diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 2c061b77a..02f2a5c59 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
 
 //  ui->xThermo->setFillBrush(Qt::green);
 //  ui->yThermo->setFillBrush(Qt::magenta);
+  xSignalMeter = new SignalMeter(ui->xMeterFrame);
+  xSignalMeter->resize(50, 160);
+  ySignalMeter = new SignalMeter(ui->yMeterFrame);
+  ySignalMeter->resize(50, 160);
 
 #ifdef WIN32
   while(true) {
diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
index 0b2585dbb..0d218377d 100644
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mainwindow.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "getfile.h"
 #include "soundin.h"
 #include "soundout.h"
+#include "signalmeter.h"
 #include "commons.h"
 #include "sleep.h"
 #include <QtConcurrent/QtConcurrent>
@@ -247,6 +248,10 @@ private:
 
     QHash<QString,bool> m_worked;
 
+    SignalMeter *xSignalMeter;
+    SignalMeter *ySignalMeter;
+
+
     SoundInThread soundInThread;             //Instantiate the audio threads
     SoundOutThread soundOutThread;
 
diff --git a/mainwindow.ui b/mainwindow.ui
index 714a66d09..916719897 100644
--- a/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/mainwindow.ui
@@ -225,21 +225,22 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
       <item>
        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_5">
         <item>
-         <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-          <property name="sizePolicy">
-           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Minimum">
-            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-           </sizepolicy>
+         <widget class="QFrame" name="xMeterFrame">
+          <property name="frameShape">
+           <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="maximumSize">
-           <size>
-            <width>16777215</width>
-            <height>26</height>
-           </size>
+          <property name="frameShadow">
+           <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>dB</string>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QFrame" name="yMeterFrame">
+          <property name="frameShape">
+           <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="frameShadow">
+           <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
diff --git a/map65.pro b/map65.pro
index b597cb73b..2ccc8374e 100644
--- a/map65.pro
+++ b/map65.pro
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ SOURCES += main.cpp mainwindow.cpp plotter.cpp about.cpp \
     soundin.cpp soundout.cpp devsetup.cpp \
     widegraph.cpp getfile.cpp messages.cpp bandmap.cpp \
     astro.cpp displaytext.cpp getdev.cpp \
-    txtune.cpp
+    txtune.cpp meterwidget.cpp signalmeter.cpp
 
 win32 {
 SOURCES += killbyname.cpp     set570.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ SOURCES += killbyname.cpp     set570.cpp
 HEADERS  += mainwindow.h plotter.h soundin.h soundout.h \
             about.h devsetup.h widegraph.h getfile.h messages.h \
             bandmap.h commons.h sleep.h astro.h displaytext.h \
-    txtune.h
+            txtune.h meterwidget.h signalmeter.h
 
 FORMS    += mainwindow.ui about.ui devsetup.ui widegraph.ui \
     messages.ui bandmap.ui astro.ui \