+       if ( size < 1024 ) return 0; // not enough samples
+
+       // jump to modulating data by finding the first 4 threshold crossings (or first 2 waves)
+       // in case you have junk or noise at the beginning of the trace...
+       uint8_t thresholdCnt = 0;
+       size_t waveSizeCnt = 0;
+       bool isAboveThreshold = dest[idx] >= threshold_value;
+       for (; idx < size-20; idx++ ) {
+               if(dest[idx] < threshold_value && isAboveThreshold) {
+                       thresholdCnt++;
+                       if (thresholdCnt > 4 && waveSizeCnt < fchigh+1) break;                  
+                       isAboveThreshold = false;
+                       waveSizeCnt = 0;
+               } else if (dest[idx] >= threshold_value && !isAboveThreshold) {
+                       thresholdCnt++;
+                       if (thresholdCnt > 4 && waveSizeCnt < fchigh+1) break;                  
+                       isAboveThreshold = true;
+                       waveSizeCnt = 0;
+               } else {
+                       waveSizeCnt++;
+               }
+               if (thresholdCnt > 10) break;
+       }
+       if (g_debugMode == 2) prnt("threshold Count reached at %u",idx);