diff --git a/src/Nonemm.App/App.axaml b/src/Nonemm.App/App.axaml
index 15d27a8..c6d0d93 100644
--- a/src/Nonemm.App/App.axaml
+++ b/src/Nonemm.App/App.axaml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
         <Style Selector="DataGrid">
             <Setter Property="ScrollViewer.AllowAutoHide" Value="False" />
         </Style>
+        <!-- the Fluent tool tip fades in and out; show it at once -->
+        <Style Selector="ToolTip">
+            <Setter Property="Transitions" Value="{x:Null}" />
+        </Style>
         <Style Selector="Window">
             <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource FormBackground}" />
             <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource FormForeground}" />
diff --git a/src/Nonemm.App/Windows/BandmapView.cs b/src/Nonemm.App/Windows/BandmapView.cs
index 6b8649d..a1f3d01 100644
--- a/src/Nonemm.App/Windows/BandmapView.cs
+++ b/src/Nonemm.App/Windows/BandmapView.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ public sealed class BandmapView : Control
     /// How far the carrier tick reaches past each side of the bar.
     private const double CarrierOverhang = 3;
 
+    /// How much further the carrier tick reaches to the right, so it can be
+    /// seen beside the callsign labels.
+    private const double CarrierExtraRight = 30;
+
     /// The scale stops short of the top and bottom edges so the first and last
     /// frequency numbers are not cut in half.
     private const double Inset = 9;
@@ -160,7 +164,7 @@ public sealed class BandmapView : Control
             double carrier = Math.Round(scale.YFor(vfo.Carrier) + Inset);
             context.FillRectangle(
                 brush,
-                new Rect(ScaleX - (VfoWidth / 2) - CarrierOverhang, carrier - 1, VfoWidth + (2 * CarrierOverhang), 2));
+                new Rect(ScaleX - (VfoWidth / 2) - CarrierOverhang, carrier - 1, VfoWidth + (2 * CarrierOverhang) + CarrierExtraRight, 2));
         }
     }
 
@@ -194,6 +198,7 @@ public sealed class BandmapView : Control
     protected override void OnPointerMoved(PointerEventArgs e)
     {
         base.OnPointerMoved(e);
+        ToolTip.SetShowDelay(this, 0);
         ToolTip.SetTip(
             this,
             LabelAt(e.GetPosition(this)) is { } label ? SpotDescription.Of(label.Spot) : null);