diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index db13d3e..929e742 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -6355,9 +6355,8 @@ QStringList MainWindow::buildFT8MessageFrames(QString const& text){
 
             bool lineStartsWithBaseCall = (
                 line.startsWith("ALLCALL") ||
-                line.startsWith("CQCQCQ")  ||
-                line.startsWith("CQ ")     ||
-                line.startsWith("BEACON")
+                line.startsWith("BEACON")  ||
+                Varicode::startsWithCQ(line)
             );
 
             bool lineStartsWithStandardCall = !calls.isEmpty() && line.startsWith(calls.first());
@@ -10122,9 +10121,10 @@ void MainWindow::displayBandActivity() {
                 }
                 textItem->setTextAlignment(flag);
 
-                if (text.last().contains(QRegularExpression {
-                        "\\b(CQCQCQ|CQ)\\b"
-                    })) {
+                if (
+                    Varicode::startsWithCQ(text.last()) ||
+                    text.last().contains(QRegularExpression {"\\b(CQCQCQ|CQ)\\b"})
+                ){
                     offsetItem->setBackground(QBrush(m_config.color_CQ()));
                     ageItem->setBackground(QBrush(m_config.color_CQ()));
                     snrItem->setBackground(QBrush(m_config.color_CQ()));
@@ -10133,7 +10133,7 @@ void MainWindow::displayBandActivity() {
 
                 bool isDirectedAllCall = false;
 
-                // TODO: jsherer - there's a potential here for a previous allcall o poison the highlight.
+                // TODO: jsherer - there's a potential here for a previous allcall to poison the highlight.
                 if (
                     (isDirectedOffset(offset, &isDirectedAllCall) && !isDirectedAllCall) ||
                     (text.last().contains(Radio::base_callsign(m_config.my_callsign())))
diff --git a/varicode.cpp b/varicode.cpp
index 37eca7c..cf1c314 100644
--- a/varicode.cpp
+++ b/varicode.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ QRegularExpression directed_re("^"                    +
                                optional_cmd_pattern   +
                                optional_num_pattern);
 
-QRegularExpression beacon_re(R"(^\s*(?<type>CQCQCQ|CQ QRP|CQ DX|CQ TEST|BEACON)(?:\s(?<grid>[A-R]{2}[0-9]{2}))?\b)");
+QRegularExpression beacon_re(R"(^\s*(?<type>CQCQCQ|CQ QRP|CQ DX|CQ TEST|CQ( CQ){0,2}|BEACON)(?:\s(?<grid>[A-R]{2}[0-9]{2}))?\b)");
 
 QRegularExpression compound_re("^\\s*[<]"                  +
                                callsign_pattern        +
@@ -350,6 +350,9 @@ QMap<quint32, QString> cqs = {
     { 1, "CQ DX"  },
     { 2, "CQ QRP" },
     { 3, "CQ TEST" },
+    { 4, "CQ"},
+    { 5, "CQ CQ"},
+    { 6, "CQ CQ CQ"},
 };
 
 QMap<int, int> dbm2mw = {
@@ -442,6 +445,15 @@ QString Varicode::cqString(int number){
     return cqs[number];
 }
 
+bool Varicode::startsWithCQ(QString text){
+    foreach(auto cq, cqs.values()){
+        if(text.startsWith(cq)){
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 QString Varicode::formatSNR(int snr){
     if(snr < -60 || snr > 60){
         return QString();
diff --git a/varicode.h b/varicode.h
index 83b4d8d..e99358c 100644
--- a/varicode.h
+++ b/varicode.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
     //Varicode();
 
     static QString cqString(int number);
+    static bool startsWithCQ(QString text);
     static QString formatSNR(int snr);
     static QString formatPWR(int dbm);