diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 8a580ba..5849729 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1050,15 +1050,16 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QDir const& temp_directory, bool multiple,
   ui->tableWidgetCalls->addAction(clearActionSep);
   ui->tableWidgetCalls->addAction(clearActionAll);
 
+#if 0
   // TESTING :P
   qint64 a = QDateTime::currentSecsSinceEpoch();
   qDebug() << a << Varicode::pack64bits(a) << Varicode::unpack64bits(Varicode::pack64bits(a));
   qDebug() << a << Varicode::bitsToStr(Varicode::intToBits(a)) << Varicode::bitsToInt(Varicode::strToBits(Varicode::bitsToStr(Varicode::intToBits(a))));
-
-  auto input = "HELLO BRAVE NEW WORLD!";
-  auto encoded = Varicode::huffEncode(input);
-  auto decoded = Varicode::huffDecode(encoded);
-  qDebug() << input << Varicode::bitsToStr(encoded) << decoded;
+  auto input = "HELLO BRAVE NEW WORLD!\x04";
+  auto encoded = Varicode::huffEncode(input) + QList<QVector<bool>> {Varicode::strToBits("000000000")};
+  auto decoded = Varicode::huffDecode(Varicode::huffFlatten(encoded));
+  qDebug() << input << Varicode::bitsToStr(Varicode::huffFlatten(encoded)) << decoded;
+#endif
 
   // this must be the last statement of constructor
   if (!m_valid) throw std::runtime_error {"Fatal initialization exception"};
diff --git a/varicode.cpp b/varicode.cpp
index 2f497d3..cd23f61 100644
--- a/varicode.cpp
+++ b/varicode.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ QMap<QChar, QString> huff = {
     {'\x04' , "110101100010" }, // 1       <- eot
 };
 
+QChar huffeot = '\x04';
+
 QStringList Varicode::parseCallsigns(QString const &input){
     QStringList callsigns;
     QRegularExpression re(callsign_pattern2);
@@ -99,19 +101,27 @@ QStringList Varicode::parseGrids(const QString &input){
     return grids;
 }
 
-QVector<bool> Varicode::huffEncode(QString const& text){
-    QVector<bool> out;
+QList<QVector<bool>> Varicode::huffEncode(QString const& text){
+    QList<QVector<bool>> out;
 
     foreach(auto ch, text){
         if(!huff.contains(ch)){
             continue;
         }
-        out += strToBits(huff[ch]);
+        out.append(strToBits(huff[ch]));
     }
 
     return out;
 }
 
+QVector<bool> Varicode::huffFlatten(QList<QVector<bool>> &list){
+    QVector<bool> out;
+    foreach(auto vec, list){
+        out += vec;
+    }
+    return out;
+}
+
 QString Varicode::huffDecode(QVector<bool> const& bitvec){
     QString out;
 
@@ -122,6 +132,9 @@ QString Varicode::huffDecode(QVector<bool> const& bitvec){
         bool found = false;
         foreach(auto key, huff.keys()){
             if(bits.startsWith(huff[key])){
+                if(key == huffeot){
+                    break;
+                }
                 out.append(key);
                 bits = bits.mid(huff[key].length());
                 found = true;
diff --git a/varicode.h b/varicode.h
index 1970400..e56830b 100644
--- a/varicode.h
+++ b/varicode.h
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ public:
     static QStringList parseCallsigns(QString const &input);
     static QStringList parseGrids(QString const &input);
 
-    static QVector<bool> huffEncode(QString const& text);
+    static QList<QVector<bool>> huffEncode(QString const& text);
+    static QVector<bool> huffFlatten(QList<QVector<bool>> &list);
     static QString huffDecode(QVector<bool> const& bitvec);
 
     static QVector<bool> strToBits(QString const& bitvec);