diff --git a/Configuration.cpp b/Configuration.cpp
index 66bb59498..aa3ab16af 100644
--- a/Configuration.cpp
+++ b/Configuration.cpp
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ void Configuration::impl::read_settings ()
   quick_call_ = settings_->value ("QuickCall", false).toBool ();
   disable_TX_on_73_ = settings_->value ("73TxDisable", false).toBool ();
   watchdog_ = settings_->value ("Runaway", false).toBool ();
-  TX_messages_ = settings_->value ("Tx2QSO", false).toBool ();
+  TX_messages_ = settings_->value ("Tx2QSO", true).toBool ();
   enable_VHF_features_ = settings_->value("VHFUHF",false).toBool ();
   decode_at_52s_ = settings_->value("Decode52",false).toBool ();
   rig_params_.poll_interval = settings_->value ("Polling", 0).toInt ();
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index b24ac06f6..903980dd9 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -2206,9 +2206,11 @@ void MainWindow::startTx2()
     transmit (snr);
     signalMeter->setValue(0);
     if(m_mode.mid(0,4)=="WSPR" and !m_tune) {
-      t = " Transmitting " + m_mode + " ----------------------- " +
-        m_config.bands ()->find (m_dialFreq);
-      ui->decodedTextBrowser->append(t.rightJustified (71, '-'));
+      if (m_config.TX_messages ()) {
+        t = " Transmitting " + m_mode + " ----------------------- " +
+          m_config.bands ()->find (m_dialFreq);
+        ui->decodedTextBrowser->append(t.rightJustified (71, '-'));
+      }
 
       QFile f {m_dataDir.absoluteFilePath ("ALL_WSPR.TXT")};
       if (f.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text | QIODevice::Append)) {