diff --git a/src/App.jsx b/src/App.jsx
index 0c52d4e..885e60c 100644
--- a/src/App.jsx
+++ b/src/App.jsx
@@ -626,8 +626,8 @@ const App = () => {
         
         {/* RIGHT SIDEBAR */}
         <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: '4px', overflow: 'hidden' }}>
-          {/* DX Cluster */}
-          <div style={{ flex: '0 1 auto', minHeight: '120px', maxHeight: '160px', overflow: 'hidden' }}>
+          {/* DX Cluster - primary panel, takes most space */}
+          <div style={{ flex: '2 1 auto', minHeight: '180px', overflow: 'hidden' }}>
             <DXClusterPanel
               data={dxCluster.data}
               loading={dxCluster.loading}
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ const App = () => {
           </div>
           
           {/* PSKReporter - digital mode spots */}
-          <div style={{ flex: '0 1 auto', minHeight: '120px', maxHeight: '160px', overflow: 'hidden' }}>
+          <div style={{ flex: '1 1 auto', minHeight: '140px', overflow: 'hidden' }}>
             <PSKReporterPanel 
               callsign={config.callsign}
               showOnMap={mapLayers.showPSKReporter}
@@ -656,11 +656,6 @@ const App = () => {
             />
           </div>
           
-          {/* Contests - bigger with live indicators */}
-          <div style={{ flex: '1 1 auto', minHeight: '140px', overflow: 'hidden' }}>
-            <ContestPanel data={contests.data} loading={contests.loading} />
-          </div>
-          
           {/* DXpeditions */}
           <div style={{ flex: '0 0 auto', minHeight: '70px', maxHeight: '100px', overflow: 'hidden' }}>
             <DXpeditionPanel data={dxpeditions.data} loading={dxpeditions.loading} />
@@ -675,6 +670,11 @@ const App = () => {
               onToggleMap={togglePOTA}
             />
           </div>
+          
+          {/* Contests - at bottom, compact */}
+          <div style={{ flex: '0 0 auto', minHeight: '80px', maxHeight: '120px', overflow: 'hidden' }}>
+            <ContestPanel data={contests.data} loading={contests.loading} />
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
       )}
diff --git a/src/components/ContestPanel.jsx b/src/components/ContestPanel.jsx
index 1aa7714..100e207 100644
--- a/src/components/ContestPanel.jsx
+++ b/src/components/ContestPanel.jsx
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export const ContestPanel = ({ data, loading }) => {
           </div>
         ) : sortedContests.length > 0 ? (
           <div style={{ fontSize: '10px', fontFamily: 'JetBrains Mono, monospace' }}>
-            {sortedContests.slice(0, 8).map((contest, i) => {
+            {sortedContests.slice(0, 4).map((contest, i) => {
               const live = isContestLive(contest);
               const soon = isStartingSoon(contest);