diff --git a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/storage/log/LogItemActivity.java b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/storage/log/LogItemActivity.java
index 901fb39..a382af0 100644
--- a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/storage/log/LogItemActivity.java
+++ b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/storage/log/LogItemActivity.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.radio.codec2talkie.storage.log;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -16,11 +17,13 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DividerItemDecoration;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 
+import com.radio.codec2talkie.MainActivity;
 import com.radio.codec2talkie.R;
 import com.radio.codec2talkie.storage.log.group.LogItemGroupAdapter;
 import com.radio.codec2talkie.storage.position.PositionItemViewModel;
 
 public class LogItemActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
+    private static final String TAG = LogItemActivity.class.getSimpleName();
 
     private String _groupName;
     private LogItemViewModel _logItemViewModel;
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ public class LogItemActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         final LogItemAdapter adapter = new LogItemAdapter(new LogItemAdapter.LogItemDiff(), _groupName == null);
         logItemRecyclerView.setAdapter(adapter);
         LinearLayoutManager linearLayoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(this);
+        linearLayoutManager.setReverseLayout(true);
         logItemRecyclerView.setLayoutManager(linearLayoutManager);
         logItemRecyclerView.addItemDecoration(new DividerItemDecoration(logItemRecyclerView.getContext(), DividerItemDecoration.VERTICAL));
 
@@ -85,6 +89,19 @@ public class LogItemActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
             _logItemViewModel.getData(_groupName).observe(this, adapter::submitList);
             setTitle(_groupName);
         }
+
+        // register live scroll
+        adapter.registerAdapterDataObserver(new RecyclerView.AdapterDataObserver() {
+            @Override
+            public void onItemRangeInserted(int positionStart, int itemCount) {
+                int msgCount = adapter.getItemCount();
+                int lastVisiblePosition = linearLayoutManager.findLastCompletelyVisibleItemPosition();
+                Log.i(TAG, "" + msgCount + " " + lastVisiblePosition + " " + positionStart);
+                if (lastVisiblePosition == RecyclerView.NO_POSITION || positionStart == msgCount - 1 && lastVisiblePosition == positionStart - 1) {
+                    logItemRecyclerView.scrollToPosition(positionStart);
+                }
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/storage/log/LogItemAdapter.java b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/storage/log/LogItemAdapter.java
index a7d40aa..05b425a 100644
--- a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/storage/log/LogItemAdapter.java
+++ b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/storage/log/LogItemAdapter.java
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ public class LogItemAdapter extends ListAdapter<LogItem, LogItemHolder> {
 
         @Override
         public boolean areItemsTheSame(@NonNull LogItem oldItem, @NonNull LogItem newItem) {
-            return oldItem == newItem;
+            return oldItem.getTimestampEpoch() == newItem.getTimestampEpoch();
         }
 
         @Override
         public boolean areContentsTheSame(@NonNull LogItem oldItem, @NonNull LogItem newItem) {
-            return oldItem.getLogLine().equals(newItem.getLogLine());
+            return oldItem.getTimestampEpoch() == newItem.getTimestampEpoch();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/storage/log/LogItemDao.java b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/storage/log/LogItemDao.java
index fed141b..b8d8ea8 100644
--- a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/storage/log/LogItemDao.java
+++ b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/storage/log/LogItemDao.java
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ public interface LogItemDao {
             "GROUP BY log.srcCallsign")
     LiveData<List<LogItemGroup>> getGroups();
 
-    @Query("SELECT * FROM LogItem ORDER by timestampEpoch DESC")
+    @Query("SELECT * FROM LogItem ORDER by timestampEpoch ASC")
     LiveData<List<LogItem>> getAllLogItems();
 
-    @Query("SELECT * FROM LogItem WHERE srcCallsign = :srcCallsign ORDER BY timestampEpoch DESC")
+    @Query("SELECT * FROM LogItem WHERE srcCallsign = :srcCallsign ORDER BY timestampEpoch ASC")
     LiveData<List<LogItem>> getLogItems(String srcCallsign);
 
     @Query("DELETE FROM LogItem WHERE srcCallsign = :srcCallsign")
diff --git a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/storage/log/group/LogItemGroupAdapter.java b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/storage/log/group/LogItemGroupAdapter.java
index bac9513..f220684 100644
--- a/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/storage/log/group/LogItemGroupAdapter.java
+++ b/codec2talkie/src/main/java/com/radio/codec2talkie/storage/log/group/LogItemGroupAdapter.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class LogItemGroupAdapter extends ListAdapter<LogItemGroup, LogItemGroupH
 
         @Override
         public boolean areItemsTheSame(@NonNull LogItemGroup oldItem, @NonNull LogItemGroup newItem) {
-            return oldItem == newItem;
+            return oldItem.getSrcCallsign().equals(newItem.getSrcCallsign());
         }
 
         @Override