diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 9b9d846..243e24b 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1297,6 +1297,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QDir const& temp_directory, bool multiple,
 
     menu->addSeparator();
 
+    auto showMenu = menu->addMenu(QString("Show columns..."));
+    buildShowColumnsMenu(showMenu, "band");
+
     auto sortMenu = menu->addMenu(QString("Sort by..."));
     buildBandActivitySortByMenu(sortMenu);
 
@@ -1370,6 +1373,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QDir const& temp_directory, bool multiple,
 
     menu->addSeparator();
 
+    auto showMenu = menu->addMenu(QString("Show columns..."));
+    buildShowColumnsMenu(showMenu, "call");
+
     auto sortMenu = menu->addMenu(QString("Sort by..."));
     buildCallActivitySortByMenu(sortMenu);
 
@@ -1716,6 +1722,7 @@ void MainWindow::writeSettings()
   m_settings->setValue ("FT8AP", ui->actionEnable_AP_FT8->isChecked ());
   m_settings->setValue ("JT65AP", ui->actionEnable_AP_JT65->isChecked ());
   m_settings->setValue("SortBy", QVariant(m_sortCache));
+  m_settings->setValue("ShowColumns", QVariant(m_showColumnsCache));
 
 
 
@@ -1768,6 +1775,9 @@ void MainWindow::readSettings()
   auto horizontalState = m_settings->value("TextHorizontalSplitter").toByteArray();
   if(!horizontalState.isEmpty()){
     ui->textHorizontalSplitter->restoreState(horizontalState);
+    auto hsizes = ui->textHorizontalSplitter->sizes();
+    ui->tableWidgetRXAll->setVisible(hsizes.at(0) > 0);
+    ui->tableWidgetCalls->setVisible(hsizes.at(2) > 0);
   }
   auto verticalState = m_settings->value("TextVerticalSplitter").toByteArray();
   if(!verticalState.isEmpty()){
@@ -1836,6 +1846,7 @@ void MainWindow::readSettings()
   ui->actionEnable_AP_JT65->setChecked (m_settings->value ("JT65AP", false).toBool());
 
   m_sortCache = m_settings->value("SortBy").toMap();
+  m_showColumnsCache = m_settings->value("ShowColumns").toMap();
 
   // TODO: jsherer - any other customizations?
   //ui->mainSplitter->setSizes(m_settings->value("MainSplitter", QVariant::fromValue(ui->mainSplitter->sizes())).value<QList<int> >());
@@ -2323,10 +2334,22 @@ void MainWindow::on_menuWindow_aboutToShow(){
     QMenu * sortBandMenu = new QMenu(ui->menuWindow);
     buildBandActivitySortByMenu(sortBandMenu);
     ui->actionSort_Band_Activity->setMenu(sortBandMenu);
+    ui->actionSort_Band_Activity->setEnabled(ui->actionShow_Band_Activity->isChecked());
 
     QMenu * sortCallMenu = new QMenu(ui->menuWindow);
     buildCallActivitySortByMenu(sortCallMenu);
     ui->actionSort_Call_Activity->setMenu(sortCallMenu);
+    ui->actionSort_Call_Activity->setEnabled(ui->actionShow_Call_Activity->isChecked());
+
+    QMenu * showBandMenu = new QMenu(ui->menuWindow);
+    buildShowColumnsMenu(showBandMenu, "band");
+    ui->actionShow_Band_Activity_Columns->setMenu(showBandMenu);
+    ui->actionShow_Band_Activity_Columns->setEnabled(ui->actionShow_Band_Activity->isChecked());
+
+    QMenu * showCallMenu = new QMenu(ui->menuWindow);
+    buildShowColumnsMenu(showCallMenu, "call");
+    ui->actionShow_Call_Activity_Columns->setMenu(showCallMenu);
+    ui->actionShow_Call_Activity_Columns->setEnabled(ui->actionShow_Call_Activity->isChecked());
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_actionShow_Band_Activity_triggered(bool checked){
@@ -7360,6 +7383,45 @@ void MainWindow::on_qtcMacroButton_clicked(){
     addMessageText(QString("QTC %1").arg(qtc));
 }
 
+void MainWindow::setShowColumn(QString tableKey, QString columnKey, bool value){
+    m_showColumnsCache[tableKey + columnKey] = QVariant(value);
+    displayBandActivity();
+    displayCallActivity();
+}
+
+bool MainWindow::showColumn(QString tableKey, QString columnKey){
+    return m_showColumnsCache.value(tableKey + columnKey, QVariant(true)).toBool();
+}
+
+void MainWindow::buildShowColumnsMenu(QMenu *menu, QString tableKey){
+    QList<QPair<QString, QString>> columnKeys = {
+        {"Frequency Offset", "offset"},
+        {"Last heard timestamp", "timestamp"},
+        {"SNR", "snr"},
+    };
+
+    if(tableKey == "call"){
+        columnKeys.prepend({"Callsign", "callsign"});
+        columnKeys.append({
+          {"Grid Locator", "grid"},
+          {"Distance", "distance"}
+        });
+    }
+
+    foreach(auto p, columnKeys){
+        auto columnLabel = p.first;
+        auto columnKey = p.second;
+
+        auto a = menu->addAction(columnLabel);
+        a->setCheckable(true);
+        a->setChecked(showColumn(tableKey, columnKey));
+
+        connect(a, &QAction::triggered, this, [this, a, tableKey, columnKey](){
+            setShowColumn(tableKey, columnKey, a->isChecked());
+        });
+    }
+}
+
 void MainWindow::setSortBy(QString key, QString value){
     m_sortCache[key] = QVariant(value);
     displayBandActivity();
@@ -7394,7 +7456,7 @@ void MainWindow::buildSortByMenu(QMenu * menu, QString key, QString defaultValue
 
 void MainWindow::buildBandActivitySortByMenu(QMenu * menu){
     buildSortByMenu(menu, "bandActivity", "offset", {
-        {"Frequency Offset", "offset"},
+        {"Frequency offset", "offset"},
         {"Last heard timestamp (oldest first)", "timestamp"},
         {"Last heard timestamp (recent first)", "-timestamp"},
         {"SNR (weakest first)", "snr"},
@@ -7405,7 +7467,7 @@ void MainWindow::buildBandActivitySortByMenu(QMenu * menu){
 void MainWindow::buildCallActivitySortByMenu(QMenu * menu){
     buildSortByMenu(menu, "callActivity", "callsign", {
         {"Callsign", "callsign"},
-        {"Frequency Offset", "offset"},
+        {"Frequency offset", "offset"},
         {"Distance (closest first)", "distance"},
         {"Distance (farthest first)", "-distance"},
         {"Last heard timestamp (oldest first)", "timestamp"},
@@ -10065,6 +10127,11 @@ void MainWindow::displayBandActivity() {
             }
         }
 
+        // Hide columns
+        ui->tableWidgetRXAll->setColumnHidden(0, !showColumn("band", "offset"));
+        ui->tableWidgetRXAll->setColumnHidden(1, !showColumn("band", "timestamp"));
+        ui->tableWidgetRXAll->setColumnHidden(2, !showColumn("band", "snr"));
+
         // Resize the table columns
         ui->tableWidgetRXAll->resizeColumnToContents(0);
         ui->tableWidgetRXAll->resizeColumnToContents(1);
@@ -10226,6 +10293,14 @@ void MainWindow::displayCallActivity() {
             }
         }
 
+        // Hide columns
+        ui->tableWidgetCalls->setColumnHidden(0, !showColumn("call", "callsign"));
+        ui->tableWidgetCalls->setColumnHidden(1, !showColumn("call", "timestamp"));
+        ui->tableWidgetCalls->setColumnHidden(2, !showColumn("call", "offset"));
+        ui->tableWidgetCalls->setColumnHidden(3, !showColumn("call", "snr"));
+        ui->tableWidgetCalls->setColumnHidden(4, !showColumn("call", "grid"));
+        ui->tableWidgetCalls->setColumnHidden(5, !showColumn("call", "distance"));
+
         // Resize the table columns
         ui->tableWidgetCalls->resizeColumnToContents(0);
         ui->tableWidgetCalls->resizeColumnToContents(1);
diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
index 89f70ca..ef064d5 100644
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mainwindow.h
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ private slots:
   void on_replyMacroButton_clicked();
   void on_qthMacroButton_clicked();
   void on_qtcMacroButton_clicked();
+  void setShowColumn(QString tableKey, QString columnKey, bool value);
+  bool showColumn(QString tableKey, QString columnKey);
+  void buildShowColumnsMenu(QMenu *menu, QString tableKey);
   void setSortBy(QString key, QString value);
   QString getSortBy(QString key, QString defaultValue);
   void buildSortByMenu(QMenu * menu, QString key, QString defaultValue, QList<QPair<QString, QString> > values);
@@ -751,6 +754,7 @@ private:
       QDateTime date;
   };
 
+  QMap<QString, QVariant> m_showColumnsCache; // table column:key -> show boolean
   QMap<QString, QVariant> m_sortCache; // table key -> sort by
   QPriorityQueue<PrioritizedMessage> m_txMessageQueue; // messages to be sent
   QQueue<QString> m_txFrameQueue; // frames to be sent
diff --git a/mainwindow.ui b/mainwindow.ui
index 2664556..ef1e7e3 100644
--- a/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/mainwindow.ui
@@ -486,9 +486,6 @@ color : white;
                 <property name="enabled">
                  <bool>true</bool>
                 </property>
-                <property name="visible">
-                 <bool>false</bool>
-                </property>
                 <property name="sizePolicy">
                  <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
                   <horstretch>0</horstretch>
@@ -507,6 +504,9 @@ color : white;
                   <height>30</height>
                  </size>
                 </property>
+                <property name="visible">
+                 <bool>false</bool>
+                </property>
                 <property name="toolTip">
                  <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;Enable or disable selective calling (i.e., only directed messages to you will be displayed)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
                 </property>
@@ -866,9 +866,6 @@ background-color: #6699ff;
                 <property name="enabled">
                  <bool>true</bool>
                 </property>
-                <property name="visible">
-                 <bool>false</bool>
-                </property>
                 <property name="sizePolicy">
                  <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
                   <horstretch>0</horstretch>
@@ -887,6 +884,9 @@ background-color: #6699ff;
                   <height>30</height>
                  </size>
                 </property>
+                <property name="visible">
+                 <bool>false</bool>
+                </property>
                 <property name="toolTip">
                  <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;Enable or disable automatic station replies to directed queries&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
                 </property>
@@ -4708,15 +4708,17 @@ list. The list can be maintained in Settings (F2).</string>
     <property name="title">
      <string>Window</string>
     </property>
+    <addaction name="actionShow_Band_Activity"/>
+    <addaction name="actionShow_Band_Activity_Columns"/>
     <addaction name="actionSort_Band_Activity"/>
+    <addaction name="separator"/>
+    <addaction name="actionShow_Call_Activity"/>
+    <addaction name="actionShow_Call_Activity_Columns"/>
     <addaction name="actionSort_Call_Activity"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
-    <addaction name="actionShow_Band_Activity"/>
-    <addaction name="actionShow_Call_Activity"/>
     <addaction name="actionShow_Waterfall"/>
     <addaction name="actionShow_Waterfall_Controls"/>
     <addaction name="actionShow_Time_Drift_Controls"/>
-    <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="actionReset_Window_Sizes"/>
    </widget>
    <addaction name="menuFile"/>
@@ -5401,12 +5403,12 @@ list. The list can be maintained in Settings (F2).</string>
   </action>
   <action name="actionSort_Band_Activity">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Sort Band Activity...</string>
+    <string>Sort Band Activity By...</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionSort_Call_Activity">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Sort Call Activity...</string>
+    <string>Sort Call Activity By...</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionShow_Waterfall_Controls">
@@ -5428,6 +5430,16 @@ list. The list can be maintained in Settings (F2).</string>
     <string>Show Time Drift Controls</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionShow_Band_Activity_Columns">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Show Band Activity Columns...</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
+  <action name="actionShow_Call_Activity_Columns">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Show Call Activity Columns...</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
  <customwidgets>