diff --git a/application/controllers/Qso.php b/application/controllers/Qso.php
index 3bbb19ba..483f5d48 100755
--- a/application/controllers/Qso.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Qso.php
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ class QSO extends CI_Controller {
 			// $qso_data = [
 			// 18-Jan-2016 - make php v5.3 friendly!
 			$qso_data = array(
+                'start_date' => $this->input->post('start_date'),
+                'start_time' => $this->input->post('start_time'),
 				'band' => $this->input->post('band'),
 				'freq' => $this->input->post('freq_display'),
 				'freq_rx' => $this->input->post('freq_display_rx'),
diff --git a/application/views/qso/index.php b/application/views/qso/index.php
index be022770..cd0632d1 100755
--- a/application/views/qso/index.php
+++ b/application/views/qso/index.php
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?php var_dump($this->session); ?>
 <div class="container qso_panel">
 
 <div class="row">
@@ -38,12 +39,12 @@
               <div class="form-row">
                 <div class="form-group col-md-6">
                   <label for="start_date">Date</label>
-                  <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm input_date" name="start_date" id="start_date" value="<?php echo date('d-m-Y'); ?>" <?php echo ($_GET['manual'] == 0 ? "disabled" : "");  ?> >
+                  <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm input_date" name="start_date" id="start_date" value="<?php if ($this->session->userdata('start_date') != NULL) {echo $this->session->userdata('start_date');} else {echo date('d-m-Y');} ?>" <?php echo ($_GET['manual'] == 0 ? "disabled" : "");  ?> >
                 </div>
 
                 <div class="form-group col-md-6">
                   <label for="start_time">Time</label>
-                  <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm input_time" name="start_time" id="start_time" value="<?php echo date('H:i'); ?>" size="7" <?php echo ($_GET['manual'] == 0 ? "disabled" : "");  ?>>
+                  <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm input_time" name="start_time" id="start_time" value="<?php if ($this->session->userdata('start_time') != NULL) {echo $this->session->userdata('start_time');} else {echo date('H:i');} ?>" size="7" <?php echo ($_GET['manual'] == 0 ? "disabled" : "");  ?>>
                 </div>
 
                 <?php if ( $_GET['manual'] == 0 ) { ?>