diff --git a/telnetserver/telnetserver.py b/telnetserver/telnetserver.py
index 2f19d20..cfe3c29 100644
--- a/telnetserver/telnetserver.py
+++ b/telnetserver/telnetserver.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import threading
 from datetime import datetime
 
 import pytz
+from pyhamtools import callinfo
 
 from core.config import SERVER_OWNER_CALLSIGN
 from core.constants import SOFTWARE_VERSION
@@ -12,6 +13,33 @@ from data.spot import Spot
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+BANNER = (
+    """
+           ==                                                                  
+          ====                      #####    #####               ####          
+         ==  ==                    ..###    ..###               ..###          
+        == ###==########   ######  #######   .#######    ######  .###   ###### 
+       ==###.. ..###..### ###..###...###.    .###..###  ###..### .###  ###..###
+      ==###.### .### .###.### .###  .###     .### .### .### .### .### .####### 
+     == .###.###.### .###.### .###  .### ### .### .### .### .### .### .###...  
+    ==   ...### .####### ..######   ..#####  #### #####..######  #####..###### 
+   ==    .###.  .###=..   ......     .....  .... .....  ......  .....  ......  
+  == %%  ... %%%%###==                                                         
+ ==  %%%%%%%%%%%#####==                                                        \r\n"""
+    + "==             .....  =="
+    + f"Welcome to Spothole v{SOFTWARE_VERSION}".rjust(56)
+    + "\r\n"
+    + "========================"
+    + f"This server is run by {SERVER_OWNER_CALLSIGN}".rjust(56)
+)
+
+MOTD = (
+    "Spothole's telnet server is a new feature and may not work properly in all\r\n"
+    + "loggers. Please give it a try in your logger of choice and let me know if it\r\n"
+    + "(or doesn't!) Please note that DXSpider-like commands are not yet supported\r\n"
+    + "so you are not yet able to filter spots server-side or log in at all."
+)
+
 
 class TelnetServer:
     """A telnet server designed to provide spots in the same format as DXSpider, for compatibility with desktop loggers."""
@@ -56,15 +84,22 @@ class TelnetServer:
         logger.debug("Telnet client connected")
         self._clients.add(writer)
 
-        # Print MOTD
+        # Print banner and MOTD
         try:
-            motd = (
-                f"Welcome to Spothole v{SOFTWARE_VERSION}.\r\nThis server is run by {SERVER_OWNER_CALLSIGN}.\r\n===\r\n"
+            text = (
+                BANNER
+                + "\r\n\r\n"
+                + "================================================================================"
+                + "\r\n"
+                + MOTD
+                + "\r\n"
+                + "================================================================================"
+                + "\r\n\r\n"
             )
-            writer.write(motd.encode("ascii"))
+            writer.write(text.encode("ascii"))
             await writer.drain()
         except Exception:
-            pass
+            logger.exception("Exception printing telnet motd")
 
         # Set up buffer for user input
         input_buffer = ""
@@ -163,12 +198,14 @@ class TelnetServer:
     @staticmethod
     def _format_dxspider_spot(spot: Spot) -> str:
         """Formats a spot into the format DXspider uses:
-        DX de CALLSIGN:  FREQUENCY  DX_CALLSIGN  COMMENTS   TIME_UTC"""
+        DX de CALLSIGN:  FREQUENCY  DX_CALLSIGN  COMMENTS   TIME_UTC.
+        Always use the base call for the spotter to save space. Everything must align properly to parse in clients,
+        and everything must be renderable in ASCII."""
 
-        de_call = f"{spot.de_call + ':' if spot.de_call else '???:'!s:<9}"
-        frequency = f"{(spot.freq / 1000.0):8.1f}"
+        de_call = f"{callinfo.Callinfo.get_homecall(spot.de_call)[:6] + ':' if spot.de_call else '???:'!s:<7}"
+        frequency = f"{(spot.freq / 1000.0):10.1f}"
         dx_call = f"{spot.dx_call!s:<12}"
-        comment = f"{spot.comment[:29]:<30}"
+        comment = f"{spot.comment.encode('ascii', errors='ignore').decode()[:29]:<30}"
         if spot.time:
             timestamp = datetime.fromtimestamp(spot.time, tz=pytz.utc).strftime("%H%M") + "Z"
         else:
diff --git a/templates/add_spot.html b/templates/add_spot.html
index 583505b..087702c 100644
--- a/templates/add_spot.html
+++ b/templates/add_spot.html
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 
 </div>
 
-<script src="/static/js/add-spot.js?v=1789162324"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/add-spot.js?v=1789198850"></script>
 <script>$(document).ready(function () {
     $("#nav-link-add-spot").addClass("active");
 }); <!-- highlight active page in nav --></script>
diff --git a/templates/alerts.html b/templates/alerts.html
index 7a18ae8..760b795 100644
--- a/templates/alerts.html
+++ b/templates/alerts.html
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 
 </div>
 
-<script src="/static/js/alerts.js?v=1789162324"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/alerts.js?v=1789198850"></script>
 <script>$(document).ready(function () {
     $("#nav-link-alerts").addClass("active");
 }); <!-- highlight active page in nav --></script>
diff --git a/templates/bands.html b/templates/bands.html
index 7737dc8..8b77f3a 100644
--- a/templates/bands.html
+++ b/templates/bands.html
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
 
 </div>
 
-<script src="/static/js/spotsbandsandmap.js?v=1789162324"></script>
-<script src="/static/js/bands.js?v=1789162324"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/spotsbandsandmap.js?v=1789198850"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/bands.js?v=1789198850"></script>
 <script>$(document).ready(function () {
     $("#nav-link-bands").addClass("active");
 }); <!-- highlight active page in nav --></script>
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index da7a6e6..7cd3d3e 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends "skeleton.html" %}
 {% block head_extra %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/style.css?v=1789162324" type="text/css">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/style.css?v=1789198850" type="text/css">
 <link href="/static/vendor/css/bootstrap-5.3.8.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
 <link href="/static/vendor/css/fontawesome-6.7.2.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
 <link href="/static/vendor/css/solid-6.7.2.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
     window.fetchEventSource = fetchEventSource;
 </script>
 
-<script src="/static/js/utils.js?v=1789162324"></script>
-<script src="/static/js/ui-ham.js?v=1789162324"></script>
-<script src="/static/js/geo.js?v=1789162324"></script>
-<script src="/static/js/common.js?v=1789162324"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/utils.js?v=1789198850"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/ui-ham.js?v=1789198850"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/geo.js?v=1789198850"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/common.js?v=1789198850"></script>
 {% end %}
 {% block body %}
 <div class="container">
diff --git a/templates/conditions.html b/templates/conditions.html
index 1b10052..3cbd0fd 100644
--- a/templates/conditions.html
+++ b/templates/conditions.html
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 </div>
 
 <script src="/static/vendor/js/chart-4.4.9.umd.min.js"></script>
-<script src="/static/js/conditions.js?v=1789162324"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/conditions.js?v=1789198850"></script>
 <script>$(document).ready(function () {
     $("#nav-link-conditions").addClass("active");
 }); <!-- highlight active page in nav --></script>
diff --git a/templates/map.html b/templates/map.html
index ff9242e..8ac296e 100644
--- a/templates/map.html
+++ b/templates/map.html
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@
     const CARTODB_API_KEY = "{{ web_ui_options.get('cartodb_api_key', '') }}";
 </script>
 
-<script src="/static/js/spotsbandsandmap.js?v=1789162323"></script>
-<script src="/static/js/map.js?v=1789162323"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/spotsbandsandmap.js?v=1789198850"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/map.js?v=1789198850"></script>
 <script>$(document).ready(function () {
     $("#nav-link-map").addClass("active");
 }); <!-- highlight active page in nav --></script>
diff --git a/templates/spots.html b/templates/spots.html
index 9a8f312..a57df67 100644
--- a/templates/spots.html
+++ b/templates/spots.html
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@
 
 </div>
 
-<script src="/static/js/spotsbandsandmap.js?v=1789162323"></script>
-<script src="/static/js/spots.js?v=1789162323"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/spotsbandsandmap.js?v=1789198850"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/spots.js?v=1789198850"></script>
 <script>$(document).ready(function () {
     $("#nav-link-spots").addClass("active");
 }); <!-- highlight active page in nav --></script>
diff --git a/templates/status.html b/templates/status.html
index b2ef2ae..4bb69c5 100644
--- a/templates/status.html
+++ b/templates/status.html
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="/static/js/status.js?v=1789162324"></script>
+<script src="/static/js/status.js?v=1789198850"></script>
 <script>
     $(document).ready(function () {
         $("#nav-link-status").addClass("active");