diff --git a/lib/ft8/ft8apset.f90 b/lib/ft8/ft8apset.f90
index 08dff8012..50d1d18fc 100644
--- a/lib/ft8/ft8apset.f90
+++ b/lib/ft8/ft8apset.f90
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ subroutine ft8apset(mycall12,mygrid6,hiscall12,hisgrid6,bcontest,apsym)
   hisgrid=hisgrid6(1:4)
   if(index(hisgrid," ").eq.0) hisgrid="AA00"
   msg=mycall//' '//hiscall//' '//hisgrid
-  i3=0                                       ! ### TEMPORARY ??? ###
+  i3=-1                                       ! ### TEMPORARY ??? ###
   n3=0 !TEMPORARY
   call genft8(msg,mygrid6,bcontest,i3,n3,msgsent,msgbits,itone)
   apsym=2*msgbits-1
diff --git a/lib/ft8/ft8apset_174_91.f90 b/lib/ft8/ft8apset_174_91.f90
index f2f2aeb77..95be206e3 100644
--- a/lib/ft8/ft8apset_174_91.f90
+++ b/lib/ft8/ft8apset_174_91.f90
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ subroutine ft8apset_174_91(mycall12,mygrid6,hiscall12,hisgrid6,bcontest,apsym)
   character*6 mygrid6,hisgrid6
   character*4 hisgrid
   logical bcontest
-  integer apsym(KK)
-  integer*1 msgbits(KK)
+  integer apsym(77)
+  integer*1 msgbits(77)
   integer itone(KK)
   
   mycall=mycall12(1:6)
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ subroutine ft8apset_174_91(mycall12,mygrid6,hiscall12,hisgrid6,bcontest,apsym)
   hisgrid=hisgrid6(1:4)
   if(index(hisgrid," ").eq.0) hisgrid="AA00"
   msg=mycall//' '//hiscall//' '//hisgrid
-  i5bit=0                                       ! ### TEMPORARY ??? ###
-  call genft8_174_91(msg,mygrid6,bcontest,i5bit,msgsent,msgbits,itone)
+  i3=1                                       ! ### TEMPORARY ??? ###
+  n3=0
+  call genft8_174_91(msg,mygrid6,bcontest,i3,n3,msgsent,msgbits,itone)
   apsym=2*msgbits-1
   return
 end subroutine ft8apset_174_91
diff --git a/lib/ft8/ft8b_1.f90 b/lib/ft8/ft8b_1.f90
index 05b0ac12c..a9ac4b0f9 100644
--- a/lib/ft8/ft8b_1.f90
+++ b/lib/ft8/ft8b_1.f90
@@ -380,8 +380,10 @@ subroutine ft8b_1(dd0,newdat,nQSOProgress,nfqso,nftx,ndepth,lapon,lapcqonly,   &
         if(i3bit.eq.1) decoded(57:)=0
         call extractmessage174(decoded,message,ncrcflag)
         decoded=decoded0
-! This needs fixing for messages with i3bit=1:        
-        call genft8(message,mygrid6,bcontest,i3bit,0,msgsent,msgbits,itone)
+! This needs fixing for messages with i3bit=1:  
+        i3=-1  !TEMPORARY  
+        n3=0    
+        call genft8(message,mygrid6,bcontest,i3,0,msgsent,msgbits,itone)
         if(lsubtract) call subtractft8(dd0,itone,f1,xdt2)
         xsig=0.0
         xnoi=0.0
diff --git a/lib/ft8/genft8.f90 b/lib/ft8/genft8.f90
index 9400293a2..8a67d0ac4 100644
--- a/lib/ft8/genft8.f90
+++ b/lib/ft8/genft8.f90
@@ -11,16 +11,21 @@ subroutine genft8(msg,mygrid,bcontest,i3,n3,msgsent,msgbits,itone)
   logical bcontest,checksumok
   integer*4 i4Msg6BitWords(12)                !72-bit message as 6-bit words
   integer*1 msgbits(KK),codeword(3*ND)
+  integer*1 msgbits77(77)
   integer*1, target:: i1Msg8BitBytes(11)
   integer itone(NN)
   integer icos7(0:6)
   data icos7/2,5,6,0,4,1,3/                   !Costas 7x7 tone pattern
 
-
   itype=1
-  if( ( i3.eq.0 .and. n3.ge.2) .or. i3.ge.2 ) itype=2
-write(*,*) 'generating type ',itype,' message'
+  if( ( i3.eq.0 .and. n3.ge.1) .or. i3.ge.1 ) itype=2
+
+!write(*,*) 'generating type ',itype,' message'
+!write(*,*) 'msg ',msg,i3,n3
+
   if(itype.eq.2 ) goto 900
+  i3=i3*i3
+  n3=n3*n3
 
   call packmsg(msg,i4Msg6BitWords,itype,bcontest) !Pack into 12 6-bit bytes
   call unpackmsg(i4Msg6BitWords,msgsent,bcontest,mygrid) !Unpack to get msgsent
@@ -55,7 +60,7 @@ write(*,*) 'generating type ',itype,' message'
 
 900 continue
 
-  call genft8_174_91(msg,mygrid,bcontest,i3,n3,msgsent,msgbits,itone)
+  call genft8_174_91(msg,mygrid,bcontest,i3,n3,msgsent,msgbits77,itone)
 
   return
 end subroutine genft8
diff --git a/lib/ft8_decode.f90 b/lib/ft8_decode.f90
index ce71f00f6..c2c8cef46 100644
--- a/lib/ft8_decode.f90
+++ b/lib/ft8_decode.f90
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ contains
     character*12 mycall12, hiscall12
     character*6 mygrid6,hisgrid6
     integer*2 iwave(15*12000)
-    integer apsym1(KK),apsym2(91)
+    integer apsym1(KK),apsym2(77)
     character datetime*13,message*22,msg37*37
     character*22 allmessages(100)
     integer allsnrs(100)
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index d531d1208..758e62df4 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -3479,7 +3479,7 @@ void MainWindow::guiUpdate()
             if(m_config.bFox() and ui->tabWidget->currentIndex()==2) {
               foxTxSequencer();
             } else {
-              m_i3=1;  // Temporary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+              m_i3=-1;  // Temporary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
               m_n3=0;
               char ft8msgbits[75 + 12]; //packed 75 bit ft8 message plus 12-bit CRC
               genft8_(message, MyGrid, &bcontest, &m_i3, &m_n3, msgsent, const_cast<char *> (ft8msgbits),