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frontend/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx

@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
   const [autofocusWB, setAutofocusWB] = useState(() => localStorage.getItem('opslog.autofocusWB') !== '0');
   const [showBeamMap, setShowBeamMap] = useState(() => localStorage.getItem('opslog.showBeamOnMap') !== '0');
   const [startEqEnd, setStartEqEnd] = useState(() => localStorage.getItem('opslog.startEqualsEnd') === '1');
+  const [catModeBeforeFreq, setCatModeBeforeFreq] = useState(() => localStorage.getItem('opslog.catModeBeforeFreq') === '1');
 
   // E-mail / SMTP (send QSO recordings).
   type EmailCfg = {
@@ -2939,6 +2940,20 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
             </span>
           </label>
 
+          <label className="flex items-start gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer">
+            <Checkbox
+              checked={catModeBeforeFreq}
+              onCheckedChange={(c) => { const v = !!c; setCatModeBeforeFreq(v); writeUiPref('opslog.catModeBeforeFreq', v ? '1' : '0'); }}
+              className="mt-0.5"
+            />
+            <span>
+              Set CAT mode before frequency (older rigs)
+              <span className="block text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-0.5">
+                When clicking a spot, send the mode to the rig first, then the frequency. Some older transceivers drop the mode command if it arrives right after a band change, needing a second click. Both commands are also spaced out slightly to let the rig settle.
+              </span>
+            </span>
+          </label>
+
           <div className="border-t border-border/60 pt-4 space-y-2">
             <h4 className="text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">ClubLog exceptions (DXpedition overrides)</h4>
             <label className="flex items-start gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer">