diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 2dd38b7a2..8703aa271 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -4817,7 +4817,7 @@ void MainWindow::genStdMsgs(QString rpt, bool unconditional)
       t=t0 + "R" + rpt;
       msgtype(t, ui->tx3);
     }
-    if(m_mode=="MSK144" and m_bShMsgs) {
+    if(m_mode=="MSK144" and m_bShMsgs and m_nContest==NONE) {
       t=t0 + "R" + rpt;
       msgtype(t, ui->tx3);
       m_send_RR73=false;