diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
index 9764a15757..561e142fce 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 					dat += "Temperature: [round(environment.temperature-T0C)]&deg;C<br>"
 				dat += "<br>"
 			else//Else it links to the cart menu proc. Although, it really uses menu hub 4--menu 4 doesn't really exist as it simply redirects to hub.
-				dat += cart
+				dat += cartridge.generate_menu()
 
 	dat += "</body></html>"
 	user << browse(dat, "window=pda;size=400x450;border=1;can_resize=1;can_minimize=0")
@@ -310,9 +310,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 					mode = round(mode/10)
 					if(mode==4 || mode == 5)//Fix for cartridges. Redirects to hub.
 						mode = 0
-					else if(mode >= 40 && mode <= 59)//Fix for cartridges. Redirects to refresh the menu.
-						cartridge.mode = mode
-						cartridge.unlock()
 			if ("Authenticate")//Checks for ID
 				id_check(U)
 			if("UpdateInfo")
@@ -325,8 +322,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 					U.put_in_hands(cartridge)
 					to_chat(U, "<span class='notice'>You remove [cartridge] from [src].</span>")
 					scanmode = 0
-					if (cartridge.radio)
-						cartridge.radio.hostpda = null
+					cartridge.host_pda = null
 					cartridge = null
 					update_icon()
 
@@ -467,9 +463,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 
 			else//Cartridge menu linking
 				mode = text2num(href_list["choice"])
-				if(cartridge)
-					cartridge.mode = mode
-					cartridge.unlock()
+
 	else//If not in range, can't interact or not using the pda.
 		U.unset_machine()
 		U << browse(null, "window=pda")
@@ -477,7 +471,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 
 //EXTRA FUNCTIONS===================================
 
-	if (mode == 2||mode == 21)//To clear message overlays.
+	if (mode == 2 || mode == 21)//To clear message overlays.
 		update_icon()
 
 	if ((honkamt > 0) && (prob(60)))//For clown virus.
@@ -702,9 +696,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 		if(!user.transferItemToLoc(C, src))
 			return
 		cartridge = C
+		cartridge.host_pda = src
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You insert [cartridge] into [src].</span>")
-		if(cartridge.radio)
-			cartridge.radio.hostpda = src
 		update_icon()
 
 	else if(istype(C, /obj/item/weapon/card/id))
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm.rej b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm.rej
index 0a2c8ce6c6..b17d71fafc 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm.rej
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm.rej
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 diff a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm	(rejected hunks)
-@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ var/global/list/obj/item/device/pda/PDAs = list()
- 		L = get(src, /mob/living/silicon)
- 
- 	if(L && L.stat != UNCONSCIOUS)
--		to_chat(L, "\icon[src] <b>Message from [source.owner] ([source.ownjob]), </b>\"[msg.message]\"[msg.get_photo_ref()] (<a href='byond://?src=\ref[src];choice=Message;skiprefresh=1;target=\ref[source]'>Reply</a>)")
-+		to_chat(L, "[bicon(src)] <b>Message from [source.owner] ([source.ownjob]), </b>\"[msg.message]\"[msg.get_photo_ref()] (<a href='byond://?src=\ref[src];choice=Message;skiprefresh=1;target=\ref[source]'>Reply</a>)")
- 
- 	update_icon()
- 	add_overlay(image(icon, icon_alert))
+@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
+ 	var/note = "Congratulations, your station has chosen the Thinktronic 5230 Personal Data Assistant!" //Current note in the notepad function
+ 	var/notehtml = ""
+ 	var/notescanned = 0 // True if what is in the notekeeper was from a paper.
+-	var/cart = "" //A place to stick cartridge menu information
+ 	var/detonatable = TRUE // Can the PDA be blown up?
+ 	var/hidden = 0 // Is the PDA hidden from the PDA list?
+ 	var/emped = 0
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/cart.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/cart.dm
index b2b7724998..0d83308c66 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/cart.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/cart.dm
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
 	var/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/active_bot
 	var/list/botlist = list()
 
+/obj/item/weapon/cartridge/Initialize(var/obj/item/device/pda/pda)
+	..()
+	if(pda)
+		host_pda = pda
+
 /obj/item/weapon/cartridge/engineering
 	name = "\improper Power-ON cartridge"
 	icon_state = "cart-e"
@@ -220,26 +225,6 @@
 	..()
 	radio = new /obj/item/radio/integrated/signal(src)
 
-/obj/item/weapon/cartridge/proc/unlock()
-	if (!istype(loc, /obj/item/device/pda))
-		return
-
-	generate_menu()
-	print_to_host(menu)
-	return
-
-/obj/item/weapon/cartridge/proc/print_to_host(text)
-	if (!istype(loc, /obj/item/device/pda))
-		return
-	var/obj/item/device/pda/P = loc
-	P.cart = text
-
-	for (var/mob/M in viewers(1, loc.loc))
-		if (M.client && M.machine == loc)
-			P.attack_self(M)
-
-	return
-
 /obj/item/weapon/cartridge/proc/post_status(command, data1, data2)
 
 	var/datum/radio_frequency/frequency = SSradio.return_frequency(1435)
@@ -262,7 +247,9 @@
 
 
 /obj/item/weapon/cartridge/proc/generate_menu(mob/user)
-	switch(mode)
+	if(!host_pda)
+		return
+	switch(host_pda.mode)
 		if(40) //signaller
 			var/obj/item/radio/integrated/signal/S = radio
 			menu = "<h4><img src=pda_signaler.png> Remote Signaling System</h4>"
@@ -587,6 +574,10 @@ Code:
 		if (54) // Beepsky, Medibot, Floorbot, and Cleanbot access
 			menu = "<h4><img src=pda_medbot.png> Bots Interlink</h4>"
 			bot_control()
+		if (99) //Newscaster message permission error
+			menu = "<h5> ERROR : NOT AUTHORIZED [host_pda.id ? "" : "- ID SLOT EMPTY"] </h5>"
+
+	return menu
 
 /obj/item/weapon/cartridge/Topic(href, href_list)
 	..()
@@ -596,15 +587,12 @@ Code:
 		usr << browse(null, "window=pda")
 		return
 
-	var/obj/item/device/pda/pda = loc
-
 	switch(href_list["choice"])
 		if("Medical Records")
 			active1 = find_record("id", href_list["target"], GLOB.data_core.general)
 			if(active1)
 				active2 = find_record("id", href_list["target"], GLOB.data_core.medical)
-			pda.mode = 441
-			mode = 441
+			host_pda.mode = 441
 			if(!active2)
 				active1 = null
 
@@ -612,8 +600,7 @@ Code:
 			active1 = find_record("id", href_list["target"], GLOB.data_core.general)
 			if(active1)
 				active3 = find_record("id", href_list["target"], GLOB.data_core.security)
-			pda.mode = 451
-			mode = 451
+			host_pda.mode = 451
 			if(!active3)
 				active1 = null
 
@@ -652,34 +639,32 @@ Code:
 		if("Power Select")
 			var/pnum = text2num(href_list["target"])
 			powmonitor = powermonitors[pnum]
-			pda.mode = 433
-			mode = 433
+			host_pda.mode = 433
 
 		if("Supply Orders")
-			pda.mode =47
-			mode = 47
+			host_pda.mode =47
 
 		if("Newscaster Access")
-			mode = 53
+			host_pda.mode = 53
 
 		if("Newscaster Message")
-			var/pda_owner_name = pda.id ? "[pda.id.registered_name] ([pda.id.assignment])" : "Unknown"
-			var/message = pda.msg_input()
+			var/host_pda_owner_name = host_pda.id ? "[host_pda.id.registered_name] ([host_pda.id.assignment])" : "Unknown"
+			var/message = host_pda.msg_input()
 			var/datum/newscaster/feed_channel/current
 			for(var/datum/newscaster/feed_channel/chan in GLOB.news_network.network_channels)
 				if (chan.channel_name == current_channel)
 					current = chan
-			if(current.locked && current.author != pda_owner_name)
-				pda.cart += "<h5> ERROR : NOT AUTHORIZED [pda.id ? "" : "- ID SLOT EMPTY"] </h5>"
-				pda.Topic(null,list("choice"="Refresh"))
+			if(current.locked && current.author != host_pda_owner_name)
+				host_pda.mode = 99
+				host_pda.Topic(null,list("choice"="Refresh"))
 				return
-			GLOB.news_network.SubmitArticle(message,pda.owner,current_channel)
-			pda.Topic(null,list("choice"=num2text(mode)))
+			GLOB.news_network.SubmitArticle(message,host_pda.owner,current_channel)
+			host_pda.Topic(null,list("choice"=num2text(host_pda.mode)))
 			return
 
 		if("Newscaster Switch Channel")
-			current_channel = pda.msg_input()
-			pda.Topic(null,list("choice"=num2text(mode)))
+			current_channel = host_pda.msg_input()
+			host_pda.Topic(null,list("choice"=num2text(host_pda.mode)))
 			return
 
 	//Bot control section! Viciously ripped from radios for being laggy and terrible.
@@ -692,7 +677,7 @@ Code:
 			if("botlist")
 				active_bot = null
 			if("summon") //Args are in the correct order, they are stated here just as an easy reminder.
-				active_bot.bot_control(command= "summon", user_turf= get_turf(usr), user_access= pda.GetAccess())
+				active_bot.bot_control(command= "summon", user_turf= get_turf(usr), user_access= host_pda.GetAccess())
 			else //Forward all other bot commands to the bot itself!
 				active_bot.bot_control(command= href_list["op"], user= usr)
 
@@ -700,9 +685,9 @@ Code:
 
 		active_bot.bot_control(command= href_list["mule"], user= usr, pda= 1)
 
-	generate_menu(usr)
-	print_to_host(menu)
-
+	if(!host_pda)
+		return
+	host_pda.attack_self(usr)
 
 
 /obj/item/weapon/cartridge/proc/bot_control()
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/cart.dm.rej b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/cart.dm.rej
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a8156247a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/cart.dm.rej
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+diff a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/cart.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/cart.dm	(rejected hunks)
+@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
+ 	var/spam_enabled = 0 //Enables "Send to All" Option
+ 
+ 	var/obj/item/device/pda/host_pda = null
+-	var/mode = null
+ 	var/menu
+ 	var/datum/data/record/active1 = null //General
+ 	var/datum/data/record/active2 = null //Medical
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/radio.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/radio.dm
index a83c6247f8..d0ec3d8ca6 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/radio.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/radio.dm
@@ -3,18 +3,14 @@
 	desc = "An electronic radio system of nanotrasen origin."
 	icon = 'icons/obj/module.dmi'
 	icon_state = "power_mod"
-	var/obj/item/device/pda/hostpda = null
 
 	var/on = 0 //Are we currently active??
 	var/menu_message = ""
 
 /obj/item/radio/integrated/Initialize()
 	. = ..()
-	if (istype(loc.loc, /obj/item/device/pda))
-		hostpda = loc.loc
 
 /obj/item/radio/integrated/Destroy()
-	hostpda = null
 	return ..()
 
 /*
@@ -63,4 +59,4 @@
 
 	radio_connection.post_signal(src, signal)
 
-	return
\ No newline at end of file
+	return