diff --git a/lib/qra64a.f90 b/lib/qra64a.f90
index a8c532266..0691cea78 100644
--- a/lib/qra64a.f90
+++ b/lib/qra64a.f90
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ subroutine qra64a(dd,npts,nf1,nf2,nfqso,ntol,mode64,minsync,ndepth,   &
   nFadingModel=1
   maxaptype=4
   if(iand(ndepth,64).ne.0) maxaptype=5
-  call qra_params(ndepth,maxaptype,minsync)
+  call qra_params(ndepth,maxaptype,idf0max,idt0max,ibwmin,ibwmax)
   if(nc1.ne.nc1z .or. nc2.ne.nc2z .or. ng2.ne.ng2z .or.            &
      maxaptype.ne.maxaptypez) then
      do naptype=0,maxaptype
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ subroutine qra64a(dd,npts,nf1,nf2,nfqso,ntol,mode64,minsync,ndepth,   &
   if(mode64.eq.1 .and. minsync.ne.-1 .and. (sync-7.0).lt.minsync) go to 900
 
   call timer('qraloops',0)
-  call qra_loops(c00,npts/2,64,mode64,nsubmode,nFadingModel,minsync,     &
+  call qra_loops(c00,npts/2,64,mode64,nsubmode,nFadingModel,         &
        ndepth,nc1,nc2,ng2,naptype,jpk0,dtx,f0,width,snr2,irc,dat4)
   call timer('qraloops',1)
   
@@ -95,17 +95,32 @@ subroutine qra64a(dd,npts,nf1,nf2,nfqso,ntol,mode64,minsync,ndepth,   &
   return
 end subroutine qra64a
 
-subroutine qra_params(ndepth,maxaptype,minsync)
+subroutine qra_params(ndepth,maxaptype,idf0max,idt0max,ibwmin,ibwmax)
 
 ! If file qra_params is present in CWD, read decoding params from it.
-  
-  logical ex
-  inquire(file='qra_params',exist=ex)
-  if(ex) then
-     open(29,file='qra_params',status='old')
-     read(29,*) ndepth,maxaptype,minsync
-     close(29)
+
+  integer iparam(6)
+  logical first,ex
+  data iparam/3,5,11,5,9,9/     !Default values
+  data first/.true./
+  save first,iparam
+
+  if(first) then
+     inquire(file='qra_params',exist=ex)
+     if(ex) then
+        open(29,file='qra_params',status='old')
+        read(29,*) iparam
+        close(29)
+     endif
+     write(*,'(6i4)') iparam
+     first=.false.
   endif
+  ndepth=iparam(1)
+  maxaptype=iparam(2)
+  idf0max=iparam(3)
+  idt0max=iparam(4)
+  ibwmin=iparam(5)
+  ibwmax=iparam(6)
   
   return
 end subroutine qra_params
diff --git a/lib/qra65_decode.f90 b/lib/qra65_decode.f90
index b9b9c1a7b..afde90c9d 100644
--- a/lib/qra65_decode.f90
+++ b/lib/qra65_decode.f90
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ contains
 !    if(ndepth.eq.3) maxaptype=5
     if(ndepth.ge.2) maxaptype=5       !###
     minsync=-2
-    call qra_params(ndepth,maxaptype,minsync)
+    call qra_params(ndepth,maxaptype,idf0max,idt0max,ibwmin,ibwmax)
 
     if(nc1.ne.nc1z .or. nc2.ne.nc2z .or. ng2.ne.ng2z .or.            &
          maxaptype.ne.maxaptypez) then
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ contains
     call ana64(dd,npts,c00)
 
     call timer('qraloops',0)
-    call qra_loops(c00,npts/2,nmode,mode65,nsubmode,nFadingModel,minsync,     &
+    call qra_loops(c00,npts/2,nmode,mode65,nsubmode,nFadingModel,       &
          ndepth,nc1,nc2,ng2,naptype,jpk0,xdt,f0,width,snr2,irc,dat4)
     call timer('qraloops',1)
     xdt=xdt+0.4        !### Empirical -- WHY ??? ###
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ contains
             irc,qual,ntrperiod,fmid,w50)
     else
        snr2=0.
-       nsnr=-25 
+       nsnr=-30 
 !### TEMPORARY? ###       
        call this%callback(nutc,sync,nsnr,xdt,f0,decoded,              &
             irc,qual,ntrperiod,fmid,w50)
diff --git a/lib/qra_loops.f90 b/lib/qra_loops.f90
index 59b9458b1..92908a2bc 100644
--- a/lib/qra_loops.f90
+++ b/lib/qra_loops.f90
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-subroutine qra_loops(c00,npts2,mode,mode64,nsubmode,nFadingModel,minsync,  &
+subroutine qra_loops(c00,npts2,mode,mode64,nsubmode,nFadingModel,      &
      ndepth,nc1,nc2,ng2,naptype,jpk0,xdt,f0,width,snr2,irc,dat4)
 
   use timer_module, only: timer
@@ -15,12 +15,9 @@ subroutine qra_loops(c00,npts2,mode,mode64,nsubmode,nFadingModel,minsync,  &
   s3lim=20.
   ibwmax=11
   if(mode64.le.4) ibwmax=9
-  ibwmin=0
-  idtmax=5
-  if(minsync.eq.-2) then
-     ibwmin=ibwmax
-     idtmax=3
-  endif
+  ibwmin=ibwmax
+  idtmax=3
+  call qra_params(ndepth,maxaptype,idf0max,idt0max,ibwmin,ibwmax)
   LL=64*(mode64+2)
   NN=63
   napmin=99