diff --git a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
index a6b3c4d7f..9bbf05885 100644
--- a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1228,6 +1228,10 @@ void MainWindow::writeSettings()
     m_settings->setValue("SubMode",ui->sbSubmode->value());
     m_settings->setValue("TRPeriod", ui->sbTR->value());
   }
+  if(m_mode=="MSK144") m_settings->setValue("ShMsgs_MSK144",m_bShMsgs);
+  if(m_mode=="Q65") m_settings->setValue("ShMsgs_Q65",m_bShMsgs);
+  if(m_mode=="JT65") m_settings->setValue("ShMsgs_JT65",m_bShMsgs);
+  if(m_mode=="JT4") m_settings->setValue("ShMsgs_JT4",m_bShMsgs);
 
   m_settings->beginGroup("Common");
   m_settings->setValue("Mode",m_mode);
@@ -1247,7 +1251,7 @@ void MainWindow::writeSettings()
   m_settings->setValue("MinSync",m_minSync);
   m_settings->setValue ("AutoSeq", ui->cbAutoSeq->isChecked ());
   m_settings->setValue ("RxAll", ui->cbRxAll->isChecked ());
-  m_settings->setValue("ShMsgs",m_bShMsgs);
+// m_settings->setValue("ShMsgs",m_bShMsgs);
   m_settings->setValue("SWL",ui->cbSWL->isChecked());
   m_settings->setValue ("DialFreq", QVariant::fromValue(m_lastMonitoredFrequency));
   m_settings->setValue("OutAttenuation", ui->outAttenuation->value ());
@@ -1370,6 +1374,10 @@ void MainWindow::readSettings()
     if (m_currentBand=="6m" or m_currentBand=="4m") ui->sbTR->setValue (m_settings->value ("TRPeriod_MSK144_6m", 15).toInt());
     if (m_currentBand=="2m") ui->sbTR->setValue (m_settings->value ("TRPeriod_MSK144_2m", 30).toInt());
   }
+  if (m_mode=="MSK144") m_bShMsgs=m_settings->value("ShMsgs_MSK144",false).toBool();
+  if (m_mode=="Q65") m_bShMsgs=m_settings->value("ShMsgs_Q65",false).toBool();
+  if (m_mode=="JT65") m_bShMsgs=m_settings->value("ShMsgs_JT65",false).toBool();
+  if (m_mode=="JT4") m_bShMsgs=m_settings->value("ShMsgs_JT4",false).toBool();
 
   m_settings->beginGroup("Common");
   ui->labDXped->setText(m_settings->value("labDXpedText",QString {}).toString ());
@@ -1393,7 +1401,7 @@ void MainWindow::readSettings()
   ui->syncSpinBox->setValue(m_minSync);
   ui->cbAutoSeq->setChecked (m_settings->value ("AutoSeq", false).toBool());
   ui->cbRxAll->setChecked (m_settings->value ("RxAll", false).toBool());
-  m_bShMsgs=m_settings->value("ShMsgs",false).toBool();
+// m_bShMsgs=m_settings->value("ShMsgs",false).toBool();
   m_bSWL=m_settings->value("SWL",false).toBool();
   m_bFast9=m_settings->value("Fast9",false).toBool();
   m_bFastMode=m_settings->value("FastMode",false).toBool();
@@ -7204,6 +7212,8 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionJT4_triggered()
     m_nSubMode=m_settings->value("SubMode_JT4",0).toInt();
     ui->sbSubmode->setValue(m_settings->value("SubMode_JT4",0).toInt());
     QTimer::singleShot (50, [=] {on_sbSubmode_valueChanged(ui->sbSubmode->value());});
+    m_bShMsgs=m_settings->value("ShMsgs_JT4",false).toBool();
+    ui->cbShMsgs->setChecked(m_bShMsgs);
   } else {
     ui->sbSubmode->setValue(0);
   }
@@ -7228,6 +7238,8 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionJT9_triggered()
   // restore last used parameters
   if(bVHF && m_mode!="JT65" && !blocked) {
     ui->sbSubmode->setMaximum(7);
+    m_bFast9=m_settings->value("JT9_Fast",false).toBool();
+    ui->cbFast9->setChecked(m_bFast9 or m_bFastMode);
     ui->sbFtol->setValue (m_settings->value ("Ftol_JT9", 50).toInt());
     m_nSubMode=m_settings->value("SubMode",0).toInt();
     ui->sbSubmode->setValue(m_nSubMode);
@@ -7236,7 +7248,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionJT9_triggered()
       on_sbSubmode_valueChanged(ui->sbSubmode->value());
     });
   }
-  m_bFast9=ui->cbFast9->isChecked();
+//  m_bFast9=ui->cbFast9->isChecked();
   m_bFastMode=m_bFast9;
   WSPR_config(false);
   switch_mode (Modes::JT9);
@@ -7333,6 +7345,8 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionJT65_triggered()
     m_nSubMode=m_settings->value("SubMode_JT65",0).toInt();
     ui->sbSubmode->setValue(m_settings->value("SubMode_JT65",0).toInt());
     QTimer::singleShot (50, [=] {on_sbSubmode_valueChanged(ui->sbSubmode->value());});
+    m_bShMsgs=m_settings->value("ShMsgs_JT65",false).toBool();
+    ui->cbShMsgs->setChecked(m_bShMsgs);
   } else {
     ui->sbSubmode->setValue(0);
     ui->lh_decodes_title_label->setText(tr ("Band Activity"));
@@ -7385,6 +7399,8 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionQ65_triggered()
     on_sbTR_valueChanged (ui->sbTR->value());
     on_sbSubmode_valueChanged(ui->sbSubmode->value());
   });
+  m_bShMsgs=m_settings->value("ShMsgs_Q65",false).toBool();
+  ui->cbShMsgs->setChecked(m_bShMsgs);
   QString fname {QDir::toNativeSeparators(m_config.temp_dir().absoluteFilePath ("red.dat"))};
   m_wideGraph->setRedFile(fname);
   m_wideGraph->setMode(m_mode);
@@ -7465,6 +7481,8 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionMSK144_triggered()
   ui->sbTR->values ({5, 10, 15, 30});
   ui->sbTR->setValue (m_settings->value ("TRPeriod_MSK144", 15).toInt());    // restore last used TRperiod
   QTimer::singleShot (50, [=] {on_sbTR_valueChanged (ui->sbTR->value());});
+  m_bShMsgs=m_settings->value("ShMsgs_MSK144",false).toBool();
+  ui->cbShMsgs->setChecked(m_bShMsgs);
   m_wideGraph->hide();
   m_fastGraph->showNormal();
   ui->TxFreqSpinBox->setValue(1500);
@@ -8714,7 +8732,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_sbSubmode_valueChanged(int n)
       ui->sbTR->setVisible(false);
       m_TRperiod=60.0;
     } else {
-      ui->cbFast9->setEnabled(true);
+      if(!blocked) ui->cbFast9->setEnabled(true);
     }
     ui->sbTR->setVisible(m_bFast9);
     if(m_bFast9) ui->TxFreqSpinBox->setValue(700);
@@ -8739,6 +8757,9 @@ void MainWindow::on_cbFast9_clicked(bool b)
     blocked=true;   // needed to prevent a loop
     on_actionJT9_triggered();
     QTimer::singleShot (50, [=] {blocked = false;});   // needed to prevent a loop
+    QTimer::singleShot (200, [=] {
+      if(m_mode=="JT9") m_settings->setValue("JT9_Fast",m_bFast9);
+    });
   }
 
   if(b) {
@@ -8770,6 +8791,12 @@ void MainWindow::on_cbShMsgs_toggled(bool b)
   if(ntx==4) ui->txrb4->setChecked(true);
   if(ntx==5) ui->txrb5->setChecked(true);
   if(ntx==6) ui->txrb6->setChecked(true);
+  QTimer::singleShot (200, [=] {
+    if(m_mode=="MSK144") m_settings->setValue("ShMsgs_MSK144",m_bShMsgs);
+    if(m_mode=="Q65") m_settings->setValue("ShMsgs_Q65",m_bShMsgs);
+    if(m_mode=="JT65") m_settings->setValue("ShMsgs_JT65",m_bShMsgs);
+    if(m_mode=="JT4") m_settings->setValue("ShMsgs_JT4",m_bShMsgs);
+  });
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_cbSWL_toggled(bool b)