diff --git a/src/trx-server/trx-backend/trx-backend-soapysdr/src/dsp/channel.rs b/src/trx-server/trx-backend/trx-backend-soapysdr/src/dsp/channel.rs
index 3b288d5..7a89654 100644
--- a/src/trx-server/trx-backend/trx-backend-soapysdr/src/dsp/channel.rs
+++ b/src/trx-server/trx-backend/trx-backend-soapysdr/src/dsp/channel.rs
@@ -308,20 +308,18 @@ pub struct ChannelDsp {
 impl ChannelDsp {
     /// Compute asymmetric IIR coefficients for S-meter envelope tracking.
     ///
-    /// Attack: ~50 ms time constant (responsive but visually stable).
-    /// Decay:  ~300 ms time constant (slow fall for stable reading).
+    /// Attack: ~200 ms time constant (~6 frames at 30 Hz refresh).
+    /// Decay:  ~600 ms time constant (~18 frames — smooth fallback).
     ///
     /// Note: these alphas are applied once per decimated *block*, not per
-    /// sample, with block-rate correction (`1 − (1−α)^N`).  The 50 ms
-    /// attack gives ~3-frame settling at 30 Hz meter refresh — fast
-    /// enough to follow signal changes, smooth enough to avoid jitter.
+    /// sample, with block-rate correction (`1 − (1−α)^N`).
     fn smeter_alphas(channel_sample_rate: u32) -> (f32, f32) {
         if channel_sample_rate == 0 {
             return (0.3, 0.01);
         }
         let sr = channel_sample_rate as f32;
-        let attack = (1.0 - (-1.0 / (sr * 0.050)).exp()).min(1.0); // τ = 50 ms
-        let decay = (1.0 - (-1.0 / (sr * 0.300)).exp()).min(1.0); // τ = 300 ms
+        let attack = (1.0 - (-1.0 / (sr * 0.200)).exp()).min(1.0); // τ = 200 ms
+        let decay = (1.0 - (-1.0 / (sr * 0.600)).exp()).min(1.0); // τ = 600 ms
         (attack, decay)
     }