diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 49270e5..2766d05 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ ENABLE_RSSI_BAR               := 1
 ENABLE_AUDIO_BAR              := 1
 ENABLE_COPY_CHAN_TO_VFO       := 1
 ENABLE_SPECTRUM               := 1
-#ENABLE_SINGLE_VFO_CHAN        := 1
-#ENABLE_BAND_SCOPE             := 1
+ENABLE_REDUCE_LOW_MID_TX_POWER:= 0
 
 #############################################################
 
@@ -318,6 +317,9 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_BAND_SCOPE),1)
 	CFLAGS += -DENABLE_BAND_SCOPE
 endif
+ifeq ($(ENABLE_REDUCE_LOW_MID_TX_POWER),1)
+	CFLAGS  += -DENABLE_REDUCE_LOW_MID_TX_POWER
+endif
 
 LDFLAGS =
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_CLANG),0)
diff --git a/radio.c b/radio.c
index 3c771fa..ba7ed7a 100644
--- a/radio.c
+++ b/radio.c
@@ -513,6 +513,21 @@ void RADIO_ConfigureSquelchAndOutputPower(VFO_Info_t *pInfo)
 
 	EEPROM_ReadBuffer(0x1ED0 + (Band * 16) + (pInfo->OUTPUT_POWER * 3), Txp, 3);
 
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_REDUCE_LOW_MID_TX_POWER
+	// make low and mid even lower
+	if (pInfo->OUTPUT_POWER == OUTPUT_POWER_LOW) {
+		Txp[0] /= 5;
+		Txp[1] /= 5;
+		Txp[2] /= 5;
+	}
+	else if (pInfo->OUTPUT_POWER == OUTPUT_POWER_MID){
+		Txp[0] /= 3;
+		Txp[1] /= 3;
+		Txp[2] /= 3;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	pInfo->TXP_CalculatedSetting = FREQUENCY_CalculateOutputPower(
 		Txp[0],
 		Txp[1],