diff --git a/application/language/german/contesting_lang.php b/application/language/german/contesting_lang.php
index 399d37139..9e4ad1b8d 100644
--- a/application/language/german/contesting_lang.php
+++ b/application/language/german/contesting_lang.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ $lang['contesting_title_callsign_suggestions'] = 'Rufzeichenvorschläge';
 $lang['contesting_title_contest_logbook'] = 'Contest-Logbuch';
 
 $lang['contesting_copy_exch_to_dok'] = 'Kopiere den erhaltenen Exchange in das DOK Feld der Datenbank!';
-$lang['contesting_copy_exch_notice'] = 'Exchange is only copied if it is matching rules for the selected field!';
+$lang['contesting_copy_exch_notice'] = 'Exchange wird nur kopiert, wenn der Wert Regeln für das Zielfeld erfüllt!';
 $lang['contesting_copy_exch_to_none'] = 'Kopiere den erhaltenen Exchange in kein weiteres Feld der Datenbank!';
 $lang['contesting_copy_exch_to_power'] = 'Kopiere den erhaltenen Exchange in das RX-Power Feld der Datenbank!';
 $lang['contesting_copy_exch_to_state'] = 'Kopiere den erhaltenen Exchange in das US-State Feld der Datenbank!';
diff --git a/application/models/Logbook_model.php b/application/models/Logbook_model.php
index 5dc655cb3..589a1cdab 100755
--- a/application/models/Logbook_model.php
+++ b/application/models/Logbook_model.php
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class Logbook_model extends CI_Model {
           $qso_age = intval($srx_string);
           break;
         case 'state':
-          if ( preg_match('/^[A-Z]{2}/', $srx_string) && $srx_string != "DX" ) {
+          if ( preg_match('/^[A-Za-z]*$/', $srx_string) && $srx_string != "DX" ) {
             $qso_state = $srx_string;
           }
           break;
@@ -192,9 +192,9 @@ class Logbook_model extends CI_Model {
         // Example for more sophisticated exchanges and their split into the db:
         //case 'name/power':
         //  if (strlen($srx_string) == 0) break;
-        //  $exch_pt = explode(" ",$srx_string);
+        //  $exch_pt = explode("/",$srx_string);
         //  $qso_name = $exch_pt[0];
-        //  if (count($exch_pt)>1) $qso_power = $exch_pt[1];
+        //  if (count($exch_pt)>1) $qso_rx_power = intval($exch_pt[1]);
         //  break;
         default:
       }