diff --git a/fleprocess/parse_line_test.go b/fleprocess/parse_line_test.go
index 7c6f012..dd96a08 100644
--- a/fleprocess/parse_line_test.go
+++ b/fleprocess/parse_line_test.go
@@ -153,6 +153,16 @@ func TestParseLine(t *testing.T) {
 			args{inputStr: "1230 oe6cud/p oe/st-309", previousLine: LogLine{Mode: "FM", ModeType: "PHONE"}},
 			LogLine{Call: "OE6CUD/P", Time: "1230", ActualTime: "1230", RSTsent: "59", RSTrcvd: "59", Mode: "FM", ModeType: "PHONE", SOTA: "OE/ST-309"}, "",
 		},
+		{
+			"SOTA keywork (american SOTA ref)",
+			args{inputStr: "1230 oe6cud/p sota W7A/YV-102", previousLine: LogLine{Mode: "FM", ModeType: "PHONE"}},
+			LogLine{Call: "OE6CUD/P", Time: "1230", ActualTime: "1230", RSTsent: "59", RSTrcvd: "59", Mode: "FM", ModeType: "PHONE", SOTA: "W7A/YV-102"}, "",
+		},
+		{
+			"implied SOTA keywork (american SOTA ref)",
+			args{inputStr: "1230 oe6cud/p W7A/YV-102", previousLine: LogLine{Mode: "FM", ModeType: "PHONE"}},
+			LogLine{Call: "OE6CUD/P", Time: "1230", ActualTime: "1230", RSTsent: "59", RSTrcvd: "59", Mode: "FM", ModeType: "PHONE", SOTA: "W7A/YV-102"}, "",
+		},
 		{
 			"WWFF keywork ",
 			args{inputStr: "1230 oe6cud/p wwff onff-0258", previousLine: LogLine{Mode: "FM", ModeType: "PHONE"}},
diff --git a/fleprocess/validate_test.go b/fleprocess/validate_test.go
index b0b3c7e..22a39e9 100644
--- a/fleprocess/validate_test.go
+++ b/fleprocess/validate_test.go
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ func TestValidateSota(t *testing.T) {
 			args{inputStr: "w4z/ON-001"},
 			"W4Z/ON-001", "",
 		},
+		{
+			"Good ref (american style) - Issue 78",
+			args{inputStr: "W7A/YV-102"},
+			"W7A/YV-102", "",
+		},
 		{
 			"Bad ref (long prefix)",
 			args{inputStr: "xxxx/ON-001"},
diff --git a/test/data/fle-7-issue-78.txt b/test/data/fle-7-issue-78.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b3168c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/fle-7-issue-78.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+mycall wu7h
+mysota w7w/cw-064
+date 2022-03-12
+20m ssb
+1730 K7EEX w0c/fr-058
+35 kg7azy w7a/yv-102
+37 12m cw na6mg w6/ct-262
+45 20m ssb w6wss w6/sd-108
+46 2m fm k7jro
+1804 20m cw kr7rk w7a/cs-032
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