diff --git a/application/views/user/edit.php b/application/views/user/edit.php
index 923318ea..abee7af1 100644
--- a/application/views/user/edit.php
+++ b/application/views/user/edit.php
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
 								<option value="SOTA" <?php if ($user_column1 == "SOTA") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_sota'); ?></option>
 								<option value="State" <?php if ($user_column1 == "State") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_state'); ?></option>
 								<option value="Grid" <?php if ($user_column1 == "Grid") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_gridsquare'); ?></option>
-								<option value="Operator"><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_operator'); ?></option>
+								<option value="Operator" <?php if ($user_column1 == "Operator") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_operator'); ?></option>
 							</select>
 						</div>
 
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
 								<option value="SOTA" <?php if ($user_column2 == "SOTA") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_sota'); ?></option>
 								<option value="State" <?php if ($user_column2 == "State") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_state'); ?></option>
 								<option value="Grid" <?php if ($user_column2 == "Grid") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_gridsquare'); ?></option>
-								<option value="Operator"><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_operator'); ?></option>
+								<option value="Operator" <?php if ($user_column2 == "Operator") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_operator'); ?></option>
 							</select>
 							</div>
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
 								<option value="SOTA" <?php if ($user_column3 == "SOTA") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_sota'); ?></option>
 								<option value="State" <?php if ($user_column3 == "State") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_state'); ?></option>
 								<option value="Grid" <?php if ($user_column3 == "Grid") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_gridsquare'); ?></option>
-								<option value="Operator"><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_operator'); ?></option>
+								<option value="Operator" <?php if ($user_column3 == "Operator") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_operator'); ?></option>
 							</select>
 							</div>
 
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
 								<option value="SOTA" <?php if ($user_column4 == "SOTA") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_sota'); ?></option>
 								<option value="State" <?php if ($user_column4 == "State") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_state'); ?></option>
 								<option value="Grid" <?php if ($user_column4 == "Grid") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_gridsquare'); ?></option>
-								<option value="Operator"><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_operator'); ?></option>
+								<option value="Operator" <?php if ($user_column4 == "Operator") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_operator'); ?></option>
 							</select>
 						</div>
 							<div class="form-group col-md-3">
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
 									<option value="SOTA" <?php if ($user_column5 == "SOTA") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_sota'); ?></option>
 									<option value="State" <?php if ($user_column5 == "State") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_state'); ?></option>
 									<option value="Grid" <?php if ($user_column5 == "Grid") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_gridsquare'); ?></option>
-									<option value="Operator"><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_operator'); ?></option>
+									<option value="Operator" <?php if ($user_column5 == "Operator") { echo " selected =\"selected\""; } ?>><?php echo $this->lang->line('gen_hamradio_operator'); ?></option>
 								</select>
 							</div>
 						</div>