diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b1ed3a0e..258965d28 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ set (wsjtx_CXXSRCS
   about.cpp
   astro.cpp
   messageaveraging.cpp
+  colorhighlighting.cpp
   WsprTxScheduler.cpp
   mainwindow.cpp
   Configuration.cpp
@@ -689,6 +690,7 @@ set (wsjtx_UISRCS
   mainwindow.ui
   about.ui
   astro.ui
+  colorhighlighting.ui
   echograph.ui
   fastgraph.ui
   messageaveraging.ui
diff --git a/colorhighlighting.cpp b/colorhighlighting.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47865da09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colorhighlighting.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include "colorhighlighting.h"
+#include "ui_colorhighlighting.h"
+
+#include <QDebug>
+
+ColorHighlighting::ColorHighlighting(QWidget *parent) :
+  QDialog(parent),
+  ui(new Ui::ColorHighlighting)
+{
+  qDebug() << "AA";
+  ui->setupUi(this);
+  qDebug() << "BB";
+}
+
+ColorHighlighting::~ColorHighlighting()
+{
+  delete ui;
+}
diff --git a/colorhighlighting.h b/colorhighlighting.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a51b8b97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colorhighlighting.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef COLORHIGHLIGHTING_H
+#define COLORHIGHLIGHTING_H
+
+#include <QDialog>
+
+namespace Ui {
+class ColorHighlighting;
+}
+
+class ColorHighlighting : public QDialog
+{
+  Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+  explicit ColorHighlighting(QWidget *parent = 0);
+  ~ColorHighlighting();
+
+private:
+  Ui::ColorHighlighting *ui;
+};
+
+#endif // COLORHIGHLIGHTING_H
diff --git a/colorhighlighting.ui b/colorhighlighting.ui
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b560a01b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colorhighlighting.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>ColorHighlighting</class>
+ <widget name="ColorHighlighting" class="QDialog">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>400</width>
+    <height>300</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Dialog</string>
+  </property>
+ </widget>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 496c31b76..6feba786d 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "fastgraph.h"
 #include "about.h"
 #include "messageaveraging.h"
+#include "colorhighlighting.h"
 #include "widegraph.h"
 #include "sleep.h"
 #include "logqso.h"
@@ -2372,6 +2373,18 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionFox_Log_triggered()
   m_msgAvgWidget->foxLogSetup();
 }
 
+void MainWindow::on_actionColors_triggered()
+{
+  qDebug() << "aa";
+  if (!m_colorHighlighting) {
+    m_colorHighlighting.reset (new ColorHighlighting);
+  }
+  m_colorHighlighting->showNormal();
+  m_colorHighlighting->raise ();
+  m_colorHighlighting->activateWindow ();
+  qDebug() << "bb";
+}
+
 void MainWindow::on_actionMessage_averaging_triggered()
 {
   if (!m_msgAvgWidget)
@@ -5163,7 +5176,6 @@ void MainWindow::cabLog()
     if(m_freqNominal>50000000) nfreq=m_freqNominal/1000000;
     QString t;
     t.sprintf("QSO: %5d RY ",nfreq);
-    qDebug() << t;
     t=t + QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc().toString("yyyy-MM-dd hhmm ") +
         m_config.my_callsign().leftJustified(13,' ') + m_xSent.leftJustified(14,' ') +
         m_hisCall.leftJustified(13,' ') + m_xRcvd;
diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
index 86e4ef13b..94f009871 100644
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mainwindow.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class WideGraph;
 class LogQSO;
 class Transceiver;
 class MessageAveraging;
+class ColorHighlighting;
 class MessageClient;
 class QTime;
 class WSPRBandHopping;
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ private slots:
   void auto_tx_mode(bool);
   void on_actionMessage_averaging_triggered();
   void on_actionFox_Log_triggered();
+  void on_actionColors_triggered();
   void on_actionInclude_averaging_toggled (bool);
   void on_actionInclude_correlation_toggled (bool);
   void on_actionEnable_AP_DXcall_toggled (bool);
@@ -356,7 +358,7 @@ private:
   QScopedPointer<HelpTextWindow> m_prefixes;
   QScopedPointer<HelpTextWindow> m_mouseCmnds;
   QScopedPointer<MessageAveraging> m_msgAvgWidget;
-
+  QScopedPointer<ColorHighlighting> m_colorHighlighting;
   Transceiver::TransceiverState m_rigState;
   Frequency  m_lastDialFreq;
   QString m_lastBand;
diff --git a/mainwindow.ui b/mainwindow.ui
index 9d85918b3..5b6dc38b0 100644
--- a/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/mainwindow.ui
@@ -2637,6 +2637,7 @@ QPushButton[state=&quot;ok&quot;] {
     <addaction name="actionEcho_Graph"/>
     <addaction name="actionFast_Graph"/>
     <addaction name="actionFox_Log"/>
+    <addaction name="actionColors"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuDecode">
@@ -3298,6 +3299,11 @@ QPushButton[state=&quot;ok&quot;] {
     <string>Erase cabrillo.log</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionColors">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Color highlighting scheme</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
  <customwidgets>
diff --git a/wsjtx.pro b/wsjtx.pro
index 1a327c919..353bd4aea 100644
--- a/wsjtx.pro
+++ b/wsjtx.pro
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ SOURCES += \
   echoplot.cpp echograph.cpp fastgraph.cpp fastplot.cpp Modes.cpp \
   WSPRBandHopping.cpp MessageAggregator.cpp SampleDownloader.cpp qt_helpers.cpp\
   MultiSettings.cpp PhaseEqualizationDialog.cpp IARURegions.cpp MessageBox.cpp \
-  EqualizationToolsDialog.cpp
+  EqualizationToolsDialog.cpp \
+    colorhighlighting.cpp
 
 HEADERS  += qt_helpers.hpp \
   pimpl_h.hpp pimpl_impl.hpp \
@@ -83,7 +84,8 @@ HEADERS  += qt_helpers.hpp \
   logbook/logbook.h logbook/countrydat.h logbook/countriesworked.h logbook/adif.h \
   messageaveraging.h echoplot.h echograph.h fastgraph.h fastplot.h Modes.hpp WSPRBandHopping.hpp \
   WsprTxScheduler.h SampleDownloader.hpp MultiSettings.hpp PhaseEqualizationDialog.hpp \
-  IARURegions.hpp MessageBox.hpp EqualizationToolsDialog.hpp
+  IARURegions.hpp MessageBox.hpp EqualizationToolsDialog.hpp \
+    colorhighlighting.h
 
 
 INCLUDEPATH += qmake_only
@@ -95,7 +97,8 @@ HEADERS += OmniRigTransceiver.hpp
 
 FORMS    += mainwindow.ui about.ui Configuration.ui widegraph.ui astro.ui \
     logqso.ui wf_palette_design_dialog.ui messageaveraging.ui echograph.ui \
-    fastgraph.ui
+    fastgraph.ui \
+    colorhighlighting.ui
 
 RC_FILE = wsjtx.rc
 RESOURCES = wsjtx.qrc