diff --git a/tools/telemetry.c b/tools/telemetry.c
index 83e8be8..a5cd634 100644
--- a/tools/telemetry.c
+++ b/tools/telemetry.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void sleep_ms(int ms) {
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-/* ANSI helpers — all go to stdout so dashboard owns it                        */
+/* ANSI helpers - all go to stdout so dashboard owns it                        */
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 static void ansi_reset(void) { printf("\033[0m"); }
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ static status_t compute_status(double now, double link_t, double fc_t) {
 
 static void print_status_label(status_t s) {
     switch (s) {
-        case STATUS_LIVE:      ansi_green();  printf("LIVE"); break;
-        case STATUS_STALE:     ansi_yellow(); printf("STALE"); break;
-        case STATUS_NO_LINK:   ansi_red();    printf("NO LINK"); break;
+        case STATUS_LIVE:      ansi_green();  printf("LIVE     "); break;
+        case STATUS_STALE:     ansi_yellow(); printf("STALE    "); break;
+        case STATUS_NO_LINK:   ansi_red();    printf("NO LINK  "); break;
         case STATUS_NO_SIGNAL: ansi_red();    printf("NO SIGNAL"); break;
     }
     ansi_reset();
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static void rssi_color(double dbm) {
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-/* Dashboard render — tracks line count for in-place redraw                    */
+/* Dashboard render - tracks line count for in-place redraw                    */
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 static void render_dashboard(dashboard_t const* d,
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static int list_ports(void) {
 /* Send a ping and wait for DEVICE_INFO to verify the module responds. */
 static int verify_connection(cel_serial_port* port) {
     if (cel_crsf_param_ping(port, 2.0f) != 0) {
-        cel_log_warn("No DEVICE_INFO response — module may not be connected");
+        cel_log_warn("No DEVICE_INFO response - module may not be connected");
         return -1;
     }
     return 0;
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ int main(int argc, char const* argv[]) {
 
     /* Verify module responds to CRSF ping */
     if (verify_connection(port) != 0) {
-        cel_log_warn("Continuing anyway — telemetry may not arrive");
+        cel_log_warn("Continuing anyway - telemetry may not arrive");
     }
 
     /* Create CRSF stream for incremental parsing */
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ int main(int argc, char const* argv[]) {
     size_t rc_len = cel_crsf_build_rc_frame(rc_buf, channels);
     cel_serial_write(port, rc_buf, rc_len);
 
-    /* Telemetry read loop — 20 ms = 50 Hz RC send rate */
+    /* Telemetry read loop - 20 ms = 50 Hz RC send rate */
     dashboard_t dash;
     dashboard_init(&dash);
     uint8_t read_buf[256];