diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index df5605e2b..f646a8877 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1177,6 +1177,9 @@ target_link_libraries (wsprcode wsjt_fort wsjt_cxx)
 add_executable (encode77 lib/77bit/encode77.f90)
 target_link_libraries (encode77 wsjt_fort wsjt_cxx)
 
+add_executable (hash22calc lib/77bit/hash22calc.f90)
+target_link_libraries (hash22calc wsjt_fort wsjt_cxx)
+
 add_executable (wsprsim ${wsprsim_CSRCS})
 target_link_libraries (wsprsim ${LIBM_LIBRARIES})
 
diff --git a/lib/77bit/hash22calc.f90 b/lib/77bit/hash22calc.f90
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..500e1eea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/77bit/hash22calc.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+program hash22calc 
+! Given a valid callsign, calculate and print its 22-bit hash.
+
+  use packjt77
+  
+  character*13 callsign
+  character*1  c
+  character*6  basecall
+  logical      cok
+
+  nargs=iargc()
+  if(nargs.ne.1) then
+     print*,'Given a valid callsign, print its 22-bit hash.'
+     print*,'Usage: hash22calc <callsign>'
+     print*,'  e.g. hash22calc W9ABC'
+     go to 999
+  endif
+  call getarg(1,callsign)
+
+! convert to upper case
+  ilen=len(trim(callsign)) 
+  do i=1, ilen
+     c=callsign(i:i)
+     if(c.ge.'a' .and. c.le.'z') c=char(ichar(c)-32)  !Force upper case
+     callsign(i:i)=c
+  enddo 
+
+! check for a valid callsign
+  call chkcall(callsign,basecall,cok)
+  if(.not.cok) then
+     print*,'Invalid callsign'
+     print*,'Usage: hash22calc <callsign>'
+     goto 999
+  endif
+
+! calculate the hash
+  n22 = ihashcall(callsign,22)
+  write(*,'(a,i7.7)') callsign,n22
+
+999 end program hash22calc
+
+include '../chkcall.f90'
diff --git a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
index 3b7055c9a..3f9cfff0e 100644
--- a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -5884,7 +5884,7 @@ void MainWindow::genCQMsg ()
        ( tlist.at(1)==my_callsign or
          tlist.at(2)==my_callsign ) and
        stdCall(my_callsign)) {
-      if(m_config.Individual_Contest_Name() && m_config.Contest_Name() != "")  {
+      if(m_config.Individual_Contest_Name())  {
            m_cqStr = m_config.Contest_Name();
       } else {
       if(SpecOp::NA_VHF == m_specOp)    m_cqStr="TEST";