diff --git a/Configuration.cpp b/Configuration.cpp
index 2819363..8690616 100644
--- a/Configuration.cpp
+++ b/Configuration.cpp
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ int Configuration::activity_aging() const
 void Configuration::set_location (QString const& grid_descriptor)
 {
   // change the dynamic grid
-  qDebug () << "Configuration::set_location - location:" << grid_descriptor;
+  // qDebug () << "Configuration::set_location - location:" << grid_descriptor;
   m_->dynamic_grid_ = grid_descriptor.trimmed ();
 }
 
diff --git a/Configuration.ui b/Configuration.ui
index bdd86f4..819e5d1 100644
--- a/Configuration.ui
+++ b/Configuration.ui
@@ -77,21 +77,10 @@
               <item row="0" column="1">
                <widget class="QLineEdit" name="grid_line_edit">
                 <property name="toolTip">
-                 <string>Maidenhead locator (only the first four characters are required).</string>
+                 <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;4-digit Maidenhead Locator&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
                 </property>
-               </widget>
-              </item>
-             </layout>
-            </item>
-            <item>
-             <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout_21">
-              <item row="0" column="0">
-               <widget class="QCheckBox" name="use_dynamic_grid">
-                <property name="toolTip">
-                 <string>Check to allow grid changes from external programs</string>
-                </property>
-                <property name="text">
-                 <string>AutoGrid</string>
+                <property name="maxLength">
+                 <number>4</number>
                 </property>
                </widget>
               </item>
@@ -2091,6 +2080,20 @@ for assessing propagation and system performance.</string>
               </property>
              </widget>
             </item>
+            <item>
+             <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout_21">
+              <item row="0" column="0">
+               <widget class="QCheckBox" name="use_dynamic_grid">
+                <property name="toolTip">
+                 <string>Check to allow grid changes from external programs</string>
+                </property>
+                <property name="text">
+                 <string>Accept Dynamic Grid Requests</string>
+                </property>
+               </widget>
+              </item>
+             </layout>
+            </item>
             <item>
              <widget class="QCheckBox" name="udpWindowToFront">
               <property name="visible">
@@ -3161,12 +3164,12 @@ soundcard changes</string>
   </connection>
  </connections>
  <buttongroups>
+  <buttongroup name="CAT_data_bits_button_group"/>
+  <buttongroup name="split_mode_button_group"/>
+  <buttongroup name="PTT_method_button_group"/>
+  <buttongroup name="TX_audio_source_button_group"/>
   <buttongroup name="CAT_handshake_button_group"/>
   <buttongroup name="CAT_stop_bits_button_group"/>
   <buttongroup name="TX_mode_button_group"/>
-  <buttongroup name="CAT_data_bits_button_group"/>
-  <buttongroup name="split_mode_button_group"/>
-  <buttongroup name="TX_audio_source_button_group"/>
-  <buttongroup name="PTT_method_button_group"/>
  </buttongroups>
 </ui>
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index a0350e5..e54e875 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -6231,15 +6231,15 @@ void MainWindow::checkBacon(){
 void MainWindow::prepareBacon(){
     QStringList lines;
 
-    QString call = m_config.my_callsign();
-    QString grid = m_config.my_grid().left(4);
+    QString mycall = m_config.my_callsign();
+    QString mygrid = m_config.my_grid().left(4);
 
     // FT8Call Style
-    lines.append(QString("%1: BEACON %2").arg(call).arg(grid));
+    lines.append(QString("%1: BEACON %2").arg(mycall).arg(mygrid));
 
-    bool shouldTransmitTwoBeacons = false;
+    bool shouldTransmitTwoBeacons = true;
     if(shouldTransmitTwoBeacons){
-        lines.append(QString("%1: BEACON %2").arg(call).arg(grid));
+        lines.append(QString("%1: BEACON %2").arg(mycall).arg(mygrid));
     }
 
     // Queue the beacon
@@ -6957,9 +6957,8 @@ void MainWindow::on_clearAction_triggered(QObject * sender){
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_cqMacroButton_clicked(){
-    QString call = m_config.my_callsign();
-    QString grid = m_config.my_grid().left(4);
-    QString text = QString("%1: CQCQCQ %2").arg(call).arg(grid).trimmed();
+    QString mygrid = m_config.my_grid().left(4);
+    QString text = QString("CQCQCQ %1").arg(mygrid).trimmed();
     addMessageText(text);
 }
 
diff --git a/varicode.cpp b/varicode.cpp
index baf38bd..d38cbca 100644
--- a/varicode.cpp
+++ b/varicode.cpp
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ QRegularExpression directed_re("^"                    +
                                optional_pwr_pattern   +
                                optional_num_pattern);
 
-QRegularExpression beacon_re(R"(^(?<type>CQCQCQ|BEACON)(?:\s(?<grid>[A-R]{2}[0-9]{2}))?\b)");
+QRegularExpression beacon_re(R"(^\s*(?<type>CQCQCQ|BEACON)(?:\s(?<grid>[A-R]{2}[0-9]{2}))?\b)");
 
-QRegularExpression compound_re("^[<]"                  +
+QRegularExpression compound_re("^\\s*[<]"                  +
                                callsign_pattern        +
                                "(?<extra>"             +
                                  optional_grid_pattern +