    this->volume = audiopot[volume];
+
 	qInfo(logAudio()) << (setup.isinput ? "Input" : "Output") << "setVolume: " << volume << "(" << this->volume << ")";
 }
 
diff --git a/audiohandler.h b/audiohandler.h
index 6c4c4df..4898308 100644
--- a/audiohandler.h
+++ b/audiohandler.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ typedef signed short  MY_TYPE;
 #include <QMap>
 #include "resampler/speex_resampler.h"
 #include "ring/ring.h"
-
+#include "audiotaper.h"
 
 #include <QDebug>
 
diff --git a/audiotaper.h b/audiotaper.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1d5752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audiotaper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+#ifndef AUDIOTAPER_H
+#define AUDIOTAPER_H
+#include <QtMath>
+
+const qreal audiopot[256] =
+{
+    0.00000,
+    0.00101,
+    0.00202,
+    0.00305,
+    0.00409,
+    0.00513,
+    0.00619,
+    0.00725,
+    0.00832,
+    0.00941,
+    0.01050,
+    0.01160,
+    0.01272,
+    0.01384,
+    0.01497,
+    0.01612,
+    0.01727,
+    0.01843,
+    0.01961,
+    0.02080,
+    0.02199,
+    0.02320,
+    0.02442,
+    0.02565,
+    0.02689,
+    0.02814,
+    0.02940,
+    0.03068,
+    0.03196,
+    0.03326,
+    0.03457,
+    0.03589,
+    0.03723,
+    0.03857,
+    0.03993,
+    0.04130,
+    0.04268,
+    0.04408,
+    0.04548,
+    0.04690,
+    0.04834,
+    0.04978,
+    0.05124,
+    0.05272,
+    0.05420,
+    0.05570,
+    0.05721,
+    0.05874,
+    0.06028,
+    0.06184,
+    0.06341,
+    0.06499,
+    0.06659,
+    0.06820,
+    0.06982,
+    0.07146,
+    0.07312,
+    0.07479,
+    0.07648,
+    0.07818,
+    0.07990,
+    0.08163,
+    0.08338,
+    0.08514,
+    0.08692,
+    0.08872,
+    0.09053,
+    0.09236,
+    0.09421,
+    0.09607,
+    0.09795,
+    0.09984,
+    0.10176,
+    0.10369,
+    0.10564,
+    0.10760,
+    0.10959,
+    0.11159,
+    0.11361,
+    0.11565,
+    0.11770,
+    0.11978,
+    0.12187,
+    0.12399,
+    0.12612,
+    0.12827,
+    0.13044,
+    0.13263,
+    0.13484,
+    0.13707,
+    0.13933,
+    0.14160,
+    0.14389,
+    0.14620,
+    0.14854,
+    0.15089,
+    0.15327,
+    0.15567,
+    0.15809,
+    0.16053,
+    0.16299,
+    0.16548,
+    0.16799,
+    0.17052,
+    0.17307,
+    0.17565,
+    0.17825,
+    0.18088,
+    0.18353,
+    0.18620,
+    0.18889,
+    0.19162,
+    0.19436,
+    0.19713,
+    0.19993,
+    0.20275,
+    0.20560,
+    0.20847,
+    0.21137,
+    0.21429,
+    0.21725,
+    0.22022,
+    0.22323,
+    0.22626,
+    0.22932,
+    0.23241,
+    0.23553,
+    0.23867,
+    0.24184,
+    0.24504,
+    0.24828,
+    0.25153,
+    0.25482,
+    0.25814,
+    0.26149,
+    0.26487,
+    0.26828,
+    0.27172,
+    0.27520,
+    0.27870,
+    0.28224,
+    0.28580,
+    0.28941,
+    0.29304,
+    0.29670,
+    0.30040,
+    0.30414,
+    0.30790,
+    0.31170,
+    0.31554,
+    0.31941,
+    0.32331,
+    0.32725,
+    0.33123,
+    0.33524,
+    0.33929,
+    0.34338,
+    0.34750,
+    0.35166,
+    0.35586,
+    0.36009,
+    0.36437,
+    0.36868,
+    0.37303,
+    0.37742,
+    0.38185,
+    0.38633,
+    0.39084,
+    0.39539,
+    0.39999,
+    0.40462,
+    0.40930,
+    0.41402,
+    0.41878,
+    0.42359,
+    0.42844,
+    0.43333,
+    0.43827,
+    0.44326,
+    0.44828,
+    0.45336,
+    0.45848,
+    0.46364,
+    0.46886,
+    0.47412,
+    0.47943,
+    0.48478,
+    0.49019,
+    0.49564,
+    0.50115,
+    0.50670,
+    0.51230,
+    0.51796,
+    0.52366,
+    0.52942,
+    0.53523,
+    0.54110,
+    0.54701,
+    0.55298,
+    0.55900,
+    0.56508,
+    0.57122,
+    0.57741,
+    0.58365,
+    0.58995,
+    0.59631,
+    0.60273,
+    0.60920,
+    0.61574,
+    0.62233,
+    0.62898,
+    0.63570,
+    0.64247,
+    0.64931,
+    0.65620,
+    0.66316,
+    0.67019,
+    0.67727,
+    0.68442,
+    0.69164,
+    0.69892,
+    0.70627,
+    0.71368,
+    0.72116,
+    0.72871,
+    0.73633,
+    0.74402,
+    0.75178,
+    0.75960,
+    0.76750,
+    0.77547,
+    0.78351,
+    0.79163,
+    0.79981,
+    0.80808,
+    0.81641,
+    0.82483,
+    0.83332,
+    0.84188,
+    0.85053,
+    0.85925,
+    0.86805,
+    0.87693,
+    0.88590,
+    0.89494,
+    0.90407,
+    0.91327,
+    0.92257,
+    0.93194,
+    0.94140,
+    0.95095,
+    0.96058,
+    0.97030,
+    0.98011,
+    0.99001,
+    1.00000
+};
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+#endif // AUDIOTAPER_H
diff --git a/transceiveradjustments.cpp b/transceiveradjustments.cpp
index 30eb68f..5779f5f 100644
--- a/transceiveradjustments.cpp
+++ b/transceiveradjustments.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ transceiverAdjustments::transceiverAdjustments(QWidget *parent) :
     ui(new Ui::transceiverAdjustments)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
+    // request level updates
+
 }
 
 transceiverAdjustments::~transceiverAdjustments()
diff --git a/wfview.pro b/wfview.pro
index 912be3f..c2e8013 100644
--- a/wfview.pro
+++ b/wfview.pro
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ HEADERS  += wfmain.h \
     rigctld.h \
     ulaw.h \
     ring/ring.h \
-    transceiveradjustments.h
+    transceiveradjustments.h \
+    audiotaper.h
 
 
 FORMS    += wfmain.ui \