         if(AuxChanVals[settings.m_DVchannel] > DV_PPMs[DISPLAY_TIMER]) 
         {
           printCount++;
-          char stopWatchStr[] = { 0x00, 0x00 };
+          static char stopWatchStr[] = { 0x00, 0x00 };
           #ifdef STOPWATCH_ICON
           if(settings.m_displaySymbols == 1 && settings.m_IconSettings[TIMER_ICON] == 1)
           {

              int8_t wattRow2 = settings.m_OSDItems[AMPS][1]-1;            
              if(wattRow2 < 0) wattRow2 = 0;
              int8_t wattRow1 = wattRow2 + 1;
              int16_t wattSlice;
              uint8_t wattStatus;
              uint8_t steps;
              switch(settings.m_wattMeter)
              {              

        {              
          static const char VTX_POWER_STATE[] PROGMEM = "vtx power:";
          OSD.printP(settings.COLS/2 - strlen_P(VTX_POWER_STATE)/2, settings.ROWS/2, VTX_POWER_STATE);
          static const char suffix[] = "mw";
          uint8_t maxMWmult = 60;            
          if(vTxType > 2)
          {
