diff --git a/application/controllers/Contesting.php b/application/controllers/Contesting.php
index d0cad9fd8..57a594c70 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Contesting.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Contesting.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class Contesting extends CI_Controller {
 
 		$data['my_gridsquare'] = $this->stations->find_gridsquare();
 		$data['radios'] = $this->cat->radios();
+		$data['radio_last_updated'] = $this->cat->last_updated()->row();
 		$data['modes'] = $this->modes->active();
 		$data['contestnames'] = $this->contesting_model->getActivecontests();
 		$data['bands'] = $this->bands->get_user_bands_for_qso_entry();
diff --git a/application/controllers/Qso.php b/application/controllers/Qso.php
index 5463a0681..9057de11b 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Qso.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Qso.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class QSO extends CI_Controller {
 		$data['notice'] = false;
 		$data['stations'] = $this->stations->all_of_user();
 		$data['radios'] = $this->cat->radios();
+        $data['radio_last_updated'] = $this->cat->last_updated()->row();
 		$data['query'] = $this->logbook_model->last_custom('5');
 		$data['dxcc'] = $this->logbook_model->fetchDxcc();
 		$data['iota'] = $this->logbook_model->fetchIota();
diff --git a/application/controllers/Radio.php b/application/controllers/Radio.php
index 65094190c..aabdd14ec 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Radio.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Radio.php
@@ -84,8 +84,10 @@ class Radio extends CI_Controller {
 				$phpdate = strtotime($row->timestamp);
 				echo "<td>" . date($custom_date_format . ' H:i:s', $phpdate) . "</td>";
 
-				if ($this->session->userdata('radio') !== '' && $this->session->userdata('radio') == $row->id) {
-					echo '<td><i>' . __("(last used)") . '</i></td>';
+				$last_updated = $this->cat->last_updated()->row()->id;
+
+				if ($last_updated == $row->id) {
+					echo '<td><i>' . __("last updated") . '</i></td>';
 				} else {
 					echo '<td></td>';
 				}
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ class Radio extends CI_Controller {
 					if ($defaul_user_radio !== $row->id) {
 						echo '<td><button id="default_radio_btn_' . $row->id . '" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary ld-ext-right" onclick="set_default_radio(' . $row->id . ')">' . __("Set as default radio") . '<div class="ld ld-ring ld-spin"></div></button</td>';
 					} else {
-						echo '<td><button id="default_radio_btn_' . $row->id . '" class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary ld-ext-right" onclick="release_default_radio(' . $row->id . ')">' . __("Release as default radio") . '<div class="ld ld-ring ld-spin"></div></button</td>';
+						echo '<td><button id="default_radio_btn_' . $row->id . '" class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary ld-ext-right" onclick="release_default_radio(' . $row->id . ')">' . __("Default (click to release)") . '<div class="ld ld-ring ld-spin"></div></button</td>';
 					}
 				}
 				echo "<td><a href=\"" . site_url('radio/delete') . "/" . $row->id . "\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-danger\"> <i class=\"fas fa-trash-alt\"></i> " . __("Delete") . "</a></td>";
diff --git a/application/models/Cat.php b/application/models/Cat.php
index ecc74c5fb..d6e143429 100644
--- a/application/models/Cat.php
+++ b/application/models/Cat.php
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@
 			return $this->db->query($sql);
 		}
 
+		function last_updated() {
+			$sql = 'SELECT * FROM cat WHERE user_id =' . $this->session->userdata('user_id') . ' ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT 1';
+			return $this->db->query($sql);
+		}
+
 		function delete($id) {
 			$this->db->where('id', $id);
 			$this->db->where('user_id', $this->session->userdata('user_id'));
diff --git a/application/views/contesting/index.php b/application/views/contesting/index.php
index c218376bf..be3df11bc 100644
--- a/application/views/contesting/index.php
+++ b/application/views/contesting/index.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
                                 <select class="form-select form-select-sm radios" id="radio" name="radio">
                                     <option value="0" selected="selected"><?= __("None"); ?></option>
                                         <?php foreach ($radios->result() as $row) { ?>
-                                        <option value="<?php echo $row->id; ?>" <?php if($this->session->userdata('radio') == $row->id) { echo "selected=\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $row->radio; ?></option>
+                                        <option value="<?php echo $row->id; ?>" <?php if($this->session->userdata('radio') == $row->id) { echo "selected=\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $row->radio; ?> <?php if ($radio_last_updated->id == $row->id) { echo "<i>(".__("last updated").")</i>"; } else { echo ''; } ?></option>
                                         <?php } ?>
                                 </select>
                             </div>
diff --git a/application/views/qso/index.php b/application/views/qso/index.php
index b54384a2b..b11d5b3d8 100644
--- a/application/views/qso/index.php
+++ b/application/views/qso/index.php
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
               <select class="form-select radios" id="radio" name="radio">
                 <option value="0" selected="selected"><?= __("None"); ?></option>
                 <?php foreach ($radios->result() as $row) { ?>
-                <option value="<?php echo $row->id; ?>" <?php if($this->session->userdata('radio') == $row->id) { echo "selected=\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $row->radio; ?></option>
+                  <option value="<?php echo $row->id; ?>" <?php if($this->session->userdata('radio') == $row->id) { echo "selected=\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $row->radio; ?> <?php if ($radio_last_updated->id == $row->id) { echo "<i>(".__("last updated").")</i>"; } else { echo ''; } ?></option>
                 <?php } ?>
                 </select>
             </div>