diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b1eb7cd..c09c6cc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ENABLE_STATUSBAR_PERCENTAGE   := 1       show the battery percentage on the top
 * Better backlight times (inc always on)
 * Nicer/cleaner big numeric font than original Quansheng big numeric font
 * Various menu re-wordings (trying to reduce 'WTH does that mean ?')
-* Extra menu items (including hidden frequency calibration)
+* Extra menu items (including hidden ones)
 * plus others
 
 # Compiler
diff --git a/app/menu.c b/app/menu.c
index 30b5e60..b88dd0b 100644
--- a/app/menu.c
+++ b/app/menu.c
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ int MENU_GetLimits(uint8_t Cursor, int32_t *pMin, int32_t *pMax)
 		case MENU_500TX:
 		case MENU_350EN:
 		case MENU_SCREN:
+		case MENU_TX_EN:
 			*pMin = 0;
 			*pMax = ARRAY_SIZE(gSubMenu_OFF_ON) - 1;
 			break;
@@ -684,6 +685,11 @@ void MENU_AcceptSetting(void)
 			gFlagReconfigureVfos    = true;
 			return;
 
+		case MENU_TX_EN:
+			gSetting_TX_EN       = gSubMenuSelection;
+			gRequestSaveSettings = true;
+			return;
+	
 		case MENU_F_CALI:
 			gEeprom.BK4819_XTAL_FREQ_LOW = gSubMenuSelection;
 			BK4819_WriteRegister(BK4819_REG_3B, 22656 + gEeprom.BK4819_XTAL_FREQ_LOW);
@@ -1026,6 +1032,10 @@ void MENU_ShowCurrentSetting(void)
 			gSubMenuSelection = gSetting_ScrambleEnable;
 			break;
 
+		case MENU_TX_EN:
+			gSubMenuSelection = gSetting_TX_EN;
+			break;
+	
 		case MENU_F_CALI:
 			gSubMenuSelection = gEeprom.BK4819_XTAL_FREQ_LOW;
 			break;
diff --git a/board.c b/board.c
index c0f5a87..1115888 100644
--- a/board.c
+++ b/board.c
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ void BOARD_EEPROM_Init(void)
 	gSetting_500TX          = (Data[4] < 2) ? Data[4] : false;
 	gSetting_350EN          = (Data[5] < 2) ? Data[5] : true;
 	gSetting_ScrambleEnable = (Data[6] < 2) ? Data[6] : true;
+	gSetting_TX_EN          = (Data[7] & (1u << 0)) ? true : false;
 
 	if (!gEeprom.VFO_OPEN)
 	{
diff --git a/firmware b/firmware
index 7223312..f2fa5cf 100644
Binary files a/firmware and b/firmware differ
diff --git a/firmware.bin b/firmware.bin
index 88bc89c..0741317 100644
Binary files a/firmware.bin and b/firmware.bin differ
diff --git a/firmware.packed.bin b/firmware.packed.bin
index 485eebe..f145ae3 100644
Binary files a/firmware.packed.bin and b/firmware.packed.bin differ
diff --git a/helper/boot.c b/helper/boot.c
index a8c06ab..eb2314d 100644
--- a/helper/boot.c
+++ b/helper/boot.c
@@ -66,8 +66,11 @@ void BOOT_ProcessMode(BOOT_Mode_t Mode)
 {
 	if (Mode == BOOT_MODE_F_LOCK)
 	{
-		//gMenuListCount    += 6;               // enable the last 6 menu items
-		gMenuListCount    += 7;               // enable the last 7 menu items
+		// enable all the menu items
+		gMenuListCount = 0;
+		while (MenuList[gMenuListCount][0] != 0)
+			gMenuListCount++;
+
 		gMenuCursor        = MENU_350TX;
 		gSubMenuSelection  = gSetting_350TX;
 		GUI_SelectNextDisplay(DISPLAY_MENU);
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 2ea1eba..255f369 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -117,8 +117,9 @@ void Main(void)
 		// count the number of menu list items
 		while (MenuList[gMenuListCount][0] != 0)
 			gMenuListCount++;
+		// disable the N menu items
 		//gMenuListCount -= 6;
-		gMenuListCount -= 7;
+		gMenuListCount -= 8;
 
 		UI_DisplayWelcome();
 		BACKLIGHT_TurnOn();
diff --git a/misc.c b/misc.c
index eb64a15..80f2a43 100644
--- a/misc.c
+++ b/misc.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ bool              gSetting_KILLED;
 bool              gSetting_200TX;
 bool              gSetting_500TX;
 bool              gSetting_350EN;
+bool              gSetting_TX_EN;
 uint8_t           gSetting_F_LOCK;
 bool              gSetting_ScrambleEnable;
 
diff --git a/misc.h b/misc.h
index 8292878..1a362cd 100644
--- a/misc.h
+++ b/misc.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ extern bool                  gSetting_KILLED;
 extern bool                  gSetting_200TX;
 extern bool                  gSetting_500TX;
 extern bool                  gSetting_350EN;
+extern bool                  gSetting_TX_EN;
 extern uint8_t               gSetting_F_LOCK;
 extern bool                  gSetting_ScrambleEnable;
 
diff --git a/radio.c b/radio.c
index 2f252a7..1bbbc14 100644
--- a/radio.c
+++ b/radio.c
@@ -908,6 +908,9 @@ void RADIO_PrepareTX(void)
 				State = VFO_STATE_TX_DISABLE;
 			else
 		#endif
+		if (!gSetting_TX_EN)
+			State = VFO_STATE_TX_DISABLE;
+		else
 		if (!FREQUENCY_Check(gCurrentVfo))
 		{
 			if (gCurrentVfo->BUSY_CHANNEL_LOCK && gCurrentFunction == FUNCTION_RECEIVE)
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index 666123c..01426b3 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -163,13 +163,15 @@ void SETTINGS_SaveSettings(void)
 	EEPROM_WriteBuffer(0x0F18, State);
 
 	memset(State, 0xFF, sizeof(State));
-	State[0] = gSetting_F_LOCK;
-	State[1] = gSetting_350TX;
-	State[2] = gSetting_KILLED;
-	State[3] = gSetting_200TX;
-	State[4] = gSetting_500TX;
-	State[5] = gSetting_350EN;
-	State[6] = gSetting_ScrambleEnable;
+	State[0]  = gSetting_F_LOCK;
+	State[1]  = gSetting_350TX;
+	State[2]  = gSetting_KILLED;
+	State[3]  = gSetting_200TX;
+	State[4]  = gSetting_500TX;
+	State[5]  = gSetting_350EN;
+	State[6]  = gSetting_ScrambleEnable;
+	State[7]  = 0xff;
+	if (!gSetting_TX_EN) State[7] &= ~(1u << 0);
 	EEPROM_WriteBuffer(0x0F40, State);
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/menu.c b/ui/menu.c
index f3144ee..6f24d23 100644
--- a/ui/menu.c
+++ b/ui/menu.c
@@ -104,15 +104,16 @@ const char MenuList[][7] =
 	// enabled if pressing PTT and upper side button at power-on.
 
 	"F-LOCK",
-	"T-200",     // was "200TX"
-	"T-350",     // was "350TX"
-	"T-500",     // was "500TX"
+	"TX-200",    // was "200TX"
+	"TX-350",    // was "350TX"
+	"TX-500",    // was "500TX"
 	"350-EN",    // was "350EN"
 	"SCR-EN",    // was "SCREN"
 
+	"TX-EN",     // enable TX
 	"F-CALI",    // reference xtal calibration
 
-	""           // end of list
+	""           // end of list - DO NOT DELETE THIS !
 };
 
 const char gSubMenu_TXP[3][5] =
@@ -434,6 +435,7 @@ void UI_DisplayMenu(void)
 		case MENU_500TX:
 		case MENU_350EN:
 		case MENU_SCREN:
+		case MENU_TX_EN:
 			strcpy(String, gSubMenu_OFF_ON[gSubMenuSelection]);
 			break;
 
diff --git a/ui/menu.h b/ui/menu.h
index b39b3b6..f5e8932 100644
--- a/ui/menu.h
+++ b/ui/menu.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ enum
 	MENU_DEL_CH,
 	MENU_RESET,
 
-	// items after here are hidden
+	// items after here are normally hidden
 
 	MENU_F_LOCK,
 	MENU_200TX,
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ enum
 	MENU_350EN,
 	MENU_SCREN,
 
+	MENU_TX_EN,   // enable TX
 	MENU_F_CALI   // reference xtal calibration
 };
 
diff --git a/ui/status.c b/ui/status.c
index d767e1a..5f13423 100644
--- a/ui/status.c
+++ b/ui/status.c
@@ -114,29 +114,32 @@ void UI_DisplayStatus(const bool test_display)
 	}
 	else
 	if (!gChargingWithTypeC)
-	{	// battery voltage/percentage
+	{	// battery voltage or percentage
 
-		#if defined(ENABLE_STATUSBAR_VOLTAGE)
+		#ifdef ENABLE_STATUSBAR_VOLTAGE
 			char s[6];
 			sprintf(s, "%u.%02u", gBatteryVoltageAverage / 100, gBatteryVoltageAverage % 100);
 			UI_PrintStringSmallBuffer(s, line);
+			//line += 8 * 4;
 		#elif defined(ENABLE_STATUSBAR_PERCENTAGE)
 			char s[6];
-			const uint16_t volts = (gBatteryVoltageAverage < gMin_bat_v) ? gMin_bat_v :
-								   (gBatteryVoltageAverage > gMax_bat_v) ? gMax_bat_v :
-									gBatteryVoltageAverage;
+			const uint16_t volts = (gBatteryVoltageAverage < gMin_bat_v) ? gMin_bat_v : gBatteryVoltageAverage;
 			sprintf(s, "%u%%", (100 * (volts - gMin_bat_v)) / (gMax_bat_v - gMin_bat_v));
 			UI_PrintStringSmallBuffer(s, line);
+			//line += 8 * 4;
 		#endif
 	}
+//	else
+//		line += sizeof(BITMAP_F_Key);
+		
+	line = gStatusLine + LCD_WIDTH - sizeof(BITMAP_BatteryLevel5) - sizeof(BITMAP_USB_C); // point to right side of the screen
 	
 	// USB-C charge indicator
 	if (gChargingWithTypeC || test_display)
 		memmove(line, BITMAP_USB_C, sizeof(BITMAP_USB_C));
-//	line += sizeof(BITMAP_USB_C);
+	line += sizeof(BITMAP_USB_C);
 
 	// BATTERY LEVEL indicator
-	line = gStatusLine + LCD_WIDTH - sizeof(BITMAP_BatteryLevel5); // point to the far right side of the screen
 	if (gBatteryDisplayLevel >= 5 || test_display)
 		memmove(line, BITMAP_BatteryLevel5, sizeof(BITMAP_BatteryLevel5));
 	else