diff --git a/src/cw_rtty/cw.cxx b/src/cw_rtty/cw.cxx
index 8e1f5ec1..fdb69c93 100644
--- a/src/cw_rtty/cw.cxx
+++ b/src/cw_rtty/cw.cxx
@@ -66,7 +66,20 @@ void cw::rx_init()
 
 void cw::init()
 {
-	modem::init();
+	bool wfrev = wf->Reverse();
+	bool wfsb = wf->USB();
+	reverse = wfrev ^ !wfsb;
+
+	if (progdefaults.StartAtSweetSpot)
+		set_freq(progdefaults.CWsweetspot);
+	else if (progStatus.carrier != 0) {
+		set_freq(progStatus.carrier);
+#if !BENCHMARK_MODE
+		progStatus.carrier = 0;
+#endif
+	} else
+		set_freq(wf->Carrier());
+
 	trackingfilter->reset();
 	cw_adaptive_receive_threshold = (long int)trackingfilter->run(2 * cw_send_dot_length);
 	put_cwRcvWPM(cw_send_speed);
diff --git a/src/cw_rtty/rtty.cxx b/src/cw_rtty/rtty.cxx
index b53cc4d6..1e3c7848 100644
--- a/src/cw_rtty/rtty.cxx
+++ b/src/cw_rtty/rtty.cxx
@@ -115,7 +115,20 @@ void rtty::rx_init()
 
 void rtty::init()
 {
-	modem::init();
+	bool wfrev = wf->Reverse();
+	bool wfsb = wf->USB();
+	reverse = wfrev ^ !wfsb;
+
+	if (progdefaults.StartAtSweetSpot)
+		set_freq(progdefaults.RTTYsweetspot);
+	else if (progStatus.carrier != 0) {
+		set_freq(progStatus.carrier);
+#if !BENCHMARK_MODE
+		progStatus.carrier = 0;
+#endif
+	} else
+		set_freq(wf->Carrier());
+
 	rx_init();
 	put_MODEstatus(mode);
 	snprintf(msg1, sizeof(msg1), "%-4.1f / %-4.0f", rtty_baud, rtty_shift);
diff --git a/src/psk/psk.cxx b/src/psk/psk.cxx
index 1dd15589..1b49d9f2 100644
--- a/src/psk/psk.cxx
+++ b/src/psk/psk.cxx
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ void psk::restart()
 
 void psk::init()
 {
-	modem::init();
 	restart();
+	modem::init();
 	set_scope_mode(Digiscope::PHASE);
 	initSN_IMD();
 	snratio = 1.0;
diff --git a/src/trx/modem.cxx b/src/trx/modem.cxx
index 27f7038e..5a02921b 100644
--- a/src/trx/modem.cxx
+++ b/src/trx/modem.cxx
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ modem::modem()
 	s2n_valid = false;
 }
 
+// modem types CW and RTTY do not use the base init()
 void modem::init()
 {
 	bool wfrev = wf->Reverse();
@@ -143,14 +144,7 @@ void modem::init()
 	reverse = wfrev ^ !wfsb;
 
 	if (progdefaults.StartAtSweetSpot) {
-//		if (active_modem == cw_modem)
-		if (this == cw_modem)
-			set_freq(progdefaults.CWsweetspot);
-//		else if (active_modem == rtty_modem)
-		else if (this == rtty_modem)
-			set_freq(progdefaults.RTTYsweetspot);
-		else
-			set_freq(progdefaults.PSKsweetspot);
+		set_freq(progdefaults.PSKsweetspot);
 	} else if (progStatus.carrier != 0) {
 		set_freq(progStatus.carrier);
 #if !BENCHMARK_MODE