diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 919666443..230ede8bb 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1065,6 +1065,9 @@ void MainWindow::writeSettings()
 //---------------------------------------------------------- readSettings()
 void MainWindow::readSettings()
 {
+  ui->cbVHFcontest->setVisible(false);
+  ui->cbAutoSeq->setVisible(false);
+  ui->cbFirst->setVisible(false);
   m_settings->beginGroup("MainWindow");
   restoreGeometry (m_settings->value ("geometry", saveGeometry ()).toByteArray ());
   m_geometryNoControls = m_settings->value ("geometryNoControls",saveGeometry()).toByteArray();
diff --git a/mainwindow.ui b/mainwindow.ui
index a4e4bb7fd..a2a9c1e9a 100644
--- a/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/mainwindow.ui
@@ -6,10 +6,16 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>815</width>
+    <width>805</width>
     <height>555</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
+  <property name="sizePolicy">
+   <sizepolicy hsizetype="Ignored" vsizetype="Preferred">
+    <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+    <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+   </sizepolicy>
+  </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>WSJT-X   by K1JT</string>
   </property>
@@ -2541,7 +2547,7 @@ QPushButton[state=&quot;ok&quot;] {
     <rect>
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
-     <width>815</width>
+     <width>805</width>
      <height>21</height>
     </rect>
    </property>