diff --git a/core/main.cpp b/core/main.cpp
index 446bc328..744af28b 100644
--- a/core/main.cpp
+++ b/core/main.cpp
@@ -418,6 +418,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     qRegisterMetaTypeStreamOperators<QSet<int>>("QSet<int>");
 #endif
     qRegisterMetaType<DxSpot>();
+    qRegisterMetaType<BandPlan::BandPlanMode>();
+
     set_debug_level(LEVEL_PRODUCTION); // you can set more verbose rules via
                                        // environment variable QT_LOGGING_RULES (project setting/debug)
 
diff --git a/data/BandPlan.h b/data/BandPlan.h
index ed945752..5fdb1737 100644
--- a/data/BandPlan.h
+++ b/data/BandPlan.h
@@ -38,4 +38,6 @@ class BandPlan
     BandPlan();
 };
 
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BandPlan::BandPlanMode);
+
 #endif // QLOG_DATA_BANDPLAN_H
diff --git a/models/AlertTableModel.cpp b/models/AlertTableModel.cpp
index bf71299b..6674f6cd 100644
--- a/models/AlertTableModel.cpp
+++ b/models/AlertTableModel.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ double AlertTableModel::getFrequency(const QModelIndex &index)
     return ret;
 }
 
+BandPlan::BandPlanMode AlertTableModel::getBandPlanMode(const QModelIndex &index)
+{
+    alertListMutex.lock();
+    BandPlan::BandPlanMode ret = alertList.at(index.row()).bandPlanMode;
+    alertListMutex.unlock();
+    return ret;
+}
+
 void AlertTableModel::aging(const int clear_interval_sec)
 {
     if ( clear_interval_sec <= 0 ) return;
@@ -154,9 +162,9 @@ AlertTableModel::AlertTableRecord::AlertTableRecord(const SpotAlert &spotAlert)
     freq(spotAlert.freq),
     band(spotAlert.band),
     mode(spotAlert.modeGroupString),
+    bandPlanMode(spotAlert.bandPlanMode),
     comment(spotAlert.comment),
     counter(0),
     status(spotAlert.status)
 {
-
 }
diff --git a/models/AlertTableModel.h b/models/AlertTableModel.h
index 2dcacd3d..7fa1a25b 100644
--- a/models/AlertTableModel.h
+++ b/models/AlertTableModel.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class AlertTableModel : public QAbstractTableModel
     void clear();
     QString getCallsign(const QModelIndex& index);
     double getFrequency(const QModelIndex& index);
+    BandPlan::BandPlanMode getBandPlanMode(const QModelIndex &index);
     void aging(const int clear_interval_sec);
 
 private:
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ class AlertTableModel : public QAbstractTableModel
         double freq;
         QString band;
         QString mode;
+        BandPlan::BandPlanMode bandPlanMode;
         QString comment;
         long long counter;
         DxccStatus status;
diff --git a/ui/AlertWidget.cpp b/ui/AlertWidget.cpp
index 2d262b8c..85cbbc2c 100644
--- a/ui/AlertWidget.cpp
+++ b/ui/AlertWidget.cpp
@@ -65,11 +65,9 @@ void AlertWidget::clearAllAlerts()
 void AlertWidget::entryDoubleClicked(QModelIndex index)
 {
     FCT_IDENTIFICATION;
-
-
-    QString callsign = alertTableModel->getCallsign(index);
-    double frequency = alertTableModel->getFrequency(index);
-    emit tuneDx(callsign, frequency);
+    emit tuneDx(alertTableModel->getCallsign(index),
+                alertTableModel->getFrequency(index),
+                alertTableModel->getBandPlanMode(index));
 }
 
 void AlertWidget::alertAgingChanged(int)
diff --git a/ui/AlertWidget.h b/ui/AlertWidget.h
index e190448e..2228d1d9 100644
--- a/ui/AlertWidget.h
+++ b/ui/AlertWidget.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public slots:
 
 signals:
     void alertsCleared();
-    void tuneDx(QString, double);
+    void tuneDx(QString, double, BandPlan::BandPlanMode);
 
 private:
     Ui::AlertWidget *ui;
diff --git a/ui/BandmapWidget.cpp b/ui/BandmapWidget.cpp
index a6cddc04..433fd1b0 100644
--- a/ui/BandmapWidget.cpp
+++ b/ui/BandmapWidget.cpp
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ void BandmapWidget::updateStations()
                        QGraphicsItem::ItemIsSelectable |
                        text->flags());
         text->setProperty("freq", lower.key());
+        text->setProperty("bandmode", static_cast<int>(lower.value().bandPlanMode));
         text->setToolTip(lower.value().comment);
 
         min_y = text_y + text->boundingRect().height() / 2;
@@ -639,11 +640,12 @@ void BandmapWidget::focusZoomFreq(int, int)
 }
 
 void BandmapWidget::spotClicked(const QString &call,
-                                double freq)
+                                double freq,
+                                BandPlan::BandPlanMode mode)
 {
     FCT_IDENTIFICATION;
 
-    qCDebug(function_parameters) << call << freq;
+    qCDebug(function_parameters) << call << freq << mode;
     qCDebug(runtime) << "Last Tuned DX" << lastTunedDX.callsign << lastTunedDX.freq;
 
     /* Do not emit the Spot two times - double click*/
@@ -651,7 +653,7 @@ void BandmapWidget::spotClicked(const QString &call,
          && lastTunedDX.freq == freq )
         return;
 
-    emit tuneDx(call, freq);
+    emit tuneDx(call, freq, mode);
     lastTunedDX.callsign = call;
     lastTunedDX.freq = freq;
 }
@@ -925,7 +927,8 @@ void GraphicsScene::mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *evt)
         if ( focusedSpot )
         {
             emit spotClicked(focusedSpot->toPlainText().split(" ").first(),
-                             focusedSpot->property("freq").toDouble());
+                             focusedSpot->property("freq").toDouble(),
+                             static_cast<BandPlan::BandPlanMode>(focusedSpot->property("bandmode").toInt()));
 
         }
         evt->accept();
diff --git a/ui/BandmapWidget.h b/ui/BandmapWidget.h
index 047b7bf5..3e50845a 100644
--- a/ui/BandmapWidget.h
+++ b/ui/BandmapWidget.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class GraphicsScene : public QGraphicsScene
     explicit GraphicsScene(QObject *parent = nullptr) : QGraphicsScene(parent){};
 
 signals:
-    void spotClicked(QString, double);
+    void spotClicked(QString, double, BandPlan::BandPlanMode mode);
 
 protected:
     void mousePressEvent (QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *evt) override;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public slots:
     void spotsDxccStatusRecal(const QSqlRecord &record);
 
 signals:
-    void tuneDx(QString, double);
+    void tuneDx(QString, double,  BandPlan::BandPlanMode);
     void nearestSpotFound(const DxSpot &);
 
 private:
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public slots:
 
 private slots:
     void centerRXActionChecked(bool);
-    void spotClicked(const QString&, double);
+    void spotClicked(const QString&, double, BandPlan::BandPlanMode);
     void showContextMenu(const QPoint&);
     void updateStationTimer();
     void focusZoomFreq(int, int);
diff --git a/ui/DxWidget.cpp b/ui/DxWidget.cpp
index 1e17204a..59d26ff8 100644
--- a/ui/DxWidget.cpp
+++ b/ui/DxWidget.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <QDebug>
+#include <QDebug>
 #include <QColor>
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QMessageBox>
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ double DxTableModel::getFrequency(const QModelIndex& index) {
     return dxData.at(index.row()).freq;
 }
 
+BandPlan::BandPlanMode DxTableModel::getBandPlanode(const QModelIndex &index)
+{
+    return dxData.at(index.row()).bandPlanMode;
+}
+
 void DxTableModel::clear() {
     beginResetModel();
     dxData.clear();
@@ -1178,12 +1183,13 @@ void DxWidget::viewModeChanged(int index)
     ui->stack->setCurrentIndex(index);
 }
 
-void DxWidget::entryDoubleClicked(QModelIndex index) {
+void DxWidget::entryDoubleClicked(QModelIndex index)
+{
     FCT_IDENTIFICATION;
 
-    QString callsign = dxTableModel->getCallsign(index);
-    double frequency = dxTableModel->getFrequency(index);
-    emit tuneDx(callsign, frequency);
+    emit tuneDx(dxTableModel->getCallsign(index),
+                dxTableModel->getFrequency(index),
+                dxTableModel->getBandPlanode(index));
 }
 
 void DxWidget::actionFilter()
@@ -1502,6 +1508,11 @@ void DxWidget::processDxSpot(const QString &spotter,
     {
         spot.bandPlanMode = BandPlan::freq2BandMode(spot.freq);
     }
+    if ( spot.bandPlanMode == BandPlan::BAND_MODE_PHONE )
+    {
+        spot.bandPlanMode = (spot.freq < 10.0 ) ? BandPlan::BAND_MODE_LSB
+                                                : BandPlan::BAND_MODE_USB;
+    }
     spot.modeGroupString = BandPlan::bandMode2BandModeGroupString(spot.bandPlanMode);
     spot.dxcc = dxcc;
     spot.dxcc_spotter = dxcc_spotter;
@@ -1560,6 +1571,12 @@ BandPlan::BandPlanMode DxWidget::modeGroupFromComment(const QString &comment) co
     if ( tokenizedComment.contains("SSB", Qt::CaseInsensitive) )
         return BandPlan::BAND_MODE_PHONE;
 
+    if ( tokenizedComment.contains("USB", Qt::CaseInsensitive) )
+        return BandPlan::BAND_MODE_USB;
+
+    if ( tokenizedComment.contains("LSB", Qt::CaseInsensitive) )
+        return BandPlan::BAND_MODE_LSB;
+
     return BandPlan::BAND_MODE_UNKNOWN;
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/DxWidget.h b/ui/DxWidget.h
index 1acd4cd7..61ba7432 100644
--- a/ui/DxWidget.h
+++ b/ui/DxWidget.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class DxTableModel : public QAbstractTableModel {
                   double freq_tolerance = DEDUPLICATION_FREQ_TOLERANCE);
     QString getCallsign(const QModelIndex& index);
     double getFrequency(const QModelIndex& index);
+    BandPlan::BandPlanMode getBandPlanode(const QModelIndex& index);
     void clear();
 
 private:
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ private slots:
     void displayedColumns();
 
 signals:
-    void tuneDx(QString, double);
+    void tuneDx(QString, double, BandPlan::BandPlanMode);
     void newSpot(DxSpot);
     void newWCYSpot(WCYSpot);
     void newWWVSpot(WWVSpot);
diff --git a/ui/MainWindow.cpp b/ui/MainWindow.cpp
index 1947892d..cad9f387 100644
--- a/ui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/ui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -384,7 +384,9 @@ void MainWindow::processSpotAlert(SpotAlert alert)
 
     connect(alertTextButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, [this, alert]()
     {
-        ui->newContactWidget->tuneDx(alert.callsign, alert.freq);
+        ui->newContactWidget->tuneDx(alert.callsign,
+                                     alert.freq,
+                                     alert.bandPlanMode);
     });
 
     if ( ui->actionBeepSettingAlert->isChecked() )
diff --git a/ui/NewContactWidget.cpp b/ui/NewContactWidget.cpp
index 2bb49c58..636232ac 100644
--- a/ui/NewContactWidget.cpp
+++ b/ui/NewContactWidget.cpp
@@ -2426,11 +2426,13 @@ void NewContactWidget::setBandLabel(const QString &band)
     ui->bandRXLabel->setText(band);
 }
 
-void NewContactWidget::tuneDx(const QString &callsign, double frequency)
+void NewContactWidget::tuneDx(const QString &callsign,
+                              double frequency,
+                              const BandPlan::BandPlanMode bandPlanMode)
 {
     FCT_IDENTIFICATION;
 
-    qCDebug(function_parameters)<<callsign<< " " << frequency;
+    qCDebug(function_parameters) << callsign<< frequency << bandPlanMode;
 
     if ( isManualEnterMode )
     {
@@ -2441,8 +2443,16 @@ void NewContactWidget::tuneDx(const QString &callsign, double frequency)
     if ( frequency > 0.0 )
     {
         QString subMode;
-        const QString &mode = BandPlan::freq2ExpectedMode(frequency,
-                                                          subMode);
+        QString mode = BandPlan::bandPlanMode2ExpectedMode(bandPlanMode,
+                                                           subMode);
+
+        if ( mode.isEmpty() )
+        {
+            qCDebug(runtime) << "mode not found" << bandPlanMode;
+            mode = BandPlan::freq2ExpectedMode(frequency,
+                                               subMode);
+        }
+
         if ( !mode.isEmpty() )
         {
             // in case of SSB, do not sent 2 mode changes to rig
@@ -2476,7 +2486,7 @@ void NewContactWidget::fillCallsignGrid(const QString &callsign, const QString &
 {
     FCT_IDENTIFICATION;
     qCDebug(function_parameters) << callsign<< grid;
-    tuneDx(callsign, -1);
+    tuneDx(callsign, -1, BandPlan::BAND_MODE_UNKNOWN);
     uiDynamic->gridEdit->setText(grid);
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/NewContactWidget.h b/ui/NewContactWidget.h
index a1b9c5e6..ce598edf 100644
--- a/ui/NewContactWidget.h
+++ b/ui/NewContactWidget.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "core/LogLocale.h"
 #include "models/LogbookModel.h"
 #include "ui/EditLine.h"
+#include "data/BandPlan.h"
 
 namespace Ui {
 class NewContactWidget;
@@ -183,7 +184,9 @@ public slots:
     void refreshRigProfileCombo();
     void saveExternalContact(QSqlRecord record);
     void readGlobalSettings();
-    void tuneDx(const QString &callsign, double frequency);
+    void tuneDx(const QString &callsign,
+                double frequency,
+                const BandPlan::BandPlanMode mode);
     void fillCallsignGrid(const QString &callsign, const QString& grid);
     void showDx(const QString &callsign, const QString &grid);
     void resetContact();