diff --git a/log.txt b/log.txt
index 196e2b6..674008b 100644
--- a/log.txt
+++ b/log.txt
@@ -1,140 +1,264 @@
-2023-11-04T21:35:01.793Z TRACE [nexrad2] Loaded - VolumeHeaderRecord {
+2023-11-04T22:10:43.640Z TRACE [nexrad2] Loaded - VolumeHeaderRecord {
     tape_filename: "AR2V0006.",
-    extension_number: "037",
-    date: 19665,
-    time: 44018888,
-    icao: "KGRB",
+    extension_number: "267",
+    date: 19664,
+    time: 52330099,
+    icao: "KOTX",
 }
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-2023-11-04T21:35:01.795Z TRACE [nexrad2] Message: MessageHeader {
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+2023-11-04T22:10:43.642Z TRACE [nexrad2] LDM record decompressed to 325888 bytes
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     rda_redundant_channel: 8,
     message_type: 15,
-    message_sequence_number: 12786,
-    julian_date: 19663,
-    millis_after_midnight: 11268749,
+    message_sequence_number: 58510,
+    julian_date: 19664,
+    millis_after_midnight: 7630137,
     num_of_message_segments: 5,
     message_segment_num: 1,
 }
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-    julian_date: 19663,
-    millis_after_midnight: 11268749,
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+    julian_date: 19664,
+    millis_after_midnight: 7630137,
     num_of_message_segments: 5,
     message_segment_num: 2,
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-    julian_date: 19663,
-    millis_after_midnight: 11268749,
+    message_sequence_number: 58510,
+    julian_date: 19664,
+    millis_after_midnight: 7630137,
     num_of_message_segments: 5,
     message_segment_num: 3,
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-    julian_date: 19663,
-    millis_after_midnight: 11268749,
+    message_sequence_number: 58510,
+    julian_date: 19664,
+    millis_after_midnight: 7630137,
     num_of_message_segments: 5,
     message_segment_num: 4,
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-    julian_date: 19663,
-    millis_after_midnight: 11268749,
+    message_sequence_number: 58510,
+    julian_date: 19664,
+    millis_after_midnight: 7630137,
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     message_segment_num: 5,
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-    message_segment_num: 29696,
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+    rda_redundant_channel: 8,
+    message_type: 18,
+    message_sequence_number: 11,
+    julian_date: 19664,
+    millis_after_midnight: 3959931,
+    num_of_message_segments: 4,
+    message_segment_num: 1,
 }
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 }
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 }
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+2023-11-04T22:10:43.643Z TRACE [nexrad2] Message: MessageHeader {
+    message_size: 68,
+    rda_redundant_channel: 8,
+    message_type: 2,
+    message_sequence_number: 10306,
+    julian_date: 19664,
+    millis_after_midnight: 52331198,
+    num_of_message_segments: 1,
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+2023-11-04T22:10:43.643Z TRACE [nexrad2] 1 messages loaded from chunk
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diff --git a/nexrad-browser/www/index.js b/nexrad-browser/www/index.js
index 4971bdd..21fab3a 100644
--- a/nexrad-browser/www/index.js
+++ b/nexrad-browser/www/index.js
@@ -102,6 +102,15 @@ function zulu() {
     return `${date.getUTCHours().toString().padStart(2, '0')}:${date.getUTCMinutes().toString().padStart(2, '0')}:${date.getUTCSeconds().toString().padStart(2, '0')}Z`;
 }
 
+function vcp(vc) {
+    if (vc === 31) { return "CLEAR AIR MODE LONG PULSE"; }
+    else if (vc === 35) { return "CLEAR AIR MODE"; }
+    else if (vc === 12) { return "PRECIP MODE"; }
+    else if (vc === 112) { return "PRECIP MODE SZ-2 PRF"; }
+    else if (vc === 212) { return "PRECIP MODE SZ-2"; }
+    else if (vc === 215) { return "PRECIP MODE VERT"; }
+}
+
 let command_buf = "";
 let buf_response_mode = false;
 
@@ -133,9 +142,16 @@ function cmd_err(err) {
 }
 
 let ar2 = undefined;
+let new_file_available = false;
+
+document.getElementById("file").onchange = () => {
+    new_file_available = true;
+}
 
 async function load() {
+    new_file_available = false;
     const file = document.getElementById("file").files[0];
+    document.getElementById("file").value = null;
     const reader = new FileReader();
     reader.addEventListener('load', (event) => {
         let data = event.target.result;
@@ -217,7 +233,7 @@ function reRender() {
     if (ar2 !== undefined) {
         radar_inoperative = false;
         icao = ar2.volume_header_record.icao;
-        site_string = `${icao} VCP INFORMATION UNAVAILABLE`;
+        site_string = `${icao} VCP ${ar2.meta_rda_status_data.vcp} ${vcp(ar2.meta_rda_status_data.vcp)}`;
         selected_mode = "REF";
     } else {
         radar_inoperative = true;
@@ -258,6 +274,11 @@ function reRender() {
         ctx.fillText("RADR INOP NO DATA LOADED", x0 + 50, y0 + 50 + preferences.FCS);
         ctx.fillStyle = green;
     }
+    if (new_file_available) {
+        ctx.fillStyle = blinkyColor;
+        ctx.fillText("NEW DATA AVAIL RLD RQD", x0 + 50, y0 + 50 + preferences.FCS * 2);
+        ctx.fillStyle = green;
+    }
 
     ctx.textAlign = "right";
     ctx.fillText("RADAR SITE", xfull - 75, y0 + 50);
diff --git a/nexrad2/src/lib.rs b/nexrad2/src/lib.rs
index 0d83323..1c8c4cd 100644
--- a/nexrad2/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nexrad2/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ pub mod message2;
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
 pub struct Nexrad2Chunk {
     pub volume_header_record: VolumeHeaderRecord,
-    pub chunks: Vec<Vec<Message>>
+    pub chunks: Vec<Vec<Message>>,
+    pub meta_rda_status_data: Msg02RDAStatusData
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ pub enum NexradParseError {
     TcmHeaderReadFailed(io::Error),
     TcmChunkReadFailed(io::Error),
     FailedToReadFile(io::Error),
-    LdmReadFailed(io::Error)
+    LdmReadFailed(io::Error),
+    MissingMsg02
 }
 impl Display for NexradParseError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
@@ -75,7 +77,8 @@ impl Display for NexradParseError {
             Self::TcmHeaderReadFailed(e) => write!(f, "tcm message header read failed: {}", e),
             Self::TcmChunkReadFailed(e) => write!(f, "tcm chunk read failed: {}", e),
             Self::FailedToReadFile(e) => write!(f, "failed to read file: {}", e),
-            Self::LdmReadFailed(e) => write!(f, "ldm read failed: {}", e)
+            Self::LdmReadFailed(e) => write!(f, "ldm read failed: {}", e),
+            Self::MissingMsg02 => write!(f, "missing RDA status data (message type 02) in metadata header")
         }
     }
 }
@@ -170,7 +173,9 @@ pub fn parse_nx2_chunk(cursor: &mut (impl Read + Seek)) -> Result<Nexrad2Chunk,
                 message_segment_num: u16::from_be_bytes(message_header[14..].try_into().unwrap()),
             };
 
-            let mut body_buf = vec![0u8; MESSAGE_BODY_SIZE];
+            let body_size = MESSAGE_BODY_SIZE.max(message_header.message_size as usize);
+
+            let mut body_buf = vec![0u8; body_size];
 
             decompressed.read_exact(&mut body_buf).map_err(|e| NexradParseError::TcmChunkReadFailed(e))?;
 
@@ -194,18 +199,37 @@ pub fn parse_nx2_chunk(cursor: &mut (impl Read + Seek)) -> Result<Nexrad2Chunk,
         trace!("{} messages loaded from chunk", messages.len());
 
         records.push(messages);
+
+        break;
     }
 
+    info!("Extracting meta records");
+
+    let mut msg2: Option<Msg02RDAStatusData> = None;
+
     let mut messages = 0;
     for chunk in &records {
         messages += chunk.len();
+
+        for message in chunk {
+            match message {
+                Message::Msg02(m) if msg2.is_none() => { msg2 = Some(m.clone()); },
+                _ => ()
+            }
+        }
     }
 
+    let msg2 = match msg2 {
+        Some(m) => m,
+        None => return Err(NexradParseError::MissingMsg02)
+    };
+
     info!("File loaded successfully! {} messages loaded in {} chunks", messages, records.len());
 
     Ok(Nexrad2Chunk {
         volume_header_record: header,
-        chunks: records
+        chunks: records,
+        meta_rda_status_data: msg2
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/nexrad2/src/message2.rs b/nexrad2/src/message2.rs
index 5784ae3..1428577 100644
--- a/nexrad2/src/message2.rs
+++ b/nexrad2/src/message2.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::NexradParseError;
 
 pub const MSG_RDA_STATUS_DATA: u8 = 2;
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
 pub struct Msg02RDAStatusData {
     rda_status: u16,