diff --git a/application/controllers/User.php b/application/controllers/User.php
index c92ec6c1d..2c81f7fef 100644
--- a/application/controllers/User.php
+++ b/application/controllers/User.php
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ class User extends CI_Controller {
 		$stationdata = [
 			'user_id' => $this->session->userdata('user_id'),
 			'station_name' => $this->input->post('station_name', true),
-			'station_callsign' => $this->input->post('station_callsign', true),
+			'station_callsign' => trim($this->input->post('station_callsign', true)),
 			'station_dxcc' => $this->input->post('station_dxcc', true),
 			'station_cqz' => $this->input->post('station_cqz', true),
 			'station_ituz' => $this->input->post('station_ituz', true),
diff --git a/application/models/Logbook_model.php b/application/models/Logbook_model.php
index 056b78e25..e31638d33 100644
--- a/application/models/Logbook_model.php
+++ b/application/models/Logbook_model.php
@@ -5623,7 +5623,7 @@ class Logbook_model extends CI_Model {
 		$this->db->where_in('station_id', $station_ids);
 
 		//load only for the station_callsign given
-		$this->db->where('COL_STATION_CALLSIGN', xss_clean($station_callsign));
+		$this->db->where('COL_STATION_CALLSIGN', trim(xss_clean($station_callsign)));
 
 		//load only for the given contest id
 		$this->db->where('COL_CONTEST_ID', xss_clean($contest_id));
diff --git a/application/models/Stations.php b/application/models/Stations.php
index d41d80254..f39546edb 100644
--- a/application/models/Stations.php
+++ b/application/models/Stations.php
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ 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($this->input->post('sig_info', true))),
-			'station_callsign' =>  xss_clean(strtoupper($this->input->post('station_callsign', true))),
+			'station_callsign' =>  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' =>  $county,
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class Stations extends CI_Model {
 			'station_pota' => xss_clean(strtoupper($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' => xss_clean(strtoupper($this->input->post('station_callsign', true))),
+			'station_callsign' => trim(xss_clean(strtoupper($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,