diff -r d4e8bf5658ce util/femon/femon.c
--- a/util/femon/femon.c	Fri Oct 07 01:26:04 2011 +0530
+++ b/util/femon/femon.c	Fri Oct 28 18:52:12 2011 -0400
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
   * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
   * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
   * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ *
+ * James Lockie: Oct. 2011
+ * modified to add a switch (-2) to show signal/snr in dB
   */
  
  
@@ -37,11 +40,16 @@
  
  #include <libdvbapi/dvbfe.h>
  
+/* the s5h1409 delivers both fields in 0.1dB increments, while
+ * some demods expect signal to be 0-65535 and SNR to be in 1/256 increments
+*/
+
  #define FE_STATUS_PARAMS (DVBFE_INFO_LOCKSTATUS|DVBFE_INFO_SIGNAL_STRENGTH|DVBFE_INFO_BER|DVBFE_INFO_SNR|DVBFE_INFO_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS)
  
  static char *usage_str =
      "\nusage: femon [options]\n"
-    "     -H        : human readable output\n"
+    "     -H        : human readable output: (signal: 0-65335, snr: 1/256 increments)\n"
+    "     -2        : human readable output: (signal and snr in .1 dB increments)\n"
      "     -A        : Acoustical mode. A sound indicates the signal quality.\n"
      "     -r        : If 'Acoustical mode' is active it tells the application\n"
      "                 is called remotely via ssh. The sound is heard on the 'real'\n"
@@ -62,7 +70,7 @@ static void usage(void)
  
  
  static
-int check_frontend (struct dvbfe_handle *fe, int human_readable, unsigned int count)
+int check_frontend (struct dvbfe_handle *fe, int human_readable, int db_readable, unsigned int count)
  {
  	struct dvbfe_info fe_info;
  	unsigned int samples = 0;
@@ -93,31 +101,32 @@ int check_frontend (struct dvbfe_handle
  			fprintf(stderr, "Problem retrieving frontend information: %m\n");
  		}
  
+		//  print the status code
+		printf ("status %c%c%c%c%c | ",
+			fe_info.signal ? 'S' : ' ',
+			fe_info.carrier ? 'C' : ' ',
+			fe_info.viterbi ? 'V' : ' ',
+			fe_info.sync ? 'Y' : ' ',
+			fe_info.lock ? 'L' : ' ' );
  
+		if (db_readable) {
+                       printf ("signal %3.0fdB | snr %3.0fdB",
+				(fe_info.signal_strength * 0.1),
+				(fe_info.snr * 0.1) );
+		} else if (human_readable) {
+                       printf ("signal %3u%% | snr %3u%%",
+				(fe_info.signal_strength * 100) / 0xffff,
+				(fe_info.snr * 100) / 0xffff );
+		} else {
+			printf ("signal %04x | snr %04x",
+				fe_info.signal_strength,
+				fe_info.snr );
+		}
  
-		if (human_readable) {
-                       printf ("status %c%c%c%c%c | signal %3u%% | snr %3u%% | ber %d | unc %d | ",
-				fe_info.signal ? 'S' : ' ',
-				fe_info.carrier ? 'C' : ' ',
-				fe_info.viterbi ? 'V' : ' ',
-				fe_info.sync ? 'Y' : ' ',
-				fe_info.lock ? 'L' : ' ',
-				(fe_info.signal_strength * 100) / 0xffff,
-				(fe_info.snr * 100) / 0xffff,
-				fe_info.ber,
-				fe_info.ucblocks);
-		} else {
-			printf ("status %c%c%c%c%c | signal %04x | snr %04x | ber %08x | unc %08x | ",
-				fe_info.signal ? 'S' : ' ',
-				fe_info.carrier ? 'C' : ' ',
-				fe_info.viterbi ? 'V' : ' ',
-				fe_info.sync ? 'Y' : ' ',
-				fe_info.lock ? 'L' : ' ',
-				fe_info.signal_strength,
-				fe_info.snr,
-				fe_info.ber,
-				fe_info.ucblocks);
-		}
+		/* always print ber and ucblocks */
+		printf (" | ber %08x | unc %08x | ",
+			fe_info.ber,
+			fe_info.ucblocks);
  
  		if (fe_info.lock)
  			printf("FE_HAS_LOCK");
@@ -145,7 +154,7 @@ int check_frontend (struct dvbfe_handle
  
  
  static
-int do_mon(unsigned int adapter, unsigned int frontend, int human_readable, unsigned int count)
+int do_mon(unsigned int adapter, unsigned int frontend, int human_readable, int db_readable, unsigned int count)
  {
  	int result;
  	struct dvbfe_handle *fe;
@@ -175,7 +184,7 @@ int do_mon(unsigned int adapter, unsigne
  	}
  	printf("FE: %s (%s)\n", fe_info.name, fe_type);
  
-	result = check_frontend (fe, human_readable, count);
+	result = check_frontend (fe, human_readable, db_readable, count);
  
  	dvbfe_close(fe);
  
@@ -186,9 +195,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
  {
  	unsigned int adapter = 0, frontend = 0, count = 0;
  	int human_readable = 0;
+	int db_readable = 0;
  	int opt;
  
-       while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "rAHa:f:c:")) != -1) {
+       while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "rAH2a:f:c:")) != -1) {
  		switch (opt)
  		{
  		default:
@@ -206,6 +216,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
  		case 'H':
  			human_readable = 1;
  			break;
+		case '2':
+			db_readable = 1;
+			break;
  		case 'A':
  			// Acoustical mode: we have to reduce the delay between
  			// checks in order to hear nice sound
@@ -218,7 +231,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
  		}
  	}
  
-	do_mon(adapter, frontend, human_readable, count);
+	do_mon(adapter, frontend, human_readable, db_readable, count);
  
  	return 0;
  }