diff --git a/lib/ft8/sync8.f90 b/lib/ft8/sync8.f90
index d498e6f4c..f93afe75a 100644
--- a/lib/ft8/sync8.f90
+++ b/lib/ft8/sync8.f90
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@ subroutine sync8(dd,nfa,nfb,syncmin,nfqso,maxcand,nzhsym,candidate,   &
               t0c=t0c + sum(s(i:i+nfos*6:nfos,m+nssy*72))
            endif
         enddo
-        t=ta+tb
-        t0=t0a+t0b
-        t0=(t0-t)/6.0
-        sync_ab=t/t0
         t=ta+tb+tc
         t0=t0a+t0b+t0c
         t0=(t0-t)/6.0
@@ -85,14 +81,7 @@ subroutine sync8(dd,nfa,nfb,syncmin,nfqso,maxcand,nzhsym,candidate,   &
         t0=t0b+t0c
         t0=(t0-t)/6.0
         sync_bc=t/t0
-        if(j.le.-12) then
-           sync2d(i,j)=sync_bc
-        elseif(j.gt.-12 .and. j.lt. 49) then
-           if(nzhsym.eq.41) sync2d(i,j)=sync_ab
-           if(nzhsym.eq.50) sync2d(i,j)=max(sync_abc,sync_bc)
-        elseif(j.ge.49) then
-           sync2d(i,j)=sync_ab
-        endif
+        sync2d(i,j)=max(sync_abc,sync_bc)
      enddo
   enddo
 
diff --git a/lib/ft8_decode.f90 b/lib/ft8_decode.f90
index 911ecb31e..4bd637e95 100644
--- a/lib/ft8_decode.f90
+++ b/lib/ft8_decode.f90
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ contains
 
     class(ft8_decoder), intent(inout) :: this
     procedure(ft8_decode_callback) :: callback
-    parameter (MAXCAND=500,MAX_EARLY=100)
+    parameter (MAXCAND=600,MAX_EARLY=100)
     real*8 tsec,tseq
     real s(NH1,NHSYM)
     real sbase(NH1)
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ contains
        dd=iwave
        dd1=dd
     endif
+
     if(nzhsym.eq.41) then
        ndecodes=0
        allmessages='                                     '
@@ -116,10 +117,12 @@ contains
     else
        ndecodes=ndec_early
     endif
+
     if(nzhsym.eq.47 .and. ndec_early.eq.0) then
        dd1=dd
        go to 800
     endif
+
     if(nzhsym.eq.47 .and. ndec_early.ge.1) then
        lsubtracted=.false.
        lrefinedt=.true.
@@ -142,6 +145,7 @@ contains
        dd1=dd
        go to 900
     endif
+
     if(nzhsym.eq.50 .and. ndec_early.ge.1 .and. .not.nagain) then
        n=47*3456
        dd(1:n)=dd1(1:n)
@@ -153,6 +157,7 @@ contains
        enddo
        call timer('sub_ft8c',1)
     endif
+
     ifa=nfa
     ifb=nfb
     if(nzhsym.eq.50 .and. nagain) then
@@ -171,7 +176,6 @@ contains
       newdat=.true.
       syncmin=1.3
       if(ndepth.le.2) syncmin=1.6
-!      if(nzhsym.eq.41.or.ipass.eq.1) syncmin=2.0
       if(nzhsym.eq.41) syncmin=2.0
       if(ipass.eq.1) then
         lsubtract=.true.
@@ -225,10 +229,6 @@ contains
               if(emedelay.ne.0) xdt=xdt+2.0
               call this%callback(sync,nsnr,xdt,f1,msg37,iaptype,qual)
               call ft8_a7_save(nutc,xdt,f1,msg37)  !Enter decode in table
-!              ii=ndec(jseq,1)
-!              write(41,3041) jseq,ii,nint(f0(ii,jseq,0)),msg0(ii,jseq,0)(1:22),&
-!                   nint(f0(ii,jseq,1)),msg0(ii,jseq,1)(1:22)
-!3041          format(3i5,2x,a22,i5,2x,a22)
            endif
         endif
         call timestamp(tsec,tseq,ctime)