diff --git a/awips/RadarCommon.py b/awips/RadarCommon.py
index 23e227d..f09b362 100644
--- a/awips/RadarCommon.py
+++ b/awips/RadarCommon.py
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ def get_hdf5_data(idra):
     threshVals = []
     if len(idra) > 0:
         for ii in range(len(idra)):
-           if idra[ii].getName() == b"Data":
+           if idra[ii].getName() == "Data":
               rdat = idra[ii]
-           elif idra[ii].getName() == b"Angles":
+           elif idra[ii].getName() == "Angles":
               azdat = idra[ii]
               dattyp = "radial"
-           elif idra[ii].getName() == b"DependentValues":
+           elif idra[ii].getName() == "DependentValues":
               depVals = idra[ii].getShortData()
-           elif idra[ii].getName() == b"Thresholds":
+           elif idra[ii].getName() == "Thresholds":
               threshVals = idra[ii].getShortData()
 
     return rdat,azdat,depVals,threshVals
diff --git a/awips/test/dafTests/baseBufrMosTestCase.py b/awips/test/dafTests/baseBufrMosTestCase.py
index 8004511..e1e990d 100644
--- a/awips/test/dafTests/baseBufrMosTestCase.py
+++ b/awips/test/dafTests/baseBufrMosTestCase.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import unittest
 class BufrMosTestCase(baseDafTestCase.DafTestCase):
     """Base class for testing DAF support of bufrmos data"""
 
-    data_params = b"temperature", b"dewpoint"
+    data_params = "temperature", "dewpoint"
 
     def testGetAvailableParameters(self):
         req = DAL.newDataRequest(self.datatype)
diff --git a/awips/test/dafTests/testBufrMosHpc.py b/awips/test/dafTests/testBufrMosHpc.py
index e479e40..045ac8a 100644
--- a/awips/test/dafTests/testBufrMosHpc.py
+++ b/awips/test/dafTests/testBufrMosHpc.py
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ class BufrMosHpcTestCase(baseBufrMosTestCase.BufrMosTestCase):
     """Test DAF support for bufrmosHPC data"""
 
     datatype = "bufrmosHPC"
-    data_params = b"forecastHr", b"maxTemp24Hour"
+    data_params = "forecastHr", "maxTemp24Hour"
 
     # All tests inherited from superclass
diff --git a/awips/test/dafTests/testBufrMosMrf.py b/awips/test/dafTests/testBufrMosMrf.py
index 2dbe9bc..13bf1b7 100644
--- a/awips/test/dafTests/testBufrMosMrf.py
+++ b/awips/test/dafTests/testBufrMosMrf.py
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ class BufrMosMrfTestCase(baseBufrMosTestCase.BufrMosTestCase):
     """Test DAF support for bufrmosMRF data"""
 
     datatype = "bufrmosMRF"
-    data_params = b"forecastHr", b"maxTempDay"
+    data_params = "forecastHr", "maxTempDay"
 
     # All tests inherited from superclass