diff --git a/web/src/components/dashboard/ChannelDetail.tsx b/web/src/components/dashboard/ChannelDetail.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61b097d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/dashboard/ChannelDetail.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { useNavigate } from "@tanstack/react-router";
+import { useAppSelector } from "../../hooks";
+import { Separator } from "../Separator";
+import { MessageBubble } from "../messages";
+import { Section } from "../ui/Section";
+import { ArrowLeft, MessageSquare, Users, Wifi } from "lucide-react";
+
+interface ChannelDetailProps {
+  channelId: string;
+}
+
+// Generate a deterministic color based on channel ID
+const getChannelColor = (channelId: string) => {
+  const colors = [
+    "bg-green-500",
+    "bg-blue-500",
+    "bg-amber-500",
+    "bg-purple-500",
+    "bg-pink-500",
+    "bg-indigo-500",
+    "bg-red-500",
+    "bg-teal-500",
+  ];
+
+  // Use a hash of the channel ID to pick a consistent color
+  const hash = channelId
+    .split("")
+    .reduce((acc, char) => acc + char.charCodeAt(0), 0);
+  return colors[hash % colors.length];
+};
+
+export const ChannelDetail: React.FC<ChannelDetailProps> = ({ channelId }) => {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const { channels, messages, nodes } = useAppSelector(
+    (state) => state.aggregator
+  );
+  
+  const channel = channels[channelId];
+  // Create the channel key in the same format used by the aggregator
+  const channelKey = `channel_${channelId}`;
+
+  // Get channel messages and sort by timestamp (oldest to newest)
+  // This creates a shallow copy of the message array to sort it without modifying the original
+  const channelMessages = messages[channelKey]
+    ? [...messages[channelKey]].sort((a, b) => a.timestamp - b.timestamp)
+    : [];
+
+  const handleBack = () => {
+    navigate({ to: "/channels" });
+  };
+
+  if (!channel) {
+    return (
+      <div className="p-6 text-red-400 border border-red-900 rounded bg-neutral-900 effect-inset">
+        <div className="flex items-center mb-3">
+          <button
+            onClick={handleBack}
+            className="flex items-center mr-3 px-2 py-1 text-sm bg-neutral-800 hover:bg-neutral-700 rounded transition-colors effect-inset"
+          >
+            <ArrowLeft className="w-4 h-4 mr-1" />
+            Back
+          </button>
+          <h1 className="text-xl font-semibold">Channel Not Found</h1>
+        </div>
+        <p>The channel {channelId} was not found or has not been seen yet.</p>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Get the channel color based on its ID
+  const channelColor = getChannelColor(channelId);
+
+  // Determine if the channel is active (has messages in the last 10 minutes)
+  const isActive = channelMessages.length > 0 && 
+    (Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - channelMessages[channelMessages.length - 1].timestamp) < 600;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="max-w-4xl h-full flex flex-col">
+      {/* Header with back button and channel info */}
+      <div className="flex items-center px-4 bg-neutral-800/50 rounded-lg">
+        <button
+          onClick={handleBack}
+          className="flex items-center mr-4 p-2 text-neutral-400 hover:text-neutral-200 hover:bg-neutral-700 rounded-full transition-colors effect-outset"
+        >
+          <ArrowLeft className="w-4 h-4" />
+        </button>
+        <div
+          className={`p-2 mr-3 rounded-full ${channelColor} flex items-center justify-center effect-inset`}
+        >
+          <Wifi className="w-4 h-4 text-white" />
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col md:flex-row md:items-center">
+          <h1 className="text-xl font-semibold text-neutral-200 mr-3">
+            {channelId}
+          </h1>
+          <div className="text-sm text-neutral-400 flex items-center">
+            <span
+              className={`inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full mr-2 ${isActive ? "bg-green-500" : "bg-neutral-500"}`}
+            ></span>
+            {isActive ? "Active" : "Inactive"}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex space-x-4 items-center">
+          <div className="flex items-center text-neutral-300">
+            <Users className="w-4 h-4 mr-1.5 text-blue-400" />
+            <span className="text-sm">{channel.nodes.length}</span>
+          </div>
+          <div className="flex items-center text-neutral-300">
+            <MessageSquare className="w-4 h-4 mr-1.5 text-green-400" />
+            <span className="text-sm">{channel.textMessageCount}</span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <Separator />
+
+      {/* Message List - Chat style without title */}
+      <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto pb-4 mt-4">
+        {channelMessages.length === 0 ? (
+          <div className="bg-neutral-800/50 rounded-lg p-6 text-center text-neutral-400 effect-inset">
+            <p>No messages in this channel yet.</p>
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="space-y-4 px-2">
+            {channelMessages.map((message) => {
+              const nodeName =
+                nodes[message.from]?.shortName ||
+                nodes[message.from]?.longName;
+
+              return (
+                <MessageBubble
+                  key={`${message.from}-${message.id}`}
+                  message={message}
+                  nodeName={nodeName}
+                />
+              );
+            })}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/src/components/dashboard/NodeDetail.tsx b/web/src/components/dashboard/NodeDetail.tsx
index 1dc088b..40fbe4d 100644
--- a/web/src/components/dashboard/NodeDetail.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/dashboard/NodeDetail.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { useEffect } from "react";
 import { useNavigate, Link } from "@tanstack/react-router";
 import { useAppSelector, useAppDispatch } from "../../hooks";
 import { selectNode } from "../../store/slices/aggregatorSlice";
-import { 
+import {
   ArrowLeft,
   Radio,
   Cpu,
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ import {
   Earth,
   TableConfig,
   Save,
-  MessageSquare
+  MessageSquare,
+  Thermometer,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { Separator } from "../Separator";
 import { KeyValuePair } from "../ui/KeyValuePair";
@@ -31,7 +32,11 @@ import { NodePacketList } from "./NodePacketList";
 import { LowBatteryWarning } from "./LowBatteryWarning";
 import { UtilizationMetrics } from "./UtilizationMetrics";
 import { calculateAccuracyFromPrecisionBits } from "../../lib/mapUtils";
-import { formatUptime, getRegionName, getModemPresetName } from "../../utils/formatters";
+import {
+  formatUptime,
+  getRegionName,
+  getModemPresetName,
+} from "../../utils/formatters";
 
 interface NodeDetailProps {
   nodeId: number;
@@ -159,7 +164,7 @@ export const NodeDetail: React.FC<NodeDetailProps> = ({ nodeId }) => {
   return (
     <div className="max-w-4xl">
       {/* Header with back button and basic node info */}
-      <div className="flex items-center p-4 bg-neutral-800/50 rounded-lg">
+      <div className="flex items-center px-4 bg-neutral-800/50 rounded-lg">
         <button
           onClick={handleBack}
           className="flex items-center mr-4 p-2 text-neutral-400 hover:text-neutral-200 hover:bg-neutral-700 rounded-full transition-colors effect-outset"
@@ -236,14 +241,10 @@ export const NodeDetail: React.FC<NodeDetailProps> = ({ nodeId }) => {
                     className="text-neutral-200 flex items-center hover:text-blue-400 transition-colors"
                   >
                     <Wifi className="w-3 h-3 mr-1.5 text-blue-400" />
-                    <span className="font-mono text-sm">
-                      {node.channelId}
-                    </span>
+                    <span className="font-mono text-sm">{node.channelId}</span>
                   </Link>
                 ) : (
-                  <span className="text-neutral-400 italic">
-                    None detected
-                  </span>
+                  <span className="text-neutral-400 italic">None detected</span>
                 )}
                 {node.mapReport?.hasDefaultChannel !== undefined && (
                   <span className="text-xs text-neutral-400">
@@ -310,7 +311,11 @@ export const NodeDetail: React.FC<NodeDetailProps> = ({ nodeId }) => {
           {(node.deviceMetrics ||
             node.batteryLevel !== undefined ||
             node.snr !== undefined) && (
-            <Section title="Device Status" icon={<Cpu className="w-4 h-4" />} className="mt-4">
+            <Section
+              title="Device Status"
+              icon={<Cpu className="w-4 h-4" />}
+              className="mt-4"
+            >
               <div className="space-y-4">
                 {node.batteryLevel !== undefined && (
                   <BatteryLevel level={node.batteryLevel} />
@@ -385,8 +390,7 @@ export const NodeDetail: React.FC<NodeDetailProps> = ({ nodeId }) => {
               <div className="flex flex-col items-end">
                 {node.gatewayId ? (
                   // Check if gateway ID matches the current node ID (self-reporting)
-                  node.gatewayId ===
-                  `!${nodeId.toString(16).toLowerCase()}` ? (
+                  node.gatewayId === `!${nodeId.toString(16).toLowerCase()}` ? (
                     <span className="text-emerald-400 text-xs flex items-center font-mono">
                       Self reported
                     </span>
@@ -401,9 +405,7 @@ export const NodeDetail: React.FC<NodeDetailProps> = ({ nodeId }) => {
                     </Link>
                   )
                 ) : (
-                  <span className="text-neutral-400 italic">
-                    None detected
-                  </span>
+                  <span className="text-neutral-400 italic">None detected</span>
                 )}
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -440,7 +442,9 @@ export const NodeDetail: React.FC<NodeDetailProps> = ({ nodeId }) => {
                 <EnvironmentMetrics
                   temperature={node.environmentMetrics.temperature}
                   relativeHumidity={node.environmentMetrics.relativeHumidity}
-                  barometricPressure={node.environmentMetrics.barometricPressure}
+                  barometricPressure={
+                    node.environmentMetrics.barometricPressure
+                  }
                   soilMoisture={node.environmentMetrics.soilMoisture}
                 />
               </Section>
@@ -484,4 +488,4 @@ export const NodeDetail: React.FC<NodeDetailProps> = ({ nodeId }) => {
       </Section>
     </div>
   );
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/web/src/components/dashboard/NodePacketList.tsx b/web/src/components/dashboard/NodePacketList.tsx
index d540519..3482200 100644
--- a/web/src/components/dashboard/NodePacketList.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/dashboard/NodePacketList.tsx
@@ -43,20 +43,6 @@ export const NodePacketList: React.FC<NodePacketListProps> = ({ nodeId }) => {
 
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col h-full w-full">
-      <div className="flex justify-between items-center mb-2">
-        <h3 className="text-sm text-neutral-400 px-2">
-          Showing {nodePackets.length} of{" "}
-          {
-            packets.filter(
-              (p) => p.data.from === nodeId || p.data.to === nodeId
-            ).length
-          }{" "}
-          recent packets
-        </h3>
-      </div>
-
-      <Separator className="mx-0 mb-4" />
-
       <ul className="space-y-8 w-full">
         {nodePackets.map((packet, index) => (
           <li key={getPacketKey(packet, index)}>
@@ -66,4 +52,4 @@ export const NodePacketList: React.FC<NodePacketListProps> = ({ nodeId }) => {
       </ul>
     </div>
   );
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/web/src/components/dashboard/NodePositionData.tsx b/web/src/components/dashboard/NodePositionData.tsx
index 7d8fd97..53a0dff 100644
--- a/web/src/components/dashboard/NodePositionData.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/dashboard/NodePositionData.tsx
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ export const NodePositionData: React.FC<NodePositionDataProps> = ({
   positionAccuracy,
   precisionBits,
   satsInView,
-  groundSpeed
+  groundSpeed,
 }) => {
   return (
-    <div className="grid grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-4 gap-3 mt-3 text-sm">
+    <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-3 mt-3 text-sm">
       <KeyValuePair
         label="Coordinates"
         value={`${latitude.toFixed(6)}, ${longitude.toFixed(6)}`}
@@ -88,4 +88,4 @@ export const NodePositionData: React.FC<NodePositionDataProps> = ({
       )}
     </div>
   );
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/web/src/components/dashboard/index.ts b/web/src/components/dashboard/index.ts
index 7ace4ba..268ee39 100644
--- a/web/src/components/dashboard/index.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/dashboard/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export * from './NodeList';
 export * from './GatewayList';
 export * from './MeshCard';
 export * from './NodeDetail';
+export * from './ChannelDetail';
 export * from './BatteryLevel';
 export * from './SignalStrength';
 export * from './GoogleMap';
diff --git a/web/src/components/messages/MessageBubble.tsx b/web/src/components/messages/MessageBubble.tsx
index 4d66c3e..b37b9cf 100644
--- a/web/src/components/messages/MessageBubble.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/messages/MessageBubble.tsx
@@ -40,26 +40,42 @@ const getNodeInitials = (nodeId: number, nodeName?: string) => {
   return nodeId.toString(16).slice(-4).toUpperCase();
 };
 
+// Get the preferred display name for a node
+const getDisplayName = (nodeId: number, nodeName?: string) => {
+  if (!nodeName) {
+    return `Node ${nodeId.toString(16)}`;
+  }
+  
+  // Prefer longName if available
+  return nodeName;
+};
+
 export const MessageBubble: React.FC<MessageBubbleProps> = ({ message, nodeName }) => {
   const initials = getNodeInitials(message.from, nodeName);
   const nodeColor = getNodeColor(message.from);
+  const displayName = getDisplayName(message.from, nodeName);
   
   return (
-    <div className="flex">
-      <div className={`flex-shrink-0 w-9 h-9 rounded-full ${nodeColor} flex items-center justify-center text-white text-xs font-bold`}>
-        {initials}
+    <div>
+      {/* Header row with name and timestamp aligned right */}
+      <div className="flex justify-end items-baseline mb-1 px-2 space-x-2">
+        <span className="text-neutral-200 font-medium font-mono text-xs">
+          {displayName}
+        </span>
+        <span className="text-[10px] text-neutral-500">
+          {formatTimestamp(message.timestamp)}
+        </span>
       </div>
-      <div className="ml-3 flex-1">
-        <div className="flex items-baseline">
-          <span className="text-neutral-200 font-medium">
-            {nodeName || `Node ${message.from.toString(16)}`}
-          </span>
-          <span className="ml-2 text-xs text-neutral-500">
-            {formatTimestamp(message.timestamp)}
-          </span>
+      
+      {/* Message row with avatar and text */}
+      <div className="flex items-start">
+        <div className={`flex-shrink-0 w-8 h-8 rounded-full ${nodeColor} flex items-center justify-center text-white text-[9px] font-bold`}>
+          {initials}
         </div>
-        <div className="mt-1 bg-neutral-800 rounded-lg py-2 px-3 text-neutral-300 break-words">
-          {message.text}
+        <div className="ml-3 flex-1">
+          <div className="bg-neutral-800 rounded-lg py-2 px-3 text-neutral-300 break-words font-mono effect-inset text-sm">
+            {message.text}
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/web/src/routes/channel.$channelId.tsx b/web/src/routes/channel.$channelId.tsx
index feab8a6..c66c893 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/channel.$channelId.tsx
+++ b/web/src/routes/channel.$channelId.tsx
@@ -1,141 +1,33 @@
 import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { PageWrapper } from "../components";
+import { createFileRoute, useNavigate } from "@tanstack/react-router";
+import { ChannelDetail } from "../components/dashboard";
 import { useAppSelector } from "../hooks";
-import { PageWrapper, MessageBubble } from "../components";
-import { createFileRoute, Link, useNavigate } from "@tanstack/react-router";
-import { ChevronLeft } from "lucide-react";
 
 export const Route = createFileRoute("/channel/$channelId")({
   component: ChannelPage,
 });
 
-// Generate a deterministic color based on channel ID
-const getChannelColor = (channelId: string) => {
-  const colors = [
-    "bg-green-500",
-    "bg-blue-500",
-    "bg-amber-500",
-    "bg-purple-500",
-    "bg-pink-500",
-    "bg-indigo-500",
-    "bg-red-500",
-    "bg-teal-500",
-  ];
-
-  // Use a hash of the channel ID to pick a consistent color
-  const hash = channelId
-    .split("")
-    .reduce((acc, char) => acc + char.charCodeAt(0), 0);
-  return colors[hash % colors.length];
-};
-
 function ChannelPage() {
   const { channelId } = Route.useParams();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const { channels } = useAppSelector((state) => state.aggregator);
 
-  const { channels, messages, nodes } = useAppSelector(
-    (state) => state.aggregator
-  );
-  const channel = channels[channelId];
-  // Create the channel key in the same format used by the aggregator
-  const channelKey = `channel_${channelId}`;
-
-  // Get channel messages and sort by timestamp (oldest to newest)
-  // This creates a shallow copy of the message array to sort it without modifying the original
-  const channelMessages = messages[channelKey]
-    ? [...messages[channelKey]].sort((a, b) => a.timestamp - b.timestamp)
-    : [];
-
+  // Navigation timeout if channel doesn't exist
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!channel) {
-      console.log(`[Channel] Channel ${channelId} not found`);
-      // Navigate back to channels page if this channel doesn't exist
-      setTimeout(() => navigate({ to: "/channels" }), 500);
-    } else {
-      console.log(
-        `[Channel] Displaying ${channelMessages.length} messages for channel ${channelId}`
-      );
-      console.log(
-        `[Channel] Message count from channel data: ${channel.messageCount}`
-      );
-      console.log(`[Channel] Available messages:`, messages);
-      console.log(`[Channel] Looking for key:`, channelKey);
+    if (!channels[channelId]) {
+      console.log(`[Channel] Channel ${channelId} not found, redirecting...`);
+      const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        navigate({ to: "/channels" });
+      }, 3000);
+      
+      return () => clearTimeout(timeout);
     }
-  }, [
-    channel,
-    channelId,
-    channelKey,
-    channelMessages.length,
-    navigate,
-    messages,
-  ]);
-
-  if (!channel) {
-    return (
-      <PageWrapper>
-        <div className="text-center py-10">
-          <p className="text-neutral-400">Channel not found. Redirecting...</p>
-        </div>
-      </PageWrapper>
-    );
-  }
-
-  // Get the channel color based on its ID
-  const channelColor = getChannelColor(channelId);
+  }, [channelId, navigate, channels]);
 
   return (
     <PageWrapper>
-      <div className="max-w-4xl h-full flex flex-col">
-        {/* Header */}
-        <div className="flex items-center mb-4">
-          <Link
-            to="/channels"
-            className="mr-3 text-neutral-400 hover:text-neutral-200 transition-colors"
-          >
-            <ChevronLeft className="w-5 h-5" />
-          </Link>
-          <div className="flex items-center">
-            <div
-              className={`w-10 h-10 rounded-full ${channelColor} flex items-center justify-center text-white text-sm font-bold`}
-            >
-              {channelId.substring(0, 2).toUpperCase()}
-            </div>
-            <div className="ml-3">
-              <h1 className="text-xl font-semibold text-neutral-100">
-                {channelId}
-              </h1>
-              <p className="text-sm text-neutral-400">
-                {channel.nodes.length} nodes · {channel.textMessageCount}{" "}
-                messages
-              </p>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-
-        {/* Message List */}
-        <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto pb-4">
-          {channelMessages.length === 0 ? (
-            <div className="bg-neutral-800 rounded-lg p-6 text-center text-neutral-400">
-              <p>No messages in this channel yet.</p>
-            </div>
-          ) : (
-            <div className="space-y-4">
-              {channelMessages.map((message) => {
-                const nodeName =
-                  nodes[message.from]?.shortName ||
-                  nodes[message.from]?.longName;
-
-                return (
-                  <MessageBubble
-                    key={`${message.from}-${message.id}`}
-                    message={message}
-                    nodeName={nodeName}
-                  />
-                );
-              })}
-            </div>
-          )}
-        </div>
-      </div>
+      <ChannelDetail channelId={channelId} />
     </PageWrapper>
   );
 }