diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 473b0b8..bdb7fda 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ data
 *.exe
 scm/Makefile
 release.7z
-*.diff
\ No newline at end of file
+*.diff
+desktop.ini
+*~
diff --git a/flags.go b/flags.go
index 7259a3a..4f18ce8 100644
--- a/flags.go
+++ b/flags.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ var decimation = flag.Int("decimation", 1, "integer decimation factor, keep ever
 var timeLimit = flag.Duration("duration", 0, "time to run for, 0 for infinite, ex. 1h5m10s")
 var meterID UintMap
 var meterType UintMap
+var unique = flag.Bool("unique", false, "do not print duplicate values from each meter")
 
 var encoder Encoder
 var format = flag.String("format", "plain", "format to write log messages in: plain, csv, json, xml or gob")
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ func RegisterFlags() {
 		"format":       true,
 		"gobunsafe":    true,
 		"quiet":        true,
+		"unique":       true,
 		"single":       true,
 		"cpuprofile":   true,
 		"fastmag":      true,
diff --git a/idm/idm.go b/idm/idm.go
index 124e447..67b052b 100644
--- a/idm/idm.go
+++ b/idm/idm.go
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ func (idm IDM) MeterType() uint8 {
 	return idm.ERTType
 }
 
+func (idm IDM) MeterValue() uint32 {
+	// don't know yet
+	return 0
+}
+
 func (idm IDM) String() string {
 	var fields []string
 
diff --git a/parse/parse.go b/parse/parse.go
index 4e4a2ce..b0b50a8 100644
--- a/parse/parse.go
+++ b/parse/parse.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ type Message interface {
 	MsgType() string
 	MeterID() uint32
 	MeterType() uint8
+	MeterValue() uint32
 }
 
 type LogMessage struct {
diff --git a/r900/r900.go b/r900/r900.go
index a34762e..d5348ec 100644
--- a/r900/r900.go
+++ b/r900/r900.go
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ func (r900 R900) MeterType() uint8 {
 	return r900.Unkn1
 }
 
+func (r900 R900) MeterValue() uint32 {
+	return r900.Consumption
+}
+
 func (r900 R900) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("{ID:%10d Unkn1:0x%02X NoUse:%2d BackFlow:%1d Consumption:%8d Unkn3:0x%02X Leak:%2d LeakNow:%1d}",
 		r900.ID,
diff --git a/recv.go b/recv.go
index 1aac532..23b8723 100644
--- a/recv.go
+++ b/recv.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var rcvr Receiver
+var lastValue map[uint]uint32
 
 type Receiver struct {
 	rtltcp.SDR
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ func (rcvr *Receiver) Run() {
 	}()
 
 	block := make([]byte, rcvr.p.Cfg().BlockSize2)
+	lastValue = make(map[uint]uint32)
 
 	start := time.Now()
 	for {
@@ -154,6 +156,12 @@ func (rcvr *Receiver) Run() {
 				if len(meterType) > 0 && !meterType[uint(pkt.MeterType())] {
 					continue
 				}
+				if *unique {
+					if lastValue[uint(pkt.MeterID())] == pkt.MeterValue() {
+						continue
+					}
+					lastValue[uint(pkt.MeterID())] = pkt.MeterValue()
+				}
 
 				var msg parse.LogMessage
 				msg.Time = time.Now()
diff --git a/scm/scm.go b/scm/scm.go
index 7e4785e..609cf37 100644
--- a/scm/scm.go
+++ b/scm/scm.go
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ func (scm SCM) MeterType() uint8 {
 	return scm.Type
 }
 
+func (scm SCM) MeterValue() uint32 {
+	return scm.Consumption
+}
+
 func (scm SCM) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("{ID:%8d Type:%2d Tamper:{Phy:%02X Enc:%02X} Consumption:%8d CRC:0x%04X}",
 		scm.ID, scm.Type, scm.TamperPhy, scm.TamperEnc, scm.Consumption, scm.Checksum,