diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/app.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/app.js
index ad5b197..2ca326e 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/app.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/app.js
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ let supportedModes = [];
 let supportedBands = [];
 let freqDirty = false;
 let modeDirty = false;
-let aprsAutoToggleInFlight = false;
-let cwAutoToggleInFlight = false;
 let initialized = false;
 let lastEventAt = Date.now();
 let es;
@@ -247,24 +245,6 @@ function render(update) {
     const mode = normalizeMode(update.status.mode);
     modeEl.value = mode ? mode.toUpperCase() : "";
   }
-  const currentMode = update.status && update.status.mode ? normalizeMode(update.status.mode) : "";
-  const modeUpper = currentMode ? currentMode.toUpperCase() : "";
-  const aprsDesired = modeUpper === "PKT";
-  const cwDesired = modeUpper === "CW" || modeUpper === "CWR";
-  const aprsEnabled = !!update.aprs_decode_enabled;
-  const cwEnabled = !!update.cw_decode_enabled;
-  if (aprsDesired !== aprsEnabled && !aprsAutoToggleInFlight) {
-    aprsAutoToggleInFlight = true;
-    postPath("/toggle_aprs_decode")
-      .catch((e) => console.error("APRS auto-toggle failed", e))
-      .finally(() => { aprsAutoToggleInFlight = false; });
-  }
-  if (cwDesired !== cwEnabled && !cwAutoToggleInFlight) {
-    cwAutoToggleInFlight = true;
-    postPath("/toggle_cw_decode")
-      .catch((e) => console.error("CW auto-toggle failed", e))
-      .finally(() => { cwAutoToggleInFlight = false; });
-  }
   if (update.status && typeof update.status.tx_en === "boolean") {
     lastTxEn = update.status.tx_en;
     pttBtn.textContent = update.status.tx_en ? "PTT On" : "PTT Off";
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/aprs.js b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/aprs.js
index ff86b81..c2b7f10 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/aprs.js
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/plugins/aprs.js
@@ -6,7 +6,27 @@ const APRS_MAX_PACKETS = 100;
 // Persistent packet history
 let aprsPacketHistory = loadSetting("aprsPackets", []);
 
-function escapeAprsInfo(str) {
+function renderAprsInfo(pkt) {
+  const bytes = Array.isArray(pkt.info_bytes) ? pkt.info_bytes : null;
+  if (bytes && bytes.length > 0) {
+    let out = "";
+    for (let i = 0; i < bytes.length; i++) {
+      const b = bytes[i];
+      if (b >= 0x20 && b <= 0x7e) {
+        const ch = String.fromCharCode(b);
+        if (ch === "<") out += "&lt;";
+        else if (ch === ">") out += "&gt;";
+        else if (ch === "&") out += "&amp;";
+        else if (ch === '"') out += "&quot;";
+        else out += ch;
+      } else {
+        const hex = b.toString(16).toUpperCase().padStart(2, "0");
+        out += `<span class="aprs-byte">0x${hex}</span>`;
+      }
+    }
+    return out;
+  }
+  const str = pkt.info || "";
   let out = "";
   for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
     const code = str.charCodeAt(i);
@@ -19,7 +39,7 @@ function escapeAprsInfo(str) {
       else out += ch;
     } else {
       const hex = code.toString(16).toUpperCase().padStart(2, "0");
-      out += `<span style="color:var(--accent-yellow);">[0x${hex}]</span>`;
+      out += `<span class="aprs-byte">0x${hex}</span>`;
     }
   }
   return out;
@@ -46,7 +66,7 @@ function renderAprsRow(pkt) {
     const osmUrl = `https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=${pkt.lat}&mlon=${pkt.lon}#map=15/${pkt.lat}/${pkt.lon}`;
     posHtml = ` <a class="aprs-pos" href="${osmUrl}" target="_blank">${pkt.lat.toFixed(4)}, ${pkt.lon.toFixed(4)}</a>`;
   }
-  row.innerHTML = `<span class="aprs-time">${ts}</span>${symbolHtml}<span class="aprs-call">${pkt.srcCall}</span>&gt;${pkt.destCall}${pkt.path ? "," + pkt.path : ""}: <span title="${pkt.type}">${escapeAprsInfo(pkt.info)}</span>${posHtml}${crcTag}`;
+  row.innerHTML = `<span class="aprs-time">${ts}</span>${symbolHtml}<span class="aprs-call">${pkt.srcCall}</span>&gt;${pkt.destCall}${pkt.path ? "," + pkt.path : ""}: <span title="${pkt.type}">${renderAprsInfo(pkt)}</span>${posHtml}${crcTag}`;
   return row;
 }
 
@@ -96,6 +116,7 @@ window.onServerAprs = function(pkt) {
     destCall: pkt.dest_call,
     path: pkt.path,
     info: pkt.info,
+    info_bytes: pkt.info_bytes,
     type: pkt.packet_type,
     crcOk: pkt.crc_ok,
     lat: pkt.lat,
diff --git a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/style.css b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/style.css
index 6423fd1..83bc48d 100644
--- a/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/style.css
+++ b/src/trx-client/trx-frontend/trx-frontend-http/assets/web/style.css
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ small { color: var(--text-muted); }
 .aprs-symbol { display: inline-block; width: 24px; height: 24px; background-size: 384px 192px; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 0.3rem; }
 .aprs-pos { color: var(--accent-green); text-decoration: none; margin-left: 0.3rem; font-size: 0.8rem; }
 .aprs-pos:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
+.aprs-byte { color: var(--accent-yellow); background: rgba(255, 214, 0, 0.12); border: 1px solid rgba(255, 214, 0, 0.25); border-radius: 4px; padding: 0 0.2rem; margin: 0 0.1rem; font-size: 0.78em; }
 
 .cw-controls { display: flex; gap: 0.6rem; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 0.75rem; }
 .cw-config { display: flex; gap: 1rem; align-items: flex-end; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 0.75rem; }
diff --git a/src/trx-core/src/decode.rs b/src/trx-core/src/decode.rs
index 0d530ca..26f6fae 100644
--- a/src/trx-core/src/decode.rs
+++ b/src/trx-core/src/decode.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub struct AprsPacket {
     pub dest_call: String,
     pub path: String,
     pub info: String,
+    pub info_bytes: Vec<u8>,
     pub packet_type: String,
     pub crc_ok: bool,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
diff --git a/src/trx-server/src/audio.rs b/src/trx-server/src/audio.rs
index 2aff68a..ad17606 100644
--- a/src/trx-server/src/audio.rs
+++ b/src/trx-server/src/audio.rs
@@ -328,8 +328,7 @@ pub async fn run_aprs_decoder(
             Ok(frame) => {
                 let state = state_rx.borrow().clone();
                 let mode = &state.status.mode;
-                let enabled = state.aprs_decode_enabled;
-                let active = enabled && matches!(mode, RigMode::PKT);
+                let active = matches!(mode, RigMode::PKT);
 
                 // Check for reset request
                 if state.aprs_decode_reset_seq != last_reset_seq {
@@ -390,8 +389,7 @@ pub async fn run_cw_decoder(
             Ok(frame) => {
                 let state = state_rx.borrow().clone();
                 let mode = &state.status.mode;
-                let enabled = state.cw_decode_enabled;
-                let active = enabled && matches!(mode, RigMode::CW | RigMode::CWR);
+                let active = matches!(mode, RigMode::CW | RigMode::CWR);
 
                 // Check for reset request
                 if state.cw_decode_reset_seq != last_reset_seq {
diff --git a/src/trx-server/src/decode/aprs.rs b/src/trx-server/src/decode/aprs.rs
index 5560e7e..6fbd3a7 100644
--- a/src/trx-server/src/decode/aprs.rs
+++ b/src/trx-server/src/decode/aprs.rs
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ fn parse_aprs(ax25: &Ax25Frame) -> AprsPacket {
         dest_call,
         path,
         info: info_str,
+        info_bytes: info.to_vec(),
         packet_type: packet_type.to_string(),
         crc_ok: false, // set by caller
         lat,