diff --git a/apps/fft-multi-decoder_auto_freqs_slider-update.grc b/apps/fft-multi-decoder_auto_freqs_slider-update.grc
index 285974c..675a38c 100644
--- a/apps/fft-multi-decoder_auto_freqs_slider-update.grc
+++ b/apps/fft-multi-decoder_auto_freqs_slider-update.grc
@@ -1856,7 +1856,7 @@
     </param>
     <param>
       <key>_enabled</key>
-      <value>True</value>
+      <value>1</value>
     </param>
     <param>
       <key>_coordinate</key>
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@
     </param>
     <param>
       <key>n</key>
-      <value>150</value>
+      <value>1000</value>
     </param>
     <param>
       <key>type</key>
diff --git a/apps/ifft-RDS-decoder_hier-block.grc b/apps/ifft-RDS-decoder_hier-block.grc
index 9c25750..7c37d66 100644
--- a/apps/ifft-RDS-decoder_hier-block.grc
+++ b/apps/ifft-RDS-decoder_hier-block.grc
@@ -2402,7 +2402,7 @@
     </param>
     <param>
       <key>log</key>
-      <value>True</value>
+      <value>False</value>
     </param>
     <param>
       <key>maxoutbuf</key>
diff --git a/python/max_freq.py b/python/max_freq.py
index 5b2d3d1..32ff34a 100644
--- a/python/max_freq.py
+++ b/python/max_freq.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class max_freq(gr.sync_block):
 	      else:
 		      self.center_freq = int(freq)
     def work(self, input_items, output_items):
-      if time.time()-self.timer<1:#every 1 seconds
+      if time.time()-self.timer<2:#every 2 seconds
 	return len(input_items[0])
       elif self.searchMode:
       #in0 = input_items[0]
@@ -104,11 +104,13 @@ class max_freq(gr.sync_block):
         numbers=np.delete(input_items[0][0],range(carrier-carrier_width,carrier+carrier_width+1))#read input and disregard center (hackrf LO)
         #threshold=40# uni
         #threshold=60#home
-        threshold=np.mean(numbers)#2017-03-21 fft-multi-decoder
+        #threshold=np.mean(numbers)#2017-03-21 fft-multi-decoder
+        threshold=0.5*np.mean(numbers)#2017-05-18 fft-multi-decoder
         #minimum number of consecutive maximums (in fft domain) to consider signal as station:
         #min_consec_max_threshold=1#uni
         #min_consec_max_threshold=3#home
-        min_consec_max_threshold=6#2017-03-21 fft-multi-decoder
+        #min_consec_max_threshold=6#2017-03-21 fft-multi-decoder
+        min_consec_max_threshold=4#2017-05-18 fft-multi-decoder
         fuzzyness=2#uni
         #fuzzyness=10#home
         
@@ -172,11 +174,9 @@ class max_freq(gr.sync_block):
         del station_indices_trunc[self.num_decoders:]#remove non decodable (too quiet) incidices
         
         station_indices_tune=[0]*self.num_decoders
-        
         same_station_threshold=int(500000*self.fft_len/self.samp_rate)#0.5mhz
-        #same_station_threshold=3
         new_stations=[]
-        #add fixed stations:
+        #add fixed stations (currently unused):
         for i,old_freq in enumerate(self.last_station_indices):
 	  if self.index_fixed[i]:
 	    station_indices_tune[i]=old_freq
@@ -190,14 +190,19 @@ class max_freq(gr.sync_block):
 	  if not added:
 	    new_stations.append(new_freq)
 	#print("tune1:%s"%station_indices_tune)
-	#print("new_1 %s"%new_stations)
+	if self.debug:
+          print("tunc:%s"%station_indices_trunc)
+	  print("new_1:%s"%new_stations)
 	
 	for i,tune_freq in enumerate(station_indices_tune):
-	  if tune_freq == 0 and len(new_stations)>0:
+	  if tune_freq == 0 and len(new_stations)>0:#add new stations to empty decoders
 	    station_indices_tune[i]=new_stations.pop()
 	#print("tune2:%s"%station_indices_tune)
-        #print("new_2 %s"%new_stations)
         
+        if self.debug:
+          print("new_2:%s"%new_stations)
+          print("last_index:%s"%self.last_station_indices)
+          print("tune_index:%s"%station_indices_tune)
         self.last_station_indices=station_indices_tune#save current stations to compare againts next
 
         station_strength=[]
@@ -206,7 +211,7 @@ class max_freq(gr.sync_block):
         for index in station_indices_tune:
           startfreq=self.center_freq-self.samp_rate/2
           freq=self.samp_rate*index/self.fft_len+startfreq
-          freq+=30000#add 30k because detected max often too low
+          #freq+=30000#add 30k because detected max often too low
           num_decimals=int(round(math.log(self.snapto,10)))
           station_freqs.append(round(freq,-num_decimals))
           station_strength.append(round(numbers[index],-2))