diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index ea149af..1c66eea 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -5117,13 +5117,17 @@ export default function App() {
       { type: 'item', label: t('view.refresh'), action: 'view.refresh', shortcut: 'F5' },
       { type: 'item', label: t('view.clearFilters'), action: 'view.clearfilters' },
     ]},
+    // The digital-mode corner gets its own menu: the decode list, its map,
+    // and the grid-square chase all live off the same UDP feed.
+    { name: 'ftx', label: t('menu.ftx'), items: [
+      { type: 'item', label: t('dec.tab'), action: 'tools.decodes' },
+      { type: 'item', label: t('ftmap.tab'), action: 'tools.ftmap' },
+      { type: 'item', label: t('gsm.title'), action: 'tools.grids' },
+    ]},
     { name: 'tools', label: t('menu.tools'), items: [
       { type: 'item', label: t('tools.qslManager'), action: 'tools.qslmanager' },
       { type: 'item', label: t('stats.tab'), action: 'tools.stats' },
       { type: 'item', label: t('station.title'), action: 'tools.station' },
-      { type: 'item', label: t('dec.tab'), action: 'tools.decodes' },
-      { type: 'item', label: t('ftmap.tab'), action: 'tools.ftmap' },
-      { type: 'item', label: t('gsm.title'), action: 'tools.grids' },
       { type: 'item', label: t('tools.qslDesigner'), action: 'tools.qsldesigner' },
       { type: 'separator' },
       { type: 'item', label: (wkEnabled ? '✓ ' : '') + t('tools.winkeyer'), action: 'tools.winkeyer' },
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WatchlistTab.tsx b/frontend/src/components/WatchlistTab.tsx
index ff351a9..8da5477 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/WatchlistTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/WatchlistTab.tsx
@@ -391,11 +391,12 @@ export function WatchlistTab({ spots, spotStatus, onSpotSelect, onSpotClick }: P
                         className={cn('w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-2 py-1.5 rounded text-[11px] bg-muted/25 hover:bg-muted/70 transition-colors text-left',
                           !done && 'border-l-[3px] border-warning')}>
                         {done && <span className='font-bold shrink-0 text-success'>✓</span>}
-                        <span className="font-mono font-bold text-info shrink-0">{s.dx_call}</span>
-                        <span className="text-muted-foreground truncate flex-1 min-w-0 max-w-56">{(s as any).country ?? ''}</span>
-                        <span className="px-1.5 rounded bg-muted shrink-0">{s.band}</span>
-                        {mode && <span className="px-1.5 rounded shrink-0" style={{ color: 'var(--chart-5)', background: 'color-mix(in srgb, var(--chart-5) 12%, transparent)' }}>{mode}</span>}
-                        <span className="font-mono text-muted-foreground shrink-0">{(s.freq_hz / 1e6).toFixed(4)}</span>
+                        {/* Fixed columns: an elastic country made band/mode/freq start wherever the name ended — every row its own ruler. */}
+                        <span className="font-mono font-bold text-info shrink-0 w-24 truncate">{s.dx_call}</span>
+                        <span className="text-muted-foreground truncate shrink-0 w-44">{(s as any).country ?? ''}</span>
+                        <span className="px-1.5 rounded bg-muted shrink-0 w-11 text-center">{s.band}</span>
+                        <span className="px-1.5 rounded shrink-0 w-11 text-center" style={mode ? { color: 'var(--chart-5)', background: 'color-mix(in srgb, var(--chart-5) 12%, transparent)' } : undefined}>{mode || ' '}</span>
+                        <span className="font-mono text-muted-foreground shrink-0 w-16 text-right">{(s.freq_hz / 1e6).toFixed(4)}</span>
                         {badge && chip(badge.color, badge.label)}
                         <div className="flex-1" />
                         {done
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/i18n.tsx b/frontend/src/lib/i18n.tsx
index fbea394..9d3df22 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/i18n.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/i18n.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const en: Dict = {
   'upd.retry': 'Retry', 'upd.browser': 'Open page', 'upd.checking': 'Checking for updates…', 'upd.upToDate': "You're up to date",
   'rate.title': 'QSO rate (QSOs/hour) — projected from the last 10 / 60 minutes',
   'lotw.feedStale': "ARRL's user list itself was last built on {date}, so this figure may be older than the station", 'lotw.userTip': 'LoTW user — last upload {date} ({days} days ago)',
-  'menu.file': 'File', 'menu.edit': 'Edit', 'menu.view': 'View', 'menu.tools': 'Tools',
+  'menu.ftx': 'FTx', 'menu.file': 'File', 'menu.edit': 'Edit', 'menu.view': 'View', 'menu.tools': 'Tools',
   'file.import': 'Import ADIF…', 'file.export': 'Export ADIF…', 'file.exporting': 'Exporting…',
   'file.exportCabrillo': 'Export Cabrillo…', 'file.deleteAll': 'Delete all QSOs…', 'file.exit': 'Exit',
   'edit.editSel': 'Edit selected QSO…', 'edit.prefs': 'Preferences…',
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ const fr: Dict = {
   'live.stationsTitle': 'Stations on air', 'live.stationsEmpty': 'Aucune station ne reporte pour le moment.', 'live.stationsHide': 'Masquer',
   'rate.title': 'Rythme QSO (QSO/heure) — projeté sur les 10 / 60 dernières minutes',
   'lotw.feedStale': "la liste ARRL elle-même date du {date}, ce chiffre peut donc être plus vieux que la station", 'lotw.userTip': 'Utilisateur LoTW — dernier upload {date} (il y a {days} j)',
-  'menu.file': 'Fichier', 'menu.edit': 'Édition', 'menu.view': 'Affichage', 'menu.tools': 'Outils',
+  'menu.ftx': 'FTx', 'menu.file': 'Fichier', 'menu.edit': 'Édition', 'menu.view': 'Affichage', 'menu.tools': 'Outils',
   'file.import': 'Importer ADIF…', 'file.export': 'Exporter ADIF…', 'file.exporting': 'Export…',
   'file.exportCabrillo': 'Exporter Cabrillo…', 'file.deleteAll': 'Supprimer tous les QSO…', 'file.exit': 'Quitter',
   'edit.editSel': 'Éditer le QSO sélectionné…', 'edit.prefs': 'Préférences…',