diff --git a/lib/microwaveprop/radio/adif_import.ex b/lib/microwaveprop/radio/adif_import.ex
index 6a53131a..0b7906ec 100644
--- a/lib/microwaveprop/radio/adif_import.ex
+++ b/lib/microwaveprop/radio/adif_import.ex
@@ -159,20 +159,23 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.Radio.AdifImport do
     |> Enum.reject(&(&1 == %{}))
   end
 
+  # Regex.scan with `return: :index` returns BYTE offsets. We must use
+  # `:binary.part/3` (byte-based) rather than `String.slice/3` (character-
+  # based); otherwise multi-byte UTF-8 characters earlier in the record
+  # (e.g. an accented NOTES field) shift every subsequent field and we
+  # wind up slicing the wrong substring.
   defp parse_fields(record_string) do
     ~r/<([^:>]+):(\d+)(?::[^>]*)?>/i
     |> Regex.scan(record_string, return: :index)
     |> Enum.reduce(%{}, fn indices, acc ->
-      [{tag_start, _tag_len}, {name_start, name_len}, {size_start, size_len} | _] = indices
-      raw_name = record_string |> String.slice(name_start, name_len) |> String.upcase()
+      [{tag_start, tag_len}, {name_start, name_len}, {size_start, size_len} | _] = indices
+      raw_name = record_string |> :binary.part(name_start, name_len) |> String.upcase()
       name = strip_app_prefix(raw_name)
-      size = record_string |> String.slice(size_start, size_len) |> String.to_integer()
+      size = record_string |> :binary.part(size_start, size_len) |> String.to_integer()
 
-      # Value starts right after the closing >
-      # Find the > after the tag
-      tag_text = String.slice(record_string, tag_start, 999)
-      value_offset = tag_start + (tag_text |> String.split(">", parts: 2) |> List.first() |> byte_size()) + 1
-      value = String.slice(record_string, value_offset, size)
+      # Value starts right after the closing > of the tag.
+      value_offset = tag_start + tag_len
+      value = :binary.part(record_string, value_offset, size)
 
       # Standard ADIF fields take precedence over app-defined ones
       if raw_name != name and Map.has_key?(acc, name) do
diff --git a/test/microwaveprop/radio/adif_import_test.exs b/test/microwaveprop/radio/adif_import_test.exs
index 4a4fea41..805d19e3 100644
--- a/test/microwaveprop/radio/adif_import_test.exs
+++ b/test/microwaveprop/radio/adif_import_test.exs
@@ -295,5 +295,22 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.Radio.AdifImportTest do
       assert {:ok, preview} = AdifImport.preview(adif, @submitter)
       assert length(preview.valid) == 1
     end
+
+    test "parses records containing UTF-8 characters in earlier fields" do
+      # Regression: Regex.scan with `return: :index` returns byte offsets,
+      # but String.slice/3 uses character offsets. A multi-byte UTF-8 char
+      # (é = 2 bytes) in a NOTES field earlier in the record used to shift
+      # every subsequent field's character-based slice one byte left,
+      # causing a crash when the size slice landed on a ">" character.
+      adif = """
+      <NOTES:6>caf\u00e9 QSO<STATION_CALLSIGN:4>W5XD<CALL:4>K5TR<GRIDSQUARE:4>EM00<MY_GRIDSQUARE:4>EM12<FREQ:9>10368.000<MODE:2>CW<QSO_DATE:8>20260328<TIME_ON:6>180000<EOR>
+      """
+
+      assert {:ok, preview} = AdifImport.preview(adif, @submitter)
+      assert [row] = preview.valid
+      assert row.attrs["station1"] == "W5XD"
+      assert row.attrs["station2"] == "K5TR"
+      assert row.attrs["band"] == "10000"
+    end
   end
 end