diff --git a/lib/ft4/ft4_decode.f90 b/lib/ft4/ft4_decode.f90
index 4e4959b37..bd6d9a5d0 100644
--- a/lib/ft4/ft4_decode.f90
+++ b/lib/ft4/ft4_decode.f90
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ subroutine ft4_decode(cdatetime0,tbuf,nfa,nfb,nQSOProgress,ncontest,nfqso, &
    ndecodes=0
    do icand=1,ncand
       f0=candidate(1,icand)
+      if(f0.le.max(fa,10.0) .or. f0.ge.min(fb,4990.0)) cycle
       snr=candidate(3,icand)-1.0
       if( f0.le.10.0 .or. f0.ge.4990.0 ) cycle
       call clockit('ft4_down',0)
diff --git a/lib/ft4/getcandidates4.f90 b/lib/ft4/getcandidates4.f90
index a86be94aa..9ce4d8e70 100644
--- a/lib/ft4/getcandidates4.f90
+++ b/lib/ft4/getcandidates4.f90
@@ -61,14 +61,15 @@ subroutine getcandidates4(id,fa,fb,syncmin,nfqso,maxcand,savg,candidate,   &
   f_offset = -1.5*12000/512
   do i=nfa+1,nfb-1
     if(savsm(i).ge.savsm(i-1) .and. savsm(i).ge.savsm(i+1) .and. savsm(i).ge.syncmin) then
-      del=0.5*(savsm(i-1)-savsm(i+1))/(savsm(i-1)-2*savsm(i)+savsm(i+1))
+!      del=0.5*(savsm(i-1)-savsm(i+1))/(savsm(i-1)-2*savsm(i)+savsm(i+1))
+      del=0. 
       fpeak=(i+del)*df+f_offset
       speak=savsm(i) - 0.25*(savsm(i-1)-savsm(i+1))*del
       ncand=ncand+1
-      if(ncand.gt.maxcand) exit
       candidate(1,ncand)=fpeak
       candidate(2,ncand)=-99.99
       candidate(3,ncand)=speak
+      if(ncand.eq.maxcand) exit
     endif
   enddo