diff --git a/examples/Example_Usage.md b/examples/Example_Usage.md
index 767a99f..5554679 100644
--- a/examples/Example_Usage.md
+++ b/examples/Example_Usage.md
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ Some Keyboard Shortcuts have been implemented for testing to see how users like
 esc or arrow keys - ncurses menu
 q - quit
 c - toggle compact mode
-h - toggle event history
+h - cycle event history short, long, or off
 z - toggle console payloads
 a - toggle call alert beep
 4 - force privacy/scrambler key assertion over enc identifiers (dmr and nxdn)
diff --git a/include/dsd.h b/include/dsd.h
index 894a916..281b998 100644
--- a/include/dsd.h
+++ b/include/dsd.h
@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ typedef struct
   pa_simple *pulse_digi_dev_outR;
   char pa_input_idx[100];
   char pa_output_idx[100];
-  int use_ncurses_terminal;
-  int ncurses_compact;
-  int ncurses_history;
+  uint8_t use_ncurses_terminal;
+  uint8_t ncurses_compact;
+  uint8_t ncurses_history;
   int reset_state;
   int payload;
   char output_name[1024];
diff --git a/src/dsd_ncurses_handler.c b/src/dsd_ncurses_handler.c
index 4e9129a..be998dc 100644
--- a/src/dsd_ncurses_handler.c
+++ b/src/dsd_ncurses_handler.c
@@ -201,10 +201,10 @@ uint8_t ncurses_input_handler(dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state, int c)
     else opts->call_alert = 1;
   }
 
-  if (c == 104) //'h' key, toggle history
+  if (c == 104) //'h' key, cycle history off, short, long
   {
-    if (opts->ncurses_history == 1) opts->ncurses_history = 0;
-    else opts->ncurses_history = 1;
+    opts->ncurses_history++;
+    opts->ncurses_history %= 3;
   }
 
   if (c == 113) //'q' key, quit
diff --git a/src/dsd_ncurses_printer.c b/src/dsd_ncurses_printer.c
index 745b0de..5148363 100644
--- a/src/dsd_ncurses_printer.c
+++ b/src/dsd_ncurses_printer.c
@@ -1590,13 +1590,15 @@ ncursesPrinter (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state)
     attroff(COLOR_PAIR(3));
   }
   //only print event history if enabled
-  if (opts->ncurses_history == 1)
+  attron(COLOR_PAIR(4)); //cyan for history
+  printw ("--Latest Event History ([|])---Slot %d (\\)---Cycle (h)-Short/Long/Off----------\n", state->eh_slot+1);
+  if (opts->ncurses_history != 0)
   {
-    attron(COLOR_PAIR(4)); //cyan for history
-    printw ("--Latest Event History ([|])---Slot %d (\\)-------------------------------------\n", state->eh_slot+1);
     for (uint16_t i = (state->eh_index+1); i < (state->eh_index+11); i++)
     {
-
+      uint16_t string_size = 71; //short uniform size that doesn't exceed the fence
+      if (opts->ncurses_history == 2)
+        string_size = 1999; //full string size
       uint8_t slot = state->eh_slot;
       uint8_t color_pair = state->event_history_s[slot].Event_History_Items[i%255].color_pair; //this is the color pair assignment for this line
       attron(COLOR_PAIR(4));
@@ -1605,8 +1607,8 @@ ncursesPrinter (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state)
       sprintf (text_string, "%s", "BUMBLEBEETUNA");
       if (strncmp(text_string, state->event_history_s[slot].Event_History_Items[i%255].event_string, 13) != 0)
       {
-        memcpy(text_string, state->event_history_s[slot].Event_History_Items[i%255].event_string, 71*sizeof(char));
-        text_string[71] = 0; //terminate string
+        memcpy(text_string, state->event_history_s[slot].Event_History_Items[i%255].event_string, string_size*sizeof(char));
+        text_string[string_size] = 0; //terminate string
         printw ("| #%03d ", i%255);
         attron(COLOR_PAIR(color_pair)); //this is where the custom color switch occurs for the event_string
         printw ("%s\n", text_string);
@@ -1648,10 +1650,11 @@ ncursesPrinter (dsd_opts * opts, dsd_state * state)
       }
 
     }
-    printw ("------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
-    attroff(COLOR_PAIR(4)); //cyan for history
   }
 
+  printw ("------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
+  attroff(COLOR_PAIR(4)); //cyan for history
+
  refresh();
 
  //handle input