diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.cpp
index c42d1b392..5d138da0e 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodgui.cpp
@@ -88,10 +88,7 @@ QByteArray AMDemodGUI::serialize() const
 	s.writeS32(5, ui->squelch->value());
 	s.writeU32(7, m_channelMarker.getColor().rgb());
 	s.writeBool(8, ui->bandpassEnable->isChecked());
-    s.writeString(9, m_channelMarker.getTitle());
-    s.writeString(10, m_channelMarker.getUDPAddress());
-    s.writeU32(11, (quint32) m_channelMarker.getUDPReceivePort());
-    s.writeU32(12, (quint32) m_channelMarker.getUDPSendPort());
+	s.writeBlob(9, m_channelMarker.serialize());
 	return s.final();
 }
 
@@ -116,6 +113,8 @@ bool AMDemodGUI::deserialize(const QByteArray& data)
 		blockApplySettings(true);
 		m_channelMarker.blockSignals(true);
 
+        d.readBlob(9, &bytetmp);
+        m_channelMarker.deserialize(bytetmp);
 		d.readS32(1, &tmp, 0);
 		m_channelMarker.setCenterFrequency(tmp);
 		d.readS32(2, &tmp, 4);
diff --git a/sdrbase/dsp/channelmarker.cpp b/sdrbase/dsp/channelmarker.cpp
index 1a83aceed..0a74aa700 100644
--- a/sdrbase/dsp/channelmarker.cpp
+++ b/sdrbase/dsp/channelmarker.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "dsp/channelmarker.h"
+#include "util/simpleserializer.h"
 
 QRgb ChannelMarker::m_colorTable[] = {
 	qRgb(0xc0, 0x00, 0x00),
@@ -121,3 +122,77 @@ void ChannelMarker::setUDPSendPort(quint16 port)
     m_displayAddressSend = QString(tr("%1:%2").arg(getUDPAddress()).arg(getUDPSendPort()));
     emit changed();
 }
+
+void ChannelMarker::resetToDefaults()
+{
+    setTitle("Channel");
+    setCenterFrequency(0);
+    setColor(Qt::white);
+    setUDPAddress("127.0.0.1");
+    setUDPSendPort(9999);
+    setUDPReceivePort(9999);
+    setFrequencyScaleDisplayType(FScaleDisplay_freq);
+}
+
+QByteArray ChannelMarker::serialize() const
+{
+    SimpleSerializer s(1);
+    s.writeS32(1, getCenterFrequency());
+    s.writeU32(2, getColor().rgb());
+    s.writeString(3, getTitle());
+    s.writeString(4, getUDPAddress());
+    s.writeU32(5, (quint32) getUDPReceivePort());
+    s.writeU32(6, (quint32) getUDPSendPort());
+    s.writeS32(7, (int) getFrequencyScaleDisplayType());
+    return s.final();
+}
+
+bool ChannelMarker::deserialize(const QByteArray& data)
+{
+    SimpleDeserializer d(data);
+
+    if(!d.isValid())
+    {
+        resetToDefaults();
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if(d.getVersion() == 1)
+    {
+        quint32 u32tmp;
+        qint32 tmp;
+        QString strtmp;
+
+        blockSignals(true);
+
+        d.readS32(1, &tmp, 0);
+        setCenterFrequency(tmp);
+        if(d.readU32(2, &u32tmp)) {
+            setColor(u32tmp);
+        }
+        d.readString(3, &strtmp, "Channel");
+        setTitle(strtmp);
+        d.readString(4, &strtmp, "127.0.0.1");
+        setUDPAddress(strtmp);
+        d.readU32(5, &u32tmp, 9999);
+        setUDPReceivePort(u32tmp);
+        d.readU32(6, &u32tmp, 9999);
+        setUDPSendPort(u32tmp);
+        d.readS32(7, &tmp, 0);
+        if ((tmp >= 0) || (tmp < FScaleDisplay_none)) {
+            setFrequencyScaleDisplayType((frequencyScaleDisplay_t) tmp);
+        } else {
+            setFrequencyScaleDisplayType(FScaleDisplay_freq);
+        }
+
+        blockSignals(false);
+
+        return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        resetToDefaults();
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/sdrbase/dsp/channelmarker.h b/sdrbase/dsp/channelmarker.h
index b3fcb0fab..f64365b5e 100644
--- a/sdrbase/dsp/channelmarker.h
+++ b/sdrbase/dsp/channelmarker.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QColor>
+#include <QByteArray>
+
 #include "util/export.h"
 
 class SDRANGEL_API ChannelMarker : public QObject {
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ public:
 	    FScaleDisplay_title,
 	    FScaleDisplay_addressSend,
 	    FScaleDisplay_addressReceive,
+	    FScaleDisplay_none
 	} frequencyScaleDisplay_t;
 
 	ChannelMarker(QObject* parent = NULL);
@@ -73,6 +76,9 @@ public:
     const QString& getDisplayAddressSend() const { return m_displayAddressSend; }
     const QString& getDisplayAddressReceive() const { return m_displayAddressReceive; }
 
+    QByteArray serialize() const;
+    bool deserialize(const QByteArray& data);
+
 protected:
 	static QRgb m_colorTable[];
 	static int m_nextColor;
@@ -94,6 +100,8 @@ protected:
     quint16 m_udpSendPort;
     frequencyScaleDisplay_t m_fScaleDisplayType;
 
+    void resetToDefaults();
+
 signals:
 	void changed();
 };