diff --git a/aprsd/conf/common.py b/aprsd/conf/common.py
index dc27776..877d49a 100644
--- a/aprsd/conf/common.py
+++ b/aprsd/conf/common.py
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ aprsd_opts = [
         default=None,
         help="Longitude for the GPS Beacon button.  If not set, the button will not be enabled.",
     ),
+    cfg.StrOpt(
+        "log_packet_format",
+        choices=["compact", "multiline", "both"],
+        default="compact",
+        help="When logging packets 'compact' will use a single line formatted for each packet."
+             "'multiline' will use multiple lines for each packet and is the traditional format."
+             "both will log both compact and multiline.",
+    ),
 ]
 
 watch_list_opts = [
diff --git a/aprsd/packets/log.py b/aprsd/packets/log.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b46e957
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aprsd/packets/log.py
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+import logging
+from typing import Optional
+
+from loguru import logger
+from oslo_config import cfg
+
+from aprsd.packets.core import AckPacket, RejectPacket
+
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger()
+LOGU = logger
+CONF = cfg.CONF
+
+FROM_COLOR = "fg #C70039"
+TO_COLOR = "fg #D033FF"
+TX_COLOR = "red"
+RX_COLOR = "green"
+PACKET_COLOR = "cyan"
+
+
+def log_multiline(packet, tx: Optional[bool] = False, header: Optional[bool] = True) -> None:
+    """LOG a packet to the logfile."""
+    if CONF.log_packet_format == "compact":
+        return
+    # asdict(packet)
+    logit = ["\n"]
+    name = packet.__class__.__name__
+    if header:
+        if tx:
+            header_str = f"<{TX_COLOR}>TX</{TX_COLOR}>"
+            logit.append(
+                f"{header_str}________(<{PACKET_COLOR}>{name}</{PACKET_COLOR}>  "
+                f"TX:{packet.send_count + 1} of {packet.retry_count})",
+            )
+        else:
+            header_str = f"<{RX_COLOR}>RX</{RX_COLOR}>"
+            logit.append(
+                f"{header_str}________(<{PACKET_COLOR}>{name}</{PACKET_COLOR}>)",
+            )
+
+    else:
+        header_str = ""
+        logit.append(f"__________(<{PACKET_COLOR}>{name}</{PACKET_COLOR}>)")
+    # log_list.append(f"  Packet  : {packet.__class__.__name__}")
+    if packet.msgNo:
+        logit.append(f"  Msg #   : {packet.msgNo}")
+    if packet.from_call:
+        logit.append(f"  From    : <{FROM_COLOR}>{packet.from_call}</{FROM_COLOR}>")
+    if packet.to_call:
+        logit.append(f"  To      : <{TO_COLOR}>{packet.to_call}</{TO_COLOR}>")
+    if hasattr(packet, "path") and packet.path:
+        logit.append(f"  Path    : {'=>'.join(packet.path)}")
+    if hasattr(packet, "via") and packet.via:
+        logit.append(f"  VIA     : {packet.via}")
+
+    if not isinstance(packet, AckPacket) and not isinstance(packet, RejectPacket):
+        msg = packet.human_info
+
+        if msg:
+            msg = msg.replace("<", "\\<")
+            logit.append(f"  Info    : <light-yellow><b>{msg}</b></light-yellow>")
+
+    raw = packet.raw.replace("<", "\\<")
+    logit.append(f"  Raw     : <fg #828282>{raw}</fg #828282>")
+    logit.append(f"{header_str}________(<{PACKET_COLOR}>{name}</{PACKET_COLOR}>)")
+
+    LOGU.opt(colors=True).info("\n".join(logit))
+    LOG.debug(repr(packet))
+
+
+def log(packet, tx: Optional[bool] = False, header: Optional[bool] = True) -> None:
+    if CONF.log_packet_format == "multiline":
+        log_multiline(packet, tx, header)
+        return
+
+    logit = []
+    name = packet.__class__.__name__
+
+    if header:
+        if tx:
+            via_color = "red"
+            arrow = f"<{via_color}>-></{via_color}>"
+            logit.append(
+                f"<red>TX {arrow}</red> "
+                f"<cyan>{name}</cyan>"
+                f":{packet.msgNo}"
+                f" ({packet.send_count + 1} of {packet.retry_count})",
+            )
+        else:
+            via_color = "fg #828282"
+            arrow = f"<{via_color}>-></{via_color}>"
+            left_arrow = f"<{via_color}><-</{via_color}>"
+            logit.append(
+                f"<fg #1AA730>RX</fg #1AA730> {left_arrow} "
+                f"<cyan>{name}</cyan>"
+                f":{packet.msgNo}",
+            )
+    else:
+        via_color = "green"
+        arrow = f"<{via_color}>-></{via_color}>"
+        logit.append(
+            f"<cyan>{name}</cyan>"
+            f":{packet.msgNo}",
+        )
+
+    tmp = None
+    if packet.path:
+        tmp = f"{arrow}".join(packet.path) + f"{arrow} "
+
+    logit.append(
+        f"<{FROM_COLOR}>{packet.from_call}</{FROM_COLOR}> {arrow}"
+        f"{tmp if tmp else ' '}"
+        f"<{TO_COLOR}>{packet.to_call}</{TO_COLOR}>",
+    )
+
+    if not isinstance(packet, AckPacket) and not isinstance(packet, RejectPacket):
+        logit.append(":")
+        msg = packet.human_info
+
+        if msg:
+            msg = msg.replace("<", "\\<")
+            logit.append(f"<light-yellow><b>{msg}</b></light-yellow>")
+
+    LOGU.opt(colors=True).info(" ".join(logit))
+    log_multiline(packet, tx, header)