diff --git a/lib/get_q3list.f90 b/lib/get_q3list.f90
index 1e0e72ce3..6109cf66c 100644
--- a/lib/get_q3list.f90
+++ b/lib/get_q3list.f90
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ subroutine get_q3list(fname,nlist,list)
 
   nhist2=0
   open(24,file=fname,status='unknown',form='unformatted')
-  read(24,end=1) nhist2,callers(1:nhist2)
+  read(24,end=1) nhist2
+  if(nhist2.ge.1 .and. nhist2.le.40) then
+     read(24,end=1) callers(1:nhist2)
+  else
+     nhist2=0
+  endif
 1 close(24)
 
   now=time()
diff --git a/lib/q65_decode.f90 b/lib/q65_decode.f90
index fecad60b1..d6cad6999 100644
--- a/lib/q65_decode.f90
+++ b/lib/q65_decode.f90
@@ -115,15 +115,20 @@ contains
 ! NA VHF, WW-Digi, or ARRL Digi Contest
        open(24,file=trim(data_dir)//'/tsil.3q',status='unknown',     &
             form='unformatted')
-       read(24,end=2) nhist2,callers(1:nhist2)
-       now=time()
-       do i=1,nhist2
-          hours=(now - callers(i)%nsec)/3600.0
-          if(hours.gt.24.0) then
-             callers(i:nhist2-1)=callers(i+1:nhist2)
-             nhist2=nhist2-1
-          endif
-       enddo
+       read(24,end=2) nhist2
+       if(nhist2.ge.1 .and. nhist2.le.40) then
+          read(24,end=2) callers(1:nhist2)
+          now=time()
+          do i=1,nhist2
+             hours=(now - callers(i)%nsec)/3600.0
+             if(hours.gt.24.0) then
+                callers(i:nhist2-1)=callers(i+1:nhist2)
+                nhist2=nhist2-1
+             endif
+          enddo
+       else
+          nhist2=0
+       endif
 2      close(24)
     endif
 
diff --git a/lib/qra/q65/q65.f90 b/lib/qra/q65/q65.f90
index 12dc4f08e..a93b12719 100644
--- a/lib/qra/q65/q65.f90
+++ b/lib/qra/q65/q65.f90
@@ -913,10 +913,13 @@ subroutine q65_hist2(nfreq,msg0,callers,nhist2)
      callers(nhist2)%nfreq=nfreq
   endif
 
-  open(24,file=trim(data_dir)//'/tsil.3q',status='unknown',     &
-       form='unformatted')
-  write(24) nhist2,callers(1:nhist2)
-  close(24)
+  if(nhist2.ge.1 .and. nhist2.le.40) then
+     open(24,file=trim(data_dir)//'/tsil.3q',status='unknown',     &
+          form='unformatted')
+     write(24) nhist2
+     write(24) callers(1:nhist2)
+     close(24)
+  endif
 
 900 return
 end subroutine q65_hist2
diff --git a/widgets/activeStations.cpp b/widgets/activeStations.cpp
index a998a51e3..619a710dd 100644
--- a/widgets/activeStations.cpp
+++ b/widgets/activeStations.cpp
@@ -59,29 +59,31 @@ void ActiveStations::write_settings ()
 
 void ActiveStations::displayRecentStations(QString mode, QString const& t)
 {
-  m_mode=mode;
-  if(m_mode=="Q65") {
-    ui->header_label2->setText("  N    Frx   Fsked  S/N   Call     Grid  Tx  Age");
-    ui->label->setText("QSOs:");
-  } else if(m_mode=="Q65-pileup") {
-    ui->header_label2->setText("  N   Freq  Call    Grid   El   Age(h)");
-  } else {
-    ui->header_label2->setText("  N   Call    Grid   Az  S/N  Freq Tx Age Pts");
-    ui->label->setText("Rate:");
-  }
-  bool b=(m_mode.left(3)=="Q65");
-  ui->bandChanges->setVisible(!b);
-  ui->cbReadyOnly->setVisible(!b);
-  ui->label_2->setVisible(!b);
-  ui->label_3->setVisible(!b);
-  ui->score->setVisible(!b);
-  ui->sbMaxRecent->setVisible(!b);
-  ui->RecentStationsPlainTextEdit->insertPlainText(t);
+  if(mode!=m_mode) {
+    m_mode=mode;
+    if(m_mode=="Q65") {
+      ui->header_label2->setText("  N    Frx   Fsked  S/N   Call     Grid  Tx  Age");
+      ui->label->setText("QSOs:");
+    } else if(m_mode=="Q65-pileup") {
+      ui->header_label2->setText("  N   Freq  Call    Grid   El   Age(h)");
+    } else {
+      ui->header_label2->setText("  N   Call    Grid   Az  S/N  Freq Tx Age Pts");
+      ui->label->setText("Rate:");
+    }
+    bool b=(m_mode.left(3)=="Q65");
+    ui->bandChanges->setVisible(!b);
+    ui->cbReadyOnly->setVisible(!b);
+    ui->label_2->setVisible(!b);
+    ui->label_3->setVisible(!b);
+    ui->score->setVisible(!b);
+    ui->sbMaxRecent->setVisible(!b);
 
-  b=(m_mode!="Q65-pileup");
-  ui->sbMaxAge->setVisible(b);
-  ui->label->setVisible(b);
-  ui->rate->setVisible(b);
+    b=(m_mode!="Q65-pileup");
+    ui->sbMaxAge->setVisible(b);
+    ui->label->setVisible(b);
+    ui->rate->setVisible(b);
+  }
+  ui->RecentStationsPlainTextEdit->insertPlainText(t);
 }
 
 int ActiveStations::maxRecent()