diff --git a/displaytext.cpp b/displaytext.cpp
index 7aeffe6b5..394fe658d 100644
--- a/displaytext.cpp
+++ b/displaytext.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ QString DisplayText::appendWorkedB4(QString message, QString const& callsign, QS
 
   if (!countryWorkedBefore) {
     // therefore not worked call either
-    appendage += "!";
+//    appendage += "!";
     *bg = m_color_DXCC;
   } else {
     if(!countryB4onBand) {
@@ -206,14 +206,14 @@ QString DisplayText::appendWorkedB4(QString message, QString const& callsign, QS
         } else {
           if (!callWorkedBefore) {
             // but have worked the country
-            appendage += "~";
+//            appendage += "~";
             *bg = m_color_NewCall;
           } else {
             if(!callB4onBand) {
-              appendage += "~";
+//              appendage += "~";
               *bg = m_color_NewCallBand;
             } else {
-              appendage += " ";  // have worked this call before
+//              appendage += " ";  // have worked this call before
               *bg = m_color_CQ;
             }
           }
diff --git a/lib/ft8/genft8_174_91.f90 b/lib/ft8/genft8_174_91.f90
index e64cf4ef2..f7529f4b3 100644
--- a/lib/ft8/genft8_174_91.f90
+++ b/lib/ft8/genft8_174_91.f90
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ subroutine genft8_174_91(msg,i3,n3,msgsent,msgbits,itone)
   call pack77(msg,i3,n3,c77)
   call unpack77(c77,msgsent) 
 
-  read(c77,'(77i1)') msgbits 
-  call encode174_91(msgbits,codeword)      !Encode the test message
+  read(c77,'(77i1)',err=1) msgbits
+  go to 2
+1 write(81,*) msg,c77 ; flush(81)
+2  call encode174_91(msgbits,codeword)      !Encode the test message
 
 ! Message structure: S7 D29 S7 D29 S7
   itone(1:7)=icos7