loading the local file helps, added a statup function to do that

package.nw/lib/gt.js

@@ -13670,6 +13670,13 @@ function startupVersionInit()
   }
 }
 
+function loadi18n()
+{
+  $.i18n().load( {
+    en: 'i18n/en.json'
+  } );
+}
+
 function startupButtonsAndInputs()
 {
   try
@@ -13799,6 +13806,7 @@ document.addEventListener("drop", function (event)
 
 var g_startupTable = [
   [startupVersionInit, "Completed Version Check"],
+  [loadi18n,"Loading Locale"],
   [qsoBackupFileInit, "QSO Backup Initialized"],
   [callsignServicesInit, "Callsign Services Initialized"],
   [loadMapSettings, "Map Settings Initialized"],