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frontend/src/App.tsx

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ import {
   SetCompactMode,
   GetCATState, SetCATFrequency, SetCATMode, SwitchCATRig,
   GetSecretStatus, UnlockSecrets,
-  RefreshCtyDat,
+  RefreshCtyDat, DownloadAllReferenceLists,
   RotatorGoTo, RotatorStop, GetRotatorHeading,
-  GetDBConnectionInfo,
+  GetDBConnectionInfo, GetLogbookRevision,
   GetUltrabeamStatus, SetUltrabeamDirection,
   OpenExternalURL,
   ConnectAllClusters, DisconnectAllClusters, GetClusterStatus, SendClusterCommand,
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import { SendEQSLModal } from '@/components/qsl/SendEQSLModal';
 import { AutoEQSL } from '@/components/qsl/AutoEQSL';
 import { ConfirmDialog } from '@/components/ConfirmDialog';
 import { SettingsModal } from '@/components/SettingsModal';
+import { FirstRunModal } from '@/components/FirstRunModal';
 import { QSOEditModal } from '@/components/QSOEditModal';
 import { BandMap } from '@/components/BandMap';
 import { MainMap } from '@/components/MainMap';
@@ -435,7 +436,6 @@ export default function App() {
   const [qsos, setQsos] = useState<QSO[]>([]);
   const [total, setTotal] = useState<number>(0);
   const [error, setError] = useState('');
-  const [migratedBanner, setMigratedBanner] = useState(false);
   // Secret vault (encrypted passwords): prompt to unlock at launch when a
   // passphrase is configured but not yet entered this session.
   const [unlockOpen, setUnlockOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -667,6 +667,7 @@ export default function App() {
   const [showDeleteAll, setShowDeleteAll] = useState(false);
   const [deletingAll, setDeletingAll] = useState(false);
   const [ctyRefreshing, setCtyRefreshing] = useState(false);
+  const [refsDownloading, setRefsDownloading] = useState(false);
 
   // === ADIF ===
   const [importing, setImporting] = useState(false);
@@ -732,6 +733,7 @@ export default function App() {
     callsign: '', operator: '',
     my_grid: '', my_country: '', my_sota_ref: '', my_pota_ref: '',
   });
+  const [showFirstRun, setShowFirstRun] = useState(false);
   myCallRef.current = (station.callsign || '').toUpperCase();
 
   // Bearing/distance from operator's grid to the DX — used by the entry-strip
@@ -864,6 +866,36 @@ export default function App() {
   // local SQLite file path).
   useEffect(() => { GetDBConnectionInfo().then((i) => setDbConn(i as any)).catch(() => {}); }, []);
 
+  // The logbook can switch at runtime when the active profile changes (each
+  // profile can target its own SQLite/MySQL database). Refresh the grid and the
+  // status-bar label when that happens.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const off = EventsOn('logbook:changed', () => {
+      GetDBConnectionInfo().then((i) => setDbConn(i as any)).catch(() => {});
+      refresh();
+    });
+    return () => { off(); };
+  }, [refresh]);
+
+  // Live sync for a SHARED MySQL logbook: poll a cheap revision fingerprint so
+  // QSOs another operator's instance adds/removes show up here within a few
+  // seconds, without a manual refresh. Pointless on local SQLite (single writer).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (dbConn?.backend !== 'mysql') return;
+    let alive = true;
+    let last = '';
+    const tick = async () => {
+      try {
+        const rev = await GetLogbookRevision();
+        if (alive && last && rev !== last) await refresh();
+        if (alive) last = rev;
+      } catch { /* logbook briefly unavailable — try again next tick */ }
+    };
+    tick();
+    const id = window.setInterval(tick, 2000);
+    return () => { alive = false; window.clearInterval(id); };
+  }, [dbConn, refresh]);
+
   // RX freq mirrors TX freq on every TX change (unless the rig is in split,
   // where the RX freq is genuinely different). It stays editable by hand:
   // a manual RX edit sticks until the next TX-freq change re-syncs it.
@@ -986,8 +1018,12 @@ export default function App() {
         // case its one-shot fetch ran during the startup race (before the
         // backend was determined) and grabbed the wrong/stale value.
         GetDBConnectionInfo().then((i) => { if (alive) setDbConn(i as any); }).catch(() => {});
-      } else if (!ok && alive && tries++ < 30) {
-        timer = window.setTimeout(attempt, 500);
+      } else if (!ok && alive && tries++ < 360) {
+        // Quick retries at first (normal startup connects in ~2 s); then keep
+        // trying for several minutes, because the very first migration against a
+        // slow remote MySQL can legitimately take that long before the logbook
+        // is ready. Stays silent so no "db not available" flashes meanwhile.
+        timer = window.setTimeout(attempt, tries < 20 ? 500 : 1000);
       } else if (!ok && alive) {
         refresh(); // give up quietly retrying; surface the error now
       }
@@ -1000,7 +1036,12 @@ export default function App() {
       try {
         const st = await GetStartupStatus();
         if (!st.ok) { setError(`Startup failed: ${st.err}\nDB path: ${st.db_path}`); return; }
-        if ((st as any).migrated_from_app_data) setMigratedBanner(true);
+        // First launch (or a never-configured profile): collect the mandatory
+        // station identity before anything else.
+        try {
+          const ss = await GetStationSettings();
+          if (!ss.callsign?.trim()) setShowFirstRun(true);
+        } catch {}
       } catch {}
       // Prompt to unlock encrypted passwords if a passphrase is configured.
       try {
@@ -1186,6 +1227,16 @@ export default function App() {
       setWkSendOnType(!!s.send_on_type);
     } catch { /* keyer not configured */ }
   }, []);
+
+  // Every setting is per-profile, so when the active profile changes the whole
+  // main UI re-reads its config (station identity, lists, CAT, keyer). The Go
+  // side reloads its managers; this keeps the React state in sync.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const off = EventsOn('profile:changed', () => {
+      loadStation(); loadLists(); loadCATCfg(); reloadWk();
+    });
+    return () => { off(); };
+  }, [loadStation, loadLists, loadCATCfg, reloadWk]);
   useEffect(() => {
     (async () => {
       await reloadWk();
@@ -1723,11 +1774,12 @@ export default function App() {
       // Maintenance — bumped here while we only have one entry. Will move
       // to a Tools → Maintenance submenu once Clublog + LoTW refresh land.
       { type: 'item', label: ctyRefreshing ? 'Refreshing cty.dat…' : 'Refresh cty.dat', action: 'tools.refreshCty', disabled: ctyRefreshing },
+      { type: 'item', label: refsDownloading ? 'Downloading reference lists…' : 'Download reference lists (IOTA/POTA/WWFF/SOTA)', action: 'tools.downloadRefs', disabled: refsDownloading },
     ]},
     { name: 'help', label: 'Help', items: [
       { type: 'item', label: 'About OpsLog', action: 'help.about', disabled: true },
     ]},
-  ], [total, selectedId, ctyRefreshing, exporting, wkEnabled, dvkEnabled]);
+  ], [total, selectedId, ctyRefreshing, refsDownloading, exporting, wkEnabled, dvkEnabled]);
 
   function handleMenu(action: string) {
     switch (action) {
@@ -1744,6 +1796,21 @@ export default function App() {
       case 'tools.winkeyer':    wkSetEnabled(!wkEnabled); break;
       case 'tools.dvk':         setDvkEnabled((v) => !v); break;
       case 'tools.refreshCty':  refreshCtyDat(); break;
+      case 'tools.downloadRefs': downloadRefs(); break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function downloadRefs() {
+    if (refsDownloading) return;
+    setRefsDownloading(true);
+    setError('');
+    try {
+      const summary = await DownloadAllReferenceLists();
+      showToast(`Reference lists updated — ${summary}`);
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      setError(`Reference download failed: ${String(e?.message ?? e)}`);
+    } finally {
+      setRefsDownloading(false);
     }
   }
 
@@ -2366,18 +2433,13 @@ export default function App() {
         </div>
       )}
 
-      {/* Transient toasts (bottom-right). Errors stack on top of the green
-          success toast; both auto-dismiss. */}
-      {migratedBanner && (
-        <div className="fixed top-4 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 z-[110] flex items-start gap-3 rounded-lg border border-emerald-400 bg-emerald-50 text-emerald-900 px-4 py-3 text-sm shadow-xl max-w-lg animate-in fade-in slide-in-from-top-2">
-          <span className="flex-1">
-            <strong>Migration complete.</strong> Your data has been copied to the data folder next to OpsLog.exe.
-            Please <strong>restart OpsLog</strong> to use the new location.
-          </span>
-          <button className="shrink-0 text-emerald-600 hover:text-emerald-800" onClick={() => setMigratedBanner(false)}>×</button>
-        </div>
+      {/* First launch: mandatory station identity. Blocks until filled. */}
+      {showFirstRun && (
+        <FirstRunModal onDone={() => { setShowFirstRun(false); loadStation(); refresh(); }} />
       )}
 
+      {/* Transient toasts (bottom-right). Errors stack on top of the green
+          success toast; both auto-dismiss. */}
       {/* Unlock encrypted passwords (set via Settings → Security). Dismissable:
           skipping leaves lookups/uploads without their passwords until unlocked. */}
       {unlockOpen && (

frontend/src/components/AwardRefSelector.tsx

@@ -63,13 +63,16 @@ export function AwardRefSelector({ dxcc, value, onChange, fieldValues }: Props)
   // for a French call but not for others.
   const awards = useMemo(() => {
     return defs.filter((d) => {
-      // Computed awards (field = dxcc/state/cqz/…) are derived automatically.
+      // Computed awards (field = dxcc/cqz/…) are derived automatically.
       if (COMPUTED_FIELDS.has(String(d.field ?? '').toLowerCase())) return false;
-      const m = metas[String(d.code).toUpperCase()];
-      const hasRefs = (m?.count ?? 0) > 0 || !!m?.can_update || !!d.dynamic;
-      if (!hasRefs) return false;
       const scope = d.dxcc_filter ?? [];
       if (scope.length > 0 && (!dxcc || !scope.includes(dxcc))) return false;
+      // Offer the award even when its reference list isn't loaded yet: a custom
+      // award (e.g. "Worked All Provinces of China") has no built-in list, so
+      // requiring one would make it impossible to assign references by hand. The
+      // operator can pick from a loaded list when present, or add an unlisted
+      // reference (the right-hand panel). Dynamic / list-backed awards behave as
+      // before — they just always pass here now.
       return true;
     }).map((d) => ({ code: d.code, name: d.name, field: String(d.field ?? '').toLowerCase() }))
       .sort((a, b) => a.code.localeCompare(b.code));

frontend/src/components/AwardsPanel.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
-import { Award as AwardIcon, RefreshCw, Loader2, Search, Pencil, X, Grid3x3, List, BarChart3, AlertTriangle } from 'lucide-react';
-import { GetAwardDefs, GetAward, AwardCellQSOs, GetAwardStats, AwardMissingQSOs } from '../../wailsjs/go/main/App';
+import { Award as AwardIcon, RefreshCw, Loader2, Search, Pencil, X, Grid3x3, List, BarChart3, AlertTriangle, ChevronUp, ChevronDown } from 'lucide-react';
+import { GetAwardDefs, GetAward, AwardCellQSOs, GetAwardStats, AwardMissingQSOs, ListAwardReferences, AssignAwardRefToQSOs } from '../../wailsjs/go/main/App';
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import { Checkbox } from '@/components/ui/checkbox';
 import { Select, SelectTrigger, SelectValue, SelectContent, SelectItem } from '@/components/ui/select';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { AwardEditor } from '@/components/AwardEditor';
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ function ProgressBar({ worked, confirmed, total }: { worked: number; confirmed:
   );
 }
 
-type AwardListItem = { code: string; name: string; valid?: boolean };
+type AwardListItem = { code: string; name: string; valid?: boolean; bands?: string[] };
 
 export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void } = {}) {
   const [awardList, setAwardList] = useState<AwardListItem[]>([]);
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
     try {
       const defs = ((await GetAwardDefs()) ?? []) as any[];
       const list: AwardListItem[] = defs
-        .map((d) => ({ code: d.code, name: d.name, valid: d.valid }))
+        .map((d) => ({ code: d.code, name: d.name, valid: d.valid, bands: d.valid_bands ?? [] }))
         .sort((a, b) => a.code.localeCompare(b.code));
       setAwardList(list);
       const first = list.find((a) => a.code === selected) ?? list[0];
@@ -121,6 +122,17 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
 
   const current = byCode[selected];
 
+  // Band columns for the reference matrix: restrict to the award's own valid
+  // bands (e.g. WAPC = 40/20/15/10m) so the grid isn't padded with bands the
+  // award doesn't count. An award with no band restriction shows all bands.
+  const gridBands = useMemo(() => {
+    const vb = (awardList.find((a) => a.code === selected)?.bands ?? []).map((b) => b.toLowerCase());
+    if (vb.length === 0) return GRID_BANDS;
+    const set = new Set(vb);
+    const filtered = GRID_BANDS.filter((b) => set.has(b));
+    return filtered.length ? filtered : GRID_BANDS;
+  }, [awardList, selected]);
+
   const filteredRefs = useMemo(() => {
     if (!current) return [];
     const q = refSearch.trim().toUpperCase();
@@ -228,10 +240,10 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
             {/* Band breakdown */}
             {(current.bands ?? []).length > 0 && (
               <div className="px-4 py-2 border-b border-border/60">
-                <div className="text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground mb-1.5">By band (confirmed / worked)</div>
+                <div className="text-xs uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground mb-1.5">By band (confirmed / worked)</div>
                 <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
                   {(current.bands ?? []).map((b) => (
-                    <div key={b.band} className="rounded-md border border-border bg-card px-2 py-1 text-xs">
+                    <div key={b.band} className="rounded-md border border-border bg-card px-2.5 py-1 text-sm">
                       <span className="font-mono font-semibold">{b.band}</span>{' '}
                       <span className="text-emerald-600 font-mono">{b.confirmed}</span>
                       <span className="text-muted-foreground font-mono">/{b.worked}</span>
@@ -245,9 +257,9 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 flex-wrap">
               <div className="relative">
                 <Search className="size-3.5 absolute left-2 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-muted-foreground" />
-                <Input className="h-7 w-56 pl-7 text-xs" placeholder="Filter references…" value={refSearch} onChange={(e) => setRefSearch(e.target.value)} />
+                <Input className="h-8 w-56 pl-7 text-sm" placeholder="Filter references…" value={refSearch} onChange={(e) => setRefSearch(e.target.value)} />
               </div>
-              <div className="flex items-center rounded-md border border-border overflow-hidden text-xs">
+              <div className="flex items-center rounded-md border border-border overflow-hidden text-sm">
                 {([['all', 'All'], ['worked', 'Wkd'], ['notworked', 'Not wkd'], ['worked_notconf', 'Wkd not cfmd']] as const).map(([k, label]) => (
                   <button key={k} onClick={() => setRefFilter(k)}
                     className={cn('px-2 py-1', refFilter === k ? 'bg-accent font-medium' : 'hover:bg-accent/50 text-muted-foreground')}>
@@ -255,10 +267,10 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
                   </button>
                 ))}
               </div>
-              <span className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">{filteredRefs.length} ref{filteredRefs.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}</span>
+              <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{filteredRefs.length} ref{filteredRefs.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}</span>
               <button
                 onClick={() => setShowMissing(true)}
-                className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-amber-700 hover:text-amber-900 border border-amber-300 bg-amber-50 rounded px-2 py-1"
+                className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-amber-700 hover:text-amber-900 border border-amber-300 bg-amber-50 rounded px-2 py-1"
                 title="Contacts in this award's scope (right DXCC/band/mode) but with no reference — they're excluded until you add it"
               >
                 <AlertTriangle className="size-3" /> Missing refs
@@ -283,13 +295,13 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
                 {statsLoading || !stats ? (
                   <div className="p-4 text-xs text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-2"><Loader2 className="size-3.5 animate-spin" /> Computing…</div>
                 ) : (
-                  <table className="text-xs border-separate" style={{ borderSpacing: 0 }}>
+                  <table className="text-sm border-separate" style={{ borderSpacing: 0 }}>
                     <thead className="sticky top-0 z-10">
                       <tr className="bg-card">
-                        <th className="sticky left-0 z-20 bg-card text-left py-1 pr-3 font-medium border-b border-border">Statistic</th>
-                        {stats.bands.map((b) => <th key={b} className="py-1 px-1 font-mono font-medium border-b border-border text-center w-10">{b}</th>)}
-                        <th className="py-1 px-2 font-medium border-b border-border text-center">Total</th>
-                        <th className="py-1 px-2 font-medium border-b border-border text-center">Grand</th>
+                        <th className="sticky left-0 z-20 bg-card text-left py-1.5 pr-3 font-medium border-b border-border">Statistic</th>
+                        {stats.bands.map((b) => <th key={b} className="py-1.5 px-1 font-mono font-medium border-b border-border text-center w-11">{b}</th>)}
+                        <th className="py-1.5 px-2 font-medium border-b border-border text-center">Total</th>
+                        <th className="py-1.5 px-2 font-medium border-b border-border text-center">Grand</th>
                       </tr>
                     </thead>
                     <tbody>
@@ -297,13 +309,13 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
                         const isGroupStart = row.label === 'WORKED' || /^WORKED /.test(row.label);
                         return (
                           <tr key={row.label} className={cn(i % 3 === 0 && i > 0 && 'border-t-2 border-border')}>
-                            <td className={cn('sticky left-0 bg-card py-0.5 pr-3 border-b border-border/30 whitespace-nowrap',
+                            <td className={cn('sticky left-0 bg-card py-1 pr-3 border-b border-border/30 whitespace-nowrap',
                               isGroupStart ? 'font-semibold text-foreground' : 'text-muted-foreground')}>{row.label}</td>
                             {row.cells.map((c, j) => (
-                              <td key={j} className={cn('text-center py-0.5 border-b border-l border-border/20 font-mono', c > 0 ? 'bg-emerald-500/15 text-emerald-700' : 'text-muted-foreground/30')}>{c || ''}</td>
+                              <td key={j} className={cn('text-center py-1 border-b border-l border-border/20 font-mono', c > 0 ? 'bg-emerald-500/15 text-emerald-700' : 'text-muted-foreground/30')}>{c || ''}</td>
                             ))}
-                            <td className="text-center py-0.5 px-2 border-b border-l border-border font-mono font-semibold">{row.total || ''}</td>
-                            <td className="text-center py-0.5 px-2 border-b border-l border-border/20 font-mono text-muted-foreground">{row.grand_total || ''}</td>
+                            <td className="text-center py-1 px-2 border-b border-l border-border font-mono font-semibold">{row.total || ''}</td>
+                            <td className="text-center py-1 px-2 border-b border-l border-border/20 font-mono text-muted-foreground">{row.grand_total || ''}</td>
                           </tr>
                         );
                       })}
@@ -313,30 +325,30 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
               </div>
             ) : view === 'grid' ? (
               <div className="flex-1 overflow-auto px-4 pb-3">
-                <table className="text-xs border-separate" style={{ borderSpacing: 0 }}>
+                <table className="text-sm border-separate" style={{ borderSpacing: 0 }}>
                   <thead className="sticky top-0 z-10">
                     <tr className="bg-card">
-                      <th className="sticky left-0 z-20 bg-card text-left py-1 pr-2 font-medium border-b border-border w-24">Ref</th>
-                      <th className="text-left py-1 pr-3 font-medium border-b border-border">Description</th>
-                      {GRID_BANDS.map((b) => (
-                        <th key={b} className="py-1 px-1 font-mono font-medium border-b border-border text-center w-9">{b}</th>
+                      <th className="sticky left-0 z-20 bg-card text-left py-1.5 pr-2 font-medium border-b border-border w-24">Ref</th>
+                      <th className="text-left py-1.5 pr-3 font-medium border-b border-border">Description</th>
+                      {gridBands.map((b) => (
+                        <th key={b} className="py-1.5 px-1 font-mono font-medium border-b border-border text-center w-11">{b}</th>
                       ))}
                     </tr>
                   </thead>
                   <tbody>
                     {filteredRefs.map((r) => (
                       <tr key={r.ref} className={cn('hover:bg-accent/20', !r.worked && 'opacity-60')}>
-                        <td className="sticky left-0 bg-card hover:bg-accent/20 py-0.5 pr-2 font-mono font-semibold border-b border-border/30">{r.ref}</td>
-                        <td className="py-0.5 pr-3 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[260px] border-b border-border/30">
+                        <td className="sticky left-0 bg-card hover:bg-accent/20 py-1 pr-2 font-mono font-semibold border-b border-border/30">{r.ref}</td>
+                        <td className="py-1 pr-3 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[360px] border-b border-border/30">
                           {r.name}{r.group ? <span className="text-muted-foreground/60"> · {r.group}</span> : ''}
                         </td>
-                        {GRID_BANDS.map((b) => {
+                        {gridBands.map((b) => {
                           const s = cellStatus(r, b);
                           return (
                             <td key={b} className="border-b border-l border-border/30 p-0 text-center">
-                              {s === 'none' ? <span className="block w-9 h-5" /> : (
+                              {s === 'none' ? <span className="block w-11 h-7" /> : (
                                 <button
-                                  className={cn('block w-9 h-5 text-[10px] font-bold', CELL_STYLE[s], 'hover:brightness-110')}
+                                  className={cn('block w-11 h-7 text-[11px] font-bold', CELL_STYLE[s], 'hover:brightness-110')}
                                   title={`${r.ref} · ${b} — click to view QSOs`}
                                   onClick={() => setCell({ ref: r.ref, band: b, name: r.name })}
                                 >{CELL_LABEL[s]}</button>
@@ -351,22 +363,22 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
               </div>
             ) : (
               <div className="flex-1 overflow-auto px-4 pb-3">
-                <table className="w-full text-xs">
+                <table className="w-full text-sm">
                   <thead className="sticky top-0 bg-card">
                     <tr className="text-left text-muted-foreground border-b border-border">
-                      <th className="py-1 pr-2 font-medium w-24">Ref</th>
-                      <th className="py-1 pr-2 font-medium">Name</th>
-                      <th className="py-1 pr-2 font-medium w-40">Group</th>
-                      <th className="py-1 pr-2 font-medium w-24">Status</th>
-                      <th className="py-1 font-medium">Bands</th>
+                      <th className="py-1.5 pr-2 font-medium w-24">Ref</th>
+                      <th className="py-1.5 pr-2 font-medium">Name</th>
+                      <th className="py-1.5 pr-2 font-medium w-40">Group</th>
+                      <th className="py-1.5 pr-2 font-medium w-24">Status</th>
+                      <th className="py-1.5 font-medium">Bands</th>
                     </tr>
                   </thead>
                   <tbody>
                     {filteredRefs.map((r) => (
                       <tr key={r.ref} className={cn('border-b border-border/30', !r.worked && 'opacity-50')}>
                         <td className="py-1 pr-2 font-mono font-semibold">{r.ref}</td>
-                        <td className="py-1 pr-2 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[240px]">{r.name}</td>
-                        <td className="py-1 pr-2 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[150px]">{r.group}</td>
+                        <td className="py-1 pr-2 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[340px]">{r.name}</td>
+                        <td className="py-1 pr-2 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[200px]">{r.group}</td>
                         <td className="py-1 pr-2">
                           {!r.worked ? <span className="text-muted-foreground/70">— missing</span>
                             : r.validated ? <span className="text-emerald-600">validated</span>
@@ -401,23 +413,91 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
 // MissingQSOModal lists contacts within an award's scope that carry NO
 // reference — the silent gaps. Rows open the QSO editor so the operator can add
 // the missing reference (e.g. a department for DDFM).
+type MissingSortKey = 'qso_date' | 'callsign' | 'band' | 'mode' | 'country' | 'qth';
+
 function MissingQSOModal({ code, name, onClose, onEditQSO }: { code: string; name: string; onClose: () => void; onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }) {
   const [qsos, setQsos] = useState<any[]>([]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [sel, setSel] = useState<Set<number>>(new Set());
+  const [sortKey, setSortKey] = useState<MissingSortKey>('callsign');
+  const [sortDir, setSortDir] = useState<'asc' | 'desc'>('asc');
+  const [refs, setRefs] = useState<Array<{ code: string; name: string }>>([]);
+  const [assignRef, setAssignRef] = useState('');
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+  const [msg, setMsg] = useState('');
+
   const load = () => {
     setLoading(true);
+    setSel(new Set());
     AwardMissingQSOs(code)
       .then((r) => setQsos((r ?? []) as any))
       .catch(() => setQsos([]))
       .finally(() => setLoading(false));
   };
   useEffect(() => { load(); }, [code]);
-  // Distinct stations vs total contacts (a station may appear on several QSOs).
+  // The award's reference list drives the "assign" dropdown (e.g. China provinces).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    ListAwardReferences(code)
+      .then((r) => setRefs(((r ?? []) as any[]).map((x) => ({ code: String(x.code).toUpperCase(), name: String(x.name ?? '') }))))
+      .catch(() => setRefs([]));
+  }, [code]);
+
+  const qthOf = (q: any) => String(q.qth || q.notes || '');
+  const sorted = useMemo(() => {
+    const dir = sortDir === 'asc' ? 1 : -1;
+    const val = (q: any): string => {
+      switch (sortKey) {
+        case 'qso_date': return String(q.qso_date ?? '');
+        case 'callsign': return String(q.callsign ?? '').toUpperCase();
+        case 'band': return String(q.band ?? '');
+        case 'mode': return String(q.mode ?? '');
+        case 'country': return String(q.country ?? '').toUpperCase();
+        case 'qth': return qthOf(q).toUpperCase();
+      }
+    };
+    return [...qsos].sort((a, b) => val(a).localeCompare(val(b)) * dir);
+  }, [qsos, sortKey, sortDir]);
+
+  const ids = useMemo(() => sorted.map((q) => q.id as number).filter(Boolean), [sorted]);
+  const allSelected = ids.length > 0 && ids.every((id) => sel.has(id));
+  const toggleAll = () => setSel(allSelected ? new Set() : new Set(ids));
+  const toggle = (id: number) => setSel((s) => { const n = new Set(s); n.has(id) ? n.delete(id) : n.add(id); return n; });
+  const setSort = (k: MissingSortKey) => {
+    if (k === sortKey) setSortDir((d) => (d === 'asc' ? 'desc' : 'asc'));
+    else { setSortKey(k); setSortDir('asc'); }
+  };
+
+  async function applyAssign() {
+    if (!assignRef || sel.size === 0) return;
+    setBusy(true); setMsg('');
+    try {
+      const assignedIds = Array.from(sel);
+      const n = await AssignAwardRefToQSOs(code, assignRef, assignedIds);
+      // Optimistic: the assigned contacts now carry a reference, so drop them
+      // from the list locally instead of re-running the slow whole-log scan.
+      const done = new Set(assignedIds);
+      setQsos((list) => list.filter((q) => !done.has(q.id as number)));
+      setSel(new Set());
+      setMsg(`Assigned ${code}@${assignRef} to ${n} contact${n > 1 ? 's' : ''}.`);
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      setMsg(String(e?.message ?? e));
+    } finally { setBusy(false); }
+  }
+
   const stations = useMemo(() => new Set(qsos.map((q) => String(q.callsign || '').toUpperCase())).size, [qsos]);
   const fmt = (s: any) => { const d = new Date(s); return isNaN(d.getTime()) ? '' : d.toISOString().slice(0, 16).replace('T', ' '); };
+
+  const SortTh = ({ k, label, className }: { k: MissingSortKey; label: string; className?: string }) => (
+    <th className={cn('py-1 pr-2 font-medium cursor-pointer select-none hover:text-foreground', className)} onClick={() => setSort(k)}>
+      <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-0.5">{label}
+        {sortKey === k && (sortDir === 'asc' ? <ChevronUp className="size-3" /> : <ChevronDown className="size-3" />)}
+      </span>
+    </th>
+  );
+
   return (
     <div className="fixed inset-0 z-50 bg-black/40 grid place-items-center" onClick={onClose}>
-      <div className="bg-card border border-border rounded-lg shadow-xl w-[760px] max-h-[80vh] flex flex-col" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
+      <div className="bg-card border border-border rounded-lg shadow-xl w-[860px] max-h-[80vh] flex flex-col" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2.5 border-b">
           <AlertTriangle className="size-4 text-amber-600" />
           <span className="font-semibold text-sm">{code} — contacts missing a reference</span>
@@ -432,8 +512,28 @@ function MissingQSOModal({ code, name, onClose, onEditQSO }: { code: string; nam
         </div>
         <div className="px-4 py-2 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground border-b border-border/50">
           In this award's scope (DXCC / band / mode / dates) but no reference was found — so they don't count yet.
-          {onEditQSO && ' Click a row to open the QSO and add the reference.'}
+          Sort by a column, tick the matching contacts, then assign the reference below.{onEditQSO && ' (Or click a row to open the QSO.)'}
         </div>
+
+        {/* Bulk-assign toolbar */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 border-b border-border/50 bg-muted/20">
+          <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{sel.size} selected →</span>
+          <Select value={assignRef} onValueChange={setAssignRef}>
+            <SelectTrigger className="h-7 w-64 text-xs"><SelectValue placeholder="Choose a reference to assign…" /></SelectTrigger>
+            <SelectContent className="max-h-72">
+              {refs.map((r) => (
+                <SelectItem key={r.code} value={r.code}>
+                  <span className="font-mono font-semibold">{r.code}</span>{r.name ? <span className="text-muted-foreground"> · {r.name}</span> : ''}
+                </SelectItem>
+              ))}
+            </SelectContent>
+          </Select>
+          <Button size="sm" disabled={!assignRef || sel.size === 0 || busy} onClick={applyAssign}>
+            {busy ? <Loader2 className="size-3.5 animate-spin" /> : null} Assign to {sel.size} selected
+          </Button>
+          {msg && <span className="text-[11px] text-emerald-700">{msg}</span>}
+        </div>
+
         <div className="flex-1 overflow-auto">
           {loading ? (
             <div className="p-4 text-xs text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-2"><Loader2 className="size-3.5 animate-spin" /> Scanning…</div>
@@ -443,22 +543,35 @@ function MissingQSOModal({ code, name, onClose, onEditQSO }: { code: string; nam
             </div>
           ) : (
             <table className="w-full text-xs">
-              <thead className="sticky top-0 bg-card text-left text-muted-foreground border-b border-border">
-                <tr><th className="py-1 px-3 font-medium">Date (UTC)</th><th className="py-1 pr-2 font-medium">Callsign</th><th className="py-1 pr-2 font-medium">Band</th><th className="py-1 pr-2 font-medium">Mode</th><th className="py-1 pr-2 font-medium">Country</th><th className="py-1 pr-3 font-medium">QTH / Note</th></tr>
+              <thead className="sticky top-0 bg-card text-left text-muted-foreground border-b border-border z-10">
+                <tr>
+                  <th className="py-1 px-3 w-8"><Checkbox checked={allSelected} onCheckedChange={toggleAll} /></th>
+                  <SortTh k="qso_date" label="Date (UTC)" className="pl-0" />
+                  <SortTh k="callsign" label="Callsign" />
+                  <SortTh k="band" label="Band" />
+                  <SortTh k="mode" label="Mode" />
+                  <SortTh k="country" label="Country" />
+                  <SortTh k="qth" label="QTH / Note" />
+                </tr>
               </thead>
               <tbody>
-                {qsos.map((q, i) => (
-                  <tr key={q.id ?? i}
-                    className={cn('border-b border-border/30', onEditQSO && 'cursor-pointer hover:bg-accent/40')}
-                    onClick={() => onEditQSO && q.id && onEditQSO(q.id as number)}>
-                    <td className="py-1 px-3 font-mono">{fmt(q.qso_date)}</td>
-                    <td className="py-1 pr-2 font-mono font-semibold">{q.callsign}</td>
-                    <td className="py-1 pr-2">{q.band}</td>
-                    <td className="py-1 pr-2">{q.mode}</td>
-                    <td className="py-1 pr-2 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[120px]">{q.country}</td>
-                    <td className="py-1 pr-3 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[200px]">{q.qth || q.notes}</td>
-                  </tr>
-                ))}
+                {sorted.map((q, i) => {
+                  const id = q.id as number;
+                  return (
+                    <tr key={id ?? i}
+                      className={cn('border-b border-border/30', sel.has(id) && 'bg-accent/30', onEditQSO && 'hover:bg-accent/40')}>
+                      <td className="py-1 px-3" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
+                        <Checkbox checked={sel.has(id)} onCheckedChange={() => toggle(id)} />
+                      </td>
+                      <td className={cn('py-1 font-mono', onEditQSO && 'cursor-pointer')} onClick={() => onEditQSO && id && onEditQSO(id)}>{fmt(q.qso_date)}</td>
+                      <td className={cn('py-1 pr-2 font-mono font-semibold', onEditQSO && 'cursor-pointer')} onClick={() => onEditQSO && id && onEditQSO(id)}>{q.callsign}</td>
+                      <td className="py-1 pr-2">{q.band}</td>
+                      <td className="py-1 pr-2">{q.mode}</td>
+                      <td className="py-1 pr-2 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[140px]">{q.country}</td>
+                      <td className="py-1 pr-3 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[260px]">{qthOf(q)}</td>
+                    </tr>
+                  );
+                })}
               </tbody>
             </table>
           )}

frontend/src/components/BandSlotGrid.tsx

@@ -104,16 +104,25 @@ export function BandSlotGrid({ wb, busy, currentBand, currentMode, bands, hasCal
   // "Newness" of the current band+mode entry, for the award/DX-chase badges.
   // Derived straight from the entity's real band_status (all bands it was
   // worked on — not just the operator's configured column list).
-  const curClass = CLASSES.find((c) => classMatchesMode(c, currentMode));
-  const statusKeys = useMemo(() => Array.from(statusMap.keys()), [statusMap]);
-  const slotStatus = curClass ? statusMap.get(`${currentBand}|${curClass}`) : undefined;
-  const bandWorked = statusKeys.some((k) => k.split('|')[0] === currentBand);
-  const modeWorked = !!curClass && statusKeys.some((k) => k.split('|')[1] === curClass);
-  const newBand = hasDxcc && !newOne && !bandWorked;
-  const newMode = hasDxcc && !newOne && !!curClass && !modeWorked;
-  const newBandMode = hasDxcc && !newOne && !!curClass && !slotStatus;
-  // New slot for THIS call: worked the op before, but not on this band+mode.
-  const newSlot = !newOne && callCount > 0 && !!curClass && slotStatus !== 'call_c' && slotStatus !== 'call_w';
+  // Newness uses the ACTUAL mode (FT8 / FT4 / RTTY…), not the PH/CW/DIG class:
+  // DIG is a group, so FT4 after FT8 is genuinely a new mode. dxcc_band_modes
+  // lists every real (band, mode) the entity was worked on.
+  const bandModes = (wb?.dxcc_band_modes ?? []) as { band: string; mode: string }[];
+  const curMode = (currentMode || '').toUpperCase().trim();
+  const bandWorked = bandModes.some((bm) => bm.band === currentBand);          // entity worked on this band (any mode)
+  const modeWorked = !!curMode && bandModes.some((bm) => (bm.mode || '').toUpperCase() === curMode); // …in this exact mode (any band)
+  const slotWorked = !!curMode && bandModes.some((bm) => bm.band === currentBand && (bm.mode || '').toUpperCase() === curMode);
+  // Mutually-exclusive badges, shown only when the entity is worked but this
+  // exact band+mode is NOT yet:
+  //   New Band & Mode = both the band AND the mode are new for this entity.
+  //   New Band        = the band is new (the mode was worked on another band).
+  //   New Mode        = the mode is new (the band was worked in another mode).
+  //   New Slot        = both band and mode already worked — just not together.
+  const slotNew = hasDxcc && !newOne && !!curMode && !slotWorked;
+  const newBandMode = slotNew && !bandWorked && !modeWorked;
+  const newBand = slotNew && !bandWorked && modeWorked;
+  const newMode = slotNew && bandWorked && !modeWorked;
+  const newSlot = slotNew && bandWorked && modeWorked;
 
   return (
     <section
@@ -152,9 +161,9 @@ export function BandSlotGrid({ wb, busy, currentBand, currentMode, bands, hasCal
             </span>
             {(newBand || newMode || newBandMode || newSlot) && (
               <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1">
+                {newBandMode && <Badge className="bg-amber-500 text-white px-1.5 py-0 text-[10px]">New Band &amp; Mode</Badge>}
                 {newBand && <Badge className="bg-amber-600 text-white px-1.5 py-0 text-[10px]">New Band</Badge>}
                 {newMode && <Badge className="bg-amber-600 text-white px-1.5 py-0 text-[10px]">New Mode</Badge>}
-                {!newBand && !newMode && newBandMode && <Badge className="bg-amber-500 text-white px-1.5 py-0 text-[10px]">New Band &amp; Mode</Badge>}
                 {newSlot && <Badge className="bg-sky-600 text-white px-1.5 py-0 text-[10px]">New Slot</Badge>}
               </div>
             )}

frontend/src/components/ClusterGrid.tsx

@@ -113,6 +113,19 @@ function statusFor(p: any): SpotStatusEntry | undefined {
   ];
 }
 
+// statusBadge maps a resolved spot status to a short labelled badge for the
+// Status column, using the same colours as the per-cell fills (NEW DXCC =
+// call cell, NEW BAND = band cell, NEW SLOT = mode cell). Returns null when
+// there's nothing notable to show.
+function statusBadge(s: SpotStatusEntry | undefined): { text: string; fg: string; bg: string } | null {
+  switch (s?.status) {
+    case 'new':      return { text: 'NEW DXCC', fg: '#be123c', bg: '#ffe4e6' };
+    case 'new-band': return { text: 'NEW BAND', fg: '#92400e', bg: '#fde68a' };
+    case 'new-slot': return { text: 'NEW SLOT', fg: '#854d0e', bg: '#fef08a' };
+    default:         return s?.worked_call ? { text: 'WKD CALL', fg: '#0369a1', bg: '#e0f2fe' } : null;
+  }
+}
+
 const COL_CATALOG: ColEntry[] = [
   {
     group: 'Spot', label: 'Time',  colId: 'time',
@@ -136,6 +149,38 @@ const COL_CATALOG: ColEntry[] = [
       return s?.status === 'new' ? `NEW DXCC: ${s?.country ?? ''}` : s?.worked_call ? 'Already worked this call' : undefined;
     },
   },
+  {
+    group: 'Spot', label: 'Status', colId: 'status',
+    headerName: 'Status', width: 96, sortable: true,
+    defaultVisible: true,
+    // Spells out the slot status as a text badge so NEW SLOT (and the others)
+    // is obvious at the row level, not just a single coloured cell.
+    valueGetter: (p: any) => {
+      const s = statusFor(p);
+      if (s?.status === 'new') return 'NEW DXCC';
+      if (s?.status === 'new-band') return 'NEW BAND';
+      if (s?.status === 'new-slot') return 'NEW SLOT';
+      return s?.worked_call ? 'WKD CALL' : '';
+    },
+    cellRenderer: (p: any) => {
+      const b = statusBadge(statusFor(p));
+      if (!b) return <span style={{ color: '#a8a29e', fontSize: 10 }}>—</span>;
+      return (
+        <span style={{
+          backgroundColor: b.bg, color: b.fg, fontWeight: 700, fontSize: 10,
+          padding: '1px 6px', borderRadius: 4, letterSpacing: 0.3, whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+        }}>{b.text}</span>
+      );
+    },
+    tooltipValueGetter: (p: any) => {
+      const s = statusFor(p);
+      if (s?.status === 'new') return `NEW DXCC: ${s?.country ?? ''}`;
+      if (s?.status === 'new-band') return 'NEW BAND for this entity';
+      if (s?.status === 'new-slot') return 'NEW SLOT (mode not yet worked on this band)';
+      if (s?.worked_call) return 'Already worked this call';
+      return undefined;
+    },
+  },
   {
     group: 'Spot', label: 'POTA', colId: 'pota',
     headerName: 'POTA', field: 'pota_ref' as any, width: 92, cellClass: 'font-mono',

frontend/src/components/DetailsPanel.tsx

@@ -205,8 +205,18 @@ export function DetailsPanel({ callsign, prefix, operatorGrid, remoteGrid, detai
             <Input inputMode="numeric" maxLength={2} className="font-mono" value={details.ituz ?? ''} placeholder="—"
               onChange={(e) => { const v = e.target.value.replace(/\D/g, ''); onChange({ ituz: v === '' ? undefined : parseInt(v, 10) }); }} />
           </Field>
-          {/* DXCC #, Continent and Azimuth SP live in the main entry strip /
-              bandeau. F2 keeps CQ/ITU zones, the long-path bearing and distances. */}
+          {/* DXCC # closes the top row (next to the zones); Continent and
+              Azimuth SP live in the main entry strip / bandeau. The long-path
+              bearing and distances move to the row below. */}
+          <Field label="DXCC #">
+            <Input
+              readOnly
+              tabIndex={-1}
+              className="font-mono bg-muted/40 cursor-default"
+              value={details.dxcc ?? ''}
+              placeholder="—"
+            />
+          </Field>
           <Field label="Azimuth LP">
             <Input
               readOnly

frontend/src/components/FirstRunModal.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { Radio } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
+import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+import { GetActiveProfile, SaveProfile, DownloadAllReferenceLists } from '../../wailsjs/go/main/App';
+import type { profile as profileModels } from '../../wailsjs/go/models';
+
+type Profile = Omit<profileModels.Profile, 'convertValues'>;
+
+// FirstRunModal collects the mandatory station identity on the very first launch
+// (no callsign configured yet). It writes straight into the active profile, so
+// OpsLog has a valid station before any QSO is logged. Not dismissable.
+export function FirstRunModal({ onDone }: { onDone: () => void }) {
+  const [p, setP] = useState<Profile | null>(null);
+  const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
+  const [err, setErr] = useState('');
+  const [refsState, setRefsState] = useState<'idle' | 'loading' | 'done'>('idle');
+  const [refsMsg, setRefsMsg] = useState('');
+
+  async function downloadRefs() {
+    setRefsState('loading');
+    try {
+      const summary = await DownloadAllReferenceLists();
+      setRefsMsg(summary);
+      setRefsState('done');
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      setRefsMsg(String(e?.message ?? e));
+      setRefsState('idle');
+    }
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    GetActiveProfile().then((x) => setP(x as Profile)).catch(() => setP({} as Profile));
+  }, []);
+
+  const set = (patch: Partial<Profile>) => setP((s: Profile | null) => ({ ...(s as Profile), ...patch }));
+
+  const callsign = (p?.callsign ?? '').trim().toUpperCase();
+  const grid = (p?.my_grid ?? '').trim().toUpperCase();
+  const operator = (p?.operator ?? '').trim().toUpperCase();
+  const canSave = callsign.length >= 3 && grid.length >= 4;
+
+  async function save() {
+    if (!p || !canSave) return;
+    setSaving(true);
+    setErr('');
+    try {
+      await SaveProfile({
+        ...p,
+        callsign,
+        my_grid: grid,
+        operator: operator || callsign,
+        owner_callsign: (p.owner_callsign ?? '').trim().toUpperCase() || callsign,
+        op_name: (p.op_name ?? '').trim(),
+      } as any);
+      onDone();
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      setErr(String(e?.message ?? e));
+    } finally {
+      setSaving(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="fixed inset-0 z-[200] flex items-center justify-center bg-black/40 backdrop-blur-sm">
+      <div className="w-full max-w-md rounded-xl border border-border bg-card shadow-2xl p-6 animate-in fade-in zoom-in-95">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1">
+          <Radio className="size-5 text-primary" />
+          <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold">Welcome to OpsLog</h2>
+        </div>
+        <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground mb-4">
+          Set up your station to start logging. These fields stamp every QSO and can be changed later in Preferences → Station Information (and per profile).
+        </p>
+
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-[120px_1fr] gap-x-3 gap-y-2.5 items-center">
+          <Label className="text-sm">Callsign <span className="text-red-500">*</span></Label>
+          <Input autoFocus className="h-9 font-mono uppercase" placeholder="F4BPO" value={p?.callsign ?? ''} onChange={(e) => set({ callsign: e.target.value })} />
+
+          <Label className="text-sm">Locator <span className="text-red-500">*</span></Label>
+          <Input className="h-9 font-mono uppercase" placeholder="JN03" value={p?.my_grid ?? ''} onChange={(e) => set({ my_grid: e.target.value })} />
+
+          <Label className="text-sm">Operator</Label>
+          <Input className="h-9 font-mono uppercase" placeholder="same as callsign" value={p?.operator ?? ''} onChange={(e) => set({ operator: e.target.value })} />
+
+          <Label className="text-sm">Owner</Label>
+          <Input className="h-9 font-mono uppercase" placeholder="station owner callsign" value={p?.owner_callsign ?? ''} onChange={(e) => set({ owner_callsign: e.target.value })} />
+
+          <Label className="text-sm">Name</Label>
+          <Input className="h-9" placeholder="your first name" value={p?.op_name ?? ''} onChange={(e) => set({ op_name: e.target.value })} />
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Optional: grab the award reference lists now (also in Tools later). */}
+        <div className="mt-4 rounded-lg border border-border bg-muted/30 p-3">
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+            <div className="text-xs">
+              <div className="font-medium">Award reference lists</div>
+              <div className="text-muted-foreground">IOTA · POTA · WWFF · SOTA — names &amp; totals for those awards (optional, can take a minute).</div>
+            </div>
+            <Button size="sm" variant="outline" disabled={refsState === 'loading'} onClick={downloadRefs}>
+              {refsState === 'loading' ? 'Downloading…' : refsState === 'done' ? 'Re-download' : 'Download'}
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+          {refsMsg && <div className={cn('text-[11px] mt-2', refsState === 'done' ? 'text-emerald-700' : 'text-red-600')}>{refsMsg}</div>}
+        </div>
+
+        {err && <div className="mt-3 text-xs text-red-600">{err}</div>}
+
+        <div className="mt-5 flex items-center justify-end gap-2">
+          {!canSave && <span className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground mr-auto">Callsign and locator are required.</span>}
+          <Button disabled={!canSave || saving} onClick={save}>{saving ? 'Saving…' : 'Start logging'}</Button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/components/MainMap.tsx

@@ -121,13 +121,21 @@ export function MainMap({ fromGrid, toGrid, fromLabel, toLabel, beamAzimuths, be
     // ── Antenna beam lobe(s) (drawn first, under the arc/markers) ──
     if (from && beamAzimuths && beamAzimuths.length) {
       const half = (beamWidth ?? 30) / 2;
-      const D = 5500; // lobe length (km) — short enough to rarely reach a pole
-      const radial = (b: number): [number, number][] =>
-        Array.from({ length: 14 }, (_, i) => {
-          const d = destinationPoint(from.lat, from.lon, b, (D * (i + 1)) / 14);
-          return [d.lat, d.lon] as [number, number];
-        });
-      const edge = { color: '#dc2626', weight: 1.5, opacity: 0.6 };
+      const D = 5500; // lobe length (km)
+      // A great circle pointing poleward runs to lat ±90, where Mercator is
+      // infinite — the line then snaps across the top of the map. Generate the
+      // radial with plenty of points (smooth curve) and STOP it just before the
+      // pole, so a north/south beam draws a clean line toward the edge instead.
+      const radial = (b: number): [number, number][] => {
+        const pts: [number, number][] = [];
+        const N = 64;
+        for (let i = 1; i <= N; i++) {
+          const d = destinationPoint(from.lat, from.lon, b, (D * i) / N);
+          pts.push([d.lat, d.lon]);
+          if (Math.abs(d.lat) > 86) break; // near a pole — stop before the snap
+        }
+        return pts;
+      };
       for (const az of beamAzimuths) {
         const arc: [number, number][] = [];
         for (let b = az - half; b <= az + half + 0.001; b += 2) {
@@ -140,13 +148,10 @@ export function MainMap({ fromGrid, toGrid, fromLabel, toLabel, beamAzimuths, be
           ...arc,
           ...radial(az + half).reverse(),
         ]);
-        // A geodesic lobe that reaches near a pole can't be filled on a
-        // Mercator map without the polygon snapping across the whole world —
-        // draw just the two edges in that case; otherwise the translucent lobe.
-        if (ring.some(([la]) => Math.abs(la) > 82)) {
-          L.polyline(unwrapLon([[from.lat, from.lon], ...radial(az - half)]) as L.LatLngExpression[], edge).addTo(wo);
-          L.polyline(unwrapLon([[from.lat, from.lon], ...radial(az + half)]) as L.LatLngExpression[], edge).addTo(wo);
-        } else {
+        // Near a pole the lobe's two edges diverge wildly (one runs NW, the
+        // other NE) and look broken on a Mercator map — so for a poleward beam
+        // show ONLY the clean boresight (below). Otherwise draw the filled lobe.
+        if (!ring.some(([la]) => Math.abs(la) > 78)) {
           L.polygon(ring as L.LatLngExpression[], {
             color: '#dc2626', weight: 1, opacity: 0.5, fillColor: '#dc2626', fillOpacity: 0.14,
           }).addTo(wo);

frontend/src/components/QSOEditModal.tsx

@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ function toLocalISO(d: any): string {
   if (!d) return '';
   const date = new Date(d);
   if (isNaN(date.getTime())) return '';
+  // Go's zero time.Time serialises as "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z" (json omitempty
+  // doesn't apply to a time struct), so a QSO with no end time arrives as a
+  // year-1 date. Treat anything that old as unset — otherwise the datetime
+  // field shows a garbage value and fights the user's typing.
+  if (date.getUTCFullYear() <= 1) return '';
   const p = (n: number) => String(n).padStart(2, '0');
   return `${date.getUTCFullYear()}-${p(date.getUTCMonth()+1)}-${p(date.getUTCDate())}T${p(date.getUTCHours())}:${p(date.getUTCMinutes())}`;
 }
@@ -159,8 +164,9 @@ export function QSOEditModal({ qso, onSave, onDelete, onClose, countries = [], b
   const [freqRxKHz, setFreqRxKHz] = useState(fr0.khz);
   const [freqRxHz, setFreqRxHz] = useState(fr0.hz);
   const [dateOn, setDateOn] = useState(toLocalISO(draft.qso_date));
-  const [dateOff, setDateOff] = useState(toLocalISO(draft.qso_date_off));
-  const [endEnabled, setEndEnabled] = useState(!!draft.qso_date_off);
+  const dateOffISO = toLocalISO(draft.qso_date_off); // '' when unset / Go zero time
+  const [dateOff, setDateOff] = useState(dateOffISO);
+  const [endEnabled, setEndEnabled] = useState(!!dateOffISO);
   const [confSel, setConfSel] = useState('QSL'); // selected confirmation channel
   const [localErr, setLocalErr] = useState('');
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
@@ -428,7 +434,13 @@ export function QSOEditModal({ qso, onSave, onDelete, onClose, countries = [], b
                   <div><Label>QSO Start (UTC)</Label><Input type="datetime-local" value={dateOn} onChange={(e) => setDateOn(e.target.value)} /></div>
                   <div>
                     <Label className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                      <Checkbox checked={endEnabled} onCheckedChange={(c) => setEndEnabled(!!c)} /> QSO End (UTC)
+                      <Checkbox checked={endEnabled} onCheckedChange={(c) => {
+                        const on = !!c;
+                        setEndEnabled(on);
+                        // Prefill an empty end with the start time so the user
+                        // only tweaks the minutes instead of typing a full date.
+                        if (on && !dateOff) setDateOff(dateOn);
+                      }} /> QSO End (UTC)
                     </Label>
                     <Input type="datetime-local" value={dateOff} disabled={!endEnabled} onChange={(e) => setDateOff(e.target.value)} />
                   </div>

frontend/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
   ArrowDown, ArrowUp, ArrowLeft, ArrowRight, Copy, Plus, Star, StarOff, Trash2,
   ChevronDown, ChevronRight,
   User, Database, Radio, Cog, Server, Award, Antenna as AntennaIcon,
-  Compass, Wifi, Construction, UploadCloud, Loader2,
+  Compass, Wifi, Construction, UploadCloud, Loader2, FolderOpen, Play,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import {
   GetLookupSettings, SaveLookupSettings, ClearLookupCache, TestLookupProvider,
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import {
   GetDatabaseSettings, PickOpenDatabase, PickSaveDatabase, OpenDatabase, MoveDatabase, ResetDatabaseToDefault, QuitApp, CreateDatabase,
   GetMySQLSettings, SaveMySQLSettings, TestMySQLConnection, GetDBBackendStatus,
   GetDataDir,
+  GetAutostartPrograms, SaveAutostartPrograms, BrowseExecutable, LaunchAutostartProgram,
+  GetTelemetryEnabled, SetTelemetryEnabled,
   GetQSLDefaults, SaveQSLDefaults,
   GetExternalServices, SaveExternalServices, TestQRZUpload, TestClublogUpload,
   GetPOTAToken, SavePOTAToken,
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ const emptyProfile = (): Profile => ({
   tx_pwr: undefined,
   is_active: false,
   sort_order: 0,
+  db: { backend: '', host: '', port: 3306, user: '', password: '', database: '' },
   created_at: '' as any,
   updated_at: '' as any,
 });
@@ -157,6 +160,7 @@ type SectionId =
   | 'cluster'
   | 'backup'
   | 'database'
+  | 'autostart'
   | 'awards'
   | 'cat'
   | 'rotator'
@@ -190,6 +194,7 @@ const TREE: TreeNode[] = [
       { kind: 'item', label: 'DX Cluster',     id: 'cluster' },
       { kind: 'item', label: 'UDP integrations', id: 'udp' },
       { kind: 'item', label: 'Database', id: 'database' },
+      { kind: 'item', label: 'Autostart', id: 'autostart' },
     ],
   },
   {
@@ -216,6 +221,7 @@ const SECTION_LABELS: Partial<Record<SectionId, string>> = {
   cluster: 'DX Cluster',
   backup: 'Database backup',
   database: 'Database',
+  autostart: 'Autostart',
   udp: 'UDP integrations',
   awards: 'Awards',
   cat: 'CAT interface',
@@ -316,6 +322,129 @@ function ProfileScopeNote({ profile }: { profile?: { name?: string; callsign?: s
   );
 }
 
+// AutostartPanelComponent manages the per-profile list of external programs to
+// launch when OpsLog starts. It's a self-contained component (its own state) so
+// it can use hooks — rendered via the `() => <AutostartPanelComponent/>` wrapper
+// in PANELS. Changes persist immediately (config is local SQLite, cheap writes).
+type AutostartProg = { id: string; name: string; path: string; args: string; enabled: boolean };
+
+function AutostartPanelComponent() {
+  const [progs, setProgs] = useState<AutostartProg[]>([]);
+  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false);
+  const [err, setErr] = useState('');
+  const [launchMsg, setLaunchMsg] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
+
+  async function load() {
+    try { setProgs(((await GetAutostartPrograms()) ?? []) as any); }
+    catch (e: any) { setErr(String(e?.message ?? e)); }
+    finally { setLoaded(true); }
+  }
+  useEffect(() => { load(); }, []);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const off = EventsOn('profile:changed', () => load());
+    return () => { if (typeof off === 'function') off(); };
+  }, []);
+
+  async function commit(next: AutostartProg[]) {
+    setProgs(next);
+    try { await SaveAutostartPrograms(next as any); setErr(''); }
+    catch (e: any) { setErr(String(e?.message ?? e)); }
+  }
+  const patch = (id: string, p: Partial<AutostartProg>) =>
+    commit(progs.map((x) => (x.id === id ? { ...x, ...p } : x)));
+  const remove = (id: string) => commit(progs.filter((x) => x.id !== id));
+
+  async function addProgram() {
+    try {
+      const path = await BrowseExecutable();
+      if (!path) return;
+      const base = path.split(/[\\/]/).pop() || path;
+      const name = base.replace(/\.(exe|bat|cmd)$/i, '');
+      const id = (crypto as any)?.randomUUID?.() ?? `${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`;
+      commit([...progs, { id, name, path, args: '', enabled: true }]);
+    } catch (e: any) { setErr(String(e?.message ?? e)); }
+  }
+  async function rebrowse(id: string) {
+    try { const path = await BrowseExecutable(); if (path) patch(id, { path }); }
+    catch (e: any) { setErr(String(e?.message ?? e)); }
+  }
+  async function launchNow(id: string) {
+    try {
+      const r: any = await LaunchAutostartProgram(id);
+      const txt = r?.status === 'launched' ? '✓ launched'
+        : r?.status === 'already_running' ? 'already running — not started again'
+        : r?.status === 'missing' ? '✗ executable not found'
+        : (r?.message || r?.status || 'done');
+      setLaunchMsg((m) => ({ ...m, [id]: txt }));
+    } catch (e: any) { setLaunchMsg((m) => ({ ...m, [id]: String(e?.message ?? e) })); }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <SectionHeader
+        title="Autostart"
+        hint="Launch external programs (WSJT-X, JTAlert, rotator control…) when OpsLog starts. A program already running is not started again. Saved per profile."
+      />
+      <div className="space-y-2 max-w-3xl">
+        {loaded && progs.length === 0 && (
+          <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground italic">No programs yet — add one below.</p>
+        )}
+        {progs.map((p) => (
+          <div key={p.id} className="rounded-lg border border-border bg-card p-3 space-y-2">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <Checkbox checked={p.enabled} onCheckedChange={(c) => patch(p.id, { enabled: !!c })} title="Launch at startup" />
+              <Input className="h-8 flex-1 font-medium" value={p.name} placeholder="Name"
+                onChange={(e) => patch(p.id, { name: e.target.value })} />
+              <Button size="sm" variant="outline" onClick={() => launchNow(p.id)} title="Launch now">
+                <Play className="size-3.5" /> Launch
+              </Button>
+              <Button size="sm" variant="ghost" onClick={() => remove(p.id)} title="Remove">
+                <Trash2 className="size-4 text-destructive" />
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-[78px_1fr] items-center gap-2">
+              <Label className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Program</Label>
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <Input className="h-8 flex-1 font-mono text-xs" value={p.path} readOnly title={p.path} />
+                <Button size="sm" variant="outline" onClick={() => rebrowse(p.id)}>
+                  <FolderOpen className="size-3.5" /> Browse
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+              <Label className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Arguments</Label>
+              <Input className="h-8 font-mono text-xs" value={p.args} placeholder="optional command-line arguments"
+                onChange={(e) => patch(p.id, { args: e.target.value })} />
+            </div>
+            {launchMsg[p.id] && <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground pl-[86px]">{launchMsg[p.id]}</div>}
+          </div>
+        ))}
+        <Button variant="outline" onClick={addProgram}>
+          <Plus className="size-4" /> Add program…
+        </Button>
+        {err && <div className="text-xs text-destructive">{err}</div>}
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+// TelemetryToggle is a self-contained opt-out for the anonymous usage heartbeat
+// (a random install ID + version + OS, sent once a day). Real component so it
+// can own its state; embedded inside GeneralPanel.
+function TelemetryToggle() {
+  const [on, setOn] = useState(true);
+  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    GetTelemetryEnabled().then((v) => setOn(!!v)).catch(() => {}).finally(() => setLoaded(true));
+  }, []);
+  return (
+    <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer">
+      <Checkbox checked={on} disabled={!loaded}
+        onCheckedChange={(c) => { const v = !!c; setOn(v); SetTelemetryEnabled(v).catch(() => {}); }} />
+      Send anonymous usage statistics
+      <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">(install ID + version + OS, once a day — no callsign or QSO data)</span>
+    </label>
+  );
+}
+
 function ComingSoon({ id, icon: Icon }: { id: SectionId; icon?: any }) {
   const label = SECTION_LABELS[id] ?? id;
   const IconCmp = Icon ?? Construction;
@@ -656,6 +785,40 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
     })();
   }, []);
 
+  // Every setting is per-profile, so when the active profile changes WHILE this
+  // dialog is open, re-read the panels (MySQL connection, CAT, audio, accounts…)
+  // — otherwise they keep showing the previous profile's values until reopen.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const off = EventsOn('profile:changed', () => {
+      (async () => {
+        try { setMysqlCfg(await GetMySQLSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setBackendStatus(await GetDBBackendStatus() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setActiveProfile(await GetActiveProfile() as Profile); } catch {}
+        try { setLookup(await GetLookupSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setCatCfg(await GetCATSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setRotator(await GetRotatorSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setUltrabeam(await GetUltrabeamSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setBackupCfg(await GetBackupSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setQslDefaults(await GetQSLDefaults() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setExtSvc(await GetExternalServices() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setWk(await GetWinkeyerSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setAudioCfg(await GetAudioSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setEmailCfg(await GetEmailSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setEqslCfg(await QSLGetEmailTemplates() as any); } catch {}
+        try {
+          const ls: any = await GetListsSettings();
+          setLists(ls);
+          setRstText({
+            phone: (ls.rst_phone ?? []).join(' '),
+            cw: (ls.rst_cw ?? []).join(' '),
+            digital: (ls.rst_digital ?? []).join(' '),
+          });
+        } catch {}
+      })();
+    });
+    return () => { off(); };
+  }, []);
+
   // Auto-fill the active profile's MY_* DXCC metadata from the station
   // callsign (country, DXCC#, CQ/ITU zones) and the grid (lat/lon). These
   // are derived values, so they always recompute when the callsign or grid
@@ -2700,23 +2863,14 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
         <SectionHeader
           title="Database"
         />
-        {/* Backend selector — top of the panel. SQLite (solo) vs MySQL (shared).
-            The choice is persisted immediately (it lives in config.json, read
-            before the DB opens) so switching to SQLite isn't lost when the MySQL
-            panel below — which holds its own Save button — disappears. */}
-        <div className="grid grid-cols-[130px_1fr] gap-2 items-center max-w-2xl mb-3">
+        {/* Backend selector for the ACTIVE PROFILE's logbook. Each profile can
+            target its own database; choosing here and Save switches the live
+            logbook immediately (no restart). */}
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-[130px_1fr] gap-2 items-center max-w-2xl mb-1">
           <Label className="text-sm">Backend</Label>
           <Select
             value={mysqlCfg.enabled ? 'mysql' : 'sqlite'}
-            onValueChange={(v) => {
-              const next = { ...mysqlCfg, enabled: v === 'mysql' };
-              setMysqlCfg(next);
-              SaveMySQLSettings(next as any)
-                .then(() => setRestartMsg(next.enabled
-                  ? 'MySQL selected — fill in the connection below, Test, then restart.'
-                  : 'Switched to local SQLite — restart OpsLog to apply.'))
-                .catch((e: any) => setErr(String(e?.message ?? e)));
-            }}
+            onValueChange={(v) => setMysqlField({ enabled: v === 'mysql' })}
           >
             <SelectTrigger className="h-8 w-72"><SelectValue /></SelectTrigger>
             <SelectContent>
@@ -2725,15 +2879,24 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
             </SelectContent>
           </Select>
         </div>
+        <p className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground max-w-2xl mb-3">
+          This is the logbook for the <strong>active profile</strong>. Different profiles can point at different databases — switching profile switches the logbook.
+        </p>
 
-        {/* Restart prompt shown after any backend change (works in both states,
-            unlike the MySQL panel's own Save which is hidden when SQLite). */}
-        {restartMsg && (
-          <div className="max-w-2xl mb-4 text-xs bg-emerald-50 border border-emerald-300 text-emerald-800 rounded-md px-3 py-2 flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
-            <span>{restartMsg}</span>
-            <Button size="sm" variant="destructive" className="shrink-0" onClick={() => QuitApp()}>Quit now</Button>
-          </div>
-        )}
+        {/* Save (always visible) applies the active profile's DB target live. */}
+        <div className="max-w-2xl mb-4 flex items-center gap-3">
+          <Button size="sm" className="h-8"
+            onClick={() => {
+              SaveMySQLSettings(mysqlCfg as any)
+                .then(() => setRestartMsg(mysqlCfg.enabled
+                  ? 'Logbook switched to MySQL ✓'
+                  : 'Logbook switched to local SQLite ✓'))
+                .catch((e: any) => setErr(String(e?.message ?? e)));
+            }}>
+            Save &amp; switch logbook
+          </Button>
+          {restartMsg && <span className="text-[11px] text-emerald-700">{restartMsg}</span>}
+        </div>
 
         {/* Active-backend status: confirms what OpsLog actually opened at launch. */}
         {backendStatus && (
@@ -2793,7 +2956,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
         {mysqlCfg.enabled && (
         <div className="space-y-3 max-w-2xl">
           <div className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed">
-            Several OpsLog instances pointed at one MySQL server see each other's QSOs live. Test the connection, then <strong>Save</strong> — OpsLog switches to MySQL (and creates all tables) on the next launch.
+            Several OpsLog instances pointed at one MySQL database see each other's QSOs live (refreshed every 2 s). <strong>Test &amp; create</strong> the database, then <strong>Save &amp; switch logbook</strong> above to start logging there.
           </div>
           <div className="grid grid-cols-[130px_1fr] gap-2 items-center">
             <Label className="text-sm">Host</Label>
@@ -2812,10 +2975,6 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
               onClick={() => { setMysqlMsg('Testing…'); TestMySQLConnection(mysqlCfg as any).then(() => setMysqlMsg('Connected — database ready ✓')).catch((e: any) => setMysqlMsg('Failed: ' + String(e?.message ?? e))); }}>
               Test &amp; create database
             </Button>
-            <Button size="sm" className="h-8"
-              onClick={() => { SaveMySQLSettings(mysqlCfg as any).then(() => setRestartMsg('Saved — restart OpsLog to connect to MySQL.')).catch((e: any) => setErr(String(e?.message ?? e))); }}>
-              Save
-            </Button>
             <span className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">{mysqlMsg}</span>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -3032,7 +3191,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
     return (
       <>
         <SectionHeader title="General" hint="App behaviour (saved instantly)." />
-        <div className="space-y-3 max-w-lg">
+        <div className="space-y-3 max-w-3xl">
           <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer">
             <Checkbox checked={autofocusWB} onCheckedChange={(c) => { const v = !!c; setAutofocusWB(v); writeUiPref('opslog.autofocusWB', v ? '1' : '0'); }} />
             Auto-focus "Worked before" for known stations
@@ -3049,6 +3208,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
             <Checkbox checked={lookupOnBlur} onCheckedChange={(c) => { const v = !!c; setLookupOnBlur(v); writeUiPref('opslog.lookupOnBlur', v ? '1' : '0'); }} />
             Look up the callsign only after leaving the field <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">(not while typing)</span>
           </label>
+          <TelemetryToggle />
 
           <div className="border-t border-border/60 pt-4 space-y-2">
             <h4 className="text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">Password encryption</h4>
@@ -3221,6 +3381,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
     udp:            UDPIntegrationsPanelWrapper,
     backup:         BackupPanel,
     database:       DatabasePanel,
+    autostart:      () => <AutostartPanelComponent />,
     awards:         () => <ComingSoon id="awards" icon={Award} />,
     cat:            CATPanel,
     rotator:        RotatorPanel,

frontend/src/components/ui/input.tsx

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const Input = React.forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, React.InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLI
       <input
         type={type}
         className={cn(
-          'flex h-8 w-full rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-2.5 py-1 text-sm shadow-sm transition-colors file:border-0 file:bg-transparent file:text-sm file:font-medium placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-1 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50',
+          'flex h-8 w-full rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-2.5 py-1 text-sm shadow-sm transition-colors file:border-0 file:bg-transparent file:text-sm file:font-medium placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-inset focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:border-ring disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50',
           className,
         )}
         ref={ref}

frontend/src/components/ui/textarea.tsx

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const Textarea = React.forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, React.TextareaHTMLAttribu
     return (
       <textarea
         className={cn(
-          'flex min-h-[60px] w-full rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-sm placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-1 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50',
+          'flex min-h-[60px] w-full rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-sm placeholder:text-muted-foreground focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-inset focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:border-ring disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50',
           className,
         )}
         ref={ref}

frontend/src/lib/awardRefs.ts

@@ -33,12 +33,28 @@ function appendTokens(existing: string | undefined, refs: string): string {
   return out;
 }
 
-// applyAwardRefs writes picked references onto a QSO payload using each award's
-// scanned field. fieldOf maps an award CODE (uppercase) to its field name.
+// MANUAL_REFS_KEY mirrors award.ManualRefsKey (Go): the ADIF extras key holding
+// the operator's per-QSO award-reference assignments as "CODE@REF;CODE@REF".
+// The award engine honours these regardless of how the award matches, so a
+// reference can be assigned even for awards that scan a free-text field by
+// description/pattern (e.g. WAPC over ADDRESS) where writing a bare code into
+// the field wouldn't match.
+const MANUAL_REFS_KEY = 'APP_OPSLOG_AWARDREFS';
+
+// applyAwardRefs writes picked references onto a QSO payload. Every assignment
+// is recorded under MANUAL_REFS_KEY (authoritative for the engine); in addition,
+// awards backed by a standard ADIF column also get that column written so the
+// data lives in its conventional place and exports correctly. Awards that match
+// a free-text field by description/pattern (address/qth/name/custom) rely solely
+// on the override — we don't pollute the text field with a code.
 export function applyAwardRefs(payload: any, awardRefs: string, fieldOf: Record<string, string>) {
   const byCode = parseAwardRefs(awardRefs);
   const extras: Record<string, string> = { ...(payload.extras ?? {}) };
+  const overrides: string[] = [];
   for (const [code, ref] of Object.entries(byCode)) {
+    for (const r of ref.split(',').map((s) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean)) {
+      overrides.push(`${code}@${r}`);
+    }
     const field = fieldOf[code] || code.toLowerCase();
     switch (field) {
       case 'iota': payload.iota = ref; break;
@@ -53,21 +69,24 @@ export function applyAwardRefs(payload: any, awardRefs: string, fieldOf: Record<
         extras['SIG'] = 'WWFF';
         extras['SIG_INFO'] = ref;
         break;
-      // QSOFIELDS awards read their reference from a free-text field (e.g. DDFM
-      // scans the note for "D06"). Picking such a reference appends its code(s)
-      // to that field so the matcher finds it.
+      // QSOFIELDS awards that scan a free-text field for a code (e.g. DDFM finds
+      // "D06" in the note): append the code so the in-field matcher finds it too.
       case 'note': case 'notes':
         payload.notes = appendTokens(payload.notes, ref);
         break;
       case 'comment':
         payload.comment = appendTokens(payload.comment, ref);
         break;
+      // address / qth / name / custom: the override above is authoritative; do
+      // not write a code into a free-text field the award matches by name.
       default:
-        extras[field.toUpperCase()] = ref;
         break;
     }
   }
+  if (overrides.length > 0) extras[MANUAL_REFS_KEY] = overrides.join(';');
+  else delete extras[MANUAL_REFS_KEY];
   if (Object.keys(extras).length > 0) payload.extras = extras;
+  else if (payload.extras) delete payload.extras;
 }
 
 // awardRefValue reads a single award's stored reference from a QSO, inverse of

frontend/wailsjs/go/main/App.d.ts

@@ -25,12 +25,16 @@ export function AddQSO(arg1:qso.QSO):Promise<number>;
 
 export function ApplyAwardPreset(arg1:string,arg2:string):Promise<number>;
 
+export function AssignAwardRefToQSOs(arg1:string,arg2:string,arg3:Array<number>):Promise<number>;
+
 export function AwardCellQSOs(arg1:string,arg2:string,arg3:string):Promise<Array<qso.QSO>>;
 
 export function AwardFields():Promise<Array<string>>;
 
 export function AwardMissingQSOs(arg1:string):Promise<Array<qso.QSO>>;
 
+export function BrowseExecutable():Promise<string>;
+
 export function BulkUpdateQSL(arg1:Array<number>,arg2:main.QSLBulkUpdate):Promise<number>;
 
 export function ClearLookupCache():Promise<void>;
@@ -87,6 +91,8 @@ export function DisconnectAllClusters():Promise<void>;
 
 export function DisconnectClusterServer(arg1:number):Promise<void>;
 
+export function DownloadAllReferenceLists():Promise<string>;
+
 export function DownloadClublogCty():Promise<main.ClublogCtyInfo>;
 
 export function DownloadConfirmations(arg1:string,arg2:boolean,arg3:string):Promise<void>;
@@ -109,6 +115,8 @@ export function GetActiveProfile():Promise<profile.Profile>;
 
 export function GetAudioSettings():Promise<main.AudioSettings>;
 
+export function GetAutostartPrograms():Promise<Array<main.AutostartProgram>>;
+
 export function GetAward(arg1:string):Promise<award.Result>;
 
 export function GetAwardDefs():Promise<Array<award.Def>>;
@@ -155,6 +163,8 @@ export function GetListsSettings():Promise<main.ListsSettings>;
 
 export function GetLogFilePath():Promise<string>;
 
+export function GetLogbookRevision():Promise<string>;
+
 export function GetLookupSettings():Promise<main.LookupSettings>;
 
 export function GetMySQLSettings():Promise<main.MySQLSettings>;
@@ -175,6 +185,8 @@ export function GetStartupStatus():Promise<main.StartupStatus>;
 
 export function GetStationSettings():Promise<main.StationSettings>;
 
+export function GetTelemetryEnabled():Promise<boolean>;
+
 export function GetUIPref(arg1:string):Promise<string>;
 
 export function GetUltrabeamSettings():Promise<main.UltrabeamSettings>;
@@ -193,6 +205,10 @@ export function ImportAwardReferencesText(arg1:string,arg2:string):Promise<numbe
 
 export function ImportAwards():Promise<main.AwardImportResult>;
 
+export function LaunchAutostartProgram(arg1:string):Promise<main.AutostartLaunchResult>;
+
+export function LaunchAutostartPrograms():Promise<Array<main.AutostartLaunchResult>>;
+
 export function ListAudioInputDevices():Promise<Array<audio.Device>>;
 
 export function ListAudioOutputDevices():Promise<Array<audio.Device>>;
@@ -311,6 +327,8 @@ export function SaveADIFFile():Promise<string>;
 
 export function SaveAudioSettings(arg1:main.AudioSettings):Promise<void>;
 
+export function SaveAutostartPrograms(arg1:Array<main.AutostartProgram>):Promise<void>;
+
 export function SaveAwardDefs(arg1:Array<award.Def>):Promise<void>;
 
 export function SaveAwardReference(arg1:string,arg2:awardref.Ref):Promise<void>;
@@ -375,6 +393,8 @@ export function SetDVKLabel(arg1:number,arg2:string):Promise<void>;
 
 export function SetPassphrase(arg1:string):Promise<void>;
 
+export function SetTelemetryEnabled(arg1:boolean):Promise<void>;
+
 export function SetUIPref(arg1:string,arg2:string):Promise<void>;
 
 export function SetUltrabeamDirection(arg1:number):Promise<void>;

frontend/wailsjs/go/main/App.js

@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ export function ApplyAwardPreset(arg1, arg2) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['ApplyAwardPreset'](arg1, arg2);
 }
 
+export function AssignAwardRefToQSOs(arg1, arg2, arg3) {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['AssignAwardRefToQSOs'](arg1, arg2, arg3);
+}
+
 export function AwardCellQSOs(arg1, arg2, arg3) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['AwardCellQSOs'](arg1, arg2, arg3);
 }
@@ -34,6 +38,10 @@ export function AwardMissingQSOs(arg1) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['AwardMissingQSOs'](arg1);
 }
 
+export function BrowseExecutable() {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['BrowseExecutable']();
+}
+
 export function BulkUpdateQSL(arg1, arg2) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['BulkUpdateQSL'](arg1, arg2);
 }
@@ -146,6 +154,10 @@ export function DisconnectClusterServer(arg1) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['DisconnectClusterServer'](arg1);
 }
 
+export function DownloadAllReferenceLists() {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['DownloadAllReferenceLists']();
+}
+
 export function DownloadClublogCty() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['DownloadClublogCty']();
 }
@@ -190,6 +202,10 @@ export function GetAudioSettings() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetAudioSettings']();
 }
 
+export function GetAutostartPrograms() {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['GetAutostartPrograms']();
+}
+
 export function GetAward(arg1) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetAward'](arg1);
 }
@@ -282,6 +298,10 @@ export function GetLogFilePath() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetLogFilePath']();
 }
 
+export function GetLogbookRevision() {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['GetLogbookRevision']();
+}
+
 export function GetLookupSettings() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetLookupSettings']();
 }
@@ -322,6 +342,10 @@ export function GetStationSettings() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetStationSettings']();
 }
 
+export function GetTelemetryEnabled() {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['GetTelemetryEnabled']();
+}
+
 export function GetUIPref(arg1) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetUIPref'](arg1);
 }
@@ -358,6 +382,14 @@ export function ImportAwards() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['ImportAwards']();
 }
 
+export function LaunchAutostartProgram(arg1) {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['LaunchAutostartProgram'](arg1);
+}
+
+export function LaunchAutostartPrograms() {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['LaunchAutostartPrograms']();
+}
+
 export function ListAudioInputDevices() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['ListAudioInputDevices']();
 }
@@ -594,6 +626,10 @@ export function SaveAudioSettings(arg1) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['SaveAudioSettings'](arg1);
 }
 
+export function SaveAutostartPrograms(arg1) {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['SaveAutostartPrograms'](arg1);
+}
+
 export function SaveAwardDefs(arg1) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['SaveAwardDefs'](arg1);
 }
@@ -722,6 +758,10 @@ export function SetPassphrase(arg1) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['SetPassphrase'](arg1);
 }
 
+export function SetTelemetryEnabled(arg1) {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['SetTelemetryEnabled'](arg1);
+}
+
 export function SetUIPref(arg1, arg2) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['SetUIPref'](arg1, arg2);
 }

frontend/wailsjs/go/models.ts

@@ -682,6 +682,44 @@ export namespace main {
 	        this.mic_gain = source["mic_gain"];
 	    }
 	}
+	export class AutostartLaunchResult {
+	    id: string;
+	    name: string;
+	    status: string;
+	    message: string;
+	
+	    static createFrom(source: any = {}) {
+	        return new AutostartLaunchResult(source);
+	    }
+	
+	    constructor(source: any = {}) {
+	        if ('string' === typeof source) source = JSON.parse(source);
+	        this.id = source["id"];
+	        this.name = source["name"];
+	        this.status = source["status"];
+	        this.message = source["message"];
+	    }
+	}
+	export class AutostartProgram {
+	    id: string;
+	    name: string;
+	    path: string;
+	    args: string;
+	    enabled: boolean;
+	
+	    static createFrom(source: any = {}) {
+	        return new AutostartProgram(source);
+	    }
+	
+	    constructor(source: any = {}) {
+	        if ('string' === typeof source) source = JSON.parse(source);
+	        this.id = source["id"];
+	        this.name = source["name"];
+	        this.path = source["path"];
+	        this.args = source["args"];
+	        this.enabled = source["enabled"];
+	    }
+	}
 	export class AwardImportResult {
 	    awards: number;
 	    references: number;
@@ -1382,7 +1420,6 @@ export namespace main {
 	    ok: boolean;
 	    err: string;
 	    db_path: string;
-	    migrated_from_app_data: boolean;
 	
 	    static createFrom(source: any = {}) {
 	        return new StartupStatus(source);
@@ -1393,7 +1430,6 @@ export namespace main {
 	        this.ok = source["ok"];
 	        this.err = source["err"];
 	        this.db_path = source["db_path"];
-	        this.migrated_from_app_data = source["migrated_from_app_data"];
 	    }
 	}
 	export class StationInfoComputed {
@@ -1685,6 +1721,28 @@ export namespace operating {
 
 export namespace profile {
 	
+	export class ProfileDB {
+	    backend: string;
+	    host: string;
+	    port: number;
+	    user: string;
+	    password: string;
+	    database: string;
+	
+	    static createFrom(source: any = {}) {
+	        return new ProfileDB(source);
+	    }
+	
+	    constructor(source: any = {}) {
+	        if ('string' === typeof source) source = JSON.parse(source);
+	        this.backend = source["backend"];
+	        this.host = source["host"];
+	        this.port = source["port"];
+	        this.user = source["user"];
+	        this.password = source["password"];
+	        this.database = source["database"];
+	    }
+	}
 	export class Profile {
 	    id: number;
 	    name: string;
@@ -1711,6 +1769,7 @@ export namespace profile {
 	    tx_pwr?: number;
 	    is_active: boolean;
 	    sort_order: number;
+	    db: ProfileDB;
 	    // Go type: time
 	    created_at: any;
 	    // Go type: time
@@ -1747,6 +1806,7 @@ export namespace profile {
 	        this.tx_pwr = source["tx_pwr"];
 	        this.is_active = source["is_active"];
 	        this.sort_order = source["sort_order"];
+	        this.db = this.convertValues(source["db"], ProfileDB);
 	        this.created_at = this.convertValues(source["created_at"], null);
 	        this.updated_at = this.convertValues(source["updated_at"], null);
 	    }