diff --git a/application/controllers/Awards.php b/application/controllers/Awards.php
index 8a73292cb..339642e73 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Awards.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Awards.php
@@ -528,9 +528,8 @@ class Awards extends CI_Controller {
 			'assets/js/sections/cqmap.js?' . filemtime(realpath(__DIR__ . "/../../assets/js/sections/cqmap.js"))
 		];
 
-		$CI =& get_instance();
-		$CI->load->model('logbooks_model');
-		$logbooks_locations_array = $CI->logbooks_model->list_logbook_relationships($this->session->userdata('active_station_logbook'));
+		$this->load->model('logbooks_model');
+		$logbooks_locations_array = $this->logbooks_model->list_logbook_relationships($this->session->userdata('active_station_logbook'));
 
         $this->load->model('cq');
 		$this->load->model('modes');
@@ -1320,9 +1319,8 @@ class Awards extends CI_Controller {
         This displays the CQ Zone map and requires the $band_type and $mode_type
     */
     public function cq_map() {
-        $CI =& get_instance();
-		$CI->load->model('logbooks_model');
-		$logbooks_locations_array = $CI->logbooks_model->list_logbook_relationships($this->session->userdata('active_station_logbook'));
+		$this->load->model('logbooks_model');
+		$logbooks_locations_array = $this->logbooks_model->list_logbook_relationships($this->session->userdata('active_station_logbook'));
 
         $this->load->model('cq');
 
diff --git a/application/controllers/Logbook.php b/application/controllers/Logbook.php
index a984ddcb0..ef9c98046 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Logbook.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Logbook.php
@@ -1316,12 +1316,11 @@ class Logbook extends CI_Controller {
 
 	function part_table_col($row, $name) {
 		$ret='';
-		$ci =& get_instance();
 		switch($name) {
 		case 'Mode':    $ret.= '<td>'; $ret.= $row->COL_SUBMODE==null?$row->COL_MODE:$row->COL_SUBMODE . '</td>'; break;
 		case 'RSTS':    $ret.= '<td class="d-none d-sm-table-cell">' . $row->COL_RST_SENT; if ($row->COL_STX) { $ret.= ' <span data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="'.($row->COL_CONTEST_ID!=""?$row->COL_CONTEST_ID:"n/a").'" class="badge text-bg-light">'; $ret.=sprintf("%03d", $row->COL_STX); $ret.= '</span>';} if ($row->COL_STX_STRING) { $ret.= ' <span data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="'.($row->COL_CONTEST_ID!=""?$row->COL_CONTEST_ID:"n/a").'" class="badge text-bg-light">' . $row->COL_STX_STRING . '</span>';} $ret.= '</td>'; break;
 		case 'RSTR':    $ret.= '<td class="d-none d-sm-table-cell">' . $row->COL_RST_RCVD; if ($row->COL_SRX) { $ret.= ' <span data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="'.($row->COL_CONTEST_ID!=""?$row->COL_CONTEST_ID:"n/a").'" class="badge text-bg-light">'; $ret.=sprintf("%03d", $row->COL_SRX); $ret.= '</span>';} if ($row->COL_SRX_STRING) { $ret.= ' <span data-bs-toggle="tooltip" title="'.($row->COL_CONTEST_ID!=""?$row->COL_CONTEST_ID:"n/a").'" class="badge text-bg-light">' . $row->COL_SRX_STRING . '</span>';} $ret.= '</td>'; break;
-		case 'Country': $ret.= '<td>' . ucwords(strtolower(($row->COL_COUNTRY ?? ''))); if ($row->end ?? '' != '') $ret.= ' <span class="badge text-bg-danger">'.$ci->lang->line('gen_hamradio_deleted_dxcc').'</span>'  . '</td>'; break;
+		case 'Country': $ret.= '<td>' . ucwords(strtolower(($row->COL_COUNTRY ?? ''))); if ($row->end ?? '' != '') $ret.= ' <span class="badge text-bg-danger">'.$this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_deleted_dxcc').'</span>'  . '</td>'; break;
 		case 'IOTA':    $ret.= '<td>' . ($row->COL_IOTA) . '</td>'; break;
 		case 'SOTA':    $ret.= '<td>' . ($row->COL_SOTA_REF) . '</td>'; break;
 		case 'WWFF':    $ret.= '<td>' . ($row->COL_WWFF_REF) . '</td>'; break;
@@ -1329,7 +1328,7 @@ class Logbook extends CI_Controller {
 		case 'Grid':    $ret.= '<td>' . $this->part_QrbCalcLink($row->COL_MY_GRIDSQUARE, $row->COL_VUCC_GRIDS, $row->COL_GRIDSQUARE) . '</td>'; break;
 		case 'Distance':    $ret.= '<td>' . (($row->COL_DISTANCE ?? '' != '') ? $row->COL_DISTANCE . '&nbsp;km' : '') . '</td>'; break;
 		case 'Band':    $ret.= '<td>'; if($row->COL_SAT_NAME != null) { $ret.= '<a href="https://db.satnogs.org/search/?q='.$row->COL_SAT_NAME.'" target="_blank">'.$row->COL_SAT_NAME.'</a></td>'; } else { $ret.= strtolower($row->COL_BAND); } $ret.= '</td>'; break;
-		case 'Frequency':    $ret.= '<td>'; if($row->COL_SAT_NAME != null) { $ret.= '<a href="https://db.satnogs.org/search/?q='.$row->COL_SAT_NAME.'" target="_blank">'.$row->COL_SAT_NAME.'</a></td>'; } else { if($row->COL_FREQ != null) { $ret.= $ci->frequency->hz_to_mhz($row->COL_FREQ); } else { $ret.= strtolower($row->COL_BAND); } } $ret.= '</td>'; break;
+		case 'Frequency':    $ret.= '<td>'; if($row->COL_SAT_NAME != null) { $ret.= '<a href="https://db.satnogs.org/search/?q='.$row->COL_SAT_NAME.'" target="_blank">'.$row->COL_SAT_NAME.'</a></td>'; } else { if($row->COL_FREQ != null) { $ret.= $this->frequency->hz_to_mhz($row->COL_FREQ); } else { $ret.= strtolower($row->COL_BAND); } } $ret.= '</td>'; break;
 		case 'State':   $ret.= '<td>' . ($row->COL_STATE) . '</td>'; break;
 		case 'Operator': $ret.= '<td>' . ($row->COL_OPERATOR) . '</td>'; break;
 		}
diff --git a/application/controllers/Oqrs.php b/application/controllers/Oqrs.php
index d1539cd03..e8b22bec6 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Oqrs.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Oqrs.php
@@ -92,9 +92,8 @@ class Oqrs extends CI_Controller {
 	public function requests() {
 		$data['page_title'] = "OQRS Requests";
 
-		$CI =& get_instance();
-		$CI->load->model('logbooks_model');
-		$logbooks_locations_array = $CI->logbooks_model->list_logbook_relationships($this->session->userdata('active_station_logbook'));
+		$this->load->model('logbooks_model');
+		$logbooks_locations_array = $this->logbooks_model->list_logbook_relationships($this->session->userdata('active_station_logbook'));
 
         if ($logbooks_locations_array) {
 			$location_list = "'".implode("','",$logbooks_locations_array)."'";
diff --git a/application/controllers/Sattimers.php b/application/controllers/Sattimers.php
index 7de010f91..32142560d 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Sattimers.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Sattimers.php
@@ -43,11 +43,10 @@ class Sattimers extends CI_Controller {
 
 		$data['page_title'] = "Satellite Timers";
 
-		$CI =& get_instance();
-		if($CI->session->userdata('user_date_format')) {
-			$data['custom_date_format'] = $CI->session->userdata('user_date_format');
+		if($this->session->userdata('user_date_format')) {
+			$data['custom_date_format'] = $this->session->userdata('user_date_format');
 		} else {
-			$data['custom_date_format'] = $CI->config->item('qso_date_format');
+			$data['custom_date_format'] = $this->config->item('qso_date_format');
 		}
 
 		switch ($data['custom_date_format']) {