diff --git a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
index d19b373d5..ccfb4ea5c 100644
--- a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
+++ b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ int kenwood_safe_transaction(RIG *rig, const char *cmd, char *buf,
 {
     int err;
     int retry = 0;
+    struct kenwood_priv_data *priv = rig->state.priv;
 
     rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
 
@@ -531,6 +532,24 @@ int kenwood_safe_transaction(RIG *rig, const char *cmd, char *buf,
         return -RIG_EINVAL;
     }
 
+    // if this is an IF cmd and not the first time through check cache
+    if (strncmp(cmd, "IF", 2) == 0 && priv->cache_start.tv_sec != 0)
+    {
+        int cache_age_ms;
+
+        cache_age_ms = elapsed_ms(&priv->cache_start, 0);
+
+        if (cache_age_ms < 500) // 500ms cache time
+        {
+            rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s: cache hit, age=%dms\n", __func__, cache_age_ms);
+            strcpy(buf, priv->last_if_response);
+            return RIG_OK;
+        }
+
+        // else we drop through and do the real IF command
+    }
+
+
     memset(buf, 0, buf_size);
 
     if (expected == 0)
@@ -562,6 +581,13 @@ int kenwood_safe_transaction(RIG *rig, const char *cmd, char *buf,
         }
     }
     while (err != RIG_OK && ++retry < rig->state.rigport.retry);
+    
+    // update the cache
+    if (strncmp(cmd, "IF", 2) == 0)
+    {
+    	elapsed_ms(&priv->cache_start, 1);
+    	strcpy(priv->last_if_response, buf);
+    }
 
     return err;
 }
diff --git a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h
index 8de062c42..8ca23e44f 100644
--- a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h
+++ b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "token.h"
 
-#define BACKEND_VER "20200413"
+#define BACKEND_VER "20200426"
 
 #define EOM_KEN ';'
 #define EOM_TH '\r'
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ struct kenwood_priv_data
     int is_590s;
     int is_590sg;
     int is_950;
+    struct timespec cache_start;
+    char last_if_response[KENWOOD_MAX_BUF_LEN];
 };
 
 
diff --git a/rigs/yaesu/newcat.c b/rigs/yaesu/newcat.c
index 693ecff78..04de8ba4a 100644
--- a/rigs/yaesu/newcat.c
+++ b/rigs/yaesu/newcat.c
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ int newcat_set_mode(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, rmode_t mode, pbwidth_t width)
 
 
     priv->cmd_str[3] = newcat_modechar(mode);
+
     if (priv->cmd_str[3] == '0')
     {
         return -RIG_EINVAL;
@@ -5937,7 +5938,7 @@ int newcat_get_cmd(RIG *rig)
     // try to cache rapid repeats of the IF command
     // this is for WSJT-X/JTDX sequence of v/f/m/t
     // should reduce 3 IF requests to 1 request and 2 cache hits
-    if (strcmp(priv->cmd_str, "IF") == 0 && priv->cache_start.tv_sec != 0)
+    if (strncmp(priv->cmd_str, "IF", 2) == 0 && priv->cache_start.tv_sec != 0)
     {
         int cache_age_ms;
 
@@ -6047,8 +6048,11 @@ int newcat_get_cmd(RIG *rig)
     }
 
     // update the cache
-    elapsed_ms(&priv->cache_start, 1);
-    strcpy(priv->last_if_response, priv->ret_data);
+    if (strncmp(priv->cmd_str, "IF", 2) == 0)
+    {
+        elapsed_ms(&priv->cache_start, 1);
+        strcpy(priv->last_if_response, priv->ret_data);
+    }
 
     return rc;
 }
@@ -6182,7 +6186,8 @@ int newcat_set_cmd(RIG *rig)
     return rc;
 }
 
-struct {
+struct
+{
     rmode_t mode;
     char modechar;
     ncboolean chk_width;
@@ -6217,10 +6222,10 @@ rmode_t newcat_rmode(char mode)
             rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s: %s for %c\n", __func__,
                       rig_strrmode(newcat_mode_conv[i].mode), mode);
             return (newcat_mode_conv[i].mode);
-	}
-   }
+        }
+    }
 
-   return (RIG_MODE_NONE);
+    return (RIG_MODE_NONE);
 }
 
 char newcat_modechar(rmode_t rmode)
@@ -6234,9 +6239,9 @@ char newcat_modechar(rmode_t rmode)
         if (newcat_mode_conv[i].mode == rmode)
         {
             rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s: return %c for %s\n", __func__,
-                     newcat_mode_conv[i].modechar, rig_strrmode(rmode));
+                      newcat_mode_conv[i].modechar, rig_strrmode(rmode));
             return (newcat_mode_conv[i].modechar);
-	}
+        }
     }
 
     return ('0');
@@ -6249,8 +6254,10 @@ rmode_t newcat_rmode_width(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, char mode, pbwidth_t *width)
 
     rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
 
-    if(width != NULL)
+    if (width != NULL)
+    {
         *width = RIG_PASSBAND_NORMAL;
+    }
 
     for (i = 0; i < sizeof(newcat_mode_conv) / sizeof(newcat_mode_conv[0]); i++)
     {
@@ -6258,16 +6265,25 @@ rmode_t newcat_rmode_width(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, char mode, pbwidth_t *width)
         {
             if (newcat_mode_conv[i].chk_width == TRUE && width != NULL)
             {
-                 if(newcat_get_narrow(rig, vfo, &narrow) != RIG_OK)
-                     return (newcat_mode_conv[i].mode);
-                 if (narrow == TRUE)
+                if (newcat_get_narrow(rig, vfo, &narrow) != RIG_OK)
+                {
+                    return (newcat_mode_conv[i].mode);
+                }
+
+                if (narrow == TRUE)
+                {
                     *width = rig_passband_narrow(rig, mode);
-                 else
+                }
+                else
+                {
                     *width = rig_passband_normal(rig, mode);
+                }
             }
+
             return (newcat_mode_conv[i].mode);
-	}
+        }
     }
+
     rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s fell out the bottom %c %s\n", __func__,
               mode, rig_strrmode(mode));