diff --git a/changelog.json b/changelog.json
index edc8bb6..f6ae2f3 100644
--- a/changelog.json
+++ b/changelog.json
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
       "Icom console: the spectrum scope is removed. Every model streams its waveform differently — and on the IC-7760 enabling it killed the whole CI-V link, audio included. The radio’s own scope does it better.",
       "Icom: any leftover waveform stream is switched off at connect — the scope flag lives in the radio and survived sessions, and its flood is what was killing the IC-7760’s CI-V link.",
       "Icom console: an ATU chip beside SPLIT engages or DISENGAGES the internal tuner — TUNE started a cycle but could never take the tuner back out of line.",
-      "Icom console: the TX meters get needle inertia — power holds its peak instead of flickering to 0 W between syllables, SWR shows the real peak then returns to the live value — and the wattage readout no longer wraps at three digits."
+      "Icom console: the TX meters get needle inertia — power holds its peak instead of flickering to 0 W between syllables, SWR shows the real peak then returns to the live value — and the wattage readout no longer wraps at three digits.",
+      "Icom console: the meters use the same LED bars as the Flex and Elecraft consoles, and the mode badge says USB or LSB instead of an ambiguous SSB."
     ],
     "fr": [
       "Console Elecraft : le S-mètre est calibré sur un vrai K3 — S9 et les +dB correspondent désormais à l’affichage de la radio (il lisait environ deux points S trop bas).",
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@
       "Console Icom : le scope spectral est retiré. Chaque modèle streame sa forme d’onde différemment — et sur l’IC-7760 son activation tuait tout le lien CI-V, audio compris. Le scope de la radio fait ça mieux.",
       "Icom : tout flux waveform résiduel est coupé à la connexion — le drapeau scope vit dans la radio et survivait aux sessions, et son flot est ce qui tuait le lien CI-V de l’IC-7760.",
       "Console Icom : une puce ATU à côté de SPLIT engage ou DÉSENGAGE le tuner interne — TUNE lançait un cycle mais ne pouvait jamais remettre le tuner hors ligne.",
-      "Console Icom : les mètres TX gagnent une inertie d’aiguille — la puissance tient sa crête au lieu de retomber à 0 W entre les syllabes, le ROS montre la vraie crête puis revient à la valeur vive — et l’affichage en watts ne passe plus à la ligne à trois chiffres."
+      "Console Icom : les mètres TX gagnent une inertie d’aiguille — la puissance tient sa crête au lieu de retomber à 0 W entre les syllabes, le ROS montre la vraie crête puis revient à la valeur vive — et l’affichage en watts ne passe plus à la ligne à trois chiffres.",
+      "Console Icom : les mètres utilisent les mêmes barres LED que les consoles Flex et Elecraft, et le badge de mode dit USB ou LSB au lieu d’un SSB ambigu."
     ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/IcomPanel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/IcomPanel.tsx
index d824616..797dc6c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/IcomPanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/IcomPanel.tsx
@@ -284,6 +284,13 @@ function Meter({ label, value, accent, scale, onClick, title }: { label: string;
 // sParts turns the raw 0-100 S-meter into S-unit + dB-over-S9 (S9 ≈ 47% on the
 // CI-V 0-255 scale, +60 dB near full scale). Used for both the display label and
 // the RST-tx value on click.
+// Green to S9, amber through +20, red above — the Elecraft console's scale.
+function sSegColor(frac: number) {
+  if (frac > 0.78) return '#dc2626';
+  if (frac > 0.55) return '#f59e0b';
+  return '#16a34a';
+}
+
 function sParts(v: number): { s: number; over: number; label: string } {
   if (v >= 47) {
     const over = Math.max(0, Math.round((v - 47) * 60 / 47));
@@ -420,7 +427,9 @@ export function IcomPanel({ onReportRST, isNetwork = false }: { onReportRST?: (r
   // in split the CAT state's TX freq is the authority, otherwise the panel's
   // own sub_hz read.
   const subHz: number = split ? (cat?.freq_hz || 0) : (st.sub_hz || 0);
-  const curMode: string = cat?.mode || st.mode || '';
+  // The panel's own mode first: it carries the sideband (USB/LSB) where the
+  // CAT state folds both into ADIF's SSB.
+  const curMode: string = st.mode || cat?.mode || '';
   // Mode-dependent controls: VOX / speech-comp / mic are voice-only (hidden on
   // CW and data); APF (audio peak filter) is CW-only. Fold USB/LSB into phone.
   const um = curMode.toUpperCase();
@@ -512,21 +521,26 @@ export function IcomPanel({ onReportRST, isNetwork = false }: { onReportRST?: (r
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {/* Live meters — always visible: S (RX, click → RST), Po in watts, SWR. */}
-      <div className="rounded-xl border border-border bg-card px-3 py-2.5 shadow-sm grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-3 gap-x-5 gap-y-2">
+      {/* Live meters — the SAME LED MeterBar every other console uses (Flex,
+          Elecraft, the amp cards): one instrument look across the app, per the
+          operator's "les consoles doivent se ressembler". S is clickable → RST. */}
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-3 gap-2">
         {(() => { const sp = sParts(st.s_meter); return (
-          <Meter label="S" value={st.s_meter} accent="#22c55e" scale={sp.label}
+          <MeterBar label="S-METER" value={st.transmitting ? 0 : st.s_meter} lo={0} hi={100}
+            accent="#16a34a" segColor={sSegColor}
+            display={st.transmitting ? '—' : sp.label}
             title={onReportRST ? t('rst.clickToFill') : undefined}
-            onClick={onReportRST ? () => onReportRST(sMeterRST(sp.s, sp.over, st.mode)) : undefined} />
+            onClick={onReportRST ? () => { if (!st.transmitting) onReportRST(sMeterRST(sp.s, sp.over, st.mode)); } : undefined} />
         ); })()}
         {(() => {
           if ((st.model ?? '').includes('7760')) {
             const { w, defl } = icomWatts(st.power_meter);
-            return <Meter label="Po" value={defl} accent="#ef4444" scale={`${w} W`} />;
+            return <MeterBar label="PWR" value={defl} lo={0} hi={100} accent="#0ea5e9" display={`${w} W`} />;
           }
-          return <Meter label="Po" value={st.power_meter} accent="#ef4444" scale={`${st.power_meter} W`} />;
+          return <MeterBar label="PWR" value={st.power_meter} lo={0} hi={100} accent="#0ea5e9" display={`${st.power_meter} W`} />;
         })()}
-        <Meter label="SWR" value={st.swr_meter} accent="#f59e0b" scale={st.swr_meter > 0 ? `${(1 + st.swr_meter / 33.3).toFixed(1)}` : '1.0'} />
+        <MeterBar label="SWR" value={st.swr_meter > 0 ? 1 + st.swr_meter / 33.3 : 0} lo={1} hi={4} accent="#f59e0b"
+          display={st.swr_meter > 0 ? (1 + st.swr_meter / 33.3).toFixed(1) : '—'} />
       </div>
 
       <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-3">
diff --git a/internal/cat/icomserial.go b/internal/cat/icomserial.go
index b08f71d..e2500cb 100644
--- a/internal/cat/icomserial.go
+++ b/internal/cat/icomserial.go
@@ -422,6 +422,19 @@ func (b *IcomSerial) ReadState() (RigState, error) {
 		}
 		b.dspMu.Lock()
 		b.dsp.Mode = s.Mode
+		// The console says which SIDEBAND, not the ADIF family: "SSB" on 40 m
+		// leaves the operator guessing whether the rig is where convention puts
+		// it. The log keeps SSB; the panel shows what the radio is actually doing.
+		switch b.curModeByte {
+		case civ.ModeUSB:
+			if s.Mode == "SSB" {
+				b.dsp.Mode = "USB"
+			}
+		case civ.ModeLSB:
+			if s.Mode == "SSB" {
+				b.dsp.Mode = "LSB"
+			}
+		}
 		b.dspMu.Unlock()
 	}