diff --git a/frontend/src/components/FilterPanel/FilterPanel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/FilterPanel/FilterPanel.tsx
index a46608f..6b7e5a2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/FilterPanel/FilterPanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/FilterPanel/FilterPanel.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ interface FilterPanelProps {
   betaPathConfidence?: number | null;
 }
 
+export const LinksLegend: React.FC<{ compact?: boolean; muted?: boolean }> = ({ compact = false, muted = false }) => (
+  <div className={`links-legend-inline${compact ? ' links-legend-inline--compact' : ''}${muted ? ' links-legend-inline--muted' : ''}`}>
+    <div className="links-legend-inline__title">Links Legend</div>
+    <div className="links-legend-inline__row"><span className="links-legend__swatch" style={{ background: '#22c55e' }} /> Good (≤120 dB)</div>
+    <div className="links-legend-inline__row"><span className="links-legend__swatch" style={{ background: '#fbbf24' }} /> Marginal (121-135 dB)</div>
+    <div className="links-legend-inline__row"><span className="links-legend__swatch" style={{ background: '#ef4444' }} /> Weak (&gt;135 dB)</div>
+    <div className="links-legend-inline__row"><span className="links-legend__swatch" style={{ background: '#d1d5db' }} /> Unknown (no dB yet)</div>
+  </div>
+);
+
 export const FILTER_ROWS: Array<{ key: keyof Filters; label: string; color: string; hollow?: boolean }> = [
   { key: 'livePackets',  label: 'Live Feed',        color: '#00c4ff' },
   { key: 'packetPaths',  label: 'Packet Paths',     color: '#00c4ff', hollow: true },
@@ -30,33 +40,6 @@ export const FilterPanel: React.FC<FilterPanelProps> = ({ filters, onChange, bet
     onChange({ ...filters, [key]: !filters[key] });
   };
 
-  const applyPreset = (preset: 'minimal' | 'links' | 'beta') => {
-    const next: Filters = { ...filters };
-    if (preset === 'minimal') {
-      next.livePackets = true;
-      next.packetPaths = false;
-      next.betaPaths = false;
-      next.links = false;
-      next.coverage = false;
-      next.clientNodes = false;
-    } else if (preset === 'links') {
-      next.livePackets = true;
-      next.packetPaths = false;
-      next.betaPaths = true;
-      next.links = true;
-      next.coverage = false;
-      next.clientNodes = false;
-    } else {
-      next.livePackets = true;
-      next.packetPaths = false;
-      next.betaPaths = true;
-      next.links = true;
-      next.coverage = true;
-      next.clientNodes = false;
-    }
-    onChange(next);
-  };
-
   const confidenceLabel = betaPathConfidence == null
     ? 'N/A'
     : betaPathConfidence >= 0.75
@@ -68,11 +51,6 @@ export const FilterPanel: React.FC<FilterPanelProps> = ({ filters, onChange, bet
   return (
     <div className="filter-panel">
       <div className="filter-panel__title">Layers</div>
-      <div className="filter-presets">
-        <button className="filter-preset-btn" onClick={() => applyPreset('minimal')}>Minimal</button>
-        <button className="filter-preset-btn" onClick={() => applyPreset('links')}>Links + Beta</button>
-        <button className="filter-preset-btn" onClick={() => applyPreset('beta')}>Full Beta</button>
-      </div>
       {filters.betaPaths && (
         <div className="filter-beta-note">
           Beta Confidence: <strong>{confidenceLabel}</strong>
@@ -123,6 +101,7 @@ export const FilterPanel: React.FC<FilterPanelProps> = ({ filters, onChange, bet
           )}
         </React.Fragment>
       ))}
+      <LinksLegend muted={!filters.links} />
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Map/MapView.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Map/MapView.tsx
index 93d5243..523793d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Map/MapView.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Map/MapView.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useState, useCallback, useMemo, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
-import { MapContainer, TileLayer, useMap, Pane, Polygon, Polyline, Tooltip } from 'react-leaflet';
+import { MapContainer, TileLayer, useMap, Pane, Polygon, Polyline } from 'react-leaflet';
 import type { LatLngExpression, Map as LeafletMap, Polyline as LeafletPolyline } from 'leaflet';
 import type { MeshNode, PacketArc } from '../../hooks/useNodes.js';
 import type { NodeCoverage } from '../../hooks/useCoverage.js';
@@ -294,16 +294,8 @@ export const MapView: React.FC<MapViewProps> = ({
                   weight,
                   opacity,
                 }}
-                interactive
-              >
-                <Tooltip direction="center" sticky>
-                  <div className="link-tooltip">
-                    <div className="link-tooltip__row"><span>Seen</span><strong>{line.observedCount}</strong></div>
-                    <div className="link-tooltip__row"><span>Path Loss</span><strong>{line.pathLossDb == null ? 'unknown' : `${Math.round(line.pathLossDb)} dB`}</strong></div>
-                    <div className="link-tooltip__row"><span>A→B / B→A</span><strong>{line.countAToB} / {line.countBToA}</strong></div>
-                  </div>
-                </Tooltip>
-              </Polyline>
+                interactive={false}
+              />
               );
             })}
           </Pane>
@@ -358,16 +350,6 @@ export const MapView: React.FC<MapViewProps> = ({
         )}
       </MapContainer>
 
-      {showLinks && (
-        <div className="links-legend">
-          <div className="links-legend__title">Links Legend</div>
-          <div className="links-legend__row"><span className="links-legend__swatch" style={{ background: '#22c55e' }} /> Good (≤120 dB)</div>
-          <div className="links-legend__row"><span className="links-legend__swatch" style={{ background: '#fbbf24' }} /> Marginal (121-135 dB)</div>
-          <div className="links-legend__row"><span className="links-legend__swatch" style={{ background: '#ef4444' }} /> Weak (&gt;135 dB)</div>
-          <div className="links-legend__row"><span className="links-legend__swatch" style={{ background: '#d1d5db' }} /> Unknown (no dB yet)</div>
-        </div>
-      )}
-
       {/* deck.gl overlay — arcs only */}
       <PacketArcLayer
         arcs={arcs}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PacketFeed.tsx b/frontend/src/components/PacketFeed.tsx
index bbdac69..61c90cb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PacketFeed.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PacketFeed.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import type { AggregatedPacket, MeshNode } from '../hooks/useNodes.js';
 
 const TYPE_LABELS: Record<number, string> = {
@@ -21,27 +21,14 @@ interface Props {
   pinnedPacketId?: string | null;
 }
 
-const ROW_HEIGHT = 32;
 const VISIBLE_ROWS = 8;
-const OVERSCAN = 4;
 
 export const PacketFeed: React.FC<Props> = React.memo(({ packets, nodes, onPacketClick, pinnedPacketId }) => {
-  const [scrollTop, setScrollTop] = useState(0);
-  const total = packets.length;
-  const start = Math.max(0, Math.floor(scrollTop / ROW_HEIGHT) - OVERSCAN);
-  const end = Math.min(total, start + VISIBLE_ROWS + OVERSCAN * 2);
-  const visible = useMemo(
-    () => packets.slice(start, end).map((packet, idx) => ({ packet, index: start + idx })),
-    [packets, start, end],
-  );
+  const visible = useMemo(() => packets.slice(0, VISIBLE_ROWS), [packets]);
 
   return (
-  <div
-    className={`packet-feed${packets.length >= VISIBLE_ROWS ? ' packet-feed--overflow' : ''}`}
-    onScroll={(e) => setScrollTop((e.target as HTMLDivElement).scrollTop)}
-  >
-    <div style={{ height: total * ROW_HEIGHT, position: 'relative' }}>
-    {visible.map(({ packet: p, index }) => {
+  <div className="packet-feed">
+    {visible.map((p) => {
       const typeLabel = p.packetType !== undefined
         ? (TYPE_LABELS[p.packetType] ?? `T${p.packetType}`)
         : '???';
@@ -63,7 +50,6 @@ export const PacketFeed: React.FC<Props> = React.memo(({ packets, nodes, onPacke
         <div
           key={p.id}
           className={`packet-item packet-item--clickable${isPinned ? ' packet-item--pinned' : ''}`}
-          style={{ position: 'absolute', top: index * ROW_HEIGHT, left: 0, right: 0 }}
           onClick={() => onPacketClick?.(p)}
           role="button"
           tabIndex={0}
@@ -87,7 +73,6 @@ export const PacketFeed: React.FC<Props> = React.memo(({ packets, nodes, onPacke
         </div>
       );
     })}
-    </div>
   </div>
   );
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/app/MobileControls.tsx b/frontend/src/components/app/MobileControls.tsx
index dc7e52d..d5c9ad9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/app/MobileControls.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/app/MobileControls.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import type { Map as LeafletMap } from 'leaflet';
 import { NodeSearch } from '../Map/NodeSearch.js';
-import { FILTER_ROWS, type Filters } from '../FilterPanel/FilterPanel.js';
+import { FILTER_ROWS, LinksLegend, type Filters } from '../FilterPanel/FilterPanel.js';
 import type { MeshNode } from '../../hooks/useNodes.js';
 
 type MobileControlsProps = {
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ export const MobileControls: React.FC<MobileControlsProps> = ({
         </div>
       ))}
     </div>
+    <div className="mobile-links-legend-wrap">
+      <LinksLegend compact muted={!filters.links} />
+    </div>
     <div className="mobile-search">
       <NodeSearch map={map} nodes={nodes} />
     </div>
   </div>
 );
-
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/globals.css b/frontend/src/styles/globals.css
index 48f2d7a..ea32b9c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/globals.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/globals.css
@@ -327,33 +327,6 @@ html, body, #root {
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 
-.filter-presets {
-  display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
-  gap: 6px;
-  margin-bottom: 8px;
-}
-
-.filter-preset-btn {
-  width: 100%;
-  text-align: left;
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  border-radius: var(--radius);
-  background: var(--bg-panel-alt);
-  color: var(--text-secondary);
-  font-size: 11px;
-  font-family: var(--font-mono);
-  padding: 6px 8px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  transition: background var(--transition), color var(--transition), border-color var(--transition);
-}
-
-.filter-preset-btn:hover {
-  background: var(--bg-hover);
-  color: var(--text-primary);
-  border-color: var(--border-bright);
-}
-
 .filter-beta-note {
   font-size: 10px;
   color: var(--text-muted);
@@ -544,48 +517,39 @@ html, body, #root {
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
-.link-tooltip {
-  min-width: 180px;
-  font-size: 11px;
-  color: var(--text-primary);
-}
-
-.link-tooltip__row {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 10px;
-}
-
-.links-legend {
-  position: absolute;
-  left: 16px;
-  top: 70px;
-  z-index: 820;
+.links-legend-inline {
   background: var(--bg-panel);
   border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
-  padding: 10px 12px;
-  min-width: 180px;
-  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
-  pointer-events: none;
+  border-radius: var(--radius);
+  padding: 8px 10px;
+  margin-top: 8px;
 }
 
-.links-legend__title {
+.links-legend-inline--muted {
+  opacity: 0.6;
+}
+
+.links-legend-inline--compact {
+  margin: 6px 8px 0;
+  padding: 7px 9px;
+}
+
+.links-legend-inline__title {
   font-family: var(--font-mono);
   font-size: 10px;
   color: var(--text-muted);
   letter-spacing: 0.08em;
   text-transform: uppercase;
-  margin-bottom: 8px;
+  margin-bottom: 6px;
 }
 
-.links-legend__row {
+.links-legend-inline__row {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 8px;
   font-size: 11px;
   color: var(--text-secondary);
-  margin-bottom: 4px;
+  margin-bottom: 3px;
 }
 
 .links-legend__swatch {
@@ -603,16 +567,12 @@ html, body, #root {
   z-index: 800;
   width: 340px;
   height: 220px;
-  overflow-y: auto;
+  overflow: hidden;
   overflow-x: hidden;
   pointer-events: auto;
-  padding-right: 2px;
-}
-
-/* Fade the oldest (topmost) item only when the feed is full */
-.packet-feed--overflow {
-  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, black 40px, black 100%);
-  mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, black 40px, black 100%);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  justify-content: flex-start;
 }
 
 .packet-item {
@@ -1758,11 +1718,15 @@ html, body, #root {
   .mobile-filter-grid .filter-row { padding: 8px 6px; }
 
   /* ── Mobile search: shown below filter grid ──────────────────────────── */
-  .mobile-search {
+.mobile-search {
     display: block;
     padding: 8px 12px;
     border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
   }
+  .mobile-links-legend-wrap {
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+    padding-top: 2px;
+  }
   .mobile-search .node-search {
     position: static;
     transform: none;