diff --git a/data/Data.h b/data/Data.h
index 89a22d50..6c39333b 100644
--- a/data/Data.h
+++ b/data/Data.h
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ class Data : public QObject
 
     DxccStatus dxccStatus(int dxcc, const QString &band, const QString &mode);
     QStringList contestList();
-    QStringList propagationModesList() { return propagationModes.values(); }
-    QStringList propagationModesIDList() { return propagationModes.keys(); }
-    QString propagationModeTextToID(const QString &propagationText) { return propagationModes.key(propagationText);}
-    QString propagationModeIDToText(const QString &propagationID) { return propagationModes.value(propagationID);}
+    QStringList propagationModesList() const { return QStringList{""} + propagationModes.values(); }
+    QStringList propagationModesIDList() const { return QStringList{""} + propagationModes.keys(); }
+    QString propagationModeTextToID(const QString &propagationText) const { return propagationModes.key(propagationText);}
+    QString propagationModeIDToText(const QString &propagationID) const { return propagationModes.value(propagationID);}
     DxccEntity lookupDxcc(const QString &callsign);
     DxccEntity lookupDxccID(const int dxccID);
     SOTAEntity lookupSOTA(const QString &SOTACode);
diff --git a/ui/LogbookWidget.cpp b/ui/LogbookWidget.cpp
index e67100d6..744f2160 100644
--- a/ui/LogbookWidget.cpp
+++ b/ui/LogbookWidget.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ LogbookWidget::LogbookWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     ui->contactTable->setItemDelegateForColumn(LogbookModel::COLUMN_NR_PINGS, new UnitFormatDelegate("", 0, 1, ui->contactTable));
     ui->contactTable->setItemDelegateForColumn(LogbookModel::COLUMN_NOTES_INTL, new TextBoxDelegate(this));
     ui->contactTable->setItemDelegateForColumn(LogbookModel::COLUMN_NOTES, new TextBoxDelegate(this));
-    ui->contactTable->setItemDelegateForColumn(LogbookModel::COLUMN_PROP_MODE, new ComboFormatDelegate(QStringList()<<" "<< Data::instance()->propagationModesIDList(), ui->contactTable));
+    ui->contactTable->setItemDelegateForColumn(LogbookModel::COLUMN_PROP_MODE, new ComboFormatDelegate(Data::instance()->propagationModesIDList(), ui->contactTable));
     ui->contactTable->setItemDelegateForColumn(LogbookModel::COLUMN_QRZCOM_QSO_UPLOAD_DATE, new DateFormatDelegate());
     ui->contactTable->setItemDelegateForColumn(LogbookModel::COLUMN_QRZCOM_QSO_UPLOAD_STATUS, new ComboFormatDelegate(Data::instance()->uploadStatusEnum, ui->contactTable));
     ui->contactTable->setItemDelegateForColumn(LogbookModel::COLUMN_QSO_COMPLETE, new ComboFormatDelegate(Data::instance()->qsoCompleteEnum, ui->contactTable));
diff --git a/ui/NewContactWidget.cpp b/ui/NewContactWidget.cpp
index 3511b867..e9f286ed 100644
--- a/ui/NewContactWidget.cpp
+++ b/ui/NewContactWidget.cpp
@@ -172,9 +172,7 @@ NewContactWidget::NewContactWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     /**********************/
     /* Propagation Combo  */
     /**********************/
-    QStringList propagationModeList = Data::instance()->propagationModesList();
-    propagationModeList.prepend("");
-    QStringListModel* propagationModeModel = new QStringListModel(propagationModeList, this);
+    QStringListModel* propagationModeModel = new QStringListModel(Data::instance()->propagationModesList(), this);
     ui->propagationModeEdit->setModel(propagationModeModel);
 
     /***************/
diff --git a/ui/QSODetailDialog.cpp b/ui/QSODetailDialog.cpp
index 3847e2ff..6f3f7ef1 100644
--- a/ui/QSODetailDialog.cpp
+++ b/ui/QSODetailDialog.cpp
@@ -242,9 +242,7 @@ QSODetailDialog::QSODetailDialog(const QSqlRecord &qso,
     ui->qslSentViaBox->addItem(tr("Electronic"), QVariant("E"));
 
     /* Propagation */
-    QStringList propagationModeList = Data::instance()->propagationModesList();
-    propagationModeList.prepend("");
-    QStringListModel* propagationModeModel = new QStringListModel(propagationModeList, this);
+    QStringListModel* propagationModeModel = new QStringListModel(Data::instance()->propagationModesList(), this);
     ui->propagationModeEdit->setModel(propagationModeModel);
 
     /* Sat Modes & sat names */