diff --git a/CallsignValidator.cpp b/CallsignValidator.cpp
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index 000000000..ddcd64f16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CallsignValidator.cpp
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+#include "CallsignValidator.hpp"
+
+CallsignValidator::CallsignValidator (QObject * parent, bool allow_compound)
+  : QValidator {parent}
+  , re_ {allow_compound ? R"(^[A-Za-z0-9/]+$)" : R"(^[A-Za-z0-9]+$)"}
+{
+}
+
+auto CallsignValidator::validate (QString& input, int& pos) const -> State
+{
+  auto match = re_.match (input, 0, QRegularExpression::PartialPreferCompleteMatch);
+  input = input.toUpper ();
+  if (match.hasMatch ()) return Acceptable;
+  if (!input.size () || match.hasPartialMatch ()) return Intermediate;
+  pos = input.size ();
+  return Invalid;
+}