diff --git a/Audio/soundin.cpp b/Audio/soundin.cpp
index 53779b341..581f1a92f 100644
--- a/Audio/soundin.cpp
+++ b/Audio/soundin.cpp
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cmath>
+#include <iomanip>
 #include <QAudioDeviceInfo>
 #include <QAudioFormat>
 #include <QAudioInput>
 #include <QSysInfo>
 #include <QDebug>
 
+#include "Logger.hpp"
+
 #include "moc_soundin.cpp"
 
 bool SoundInput::checkStream ()
@@ -178,8 +181,18 @@ void SoundInput::reset (bool report_dropped_frames)
       if (cummulative_lost_usec_ != std::numeric_limits<qint64>::min () && report_dropped_frames)
         {
           auto lost_usec = elapsed_usecs - m_stream->processedUSecs () - cummulative_lost_usec_;
-          Q_EMIT dropped_frames (m_stream->format ().framesForDuration (lost_usec), lost_usec);
-          //qDebug () << "SoundInput::reset: frames dropped:" << m_stream->format ().framesForDuration (lost_usec) << "sec:" << lost_usec / 1.e6;
+          if (std::abs (lost_usec) > 48000 / 5)
+            {
+              LOG_WARN ("Detected dropped audio source samples: "
+                        << m_stream->format ().framesForDuration (lost_usec)
+                        << " (" << std::setprecision (4) << lost_usec / 1.e6 << " S)")
+            }
+          else if (std::abs (lost_usec) > 5 * 48000)
+            {
+              LOG_ERROR ("Detected excessive dropped audio source samples: "
+                        << m_stream->format ().framesForDuration (lost_usec)
+                        << " (" << std::setprecision (4) << lost_usec / 1.e6 << " S)")
+            }
         }
       cummulative_lost_usec_ = elapsed_usecs - m_stream->processedUSecs ();
     }
diff --git a/Audio/soundin.h b/Audio/soundin.h
index c35b3d7d8..823993c69 100644
--- a/Audio/soundin.h
+++ b/Audio/soundin.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ public:
 
   Q_SIGNAL void error (QString message) const;
   Q_SIGNAL void status (QString message) const;
-  Q_SIGNAL void dropped_frames (qint32 dropped, qint64 usec);
 
 private:
   // used internally
diff --git a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
index f25f5460a..1feaa3243 100644
--- a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -480,23 +480,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QDir const& temp_directory, bool multiple,
   connect(m_soundInput, &SoundInput::error, this, &MainWindow::showSoundInError);
   connect(m_soundInput, &SoundInput::error, &m_config, &Configuration::invalidate_audio_input_device);
   // connect(m_soundInput, &SoundInput::status, this, &MainWindow::showStatusMessage);
-  connect (m_soundInput, &SoundInput::dropped_frames, this, [this] (qint32 dropped_frames, qint64 usec) {
-                                                              if (dropped_frames > 48000 / 5) // 1/5 second
-                                                                {
-                                                                  showStatusMessage (tr ("%1 (%2 sec) audio frames dropped").arg (dropped_frames).arg (usec / 1.e6, 5, 'f', 3));
-                                                                }
-                                                              if (dropped_frames > 5 * 48000) // seconds
-                                                                {
-                                                                  auto period = qt_truncate_date_time_to (QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc ().addMSecs (-m_TRperiod / 2.), m_TRperiod * 1e3);
-                                                                  MessageBox::warning_message (this
-                                                                                               , tr ("Audio Source")
-                                                                                               , tr ("Reduce system load")
-                                                                                               , tr ("Excessive dropped samples - %1 (%2 sec) audio frames dropped in period starting %3")
-                                                                                               .arg (dropped_frames)
-                                                                                               .arg (usec / 1.e6, 5, 'f', 3)
-                                                                                               .arg (period.toString ("hh:mm:ss")));
-                                                                }
-                                                            });
   connect (&m_audioThread, &QThread::finished, m_soundInput, &QObject::deleteLater);
 
   connect (this, &MainWindow::finished, this, &MainWindow::close);
@@ -1563,7 +1546,7 @@ void MainWindow::dataSink(qint64 frames)
     if(m_mode=="FT8" and !m_diskData and (m_ihsym==m_earlyDecode or m_ihsym==m_earlyDecode2)) return;
     if (!m_diskData)
       {
-        Q_EMIT reset_audio_input_stream (true); // signals dropped samples
+        Q_EMIT reset_audio_input_stream (true); // reports dropped samples
       }
     if(!m_diskData and (m_saveAll or m_saveDecoded or m_mode=="WSPR" or m_mode=="FST4W")) {
       //Always save unless "Save None"; may delete later