diff --git a/src/dsd_file.c b/src/dsd_file.c
index ebe7cc9..8e9094c 100644
--- a/src/dsd_file.c
+++ b/src/dsd_file.c
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ void openWavOutFileRaw (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state)
   info.samplerate = 48000; //8000
   info.channels = 1;
   info.format = SF_FORMAT_WAV | SF_FORMAT_PCM_16 | SF_ENDIAN_LITTLE;
-  opts->wav_out_raw = sf_open (opts->wav_out_file_raw, SFM_RDWR, &info);
+  opts->wav_out_raw = sf_open (opts->wav_out_file_raw, SFM_WRITE, &info);
   if (opts->wav_out_raw == NULL)
   {
     fprintf (stderr,"Error - could not open raw wav output file %s\n", opts->wav_out_file_raw);
diff --git a/src/dsd_main.c b/src/dsd_main.c
index e75291f..93106aa 100644
--- a/src/dsd_main.c
+++ b/src/dsd_main.c
@@ -1210,6 +1210,7 @@ usage ()
   printf ("  -g <float>    Audio Output Gain  (Default: 0 = Auto;        )\n");
   printf ("                                   (Manual:  1 = 2%%; 50 = 100%%)\n");
   printf ("  -w <file>     Output synthesized speech to a .wav file, FDMA modes only.\n");
+  printf ("  -6 <file>     Output raw audio .wav file (48K/1). (WARNING! Large File Sizes 1 Hour ~= 360 MB)\n");
   printf ("  -7 <dir>      Create/Use Custom directory for Per Call decoded .wav file saving.\n");
   printf ("                 (Single Nested Directory Only! Use Before the -P option!)\n");
   printf ("  -8            Enable Experimental Source Audio Monitor (Pulse Audio Output Only!)\n");
@@ -1939,6 +1940,13 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
           openWavOutFile (&opts, &state);
           break;
 
+        case '6':
+          strncpy(opts.wav_out_file_raw, optarg, 1023);
+          opts.wav_out_file_raw[1023] = '\0';
+          fprintf (stderr,"Writing raw audio to file %s\n", opts.wav_out_file_raw);
+          openWavOutFileRaw (&opts, &state);
+          break;
+
         case 'f':
           if (optarg[0] == 'a') //
           {
diff --git a/src/dsd_ncurses.c b/src/dsd_ncurses.c
index 5b629bc..0145efa 100644
--- a/src/dsd_ncurses.c
+++ b/src/dsd_ncurses.c
@@ -2378,11 +2378,11 @@ ncursesPrinter (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state)
     printw ("| Writing MBE data files to directory %s\n", opts->mbe_out_dir);
   }
 
-  //Redo this?
-  // if (opts->wav_out_file_raw[0] != 0 && opts->audio_in_type == 0)
-  // {
-  //   printw ("| Appending Raw Sig Audio WAV to file %s\n", opts->wav_out_file_raw);
-  // }
+
+  if (opts->wav_out_raw)
+  {
+    printw ("| Raw Audio Output: %s\n", opts->wav_out_file_raw);
+  }
 
   if (opts->symbol_out_f) //don't display when not actively capturing
   {
diff --git a/src/dsd_symbol.c b/src/dsd_symbol.c
index 803a4cc..da812b2 100644
--- a/src/dsd_symbol.c
+++ b/src/dsd_symbol.c
@@ -264,9 +264,8 @@ getSymbol (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state, int have_sync)
         
       }
 
-      //Fixed the RTL monitoring bug, it was left active up above (very old and jank test code),
-      //so it was constantly spamming pulse audio server with very small samples, then coming here as well. 
-      if (have_sync == 0 && opts->monitor_input_audio == 1)
+      //reworked a bit to allow raw audio wav file saving without the monitoring poriton active 
+      if (have_sync == 0)
       {
         //sanity check to prevent an overflow
         if (state->analog_sample_counter > 959)
@@ -277,20 +276,18 @@ getSymbol (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state, int have_sync)
         if (state->analog_sample_counter == 960)
         {
           //get an rms value if not using the rtl built in version
-          if (opts->audio_in_type != 3)
+          if (opts->audio_in_type != 3  && opts->monitor_input_audio == 1)
             opts->rtl_rms = raw_rms(state->analog_out, 960, 1);
 
           //debug
           // opts->rtl_rms = 101;
 
           //make it a little quieter
-          for (int x = 0; x < 960; x++)
-            state->analog_out[x] /= 4;
-
-
+          // for (int x = 0; x < 960; x++)
+          //   state->analog_out[x] /= 4;
 
           //seems to be working now, but RMS values are lower on actual analog signal than on no signal but noise
-          if ( opts->rtl_rms > opts->rtl_squelch_level )
+          if ( (opts->rtl_rms > opts->rtl_squelch_level) && (opts->monitor_input_audio == 1) )
           {
             if (opts->audio_out_type == 0)
               pa_simple_write(opts->pulse_raw_dev_out, state->analog_out, 960*2, NULL);
@@ -317,17 +314,41 @@ getSymbol (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state, int have_sync)
             state->last_vc_sync_time = time(NULL);
           }
 
+          //raw wav file saving -- only write when not NXDN, dPMR, or M17 due to noise that can cause tons of false positives when no sync
+          if (opts->wav_out_raw != NULL && opts->frame_nxdn48 == 0 && opts->frame_nxdn96 == 0 && opts->frame_dpmr == 0 && opts->frame_m17 == 0)
+          {
+            sf_write_short(opts->wav_out_raw, state->analog_out, 960);
+            sf_write_sync (opts->wav_out_raw);
+          }
+
           memset (state->analog_out, 0, sizeof(state->analog_out));
           state->analog_sample_counter = 0;
         }
 
       }
 
-      if (have_sync == 1 && opts->monitor_input_audio == 1)
+      if (have_sync == 1)
       {
-        //zero out and reset counter
-        memset (state->analog_out, 0, sizeof(state->analog_out));
-        state->analog_sample_counter = 0;
+        //sanity check to prevent an overflow
+        if (state->analog_sample_counter > 959)
+          state->analog_sample_counter = 959;
+
+        state->analog_out[state->analog_sample_counter++] = sample; 
+
+        if (state->analog_sample_counter == 960)
+        {
+          //raw wav file saving -- file size on this blimps pretty fast 1 min ~= 6 MB;  1 hour ~= 360 MB;
+          if (opts->wav_out_raw != NULL)
+          {
+            sf_write_short(opts->wav_out_raw, state->analog_out, 960);
+            sf_write_sync (opts->wav_out_raw);
+          }
+
+          //zero out and reset counter
+          memset (state->analog_out, 0, sizeof(state->analog_out));
+          state->analog_sample_counter = 0;
+        }
+
       }
 
       if (opts->use_cosine_filter)