diff --git a/lib/microwaveprop/radio.ex b/lib/microwaveprop/radio.ex
index 84f61b32..eb0199f5 100644
--- a/lib/microwaveprop/radio.ex
+++ b/lib/microwaveprop/radio.ex
@@ -228,8 +228,11 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.Radio do
 
       distance =
         if pos1 && pos2 do
+          lon1 = pos1["lon"] || pos1["lng"]
+          lon2 = pos2["lon"] || pos2["lng"]
+
           pos1["lat"]
-          |> haversine_km(pos1["lon"], pos2["lat"], pos2["lon"])
+          |> haversine_km(lon1, pos2["lat"], lon2)
           |> round()
           |> Decimal.new()
         else
@@ -245,6 +248,27 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.Radio do
       if changes == %{} do
         contact
       else
+        # Reset unavailable statuses to pending now that positions exist
+        new_pos1 = Map.get(changes, :pos1)
+        new_pos2 = Map.get(changes, :pos2)
+
+        changes =
+          if new_pos1 do
+            changes
+            |> maybe_reset_status(:hrrr_status, contact.hrrr_status)
+            |> maybe_reset_status(:weather_status, contact.weather_status)
+            |> maybe_reset_status(:iemre_status, contact.iemre_status)
+          else
+            changes
+          end
+
+        changes =
+          if new_pos1 && (new_pos2 || contact.pos2) do
+            maybe_reset_status(changes, :terrain_status, contact.terrain_status)
+          else
+            changes
+          end
+
         contact
         |> Ecto.Changeset.change(changes)
         |> Repo.update!()
@@ -254,12 +278,24 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.Radio do
     end
   end
 
+  defp maybe_reset_status(changes, field, :unavailable), do: Map.put(changes, field, :pending)
+  defp maybe_reset_status(changes, _field, _status), do: changes
+
   defp latlon_from_grid(nil), do: nil
 
   defp latlon_from_grid(grid) do
     case Maidenhead.to_latlon(grid) do
-      {:ok, {lat, lon}} -> %{"lat" => lat, "lon" => lon}
-      _ -> nil
+      {:ok, {lat, lon}} ->
+        %{"lat" => lat, "lon" => lon}
+
+      _ ->
+        # Try truncating to nearest valid even length (e.g. "FN03c" → "FN03")
+        truncated = String.slice(grid, 0, div(String.length(grid), 2) * 2)
+
+        case Maidenhead.to_latlon(truncated) do
+          {:ok, {lat, lon}} -> %{"lat" => lat, "lon" => lon}
+          _ -> nil
+        end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/microwaveprop_web/live/backfill_live.ex b/lib/microwaveprop_web/live/backfill_live.ex
index 022123d9..6bc3004d 100644
--- a/lib/microwaveprop_web/live/backfill_live.ex
+++ b/lib/microwaveprop_web/live/backfill_live.ex
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.BackfillLive do
               <tr>
                 <th>Worker</th>
                 <th>Executing</th>
-                <th>Available</th>
+                <th>Pending</th>
                 <th>Retryable</th>
                 <th>Total</th>
               </tr>