diff --git a/damus/ContentView.swift b/damus/ContentView.swift
index 4649c043..6ce97e9e 100644
--- a/damus/ContentView.swift
+++ b/damus/ContentView.swift
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                                 
                                 ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarTrailing) {
                                     HStack(alignment: .center) {
-                                        SignalView(state: damus_state!, signal: home.signal)
+                                        SignalView(state: damus_state!, signal: damus_state!.nostrNetwork.signal)
                                         
                                         // maybe expand this to other timelines in the future
                                         if selected_timeline == .search {
diff --git a/damus/Core/Networking/NostrNetworkManager/NostrNetworkManager.swift b/damus/Core/Networking/NostrNetworkManager/NostrNetworkManager.swift
index 57bf423c..fc29fb08 100644
--- a/damus/Core/Networking/NostrNetworkManager/NostrNetworkManager.swift
+++ b/damus/Core/Networking/NostrNetworkManager/NostrNetworkManager.swift
@@ -246,6 +246,11 @@ class NostrNetworkManager {
     var connectedRelays: [RelayPool.Relay] {
         self.pool.relays
     }
+
+    @MainActor
+    var signal: SignalModel {
+        self.pool.signal
+    }
     
     @MainActor
     var ourRelayDescriptors: [RelayPool.RelayDescriptor] {
diff --git a/damus/Core/Nostr/RelayPool.swift b/damus/Core/Nostr/RelayPool.swift
index 6922e695..c82ce883 100644
--- a/damus/Core/Nostr/RelayPool.swift
+++ b/damus/Core/Nostr/RelayPool.swift
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class RelayPool {
     var message_received_function: (((String, RelayDescriptor)) -> Void)?
     var message_sent_function: (((String, Relay)) -> Void)?
     var delegate: Delegate?
+    @MainActor
     private(set) var signal: SignalModel = SignalModel()
 
     /// Tracks active leases on ephemeral relays to prevent premature cleanup.
@@ -125,6 +126,18 @@ class RelayPool {
         return relays.reduce(0) { n, r in n + (r.connection.isConnected ? 1 : 0) }
     }
 
+    @MainActor
+    func update_signal() {
+        let connected = num_connected
+        let total = relays.count
+        if signal.signal != connected {
+            signal.signal = connected
+        }
+        if signal.max_signal != total {
+            signal.max_signal = total
+        }
+    }
+
     func remove_handler(sub_id: String) {
         self.handlers = handlers.filter {
             if $0.sub_id != sub_id {
@@ -183,6 +196,7 @@ class RelayPool {
 
             i += 1
         }
+        update_signal()
     }
 
     /// Acquires a lease on ephemeral relays to prevent them from being cleaned up
@@ -269,6 +283,7 @@ class RelayPool {
     @MainActor
     private func appendRelayToList(relay: Relay) {
         self.relays.append(relay)
+        update_signal()
     }
 
     /// Ensures the given relay URLs are connected, adding them as ephemeral relays if not already in the pool.
@@ -761,6 +776,7 @@ class RelayPool {
                 run_queue(relay_id)
                 await self.resubscribeAll(relayId: relay_id)
             }
+            await update_signal()
         }
 
         // Handle auth
diff --git a/damus/Features/Relays/Views/SignalView.swift b/damus/Features/Relays/Views/SignalView.swift
index 1cea7c46..4dff7c04 100644
--- a/damus/Features/Relays/Views/SignalView.swift
+++ b/damus/Features/Relays/Views/SignalView.swift
@@ -10,25 +10,70 @@ import SwiftUI
 struct SignalView: View {
     let state: DamusState
     @ObservedObject var signal: SignalModel
-    
+
+    static let num_bars = 4
+    static let bar_heights: [CGFloat] = [4, 7, 10, 13]
+    static let bar_width: CGFloat = 3
+    static let bar_spacing: CGFloat = 2
+
+    var ratio: Double {
+        guard signal.max_signal > 0 else { return 0 }
+        return Double(signal.signal) / Double(signal.max_signal)
+    }
+
+    var active_bars: Int {
+        if signal.signal == 0 { return 0 }
+        return max(1, min(Self.num_bars, Int(ceil(ratio * Double(Self.num_bars)))))
+    }
+
+    var active_color: Color {
+        if ratio < 0.5 {
+            let t = ratio * 2.0
+            return Color(
+                red: 1.0,
+                green: 0.4 + 0.4 * t,
+                blue: 0.4
+            )
+        } else {
+            let t = (ratio - 0.5) * 2.0
+            return Color(
+                red: 1.0 - 0.6 * t,
+                green: 0.8,
+                blue: 0.4
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    var inactive_color: Color {
+        Color.gray.opacity(0.3)
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         Group {
-            if signal.signal != signal.max_signal {
+            if signal.max_signal > 0 && signal.signal < signal.max_signal {
                 NavigationLink(value: Route.RelayConfig) {
-                    Text("\(signal.signal)/\(signal.max_signal)", comment: "Fraction of how many of the user's relay servers that are operational.")
-                        .font(.callout)
-                        .foregroundColor(.gray)
+                    HStack(alignment: .bottom, spacing: Self.bar_spacing) {
+                        ForEach(0..<Self.num_bars, id: \.self) { i in
+                            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 1)
+                                .fill(i < active_bars ? active_color : inactive_color)
+                                .frame(width: Self.bar_width, height: Self.bar_heights[i])
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
-                .frame(width:50,height:30)
-                .disabled(signal.signal == signal.max_signal)
+                .frame(width: 30, height: 30)
+                .accessibilityLabel(Text("\(signal.signal)/\(signal.max_signal) relays connected"))
             }
         }
-                                        
     }
 }
 
 struct SignalView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
     static var previews: some View {
-        SignalView(state: test_damus_state, signal: SignalModel(signal: 5, max_signal: 10))
+        HStack(spacing: 20) {
+            SignalView(state: test_damus_state, signal: SignalModel(signal: 0, max_signal: 10))
+            SignalView(state: test_damus_state, signal: SignalModel(signal: 3, max_signal: 10))
+            SignalView(state: test_damus_state, signal: SignalModel(signal: 5, max_signal: 10))
+            SignalView(state: test_damus_state, signal: SignalModel(signal: 10, max_signal: 10))
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/damus/Features/Timeline/Models/HomeModel.swift b/damus/Features/Timeline/Models/HomeModel.swift
index fade572b..9e2a7157 100644
--- a/damus/Features/Timeline/Models/HomeModel.swift
+++ b/damus/Features/Timeline/Models/HomeModel.swift
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ class HomeModel: ContactsDelegate, ObservableObject {
     
     @Published var loading: Bool = true
 
-    var signal = SignalModel()
-    
     var notifications = NotificationsModel()
     var notification_status = NotificationStatusModel()
     var events: EventHolder = EventHolder()
@@ -1037,18 +1035,6 @@ class HomeModel: ContactsDelegate, ObservableObject {
 }
 
 
-func update_signal_from_pool(signal: SignalModel, pool: RelayPool) async {
-    let relayCount = await pool.relays.count
-    if signal.max_signal != relayCount {
-        signal.max_signal = relayCount
-    }
-
-    let numberOfConnectedRelays = await pool.num_connected
-    if signal.signal != numberOfConnectedRelays {
-        signal.signal = numberOfConnectedRelays
-    }
-}
-
 @MainActor
 func add_contact_if_friend(contacts: Contacts, ev: NostrEvent) {
     if !contacts.is_friend(ev.pubkey) {
diff --git a/damus/Features/Timeline/Views/PostingTimelineView.swift b/damus/Features/Timeline/Views/PostingTimelineView.swift
index dc0741e9..049278e3 100644
--- a/damus/Features/Timeline/Views/PostingTimelineView.swift
+++ b/damus/Features/Timeline/Views/PostingTimelineView.swift
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ struct PostingTimelineView: View {
                     Spacer()
 
                     HStack(alignment: .center) {
-                        SignalView(state: damus_state, signal: home.signal)
+                        SignalView(state: damus_state, signal: damus_state.nostrNetwork.signal)
                         if damus_state.settings.enable_favourites_feature {
                             Image(systemName: "square.stack")
                                 .foregroundColor(DamusColors.purple)
diff --git a/nostrdb/Test/NdbTests.swift b/nostrdb/Test/NdbTests.swift
index 41a6075f..26b0486e 100644
--- a/nostrdb/Test/NdbTests.swift
+++ b/nostrdb/Test/NdbTests.swift
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ final class NdbTests: XCTestCase {
             }
 
             for elem in tag {
-                print("tag[\(tags)][\(elem.index)]")
+                //print("tag[\(tags)][\(elem.index)]")
                 total_count_iter += 1
             }
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ final class NdbTests: XCTestCase {
 
             for tag in note.tags {
                 for elem in tag {
-                    print("iter_elem \(elem.string())")
+                    //print("iter_elem \(elem.string())")
                     for c in elem {
                         if char_count == 0 {
                             let ac = AsciiCharacter(c)