diff --git a/application/controllers/Station.php b/application/controllers/Station.php
index 75b68c1c9..16e1bc2e8 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Station.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Station.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Station extends CI_Controller
 		if ($this->form_validation->run() == FALSE) {
 			$data['page_title'] = __("Create Station Location");
 			$data['station_profile_name'] = $this->input->post('station_profile_name');
-			$data['station_callsign'] = $this->input->post('station_callsign');
+			$data['station_callsign'] = str_replace('Ø', '0', ($this->input->post('station_callsign') ?? ''));
 			$data['station_power'] = $this->input->post('station_power');
 			$data['dxcc'] = $this->input->post('dxcc');
 			$data['city'] = $this->input->post('city');
diff --git a/application/models/Stations.php b/application/models/Stations.php
index b5e894aca..d8a0de5f2 100644
--- a/application/models/Stations.php
+++ b/application/models/Stations.php
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class Stations extends CI_Model {
 			'station_pota' =>  xss_clean(strtoupper($this->input->post('pota', true))),
 			'station_sig' =>  xss_clean(strtoupper($this->input->post('sig', true))),
 			'station_sig_info' =>  xss_clean(strtoupper($this->input->post('sig_info', true))),
-			'station_callsign' =>  trim(xss_clean(strtoupper($this->input->post('station_callsign', true)))),
+			'station_callsign' =>  str_replace('Ø', '0', trim(xss_clean(strtoupper($this->input->post('station_callsign', true))))),
 			'station_power' => is_numeric(xss_clean($this->input->post('station_power', true))) ? xss_clean($this->input->post('station_power', true)) : NULL,
 			'station_dxcc' =>  xss_clean($this->input->post('dxcc', true)),
 			'station_cnty' =>  $county,
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class Stations extends CI_Model {
 			'station_pota' => xss_clean(strtoupper($this->input->post('pota', true))),
 			'station_sig' => xss_clean(strtoupper($this->input->post('sig', true))),
 			'station_sig_info' => xss_clean(strtoupper($this->input->post('sig_info', true))),
-			'station_callsign' => trim(xss_clean(strtoupper($this->input->post('station_callsign', true)))),
+			'station_callsign' => str_replace('Ø', '0', trim(xss_clean(strtoupper($this->input->post('station_callsign', true))))),
 			'station_power' => is_numeric(xss_clean($this->input->post('station_power', true))) ? xss_clean($this->input->post('station_power', true)) : NULL,
 			'station_dxcc' => xss_clean($this->input->post('dxcc', true)),
 			'station_cnty' =>  $county,