diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 268c94c63..2c2c5eedd 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -643,8 +643,8 @@ void MainWindow::readSettings()
   m_fMin=settings.value("fMin",2500).toInt();
   m_bSplit=settings.value("TxSplit",false).toBool();
   m_bXIT=settings.value("UseXit",false).toBool();
-  m_plus2kHz=settings.value("Plus2kHz",false).toBool();
-  ui->cbPlus2kHz->setChecked(m_plus2kHz);
+	m_plus2kHz=settings.value("Plus2kHz",false).toBool();
+	ui->cbPlus2kHz->setChecked(m_plus2kHz);
   settings.endGroup();
 
   if(!ui->actionLinrad->isChecked() and !ui->actionCuteSDR->isChecked()and
@@ -1861,7 +1861,16 @@ void MainWindow::guiUpdate()
   }
 
   if(m_catEnabled and !m_bRigOpen) {
-    rigOpen();
+		rigOpen();
+		if(m_bSplit or m_bXIT) setXIT(m_txFreq);
+		if(m_bRigOpen and !m_bSplit) {
+			int ret=rig->setSplitFreq(MHz(m_dialFreq),RIG_VFO_B);
+			if(ret!=RIG_OK) {
+				QString rt;
+				rt.sprintf("Setting VFO_B failed:  %d",ret);
+				msgBox(rt);
+			}
+		}
   }
 
   if(nsec != m_sec0) {                                     //Once per second
diff --git a/plotter.cpp b/plotter.cpp
index 9aad79453..537382601 100644
--- a/plotter.cpp
+++ b/plotter.cpp
@@ -488,28 +488,29 @@ void CPlotter::setPalette(QString palette)                      //setPalette()
     return;
   }
 
-  FILE* fp=NULL;
-  if(palette=="Blue") fp=fopen("blue.dat","r");
-  if(palette=="AFMHot") fp=fopen("afmhot.dat","r");
-  if(palette=="Gray1") fp=fopen("gray1.dat","r");
-  if(fp==NULL) {
+	QFile f;
+	if(palette=="Blue") f.setFileName("blue.dat");
+	if(palette=="AFMHot") f.setFileName("afmhot.dat");
+	if(palette=="Gray1") f.setFileName("gray1.dat");
+	if(f.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+		 QTextStream in(&f);
+		 int n,r,g,b;
+		 float xr,xg,xb;
+		 for(int i=0; i<256; i++) {
+			 in >> n >> xr >> xg >> xb;
+			 r=255.0*xr + 0.5;
+			 g=255.0*xg + 0.5;
+			 b=255.0*xb + 0.5;
+			 m_ColorTbl[i].setRgb(r,g,b);
+		 }
+		 f.close();
+	} else {
     QMessageBox msgBox0;
     QString t="Error: Cannot find requested palette file.";
     msgBox0.setText(t);
     msgBox0.exec();
     return;
-  }
-
-  int n,r,g,b;
-  float xr,xg,xb;
-  for(int i=0; i<256; i++) {
-    int nn=fscanf(fp,"%d%f%f%f",&n,&xr,&xg,&xb);
-    r=255.0*xr + 0.5;
-    g=255.0*xg + 0.5;
-    b=255.0*xb + 0.5;
-    m_ColorTbl[i].setRgb(r,g,b);
-    if(nn==-999999) i++;                  //Silence compiler warning
-  }
+  }   
 }
 
 double CPlotter::fGreen()