diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/ais.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/ais.js
index 9fda5775..093be46c 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/ais.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/ais.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import {
+  isActiveRigDecode
+} from "./chunk-BQQXSNLC.js";
 import {
   hostCore,
   hostState
@@ -222,7 +225,9 @@ function updateAisBar() {
   updateAisSummary();
   const isAis = (document.getElementById("mode")?.value || "").toUpperCase() === "AIS";
   const cutoffMs = Date.now() - AIS_BAR_WINDOW_MS;
-  const recent = aisMessageHistory.filter((msg) => (msg._tsMs ?? 0) >= cutoffMs);
+  const recent = aisMessageHistory.filter(
+    (msg) => (msg._tsMs ?? 0) >= cutoffMs && isActiveRigDecode(msg.rig_id)
+  );
   const messages = aisLatestByVessel(recent).slice(0, 8);
   if (!isAis || messages.length === 0) {
     aisBarOverlay.style.display = "none";
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/app.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/app.js
index 6f891962..a598cc0a 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/app.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/app.js
@@ -3555,6 +3555,13 @@ function positionRdsPsOverlay() {
 function resetRdsDisplay() {
   updateRdsPsOverlay(primaryRds);
 }
+function refreshDecodeBars() {
+  window.updateAisBar?.();
+  window.updateVdesBar?.();
+  window.updateAprsBar?.();
+  window.updateFt8Bar?.();
+  window.updateCwBar?.();
+}
 function resetDecoderStateOnRigSwitch() {
   primaryRds = null;
   vchanRdsById = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
@@ -3569,6 +3576,7 @@ function resetDecoderStateOnRigSwitch() {
     const el = document.getElementById(id);
     if (el) el.textContent = "--";
   });
+  refreshDecodeBars();
 }
 function resetWfmStereoIndicator() {
   if (!wfmStFlagEl) return;
@@ -4788,10 +4796,7 @@ function render(update) {
     const connText = _decodeConnectedText[d.id] || "Connected, listening for packets";
     setModeBoundDecodeStatus(el, d.active_modes, "Select " + d.active_modes[0] + " mode to decode", connText);
   }
-  if (window.updateAisBar) window.updateAisBar();
-  if (window.updateVdesBar) window.updateVdesBar();
-  if (window.updateAprsBar) window.updateAprsBar();
-  if (window.updateFt8Bar) window.updateFt8Bar();
+  refreshDecodeBars();
   for (const d of decoderRegistry) {
     if (d.activation !== "toggle") continue;
     const key = d.id.replace(/-/g, "_") + "_decode_enabled";
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/aprs.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/aprs.js
index 0436b5df..2eba9eba 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/aprs.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/aprs.js
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import {
   normalizeAprsPacket,
   renderAprsPacketRow
 } from "./chunk-OPEIVJGD.js";
+import {
+  isActiveRigDecode
+} from "./chunk-BQQXSNLC.js";
 import {
   hostCore,
   hostState
@@ -153,7 +156,9 @@ function updateAprsBar() {
   if (!aprsBarOverlay) return;
   const isPkt = (document.getElementById("mode")?.value || "").toUpperCase() === "PKT";
   const cutoffMs = Date.now() - APRS_BAR_WINDOW_MS;
-  const okFrames = aprsPacketHistory.filter((p) => p.crcOk && (p._tsMs ?? 0) >= cutoffMs);
+  const okFrames = aprsPacketHistory.filter(
+    (p) => p.crcOk && (p._tsMs ?? 0) >= cutoffMs && isActiveRigDecode(p.rig_id)
+  );
   const frames = collapseAprsDuplicates(okFrames).slice(0, 8);
   const newestTsMs = frames.reduce((latest, pkt) => Math.max(latest, Number(pkt._tsMs) || 0), 0);
   if (!isPkt || frames.length === 0 || newestTsMs <= aprsBarDismissedAtMs) {
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/chunk-BQQXSNLC.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/chunk-BQQXSNLC.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14d8f60f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/chunk-BQQXSNLC.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import {
+  hostState
+} from "./chunk-KL66PICH.js";
+
+// src/plugins/active-rig.ts
+function isActiveRigDecode(rigId) {
+  const activeRigId = hostState.lastActiveRigId;
+  if (!activeRigId || !rigId) return true;
+  return rigId === activeRigId;
+}
+
+export {
+  isActiveRigDecode
+};
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/chunk-O2Y7YEVQ.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/chunk-K3D6FOP5.js
similarity index 97%
rename from src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/chunk-O2Y7YEVQ.js
rename to src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/chunk-K3D6FOP5.js
index bbb4b0db..19c67d0f 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/chunk-O2Y7YEVQ.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/chunk-K3D6FOP5.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import {
+  isActiveRigDecode
+} from "./chunk-BQQXSNLC.js";
 import {
   hostCore
 } from "./chunk-KL66PICH.js";
@@ -177,6 +180,9 @@ function initializeFtxDecoder(config) {
       });
     }
     return {
+      // The rig that heard it, kept so the mini view can tell a decode of the
+      // rig on screen from one a background rig made on another band.
+      rig_id: message.rig_id ?? null,
       receiver: bridge.getDecodeRigMeta?.() ?? null,
       ts_ms: message.ts_ms,
       snr_db: message.snr_db,
@@ -202,7 +208,7 @@ function initializeFtxDecoder(config) {
     bridge.clearMapMarkersByType?.(id);
   };
   const barFrames = () => {
-    const recent = history.filter((message) => (finiteNumber(message._tsMs ?? message.ts_ms) ?? 0) >= Date.now() - 9e5).slice(0, 8);
+    const recent = history.filter((message) => (finiteNumber(message._tsMs ?? message.ts_ms) ?? 0) >= Date.now() - 9e5 && isActiveRigDecode(message.rig_id)).slice(0, 8);
     let html = "";
     for (const message of recent) {
       const timestamp = finiteNumber(message._tsMs ?? message.ts_ms);
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/cw.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/cw.js
index 0a7e7a3e..1564ab69 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/cw.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/cw.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import {
+  isActiveRigDecode
+} from "./chunk-BQQXSNLC.js";
 import {
   hostCore
 } from "./chunk-KL66PICH.js";
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ var CW_BAR_LINE_GAP_MS = 5e3;
 var cwLastAppendTime = 0;
 var cwTonePickerRaf = null;
 var cwBarHistory = [];
-var cwBarCurrentLine = null;
+var cwBarCurrentLines = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
 var cwBarDismissedAtMs = 0;
 var cwAutoLocalOverride = null;
 function escapeCwHtml(input) {
@@ -50,20 +53,22 @@ cwWindow.applyCwAutoUiFromServer = function(enabled) {
   if (cwAutoLocalOverride !== null) return;
   applyCwAutoUi(enabled);
 };
-function cwBarFlushCurrentLine() {
-  if (cwBarCurrentLine && cwBarCurrentLine.text.trim()) {
-    cwBarHistory.unshift(cwBarCurrentLine);
+function cwBarFlushCurrentLine(key) {
+  const line = cwBarCurrentLines.get(key);
+  cwBarCurrentLines.delete(key);
+  if (line?.text.trim()) {
+    cwBarHistory.unshift(line);
     if (cwBarHistory.length > 50) cwBarHistory.length = 50;
   }
-  cwBarCurrentLine = null;
 }
 function updateCwBar() {
   if (!cwBarOverlay) return;
   const mode = (document.getElementById("mode")?.value || "").toUpperCase();
   const isCw = mode === "CW" || mode === "CWR";
   const cutoffMs = Date.now() - CW_BAR_WINDOW_MS;
-  const recent = cwBarHistory.filter((l) => l.tsMs >= cutoffMs);
-  const liveLines = cwBarCurrentLine && cwBarCurrentLine.text ? [cwBarCurrentLine, ...recent] : recent;
+  const recent = cwBarHistory.filter((l) => l.tsMs >= cutoffMs && isActiveRigDecode(l.rigId));
+  const inProgress = [...cwBarCurrentLines.values()].filter((l) => l.text && isActiveRigDecode(l.rigId)).sort((a, b) => b.tsMs - a.tsMs);
+  const liveLines = [...inProgress, ...recent];
   const newestTsMs = liveLines.reduce((latest, line) => Math.max(latest, line.tsMs || 0), 0);
   if (!isCw || liveLines.length === 0 || newestTsMs <= cwBarDismissedAtMs) {
     cwBarOverlay.style.display = "none";
@@ -308,7 +313,7 @@ function resetCwHistoryView() {
   if (cwOutputEl) cwOutputEl.innerHTML = "";
   cwLastAppendTime = 0;
   cwBarHistory = [];
-  cwBarCurrentLine = null;
+  cwBarCurrentLines.clear();
   updateCwBar();
   drawCwTonePicker();
 }
@@ -346,18 +351,22 @@ function onServerCw(evt) {
   }
   if (evt.text) {
     const now = Date.now();
+    const rigId = evt.rig_id ?? null;
+    const key = rigId ?? "";
     if (evt.text === "\n") {
-      cwBarFlushCurrentLine();
+      cwBarFlushCurrentLine(key);
     } else {
-      if (!cwBarCurrentLine || now - cwBarCurrentLine.lastMs > CW_BAR_LINE_GAP_MS) {
-        cwBarFlushCurrentLine();
+      let line = cwBarCurrentLines.get(key);
+      if (!line || now - line.lastMs > CW_BAR_LINE_GAP_MS) {
+        cwBarFlushCurrentLine(key);
         const ts = new Date(now).toLocaleTimeString([], { hour: "2-digit", minute: "2-digit", second: "2-digit" });
-        cwBarCurrentLine = { tsMs: now, ts, text: "", wpm: null, tone_hz: null, lastMs: now };
+        line = { rigId, tsMs: now, ts, text: "", wpm: null, tone_hz: null, lastMs: now };
+        cwBarCurrentLines.set(key, line);
       }
-      cwBarCurrentLine.text += evt.text;
-      cwBarCurrentLine.lastMs = now;
-      if (Number.isFinite(Number(evt.wpm))) cwBarCurrentLine.wpm = clampCwWpm(evt.wpm);
-      if (Number.isFinite(Number(evt.tone_hz))) cwBarCurrentLine.tone_hz = Math.round(Number(evt.tone_hz));
+      line.text += evt.text;
+      line.lastMs = now;
+      if (Number.isFinite(Number(evt.wpm))) line.wpm = clampCwWpm(evt.wpm);
+      if (Number.isFinite(Number(evt.tone_hz))) line.tone_hz = Math.round(Number(evt.tone_hz));
     }
     updateCwBar();
   }
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/ft2.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/ft2.js
index 9b1997d8..db3311bb 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/ft2.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/ft2.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   initializeFtxDecoder
-} from "./chunk-O2Y7YEVQ.js";
+} from "./chunk-K3D6FOP5.js";
+import "./chunk-BQQXSNLC.js";
 import "./chunk-KL66PICH.js";
 
 // src/plugins/ft2.ts
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/ft4.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/ft4.js
index 9c7839bf..d4fdf8a8 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/ft4.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/ft4.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   initializeFtxDecoder
-} from "./chunk-O2Y7YEVQ.js";
+} from "./chunk-K3D6FOP5.js";
+import "./chunk-BQQXSNLC.js";
 import "./chunk-KL66PICH.js";
 
 // src/plugins/ft4.ts
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/ft8.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/ft8.js
index d18bcde6..85570b26 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/ft8.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/ft8.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import {
   initializeFt8FamilyBar,
   initializeFtxDecoder,
   installFtxCompatibilityHelpers
-} from "./chunk-O2Y7YEVQ.js";
+} from "./chunk-K3D6FOP5.js";
+import "./chunk-BQQXSNLC.js";
 import "./chunk-KL66PICH.js";
 
 // src/plugins/ft8.ts
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/vdes.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/vdes.js
index ff9cf002..6bc119d2 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/vdes.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/generated/vdes.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import {
+  isActiveRigDecode
+} from "./chunk-BQQXSNLC.js";
 import {
   hostCore
 } from "./chunk-KL66PICH.js";
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ function updateVdesBar() {
   updateVdesSummary();
   const isVdes = (document.getElementById("mode")?.value || "").toUpperCase() === "VDES";
   const cutoffMs = Date.now() - VDES_BAR_WINDOW_MS;
-  const messages = vdesMessageHistory.filter((msg) => (msg._tsMs ?? 0) >= cutoffMs).slice(0, 6);
+  const messages = vdesMessageHistory.filter((msg) => (msg._tsMs ?? 0) >= cutoffMs && isActiveRigDecode(msg.rig_id)).slice(0, 6);
   if (!isVdes || messages.length === 0) {
     vdesBarOverlay.style.display = "none";
     vdesBarOverlay.innerHTML = "";
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/app.ts b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/app.ts
index 4a0c707e..aaf7ce58 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/app.ts
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ declare global {
     updateVdesBar?(value?: number): void;
     updateAprsBar?(value?: number): void;
     updateFt8Bar?(value?: number): void;
+    updateCwBar?(value?: number): void;
     updateSatLiveState?(value: unknown): void;
     applyCwAutoUi?(enabled: boolean): void;
     applyCwAutoUiFromServer?(enabled: boolean): void;
@@ -2207,6 +2208,17 @@ function resetRdsDisplay() {
   updateRdsPsOverlay(primaryRds);
 }
 
+// The mini views over the waterfall show only what the rig on screen heard, so
+// they have to be repainted whenever that rig — or its mode — changes, not just
+// when the next decode happens to arrive.
+function refreshDecodeBars() {
+  window.updateAisBar?.();
+  window.updateVdesBar?.();
+  window.updateAprsBar?.();
+  window.updateFt8Bar?.();
+  window.updateCwBar?.();
+}
+
 function resetDecoderStateOnRigSwitch() {
   // RDS
   primaryRds = null;
@@ -2226,6 +2238,11 @@ function resetDecoderStateOnRigSwitch() {
     const el = document.getElementById(id);
     if (el) el.textContent = "--";
   });
+
+  // The decode stream is not rig-scoped, so the histories behind the mini views
+  // survive the switch: drop the outgoing rig's frames from them now instead of
+  // leaving them on screen until the next state update.
+  refreshDecodeBars();
 }
 
 function resetWfmStereoIndicator() {
@@ -3676,10 +3693,7 @@ function render(update: AppUpdate) {
     const connText = _decodeConnectedText[d.id] || "Connected, listening for packets";
     setModeBoundDecodeStatus(el, d.active_modes, "Select " + d.active_modes[0] + " mode to decode", connText);
   }
-  if (window.updateAisBar) window.updateAisBar();
-  if (window.updateVdesBar) window.updateVdesBar();
-  if (window.updateAprsBar) window.updateAprsBar();
-  if (window.updateFt8Bar) window.updateFt8Bar();
+  refreshDecodeBars();
   // Toggle-gated decoder status: clear "Receiving" when decoder disabled or mode wrong.
   for (const d of decoderRegistry) {
     if (d.activation !== "toggle") continue;
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/active-rig.ts b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/active-rig.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..499ae127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/active-rig.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Stan Grams <sjg@haxx.space>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+import { hostState } from "./host.js";
+
+// The decode panels are aggregate views on purpose: they list what every rig
+// heard, and the history they restore from is not rig-scoped either.  The mini
+// views over the waterfall are not aggregates — they read as a caption for the
+// spectrum underneath, so a frame a background rig copied on another band
+// belongs to a different picture entirely.  Each decode names the rig that
+// heard it (the client stamps `rig_id` as the frame leaves the audio
+// connection), which is all the overlays need to keep to the rig on screen.
+export function isActiveRigDecode(rigId: string | null | undefined): boolean {
+  const activeRigId = hostState.lastActiveRigId;
+  // Before the rig list has arrived, and for a decode that reached the browser
+  // without a rig of its own, there is nothing to disagree with.
+  if (!activeRigId || !rigId) return true;
+  return rigId === activeRigId;
+}
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/ais.ts b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/ais.ts
index b08c0939..182fbbe7 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/ais.ts
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/ais.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { hostCore, hostState } from "./host.js";
 
 export {};
 
+import { isActiveRigDecode } from "./active-rig.js";
 import type { PluginRuntimeWindow } from "./runtime-contract";
 
 interface AisMessage {
@@ -314,7 +315,9 @@ function updateAisBar() {
 
   const isAis = ((document.getElementById("mode") as HTMLSelectElement | null)?.value || "").toUpperCase() === "AIS";
   const cutoffMs = Date.now() - AIS_BAR_WINDOW_MS;
-  const recent = aisMessageHistory.filter((msg) => (msg._tsMs ?? 0) >= cutoffMs);
+  const recent = aisMessageHistory.filter(
+    (msg) => (msg._tsMs ?? 0) >= cutoffMs && isActiveRigDecode(msg.rig_id),
+  );
   const messages = aisLatestByVessel(recent).slice(0, 8);
   if (!isAis || messages.length === 0) {
     aisBarOverlay.style.display = "none";
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/aprs.ts b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/aprs.ts
index 307e394e..5e14d0a6 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/aprs.ts
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/aprs.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import { hostCore, hostState } from "./host.js";
 
+import { isActiveRigDecode } from "./active-rig.js";
 import {
   aprsAgeText,
   aprsPacketCategory,
@@ -179,7 +180,9 @@ function updateAprsBar() {
   if (!aprsBarOverlay) return;
   const isPkt = ((document.getElementById("mode") as HTMLSelectElement | null)?.value || "").toUpperCase() === "PKT";
   const cutoffMs = Date.now() - APRS_BAR_WINDOW_MS;
-  const okFrames = aprsPacketHistory.filter((p) => p.crcOk && (p._tsMs ?? 0) >= cutoffMs);
+  const okFrames = aprsPacketHistory.filter(
+    (p) => p.crcOk && (p._tsMs ?? 0) >= cutoffMs && isActiveRigDecode(p.rig_id),
+  );
   const frames = collapseAprsDuplicates(okFrames).slice(0, 8);
   const newestTsMs = frames.reduce((latest, pkt) => Math.max(latest, Number(pkt._tsMs) || 0), 0);
   if (!isPkt || frames.length === 0 || newestTsMs <= aprsBarDismissedAtMs) {
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/cw.ts b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/cw.ts
index 8ca86646..3028dcc6 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/cw.ts
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/cw.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import { hostCore } from "./host.js";
 
+import { isActiveRigDecode } from "./active-rig.js";
 import type { PluginRuntimeWindow } from "./runtime-contract.js";
 
 export {};
@@ -20,8 +21,11 @@ interface CwRenderer {
   drawPoints(points: number[], size: number, color: Rgba): void;
 }
 interface CwSpectrum { bins: number[]; sample_rate: number; center_hz: number }
-interface CwEvent { text?: string; wpm?: number; tone_hz?: number; signal_on?: boolean }
-interface CwLine { tsMs: number; ts: string; text: string; wpm: number | null; tone_hz: number | null; lastMs: number }
+interface CwEvent { rig_id?: string | null; text?: string; wpm?: number; tone_hz?: number; signal_on?: boolean }
+interface CwLine {
+  rigId: string | null; tsMs: number; ts: string; text: string;
+  wpm: number | null; tone_hz: number | null; lastMs: number;
+}
 interface CwToneRange {
   tunedHz: number; bandwidthHz: number; toneMinHz: number; toneMaxHz: number;
   toneSpanHz: number; lowerSideband: boolean; mode: string;
@@ -66,7 +70,10 @@ const CW_BAR_LINE_GAP_MS = 5000;
 let cwLastAppendTime = 0;
 let cwTonePickerRaf: number | null = null;
 let cwBarHistory: CwLine[] = [];
-let cwBarCurrentLine: CwLine | null = null;
+// One line in progress per rig, keyed by rig id ("" for a decode that names no
+// rig).  Two rigs copying at the same time each fill their own line instead of
+// braiding their characters into one.
+const cwBarCurrentLines = new Map<string, CwLine>();
 let cwBarDismissedAtMs = 0;
 // Tracks a user-initiated auto toggle that is in-flight (POST not yet
 // acknowledged).  While set, server-state updates must not override the
@@ -101,12 +108,13 @@ cwWindow.applyCwAutoUiFromServer = function(enabled: boolean) {
   applyCwAutoUi(enabled);
 };
 
-function cwBarFlushCurrentLine(): void {
-  if (cwBarCurrentLine && cwBarCurrentLine.text.trim()) {
-    cwBarHistory.unshift(cwBarCurrentLine);
+function cwBarFlushCurrentLine(key: string): void {
+  const line = cwBarCurrentLines.get(key);
+  cwBarCurrentLines.delete(key);
+  if (line?.text.trim()) {
+    cwBarHistory.unshift(line);
     if (cwBarHistory.length > 50) cwBarHistory.length = 50;
   }
-  cwBarCurrentLine = null;
 }
 
 function updateCwBar(): void {
@@ -114,9 +122,12 @@ function updateCwBar(): void {
   const mode = ((document.getElementById("mode") as HTMLSelectElement | null)?.value || "").toUpperCase();
   const isCw = mode === "CW" || mode === "CWR";
   const cutoffMs = Date.now() - CW_BAR_WINDOW_MS;
-  const recent = cwBarHistory.filter((l) => l.tsMs >= cutoffMs);
-  // Prepend the in-progress line so characters appear immediately
-  const liveLines = cwBarCurrentLine && cwBarCurrentLine.text ? [cwBarCurrentLine, ...recent] : recent;
+  const recent = cwBarHistory.filter((l) => l.tsMs >= cutoffMs && isActiveRigDecode(l.rigId));
+  // Prepend the in-progress lines so characters appear immediately
+  const inProgress = [...cwBarCurrentLines.values()]
+    .filter((l) => l.text && isActiveRigDecode(l.rigId))
+    .sort((a, b) => b.tsMs - a.tsMs);
+  const liveLines = [...inProgress, ...recent];
   const newestTsMs = liveLines.reduce((latest, line) => Math.max(latest, line.tsMs || 0), 0);
   if (!isCw || liveLines.length === 0 || newestTsMs <= cwBarDismissedAtMs) {
     cwBarOverlay.style.display = "none";
@@ -402,7 +413,7 @@ function resetCwHistoryView(): void {
   if (cwOutputEl) cwOutputEl.innerHTML = "";
   cwLastAppendTime = 0;
   cwBarHistory = [];
-  cwBarCurrentLine = null;
+  cwBarCurrentLines.clear();
   updateCwBar();
   drawCwTonePicker();
 }
@@ -445,18 +456,22 @@ function onServerCw(evt: CwEvent): void {
   // Bar history accumulation (regardless of pause state)
   if (evt.text) {
     const now = Date.now();
+    const rigId = evt.rig_id ?? null;
+    const key = rigId ?? "";
     if (evt.text === "\n") {
-      cwBarFlushCurrentLine();
+      cwBarFlushCurrentLine(key);
     } else {
-      if (!cwBarCurrentLine || now - cwBarCurrentLine.lastMs > CW_BAR_LINE_GAP_MS) {
-        cwBarFlushCurrentLine();
+      let line = cwBarCurrentLines.get(key);
+      if (!line || now - line.lastMs > CW_BAR_LINE_GAP_MS) {
+        cwBarFlushCurrentLine(key);
         const ts = new Date(now).toLocaleTimeString([], { hour: "2-digit", minute: "2-digit", second: "2-digit" });
-        cwBarCurrentLine = { tsMs: now, ts, text: "", wpm: null, tone_hz: null, lastMs: now };
+        line = { rigId, tsMs: now, ts, text: "", wpm: null, tone_hz: null, lastMs: now };
+        cwBarCurrentLines.set(key, line);
       }
-      cwBarCurrentLine.text += evt.text;
-      cwBarCurrentLine.lastMs = now;
-      if (Number.isFinite(Number(evt.wpm))) cwBarCurrentLine.wpm = clampCwWpm(evt.wpm);
-      if (Number.isFinite(Number(evt.tone_hz))) cwBarCurrentLine.tone_hz = Math.round(Number(evt.tone_hz));
+      line.text += evt.text;
+      line.lastMs = now;
+      if (Number.isFinite(Number(evt.wpm))) line.wpm = clampCwWpm(evt.wpm);
+      if (Number.isFinite(Number(evt.tone_hz))) line.tone_hz = Math.round(Number(evt.tone_hz));
     }
     updateCwBar();
   }
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/ftx-family.ts b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/ftx-family.ts
index 5a533914..8f4a77fe 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/ftx-family.ts
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/ftx-family.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import { hostCore } from "./host.js";
 
+import { isActiveRigDecode } from "./active-rig.js";
 import type { PluginRuntimeWindow } from "./runtime-contract.js";
 
 export type FtxDecoderId = "ft2" | "ft4" | "ft8";
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export interface FtxMessage {
   snr_db?: number | undefined;
   dt_s?: number | undefined;
   freq_hz?: number | undefined;
+  rig_id?: string | null | undefined;
   receiver?: unknown;
   [key: string]: unknown;
 }
@@ -251,6 +253,9 @@ export function initializeFtxDecoder(config: FtxConfig): void {
       });
     }
     return {
+      // The rig that heard it, kept so the mini view can tell a decode of the
+      // rig on screen from one a background rig made on another band.
+      rig_id: message.rig_id ?? null,
       receiver: bridge.getDecodeRigMeta?.() ?? null,
       ts_ms: message.ts_ms,
       snr_db: message.snr_db,
@@ -277,7 +282,8 @@ export function initializeFtxDecoder(config: FtxConfig): void {
   };
   const barFrames = (): BarFrames => {
     const recent = history
-      .filter((message) => (finiteNumber(message._tsMs ?? message.ts_ms) ?? 0) >= Date.now() - 900_000)
+      .filter((message) => (finiteNumber(message._tsMs ?? message.ts_ms) ?? 0) >= Date.now() - 900_000
+        && isActiveRigDecode(message.rig_id))
       .slice(0, 8);
     let html = "";
     for (const message of recent) {
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/vdes.ts b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/vdes.ts
index 0e6b46ce..fd083801 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/vdes.ts
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/src/plugins/vdes.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { hostCore } from "./host.js";
 
 export {};
 
+import { isActiveRigDecode } from "./active-rig.js";
 import type { PluginRuntimeWindow } from "./runtime-contract";
 
 interface VdesMessage {
@@ -228,7 +229,9 @@ function updateVdesBar() {
   updateVdesSummary();
   const isVdes = ((document.getElementById("mode") as HTMLSelectElement | null)?.value || "").toUpperCase() === "VDES";
   const cutoffMs = Date.now() - VDES_BAR_WINDOW_MS;
-  const messages = vdesMessageHistory.filter((msg) => (msg._tsMs ?? 0) >= cutoffMs).slice(0, 6);
+  const messages = vdesMessageHistory
+    .filter((msg) => (msg._tsMs ?? 0) >= cutoffMs && isActiveRigDecode(msg.rig_id))
+    .slice(0, 6);
   if (!isVdes || messages.length === 0) {
     vdesBarOverlay.style.display = "none";
     vdesBarOverlay.innerHTML = "";
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/tests/decode-flow.mjs b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/tests/decode-flow.mjs
index e0d0cf00..6159bc13 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/tests/decode-flow.mjs
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/tests/decode-flow.mjs
@@ -22,9 +22,18 @@ const BEACON = {
   packet_type: "position", crc_ok: true, lat: 54.35, lon: 18.65,
   symbol_table: "/", symbol_code: ">", rig_id: "rig-a",
 };
+// A second rig listening in the background, on its own band. Its traffic
+// belongs in the panels, which aggregate every rig, but not in the mini view,
+// which captions the spectrum of the rig on screen.
+const OTHER_RIG_VESSEL = {
+  ...VESSEL, mmsi: 244660001, vessel_name: "ELDERBERRY", callsign: "PBTY",
+  lat: 51.92, lon: 4.48, rig_id: "rig-b",
+};
 
 // AIS is what the mini view for vessels is gated on; the rig has to be on it.
-const fixture = await startWebFixture({ spectrum: true, decodes: [VESSEL, BEACON], mode: "AIS" });
+const fixture = await startWebFixture({
+  spectrum: true, decodes: [VESSEL, BEACON, OTHER_RIG_VESSEL], mode: "AIS",
+});
 const { browser, page, runtimeErrors } = await startBrowser(chromium);
 
 try {
@@ -41,11 +50,13 @@ try {
     aprs: document.getElementById("aprs-packets")?.children.length ?? 0,
     aisStatus: document.getElementById("ais-status")?.textContent ?? "",
     aprsStatus: document.getElementById("aprs-status")?.textContent ?? "",
+    otherRig: document.getElementById("ais-messages")?.textContent.includes("ELDERBERRY") ?? false,
     mapLoaded: !!window.trx.modules.map,
   }));
   assert.equal(panels.mapLoaded, false, "the map module was loaded, so this proves nothing");
   assert.ok(panels.ais > 0, `the AIS panel is empty (status: ${panels.aisStatus})`);
   assert.ok(panels.aprs > 0, `the APRS panel is empty (status: ${panels.aprsStatus})`);
+  assert.equal(panels.otherRig, true, "the AIS panel dropped the background rig's vessel");
 
   // The mini view rides over the waterfall on the radio page.
   await page.locator('.tab[data-tab="main"]').click();
@@ -56,11 +67,13 @@ try {
       shown: getComputedStyle(bar).display !== "none",
       pins: bar.querySelectorAll(".aprs-bar-pin").length,
       names: bar.textContent.includes("NEDERLAND"),
+      otherRig: bar.textContent.includes("ELDERBERRY"),
     };
   });
   assert.equal(miniView.shown, true, "the AIS mini view did not appear");
   assert.ok(miniView.pins > 0, "the mini view has no pin to follow");
   assert.equal(miniView.names, true, "the mini view does not name the vessel");
+  assert.equal(miniView.otherRig, false, "the mini view shows a background rig's vessel");
 
   // Following the pin: the map opens, on the vessel. This is the path that was
   // broken for every decoder — the module that owned the navigation had not
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/tests/mini-view-rig.test.mjs b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/tests/mini-view-rig.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bdf0e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/frontend/tests/mini-view-rig.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Stan Grams <sjg@haxx.space>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+// The mini views over the waterfall caption the spectrum below them, so they
+// show only what the rig on screen heard.  The panels on the decoder tabs stay
+// aggregate — every rig's traffic lands there — which is the distinction these
+// tests pin down: a decode from a background rig belongs in the list and not in
+// the overlay.
+
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import test from "node:test";
+import vm from "node:vm";
+import { bundleEntry } from "./bundle-entry.mjs";
+import { createHost } from "./host-fixture.mjs";
+
+class ElementFixture {
+  constructor(value = "") {
+    this.children = [];
+    this.innerHTML = "";
+    this.textContent = "";
+    this.value = value;
+    this.style = {};
+    this.dataset = {};
+    this.classList = { add() {}, remove() {}, toggle() {} };
+  }
+  appendChild(child) { this.children.push(child); return child; }
+  removeChild(child) { this.children.splice(this.children.indexOf(child), 1); }
+  replaceChildren(...nodes) { this.children = nodes.flatMap((node) => node.children ?? [node]); }
+  addEventListener() {}
+  setAttribute() {}
+  querySelector() { return null; }
+  querySelectorAll() { return []; }
+  get firstChild() { return this.children[0] ?? null; }
+  get lastElementChild() { return this.children.at(-1) ?? null; }
+  get scrollHeight() { return this.children.length; }
+}
+
+/** A document whose named elements exist and whose unknown ones do not. */
+function createDocument(elements) {
+  return {
+    documentElement: {},
+    getElementById: (id) => elements.get(id) ?? null,
+    querySelector: () => null,
+    querySelectorAll: () => [],
+    createElement: () => new ElementFixture(),
+    createDocumentFragment: () => new ElementFixture(),
+  };
+}
+
+async function runPlugin(entry, { window, document: doc, extras = {} }) {
+  const context = vm.createContext({
+    window,
+    document: doc,
+    navigator: {},
+    requestAnimationFrame(callback) { callback(); return 1; },
+    getComputedStyle: () => ({ getPropertyValue: () => "" }),
+    Date, Number, String, Math, Array, Map, Set, Reflect, console,
+    ...extras,
+  });
+  const runtime = await bundleEntry(new URL("../src/plugin-runtime.ts", import.meta.url));
+  const source = await bundleEntry(new URL(`../src/plugins/${entry}.ts`, import.meta.url));
+  new vm.Script(runtime).runInContext(context);
+  new vm.Script(source).runInContext(context);
+  return context;
+}
+
+test("the APRS mini view keeps to the active rig while the panel lists both", async () => {
+  const overlay = new ElementFixture();
+  const packets = new ElementFixture();
+  const elements = new Map([
+    ["aprs-bar-overlay", overlay],
+    ["aprs-packets", packets],
+    ["mode", new ElementFixture("PKT")],
+  ]);
+  const window = {
+    ...createHost({ state: { lastActiveRigId: "rig-a" } }),
+    trxUi: { confirm: async () => true },
+    aprsMapAddStation: () => {},
+  };
+  await runPlugin("aprs", { window, document: createDocument(elements) });
+
+  const frame = { dest_call: "APRS", packet_type: "position", crc_ok: true, info: "beacon" };
+  window.trxPluginRuntime.dispatch("aprs", { ...frame, src_call: "SP1AAA", rig_id: "rig-a" });
+  window.trxPluginRuntime.dispatch("aprs", { ...frame, src_call: "SP2BBB", rig_id: "rig-b" });
+
+  assert.match(overlay.innerHTML, /SP1AAA/, "the active rig's frame is missing from the mini view");
+  assert.doesNotMatch(overlay.innerHTML, /SP2BBB/, "a background rig's frame reached the mini view");
+  assert.equal(packets.children.length, 2, "the APRS panel dropped a frame it should still list");
+});
+
+test("the APRS mini view shows every frame until a rig is known", async () => {
+  const overlay = new ElementFixture();
+  const elements = new Map([
+    ["aprs-bar-overlay", overlay],
+    ["mode", new ElementFixture("PKT")],
+  ]);
+  const window = {
+    ...createHost(),
+    trxUi: { confirm: async () => true },
+    aprsMapAddStation: () => {},
+  };
+  await runPlugin("aprs", { window, document: createDocument(elements) });
+
+  const frame = { dest_call: "APRS", packet_type: "position", crc_ok: true, info: "beacon" };
+  window.trxPluginRuntime.dispatch("aprs", { ...frame, src_call: "SP1AAA", rig_id: "rig-a" });
+  window.trxPluginRuntime.dispatch("aprs", { ...frame, src_call: "SP2BBB" });
+
+  assert.match(overlay.innerHTML, /SP1AAA/);
+  assert.match(overlay.innerHTML, /SP2BBB/);
+});
+
+test("the AIS mini view keeps to the active rig", async () => {
+  const overlay = new ElementFixture();
+  const elements = new Map([
+    ["ais-bar-overlay", overlay],
+    ["mode", new ElementFixture("AIS")],
+  ]);
+  const window = {
+    ...createHost({ state: { lastActiveRigId: "rig-a" } }),
+    trxUi: { confirm: async () => true },
+    aisMapAddVessel: () => {},
+  };
+  await runPlugin("ais", { window, document: createDocument(elements) });
+
+  const now = Date.now();
+  window.trxPluginRuntime.dispatch("ais", { mmsi: 261000001, vessel_name: "NEARBY", channel: "A", ts_ms: now, rig_id: "rig-a" });
+  window.trxPluginRuntime.dispatch("ais", { mmsi: 261000002, vessel_name: "ELSEWHERE", channel: "A", ts_ms: now, rig_id: "rig-b" });
+
+  assert.match(overlay.innerHTML, /NEARBY/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(overlay.innerHTML, /ELSEWHERE/, "a background rig's vessel reached the mini view");
+});
+
+test("the VDES mini view keeps to the active rig", async () => {
+  const overlay = new ElementFixture();
+  const elements = new Map([
+    ["vdes-bar-overlay", overlay],
+    ["mode", new ElementFixture("VDES")],
+  ]);
+  const window = {
+    ...createHost({ state: { lastActiveRigId: "rig-a" } }),
+    trxUi: { confirm: async () => true },
+    vdesMapAddPoint: () => {},
+  };
+  await runPlugin("vdes", { window, document: createDocument(elements) });
+
+  const now = Date.now();
+  window.trxPluginRuntime.dispatch("vdes", { callsign: "SP1AAA", bit_len: 120, ts_ms: now, rig_id: "rig-a" });
+  window.trxPluginRuntime.dispatch("vdes", { callsign: "SP2BBB", bit_len: 120, ts_ms: now, rig_id: "rig-b" });
+
+  assert.match(overlay.innerHTML, /SP1AAA/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(overlay.innerHTML, /SP2BBB/, "a background rig's burst reached the mini view");
+});
+
+test("the CW mini view keeps to the active rig and does not braid two rigs into a line", async () => {
+  const overlay = new ElementFixture();
+  const elements = new Map([
+    ["cw-bar-overlay", overlay],
+    ["cw-output", new ElementFixture()],
+    ["mode", new ElementFixture("CW")],
+  ]);
+  const window = {
+    ...createHost({ state: { lastActiveRigId: "rig-a" } }),
+    trxUi: { confirm: async () => true },
+    addEventListener() {},
+  };
+  await runPlugin("cw", { window, document: createDocument(elements) });
+
+  window.trxPluginRuntime.dispatch("cw", { text: "CQ ", wpm: 18, tone_hz: 700, rig_id: "rig-a" });
+  window.trxPluginRuntime.dispatch("cw", { text: "DX ", wpm: 22, tone_hz: 600, rig_id: "rig-b" });
+  window.trxPluginRuntime.dispatch("cw", { text: "SP1AAA", wpm: 18, tone_hz: 700, rig_id: "rig-a" });
+
+  assert.match(overlay.innerHTML, /CQ SP1AAA/, "the active rig's line was broken up or lost");
+  assert.doesNotMatch(overlay.innerHTML, /DX/, "a background rig's characters reached the mini view");
+});
+
+test("the FT8 mini view keeps to the active rig", async () => {
+  const overlay = new ElementFixture();
+  const elements = new Map([
+    ["ft8-bar-overlay", overlay],
+    ["mode", new ElementFixture("DIG")],
+  ]);
+  const window = {
+    ...createHost({ state: { lastActiveRigId: "rig-a" } }),
+    ft8BaseHz: 7_074_000,
+    trxUi: { confirm: async () => true },
+    mapAddLocator: () => {},
+    setInterval() { return 1; },
+  };
+  await runPlugin("ft8", { window, document: createDocument(elements) });
+
+  const now = Date.now();
+  window.trxPluginRuntime.dispatch("ft8", { message: "CQ SP1AAA JO91", freq_hz: 500, ts_ms: now, rig_id: "rig-a" });
+  window.trxPluginRuntime.dispatch("ft8", { message: "CQ SP2BBB JO94", freq_hz: 800, ts_ms: now, rig_id: "rig-b" });
+
+  assert.match(overlay.innerHTML, /SP1AAA/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(overlay.innerHTML, /SP2BBB/, "a background rig's decode reached the mini view");
+});