feat: added versionning & About window

app.go

@@ -74,8 +74,11 @@ const (
 	keyListsRSTDigital = "lists.rst_digital"
 
 	keyCATEnabled        = "cat.enabled"
-	keyCATBackend        = "cat.backend"     // "omnirig" (only one for now)
+	keyCATBackend        = "cat.backend"     // "omnirig" | "flex"
 	keyCATOmniRigNum     = "cat.omnirig.rig" // 1 or 2
+	keyCATFlexHost       = "cat.flex.host"   // FlexRadio IP (native backend)
+	keyCATFlexPort       = "cat.flex.port"   // FlexRadio TCP port (default 4992)
+	keyCATFlexSpots      = "cat.flex.spots"  // push cluster spots to the panadapter
 	keyCATPollMs         = "cat.poll_ms"
 	keyCATDelayMs        = "cat.delay_ms"        // pause between commands
 	keyCATDigitalDefault = "cat.digital_default" // mode to use when CAT reports DATA
@@ -225,8 +228,11 @@ type QSLDefaults struct {
 // individual key/value pairs to keep the settings table flat.
 type CATSettings struct {
 	Enabled        bool   `json:"enabled"`
-	Backend        string `json:"backend"`         // currently always "omnirig"
+	Backend        string `json:"backend"`         // "omnirig" | "flex"
 	OmniRigNum     int    `json:"omnirig_rig"`     // 1 or 2 (OmniRig "Rig1"/"Rig2" slot)
+	FlexHost       string `json:"flex_host"`       // FlexRadio IP (native backend)
+	FlexPort       int    `json:"flex_port"`       // FlexRadio TCP port (default 4992)
+	FlexSpots      bool   `json:"flex_spots"`      // push cluster spots to the panadapter
 	PollMs         int    `json:"poll_ms"`         // poll interval in ms (default 250)
 	DelayMs        int    `json:"delay_ms"`        // pause between commands (default 0)
 	DigitalDefault string `json:"digital_default"` // when CAT says DATA, surface this mode (FT8/FT4/RTTY/…)
@@ -372,6 +378,7 @@ type App struct {
 	logDb               *sql.DB     // QSO logbook connection — MySQL when the shared backend is enabled, else == db (local SQLite)
 	dbBackend           string      // "sqlite" | "mysql" — the logbook backend actually opened at startup
 	dbBackendErr        string      // non-empty when a configured MySQL backend failed and we fell back to SQLite
+	catFlexSpots        bool        // push cluster spots to the FlexRadio panadapter
 	awardSnapMu         sync.Mutex  // guards the award QSO snapshot
 	awardSnap           []qso.QSO   // light-scanned + enriched logbook snapshot reused across award computations
 	awardSnapRev        string      // logbook revision the snapshot was built at ("" = none)
@@ -668,6 +675,16 @@ func (a *App) startup(ctx context.Context) {
 			if a.ctx != nil {
 				wruntime.EventsEmit(a.ctx, "cluster:spot", s)
 			}
+			// Mirror the spot onto the FlexRadio panadapter when enabled. The
+			// Color is left to the backend default for now — status-based
+			// colouring can be filled in here later (new entity / worked / …).
+			if a.catFlexSpots && a.cat != nil {
+				a.cat.SendSpot(cat.SpotInfo{
+					FreqHz:   s.FreqHz,
+					Callsign: s.DXCall,
+					Comment:  s.Comment,
+				})
+			}
 		},
 		func() {
 			if a.ctx != nil {
@@ -3558,7 +3575,7 @@ func (a *App) GetCATSettings() (CATSettings, error) {
 	if a.settings == nil {
 		return CATSettings{Backend: "omnirig", OmniRigNum: 1, PollMs: 250}, fmt.Errorf("db not initialized")
 	}
-	m, err := a.settings.GetMany(a.ctx, keyCATEnabled, keyCATBackend, keyCATOmniRigNum, keyCATPollMs, keyCATDelayMs, keyCATDigitalDefault)
+	m, err := a.settings.GetMany(a.ctx, keyCATEnabled, keyCATBackend, keyCATOmniRigNum, keyCATFlexHost, keyCATFlexPort, keyCATFlexSpots, keyCATPollMs, keyCATDelayMs, keyCATDigitalDefault)
 	if err != nil {
 		return CATSettings{}, err
 	}
@@ -3566,10 +3583,16 @@ func (a *App) GetCATSettings() (CATSettings, error) {
 		Enabled:        m[keyCATEnabled] == "1",
 		Backend:        m[keyCATBackend],
 		OmniRigNum:     1,
+		FlexHost:       m[keyCATFlexHost],
+		FlexPort:       4992,
+		FlexSpots:      m[keyCATFlexSpots] == "1",
 		PollMs:         250,
 		DelayMs:        0,
 		DigitalDefault: m[keyCATDigitalDefault],
 	}
+	if n, _ := strconv.Atoi(m[keyCATFlexPort]); n > 0 && n <= 65535 {
+		out.FlexPort = n
+	}
 	if out.Backend == "" {
 		out.Backend = "omnirig"
 	}
@@ -3599,6 +3622,9 @@ func (a *App) SaveCATSettings(s CATSettings) error {
 	if s.OmniRigNum != 1 && s.OmniRigNum != 2 {
 		s.OmniRigNum = 1
 	}
+	if s.FlexPort <= 0 || s.FlexPort > 65535 {
+		s.FlexPort = 4992
+	}
 	if s.PollMs < 50 || s.PollMs > 2000 {
 		s.PollMs = 250
 	}
@@ -3609,6 +3635,10 @@ func (a *App) SaveCATSettings(s CATSettings) error {
 	if s.Enabled {
 		enabled = "1"
 	}
+	flexSpots := "0"
+	if s.FlexSpots {
+		flexSpots = "1"
+	}
 	if s.DigitalDefault == "" {
 		s.DigitalDefault = "FT8"
 	}
@@ -3616,6 +3646,9 @@ func (a *App) SaveCATSettings(s CATSettings) error {
 		keyCATEnabled:        enabled,
 		keyCATBackend:        s.Backend,
 		keyCATOmniRigNum:     strconv.Itoa(s.OmniRigNum),
+		keyCATFlexHost:       strings.TrimSpace(s.FlexHost),
+		keyCATFlexPort:       strconv.Itoa(s.FlexPort),
+		keyCATFlexSpots:      flexSpots,
 		keyCATPollMs:         strconv.Itoa(s.PollMs),
 		keyCATDelayMs:        strconv.Itoa(s.DelayMs),
 		keyCATDigitalDefault: strings.ToUpper(strings.TrimSpace(s.DigitalDefault)),
@@ -6294,6 +6327,7 @@ func (a *App) reloadCAT() {
 	}
 	a.cat.SetPollInterval(time.Duration(s.PollMs) * time.Millisecond)
 	a.cat.SetCommandDelay(time.Duration(s.DelayMs) * time.Millisecond)
+	a.catFlexSpots = s.Enabled && s.Backend == "flex" && s.FlexSpots
 	if !s.Enabled {
 		a.cat.Stop()
 		return
@@ -6306,12 +6340,28 @@ func (a *App) reloadCAT() {
 		// reloadCAT raised the existing instance's window to the front,
 		// which is what Log4OM avoids by relying entirely on COM activation.
 		a.cat.Start(cat.NewOmniRig(s.OmniRigNum))
+	case "flex":
+		// Native FlexRadio (SmartSDR) TCP API — no OmniRig needed.
+		fb := cat.NewFlex(s.FlexHost, s.FlexPort, s.FlexSpots)
+		// Clicking one of our spots on the panadapter fills the entry form.
+		fb.OnSpotClick = func(call string, hz int64) {
+			if a.ctx != nil {
+				wruntime.EventsEmit(a.ctx, "flex:spot_clicked", map[string]any{"call": call, "freq_hz": hz})
+			}
+		}
+		a.cat.Start(fb)
 	default:
 		// Unknown backend → stop and emit a dummy state so the UI shows it.
 		a.cat.Stop()
 	}
 }
 
+// DiscoverFlexRadios listens for FlexRadio discovery broadcasts on the LAN and
+// returns the radios found (for the CAT settings "auto-detect" button).
+func (a *App) DiscoverFlexRadios() ([]cat.FlexRadio, error) {
+	return cat.DiscoverFlex(2500 * time.Millisecond)
+}
+
 // ClearLookupCache empties the local callsign cache.
 func (a *App) ClearLookupCache() error {
 	if a.cache == nil {

frontend/src/App.tsx

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import type { adif as adifModels, lookup as lookupModels, cat as catModels } fro
 import type { QSOForm, WorkedBeforeView, StationSettingsForm, ListsSettingsForm, ModePresetForm } from '@/types';
 
 import { Menubar, type Menu } from '@/components/Menubar';
+import { APP_VERSION, APP_AUTHOR } from '@/version';
 import { QSLManagerPanel } from '@/components/QSLManagerModal';
 import { QslDesignerModal } from '@/components/qsl/QslDesignerModal';
 import { SendEQSLModal } from '@/components/qsl/SendEQSLModal';
@@ -90,9 +91,10 @@ type CATState = Omit<catModels.RigState, 'convertValues'>;
 
 const DEFAULT_BANDS = ['160m','80m','60m','40m','30m','20m','17m','15m','12m','10m','6m','2m','70cm','23cm'];
 const DEFAULT_MODES = ['SSB','CW','FT8','FT4','RTTY','PSK31','AM','FM','DIGITALVOICE'];
-// Modes the QSO recorder captures (voice + CW). Mirrors recordableMode() in
+// Modes the QSO recorder captures (phone only). Mirrors recordableMode() in
-// app.go — digital modes carry no useful audio and are never recorded.
+// app.go — digital modes carry no useful audio, and CW has no DAX audio on Flex,
-const RECORDABLE_MODES = new Set(['SSB','USB','LSB','AM','FM','DV','CW']);
+// so neither is recorded (no REC badge / timer for them).
+const RECORDABLE_MODES = new Set(['SSB','USB','LSB','AM','FM','DV']);
 
 const emptyDetails: DetailsState = {
   state: '', cnty: '', address: '',
@@ -564,6 +566,16 @@ export default function App() {
   const [wkSent, setWkSent] = useState(''); // rolling text the keyer echoes as it transmits
   const [wkEscClears, setWkEscClears] = useState(true); // ESC also clears the callsign
   const [wkSendOnType, setWkSendOnType] = useState(false); // key chars live as typed
+  // Auto-call: repeat the clicked macro (e.g. F1 CQ) every (message + N seconds)
+  // until a reply is entered or it's stopped. Persisted as UI prefs.
+  const [wkAutoCall, setWkAutoCall] = useState(() => localStorage.getItem('opslog.wkAutoCall') === '1');
+  const [wkAutoCallSecs, setWkAutoCallSecs] = useState(() => Number(localStorage.getItem('opslog.wkAutoCallSecs')) || 3);
+  const wkAutoCallRef = useRef(wkAutoCall);
+  const wkAutoCallSecsRef = useRef(wkAutoCallSecs);
+  const autoCallGenRef = useRef(0);   // bump to cancel the running loop
+  const autoCallMacroRef = useRef(-1); // macro index currently auto-repeating (-1 = none)
+  useEffect(() => { wkAutoCallRef.current = wkAutoCall; }, [wkAutoCall]);
+  useEffect(() => { wkAutoCallSecsRef.current = wkAutoCallSecs; }, [wkAutoCallSecs]);
   // F1-F12 macro shortcuts active only when the keyer is enabled + connected.
   const wkActiveRef = useRef(false);
   const wkEscClearsRef = useRef(true);
@@ -665,6 +677,7 @@ export default function App() {
   // close so the next plain "Preferences" launch reverts to default.
   const [settingsSection, setSettingsSection] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
   const [showDeleteAll, setShowDeleteAll] = useState(false);
+  const [showAbout, setShowAbout] = useState(false);
   const [deletingAll, setDeletingAll] = useState(false);
   const [ctyRefreshing, setCtyRefreshing] = useState(false);
   const [refsDownloading, setRefsDownloading] = useState(false);
@@ -1092,13 +1105,27 @@ export default function App() {
     }
     if (!lk.band && s.band) setBand(s.band);
 
-    // Mode resolution priority: digital watering-hole → CAT's DATA → CAT mode.
+    // Mode resolution.
+    //   FlexRadio reports the exact mode for voice/CW (USB/LSB/CW…) → trust it.
+    //   But all digital sub-modes share one radio mode (DIGU/DIGL → "DATA"), so
+    //   when it's digital we still pick FT8/FT4/RTTY from the frequency's
+    //   watering hole (e.g. 14.080 → FT4), else the operator's default.
+    //   OmniRig & other rigs often can't tell digital from SSB on a digital
+    //   freq, so for them we infer from the frequency regardless of reported mode.
     if (!lk.mode) {
-      const inferred = s.freq_hz ? inferDigitalMode(s.freq_hz) : '';
       let nextMode = '';
-      if (inferred) nextMode = inferred;
+      if (s.backend === 'flex') {
-      else if (s.mode === 'DATA') nextMode = digitalDefaultRef.current || 'FT8';
+        if (s.mode === 'DATA') {
-      else if (s.mode) nextMode = s.mode;
+          nextMode = (s.freq_hz ? inferDigitalMode(s.freq_hz) : '') || digitalDefaultRef.current || 'FT8';
+        } else if (s.mode) {
+          nextMode = s.mode;
+        }
+      } else {
+        const inferred = s.freq_hz ? inferDigitalMode(s.freq_hz) : '';
+        if (inferred) nextMode = inferred;
+        else if (s.mode === 'DATA') nextMode = digitalDefaultRef.current || 'FT8';
+        else if (s.mode) nextMode = s.mode;
+      }
       if (nextMode) {
         setMode(nextMode);
         applyModePreset(nextMode); // flip 599↔59 on mode change (respects edits)
@@ -1191,6 +1218,12 @@ export default function App() {
     const unsubRC = EventsOn('udp:remote_call', (raw: string) => {
       if (applyUdpCall(raw)) restartRecordingForNewTarget(String(raw ?? ''));
     });
+    // Clicked one of OpsLog's spots on the FlexRadio panadapter → fill the call
+    // (the radio already tuned via trigger_action=Tune, and CAT reads the freq).
+    const unsubFlexSpot = EventsOn('flex:spot_clicked', (p: any) => {
+      const call = String(p?.call ?? '');
+      if (applyUdpCall(call)) restartRecordingForNewTarget(call);
+    });
     const unsubProg = EventsOn('import:progress', (p: any) => {
       setImportProgress({ processed: Number(p?.processed ?? 0), total: Number(p?.total ?? 0) });
     });
@@ -1208,7 +1241,7 @@ export default function App() {
         else setError('UDP auto-log: ' + msg);
       }
     });
-    return () => { unsubDX?.(); unsubRC?.(); unsubProg?.(); unsubLog?.(); };
+    return () => { unsubDX?.(); unsubRC?.(); unsubFlexSpot?.(); unsubProg?.(); unsubLog?.(); };
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, []);
 
@@ -1307,8 +1340,41 @@ export default function App() {
     for (let i = 0; i < 1200 && wkBusyRef.current; i++) await sleep(50); // ≤60s for it to finish
     void save();
   }
-  function wkSendMacro(i: number) { const m = wkMacros[i]; if (m) wkSend(m.text); }
+  // stopAutoCall cancels any running auto-call loop.
+  function stopAutoCall() { autoCallMacroRef.current = -1; autoCallGenRef.current++; }
+  // runAutoCall sends macro i, waits for the keyer to finish, waits the chosen
+  // gap, then resends — looping until cancelled (reply entered, Stop, unchecked).
+  async function runAutoCall(i: number) {
+    const gen = ++autoCallGenRef.current;
+    autoCallMacroRef.current = i;
+    const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((r) => window.setTimeout(r, ms));
+    while (autoCallMacroRef.current === i && gen === autoCallGenRef.current && wkActiveRef.current) {
+      const m = wkMacros[i];
+      if (!m) break;
+      await wkSend(m.text);
+      for (let k = 0; k < 20 && !wkBusyRef.current && gen === autoCallGenRef.current; k++) await sleep(50);   // ≤1s to start
+      for (let k = 0; k < 2400 && wkBusyRef.current && gen === autoCallGenRef.current; k++) await sleep(50);  // ≤120s to finish
+      if (gen !== autoCallGenRef.current) break;
+      await sleep(Math.max(0, wkAutoCallSecsRef.current) * 1000); // the gap before the next call
+    }
+  }
+  function wkSendMacro(i: number) {
+    const m = wkMacros[i];
+    if (!m) return;
+    if (wkAutoCallRef.current) runAutoCall(i); // loop this macro until a reply / stop
+    else wkSend(m.text);
+  }
   wkSendMacroRef.current = wkSendMacro;
+  function wkToggleAutoCall(on: boolean) {
+    setWkAutoCall(on);
+    writeUiPref('opslog.wkAutoCall', on ? '1' : '0');
+    if (!on) stopAutoCall();
+  }
+  function wkSetAutoCallSecs(n: number) {
+    const v = Math.max(0, Math.min(120, n || 0));
+    setWkAutoCallSecs(v);
+    writeUiPref('opslog.wkAutoCallSecs', String(v));
+  }
   // send-on-type: key the typed chars verbatim (no variable substitution).
   function wkSendRaw(chars: string) { WinkeyerSend(chars).catch(() => {}); }
   function wkBackspace() { WinkeyerBackspace().catch(() => {}); }
@@ -1660,6 +1726,9 @@ export default function App() {
     // still replace it. Without this, clicking a cluster spot froze the call:
     // applyUdpCall saw current != lastUdpCall and refused every later UDP call.
     if (opts?.force) lastUdpCallRef.current = v.trim().toUpperCase();
+    // A callsign appeared (someone answered the CQ, or a spot was clicked) →
+    // stop auto-calling so we don't key over the contact.
+    if (v.trim() !== '') stopAutoCall();
     // No-op guard: external apps (MSHV/WSJT-X) re-broadcast the same DX call
     // on every status packet. If it matches what's already in the entry,
     // do nothing — otherwise we'd re-run the QRZ lookup, hit the cache and
@@ -1777,7 +1846,7 @@ export default function App() {
       { 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 },
+      { type: 'item', label: 'About OpsLog', action: 'help.about' },
     ]},
   ], [total, selectedId, ctyRefreshing, refsDownloading, exporting, wkEnabled, dvkEnabled]);
 
@@ -1797,6 +1866,7 @@ export default function App() {
       case 'tools.dvk':         setDvkEnabled((v) => !v); break;
       case 'tools.refreshCty':  refreshCtyDat(); break;
       case 'tools.downloadRefs': downloadRefs(); break;
+      case 'help.about':        setShowAbout(true); break;
     }
   }
 
@@ -2196,7 +2266,7 @@ export default function App() {
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2 pr-2 border-r border-border/60">
             <div className="size-2.5 rounded-full bg-gradient-to-br from-primary to-orange-400 shadow-[0_0_0_3px_rgba(234,88,12,0.18)]" />
             <span className="font-bold text-[15px] tracking-tight">OpsLog</span>
-            <span className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">v0.1</span>
+            <span className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground cursor-pointer hover:text-foreground" onClick={() => setShowAbout(true)} title="About OpsLog">v{APP_VERSION}</span>
           </div>
 
           <Menubar menus={menus} onAction={handleMenu} />
@@ -2438,6 +2508,26 @@ export default function App() {
         <FirstRunModal onDone={() => { setShowFirstRun(false); loadStation(); refresh(); }} />
       )}
 
+      {showAbout && (
+        <div className="fixed inset-0 z-[200] flex items-center justify-center bg-black/40 backdrop-blur-sm" onClick={() => setShowAbout(false)}>
+          <div className="w-full max-w-sm rounded-xl border border-border bg-card shadow-2xl p-6 text-center animate-in fade-in zoom-in-95" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 mb-1">
+              <div className="size-3 rounded-full bg-gradient-to-br from-primary to-orange-400 shadow-[0_0_0_3px_rgba(234,88,12,0.18)]" />
+              <h2 className="text-xl font-bold tracking-tight">OpsLog</h2>
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Ham-radio logbook</p>
+            <p className="mt-3 font-mono text-sm">version <span className="font-semibold text-foreground">{APP_VERSION}</span></p>
+            <p className="mt-3 text-sm">
+              Developed by <span className="font-semibold text-primary">{APP_AUTHOR}</span>
+            </p>
+            <p className="mt-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">73 & good DX</p>
+            <button onClick={() => setShowAbout(false)} className="mt-5 h-8 px-4 rounded-md bg-primary text-primary-foreground text-sm font-medium hover:opacity-90">
+              Close
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {/* Transient toasts (bottom-right). Errors stack on top of the green
           success toast; both auto-dismiss. */}
       {/* Unlock encrypted passwords (set via Settings → Security). Dismissable:
@@ -2557,7 +2647,11 @@ export default function App() {
       {/* Right of the entry (Log4OM-style): F1 Stats (matrix) + F2-F5 detail
           tabs, then reserved free space. Hidden in compact mode. */}
       {!compact && (
-        <div className="w-[560px] shrink-0 min-h-0 flex flex-col">
+        // relative + absolute inner: the panel's content can't grow the row, so
+        // the row height is set by the ENTRY STRIP. A taller tab (Awards/F3) then
+        // scrolls inside this fixed height instead of pushing everything down.
+        <div className="w-[560px] shrink-0 min-h-0 relative">
+          <div className="absolute inset-0 flex flex-col min-h-0">
           <DetailsPanel
             callsign={callsign}
             prefix={prefix}
@@ -2574,6 +2668,7 @@ export default function App() {
             onTab={setDetailTab}
             keyerActive={(wkEnabled && wkStatus.connected) || dvkEnabled}
           />
+          </div>
         </div>
       )}
       {/* Reserved free space to the right. The WinKeyer CW keyer and/or the
@@ -2608,7 +2703,7 @@ export default function App() {
             </div>
           )}
           {wkEnabled && (
-            <div className="w-[500px] shrink-0 min-h-0">
+            <div className="w-[380px] shrink-0 min-h-0">
               <WinkeyerPanel
                 status={wkStatus}
                 ports={wkPorts}
@@ -2623,12 +2718,16 @@ export default function App() {
                 onSetSpeed={(w) => { setWkWpm(w); WinkeyerSetSpeed(w).catch(() => {}); saveWk({ wpm: w }); }}
                 onSend={wkSend}
                 onSendMacro={wkSendMacro}
-                onStop={() => WinkeyerStop().catch(() => {})}
+                onStop={() => { stopAutoCall(); WinkeyerStop().catch(() => {}); }}
                 onClose={() => wkSetEnabled(false)}
                 sendOnType={wkSendOnType}
                 onToggleSendOnType={wkToggleSendOnType}
                 onSendRaw={wkSendRaw}
                 onBackspace={wkBackspace}
+                autoCall={wkAutoCall}
+                autoCallSecs={wkAutoCallSecs}
+                onToggleAutoCall={wkToggleAutoCall}
+                onSetAutoCallSecs={wkSetAutoCallSecs}
               />
             </div>
           )}

frontend/src/components/AwardEditor.tsx

@@ -31,11 +31,17 @@ export type AwardDef = {
   url?: string; download_url?: string; ref_url?: string; valid_from?: string; valid_to?: string; alias?: string;
   type?: string; field: string; match_by?: string; exact_match?: boolean; pattern: string;
   leading_str?: string; trailing_str?: string; multi?: boolean; dynamic?: boolean; add_prefixes?: string[];
+  or_rules?: AwardOrRule[];
   dxcc_filter: number[] | null; valid_bands?: string[]; valid_modes?: string[]; emission?: string[];
   confirm: string[] | null; validate?: string[] | null; grant_codes?: string; export_credit_granted?: boolean;
   total: number; builtin?: boolean;
 };
 
+type AwardOrRule = {
+  field: string; match_by?: string; exact_match?: boolean; pattern?: string;
+  leading_str?: string; trailing_str?: string; prefix?: string;
+};
+
 type AwardRef = {
   code: string; name: string; dxcc: number; group: string; subgrp: string;
   dxcc_list?: number[]; pattern?: string; valid: boolean; valid_from?: string; valid_to?: string;
@@ -162,7 +168,7 @@ export function AwardEditor({ open, onClose, onSaved }: Props) {
     if (!open) return;
     setErr('');
     Promise.all([GetAwardDefs(), AwardFields(), GetAwardPresets(), ListCountries()])
-      .then(([d, f, p, c]) => { setDefs((d ?? []) as any); setFields((f ?? []) as any); setPresets((p ?? []) as any); setCountries((c ?? []) as any); })
+      .then(([d, f, p, c]) => { setDefs((d ?? []) as any); setFields(((f ?? []) as string[]).slice().sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b))); setPresets((p ?? []) as any); setCountries((c ?? []) as any); })
       .catch((e) => setErr(String(e?.message ?? e)));
     loadMeta();
   }, [open]);
@@ -344,6 +350,46 @@ export function AwardEditor({ open, onClose, onSaved }: Props) {
                         <Field2 label="Leading string"><Input className="h-8 font-mono text-xs" value={cur.leading_str ?? ''} onChange={(e) => patch({ leading_str: e.target.value })} /></Field2>
                         <Field2 label="Trailing string"><Input className="h-8 font-mono text-xs" value={cur.trailing_str ?? ''} onChange={(e) => patch({ trailing_str: e.target.value })} /></Field2>
                       </div>
+
+                      {/* Additional OR searches: a QSO earns a reference if the
+                          primary rule OR any of these match. */}
+                      <div className="border-t pt-2.5 space-y-2">
+                        <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+                          <p className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">Additional searches <span className="font-semibold">(OR)</span> — also match the reference if any of these hit</p>
+                          <Button size="sm" variant="outline" className="h-7"
+                            onClick={() => patch({ or_rules: [...(cur.or_rules ?? []), { field: cur.field || 'note', match_by: 'pattern', pattern: '', prefix: '' }] })}>
+                            <Plus className="size-3.5" /> Add OR
+                          </Button>
+                        </div>
+                        {(cur.or_rules ?? []).map((r, ri) => {
+                          const upd = (p: Partial<AwardOrRule>) => patch({ or_rules: (cur.or_rules ?? []).map((x, j) => (j === ri ? { ...x, ...p } : x)) });
+                          const del = () => patch({ or_rules: (cur.or_rules ?? []).filter((_, j) => j !== ri) });
+                          return (
+                            <div key={ri} className="rounded-md border border-border bg-muted/20 p-2 space-y-2">
+                              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                                <span className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">OR — search in</span>
+                                <Select value={r.field} onValueChange={(v) => upd({ field: v })}>
+                                  <SelectTrigger className="h-7 text-xs w-44"><SelectValue /></SelectTrigger>
+                                  <SelectContent className="max-h-72">{fields.map((f) => <SelectItem key={f} value={f}>{f}</SelectItem>)}</SelectContent>
+                                </Select>
+                                <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-[11px]">
+                                  {['code', 'description', 'pattern'].map((m) => (
+                                    <label key={m} className="flex items-center gap-1 cursor-pointer">
+                                      <input type="radio" name={`orby-${ri}`} checked={(r.match_by || 'code') === m} onChange={() => upd({ match_by: m })} className="accent-primary" /> {m}
+                                    </label>
+                                  ))}
+                                </div>
+                                <label className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-[11px] cursor-pointer"><Checkbox checked={!!r.exact_match} onCheckedChange={(c) => upd({ exact_match: !!c })} /> exact</label>
+                                <button className="ml-auto text-destructive hover:opacity-70" onClick={del} title="Remove this OR search"><Trash2 className="size-4" /></button>
+                              </div>
+                              <div className="grid grid-cols-[1fr_120px] gap-2">
+                                <Input className="h-7 font-mono text-xs" value={r.pattern ?? ''} onChange={(e) => upd({ pattern: e.target.value })} placeholder="regex — group 1 = reference (e.g. \b(\d{2})\d{3}\b for postal → dept)" />
+                                <Input className="h-7 font-mono text-xs" value={r.prefix ?? ''} onChange={(e) => upd({ prefix: e.target.value })} placeholder="prefix (D)" title="Prepended to each found reference, e.g. 74 → D74" />
+                              </div>
+                            </div>
+                          );
+                        })}
+                      </div>
                     </div>
                   </TabsContent>
 

frontend/src/components/AwardRefSelector.tsx

@@ -29,9 +29,13 @@ interface Props {
   // of these and it's already filled (e.g. VE9CF → state NB), the award counts
   // automatically — we surface that so the operator needn't pick it by hand.
   fieldValues?: Record<string, string>;
+  // Height of the selector. Default is a fixed 210px (the QSO editor modal);
+  // the live entry panel passes "flex-1 min-h-0" so it fills the available
+  // space instead of overflowing and forcing a scrollbar.
+  heightClass?: string;
 }
 
-export function AwardRefSelector({ dxcc, value, onChange, fieldValues }: Props) {
+export function AwardRefSelector({ dxcc, value, onChange, fieldValues, heightClass = 'h-[210px]' }: Props) {
   const [defs, setDefs] = useState<AwardDef[]>([]);
   const [metas, setMetas] = useState<Record<string, Meta>>({});
   const [awardCode, setAwardCode] = useState('POTA');
@@ -172,7 +176,7 @@ export function AwardRefSelector({ dxcc, value, onChange, fieldValues }: Props)
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex gap-2 h-[210px]">
+    <div className={`flex gap-2 ${heightClass}`}>
       {/* Left panel */}
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5 flex-1 min-w-0">
 

frontend/src/components/DetailsPanel.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { ComputeQSOAwardRefs } from '../../wailsjs/go/main/App';
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
 import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label';
 import { Checkbox } from '@/components/ui/checkbox';
@@ -121,6 +122,40 @@ function Field({ label, span = 1, children }: { label: string; span?: 1 | 2 | 3
 export function DetailsPanel({ callsign, prefix, operatorGrid, remoteGrid, details, onChange, wb, wbBusy, band, mode, bands, tab, onTab, keyerActive }: Props) {
   const [internalOpen, setInternalOpen] = useState<TabName>('stats');
   const open = tab ?? internalOpen; // controlled when `tab` is provided
+
+  // Live award detection: run the SAME engine used at log time over the current
+  // contact (callsign + looked-up address/state/zones) so award references the
+  // QSO will earn — e.g. WAPC matching "Beijing" inside the address — are
+  // surfaced and auto-added the moment you enter a call or click a spot, instead
+  // of only appearing after logging. Pickable matches are merged into award_refs
+  // (idempotent; award_refs is NOT a dependency, so removing one by hand sticks).
+  const [detected, setDetected] = useState<Array<{ code: string; ref: string; name?: string; pickable?: boolean }>>([]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (open !== 'awards' || !callsign.trim()) { setDetected([]); return; }
+    const t = window.setTimeout(async () => {
+      try {
+        const q: any = {
+          callsign, band, mode,
+          address: details.address ?? '', state: details.state ?? '', cnty: details.cnty ?? '',
+          cont: details.cont ?? '', dxcc: details.dxcc, cqz: details.cqz, ituz: details.ituz,
+          qso_date: new Date().toISOString(),
+        };
+        const all = ((await ComputeQSOAwardRefs(q)) ?? []) as any[];
+        setDetected(all as any);
+        const cur = details.award_refs ?? '';
+        const have = new Set(cur.split(';').filter(Boolean));
+        let next = cur;
+        for (const r of all) {
+          if (!r.pickable) continue;
+          const entry = `${String(r.code).toUpperCase()}@${String(r.ref).toUpperCase()}`;
+          if (!have.has(entry)) { next = next ? `${next};${entry}` : entry; have.add(entry); }
+        }
+        if (next !== cur) onChange({ award_refs: next });
+      } catch { /* leave detection empty on failure */ }
+    }, 400);
+    return () => window.clearTimeout(t);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [open, callsign, details.address, details.state, details.cnty, details.dxcc, details.cqz, details.ituz, band, mode]);
   // Bearing/distance from operator's home grid to the remote station.
   // Recomputed only when either grid actually changes.
   const path = useMemo(() => {
@@ -179,7 +214,7 @@ export function DetailsPanel({ callsign, prefix, operatorGrid, remoteGrid, detai
         ))}
       </nav>
 
-      <div className="overflow-y-auto min-h-0">
+      <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto min-h-0">
       {open === 'stats' && (
         <div className="px-3 py-2.5">
           <BandSlotGrid wb={wb} busy={!!wbBusy} currentBand={band} currentMode={mode} bands={bands} hasCall={callsign.trim() !== ''} />
@@ -257,13 +292,24 @@ export function DetailsPanel({ callsign, prefix, operatorGrid, remoteGrid, detai
       )}
 
       {open === 'awards' && (
-        <div className="px-3 py-2.5">
+        <div className="px-3 py-2.5 h-full flex flex-col min-h-0">
           <AwardRefSelector
             dxcc={details.dxcc}
             value={details.award_refs ?? ''}
             onChange={(v) => onChange({ award_refs: v })}
             fieldValues={{ state: details.state ?? '', cnty: details.cnty ?? '' }}
+            heightClass="flex-1 min-h-0"
           />
+          {detected.length > 0 && (
+            <div className="mt-2 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground shrink-0">
+              <span className="font-medium text-foreground/70">Detected — this contact will count for:</span>{' '}
+              {detected.map((r) => (
+                <span key={`${r.code}@${r.ref}`} className="inline-block mr-2 font-mono">
+                  {r.code}{r.ref ? `@${r.ref}` : ''}{r.name ? <span className="text-muted-foreground/70"> {r.name}</span> : null}
+                </span>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          )}
         </div>
       )}
 

frontend/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 import {
   GetLookupSettings, SaveLookupSettings, ClearLookupCache, TestLookupProvider,
   GetListsSettings, SaveListsSettings,
-  GetCATSettings, SaveCATSettings,
+  GetCATSettings, SaveCATSettings, DiscoverFlexRadios,
   ListProfiles, GetActiveProfile, SaveProfile, DeleteProfile, ActivateProfile, DuplicateProfile,
   GetRotatorSettings, SaveRotatorSettings, TestRotator, RotatorPark, RotatorStop,
   GetUltrabeamSettings, SaveUltrabeamSettings, TestUltrabeam,
@@ -445,6 +445,44 @@ function TelemetryToggle() {
   );
 }
 
+// FlexDiscover scans the LAN for FlexRadio broadcasts and lets the user pick one
+// (fills the IP/port). Self-contained so it can own its state (rendered inside
+// the hook-less CATPanel).
+function FlexDiscover({ onPick }: { onPick: (ip: string, port: number) => void }) {
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+  const [found, setFound] = useState<Array<{ ip: string; port: number; model?: string; nickname?: string }>>([]);
+  const [msg, setMsg] = useState('');
+  async function scan() {
+    setBusy(true); setMsg('');
+    try {
+      const r = ((await DiscoverFlexRadios()) ?? []) as any[];
+      setFound(r as any);
+      if (r.length === 0) setMsg('No radio found — check it\'s on the same network, or enter the IP manually.');
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      setMsg(String(e?.message ?? e));
+    } finally { setBusy(false); }
+  }
+  return (
+    <div className="rounded-md border border-border bg-muted/20 p-2 space-y-1.5">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+        <Button size="sm" variant="outline" onClick={scan} disabled={busy}>
+          {busy ? <Loader2 className="size-3.5 animate-spin" /> : <Wifi className="size-3.5" />} Detect radios
+        </Button>
+        <span className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">listens for FlexRadio broadcast on the LAN</span>
+      </div>
+      {found.map((r) => (
+        <button key={r.ip} type="button" onClick={() => onPick(r.ip, r.port || 4992)}
+          className="w-full text-left text-xs rounded border border-border px-2 py-1 hover:bg-accent/50">
+          <span className="font-mono font-semibold">{r.ip}</span>
+          {r.model ? <span className="text-muted-foreground"> · {r.model}</span> : ''}
+          {r.nickname ? <span className="text-muted-foreground"> ({r.nickname})</span> : ''}
+        </button>
+      ))}
+      {msg && <div className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">{msg}</div>}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 function ComingSoon({ id, icon: Icon }: { id: SectionId; icon?: any }) {
   const label = SECTION_LABELS[id] ?? id;
   const IconCmp = Icon ?? Construction;
@@ -492,7 +530,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
   const [bandDraft, setBandDraft] = useState('');
   const [modeDraft, setModeDraft] = useState('');
   const [catCfg, setCatCfg] = useState<CATSettings>({
-    enabled: false, backend: 'omnirig', omnirig_rig: 1, poll_ms: 250, delay_ms: 0,
+    enabled: false, backend: 'omnirig', omnirig_rig: 1, flex_host: '', flex_port: 4992, flex_spots: false, poll_ms: 250, delay_ms: 0,
     digital_default: 'FT8',
   });
   const [rotator, setRotator] = useState<RotatorSettings>({
@@ -1634,9 +1672,9 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
       <>
         <SectionHeader
           title="CAT interface"
-          hint="Reads the rig's current frequency / band / mode and pushes them into the entry strip in real time. Requires OmniRig (free) installed and configured separately for your rig — OpsLog just talks to it."
+          hint="Reads the rig's frequency / band / mode and pushes them into the entry strip in real time. Use OmniRig (free, any rig) or — for FlexRadio — the native SmartSDR API (no OmniRig needed, real-time, no second-click mode bug)."
         />
-        <div className="space-y-4 max-w-lg">
+        <div className="space-y-4 max-w-3xl">
           <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer">
             <Checkbox checked={catCfg.enabled} onCheckedChange={(c) => setCatCfg((s) => ({ ...s, enabled: !!c }))} />
             Enable CAT
@@ -1648,11 +1686,12 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
               <Select value={catCfg.backend} onValueChange={(v) => setCatCfg((s) => ({ ...s, backend: v }))}>
                 <SelectTrigger><SelectValue /></SelectTrigger>
                 <SelectContent>
-                  <SelectItem value="omnirig">OmniRig (Windows COM)</SelectItem>
+                  <SelectItem value="omnirig">OmniRig (any rig, Windows COM)</SelectItem>
-                  <SelectItem value="flex" disabled>Flex SmartSDR (coming soon)</SelectItem>
+                  <SelectItem value="flex">FlexRadio / SmartSDR (native)</SelectItem>
                 </SelectContent>
               </Select>
             </div>
+            {catCfg.backend === 'omnirig' && (
             <div className="space-y-1">
               <Label>OmniRig rig slot</Label>
               <Select value={String(catCfg.omnirig_rig)} onValueChange={(v) => setCatCfg((s) => ({ ...s, omnirig_rig: parseInt(v) as 1 | 2 }))}>
@@ -1663,6 +1702,30 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
                 </SelectContent>
               </Select>
             </div>
+            )}
+            {catCfg.backend === 'flex' && (
+            <>
+              <div className="space-y-1">
+                <Label>FlexRadio IP</Label>
+                <Input placeholder="192.168.1.50" value={catCfg.flex_host ?? ''}
+                  onChange={(e) => setCatCfg((s) => ({ ...s, flex_host: e.target.value }))} />
+              </div>
+              <div className="space-y-1">
+                <Label>Port</Label>
+                <Input type="number" value={catCfg.flex_port || 4992}
+                  onChange={(e) => setCatCfg((s) => ({ ...s, flex_port: parseInt(e.target.value) || 4992 }))} />
+              </div>
+              <div className="col-span-2">
+                <FlexDiscover onPick={(ip, port) => setCatCfg((s) => ({ ...s, flex_host: ip, flex_port: port }))} />
+              </div>
+              <label className="col-span-2 flex items-center gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer">
+                <Checkbox checked={!!catCfg.flex_spots} onCheckedChange={(c) => setCatCfg((s) => ({ ...s, flex_spots: !!c }))} />
+                Show cluster spots on the panadapter <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">(spots from OpsLog's DX cluster appear on the radio, auto-expire after 30 min)</span>
+              </label>
+            </>
+            )}
+            {catCfg.backend === 'omnirig' && (
+            <>
             <div className="space-y-1">
               <Label>Poll interval (ms)</Label>
               <Input
@@ -1679,6 +1742,8 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
                 onChange={(e) => setCatCfg((s) => ({ ...s, delay_ms: parseInt(e.target.value) || 0 }))}
               />
             </div>
+            </>
+            )}
             <div className="space-y-1 col-span-2">
               <Label>Default digital mode (when rig reports DIG)</Label>
               <Select
@@ -1694,6 +1759,8 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
               </Select>
             </div>
           </div>
+          {catCfg.backend === 'omnirig' && (
+          <>
           <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer">
             <Checkbox
               checked={catModeBeforeFreq}
@@ -1708,6 +1775,16 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
             OmniRig only reports generic "DIG" for digital modes — <strong>Default digital mode</strong>
             {' '}is the specific mode OpsLog will surface (and log).
           </p>
+          </>
+          )}
+          {catCfg.backend === 'flex' && (
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+              Native SmartSDR API — no OmniRig needed. Frequency, mode and split are read in
+              real time from the radio (no polling, no second-click mode bug). Use <strong>Detect
+              radios</strong> or enter the IP. <strong>Default digital mode</strong> is what OpsLog
+              logs when the slice is in a digital mode (DIGU/DIGL).
+            </p>
+          )}
         </div>
       </>
     );

frontend/src/components/WinkeyerPanel.tsx

@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ interface Props {
   onToggleSendOnType: (on: boolean) => void;
   onSendRaw: (chars: string) => void;   // key typed chars as-is (no variables)
   onBackspace: () => void;              // remove last not-yet-keyed char
+  autoCall: boolean;                    // repeat the clicked macro on a timer
+  autoCallSecs: number;                 // gap (s) after the message before repeating
+  onToggleAutoCall: (on: boolean) => void;
+  onSetAutoCallSecs: (n: number) => void;
 }
 
 // WinkeyerPanel — Log4OM-style CW keyer operating window. Lives in the
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@ export function WinkeyerPanel({
   onSelectPort, onRefreshPorts, onConnect, onDisconnect, onSetSpeed,
   onSend, onSendMacro, onStop, onClose,
   sendOnType, onToggleSendOnType, onSendRaw, onBackspace,
+  autoCall, autoCallSecs, onToggleAutoCall, onSetAutoCallSecs,
 }: Props) {
   const [cwText, setCwText] = useState('');
   const [speed, setSpeed] = useState(wpm);
@@ -172,6 +177,25 @@ export function WinkeyerPanel({
           </Button>
         </div>
 
+        {/* Auto-call: repeat the clicked macro (e.g. F1 CQ) automatically until
+            someone answers. The seconds box is the gap AFTER the message. */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <label className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs cursor-pointer select-none"
+            title="After you click a macro (e.g. F1 CQ), resend it on a loop — message, then the gap, then repeat — until a callsign is entered or you press Stop">
+            <input type="checkbox" className="accent-primary" checked={autoCall} disabled={!connected}
+              onChange={(e) => onToggleAutoCall(e.target.checked)} />
+            Auto-call
+          </label>
+          <span className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">gap</span>
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-1 h-7 rounded-md border border-border bg-muted/20 pl-2 pr-1" title="Seconds to wait after the message before resending">
+            <input type="number" min={0} max={120}
+              className="w-9 bg-transparent text-sm font-mono font-bold tabular-nums text-right outline-none"
+              value={autoCallSecs} onChange={(e) => onSetAutoCallSecs(parseInt(e.target.value) || 0)} />
+            <span className="text-[9px] text-muted-foreground">sec</span>
+          </div>
+          {autoCall && <span className="text-[10px] text-amber-600/80">click a macro to loop it</span>}
+        </div>
+
         {/* Macro buttons F1… — single-line (F-key + label) to keep the panel short. */}
         <div className="grid grid-cols-3 gap-1">
           {macros.map((m, i) => (

frontend/src/version.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// Single source of truth for the app version shown in the UI (header + About).
+// Bump this on a release (the release script updates it alongside telemetry.go).
+export const APP_VERSION = '0.1';
+
+// Author / credits, shown in Help → About.
+export const APP_AUTHOR = 'F4BPO';

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

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 import {adif} from '../models';
 import {qso} from '../models';
 import {main} from '../models';
+import {cat} from '../models';
 import {profile} from '../models';
 import {award} from '../models';
 import {awardref} from '../models';
-import {cat} from '../models';
 import {cluster} from '../models';
 import {extsvc} from '../models';
 import {winkeyer} from '../models';
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ export function DisconnectAllClusters():Promise<void>;
 
 export function DisconnectClusterServer(arg1:number):Promise<void>;
 
+export function DiscoverFlexRadios():Promise<Array<cat.FlexRadio>>;
+
 export function DownloadAllReferenceLists():Promise<string>;
 
 export function DownloadClublogCty():Promise<main.ClublogCtyInfo>;

frontend/wailsjs/go/main/App.js

@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ export function DisconnectClusterServer(arg1) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['DisconnectClusterServer'](arg1);
 }
 
+export function DiscoverFlexRadios() {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['DiscoverFlexRadios']();
+}
+
 export function DownloadAllReferenceLists() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['DownloadAllReferenceLists']();
 }

frontend/wailsjs/go/models.ts

@@ -104,6 +104,30 @@ export namespace award {
 	        this.confirmed = source["confirmed"];
 	    }
 	}
+	export class OrRule {
+	    field: string;
+	    match_by?: string;
+	    exact_match?: boolean;
+	    pattern?: string;
+	    leading_str?: string;
+	    trailing_str?: string;
+	    prefix?: string;
+	
+	    static createFrom(source: any = {}) {
+	        return new OrRule(source);
+	    }
+	
+	    constructor(source: any = {}) {
+	        if ('string' === typeof source) source = JSON.parse(source);
+	        this.field = source["field"];
+	        this.match_by = source["match_by"];
+	        this.exact_match = source["exact_match"];
+	        this.pattern = source["pattern"];
+	        this.leading_str = source["leading_str"];
+	        this.trailing_str = source["trailing_str"];
+	        this.prefix = source["prefix"];
+	    }
+	}
 	export class Def {
 	    code: string;
 	    name: string;
@@ -126,6 +150,7 @@ export namespace award {
 	    multi?: boolean;
 	    dynamic?: boolean;
 	    add_prefixes?: string[];
+	    or_rules?: OrRule[];
 	    dxcc_filter: number[];
 	    valid_bands?: string[];
 	    valid_modes?: string[];
@@ -164,6 +189,7 @@ export namespace award {
 	        this.multi = source["multi"];
 	        this.dynamic = source["dynamic"];
 	        this.add_prefixes = source["add_prefixes"];
+	        this.or_rules = this.convertValues(source["or_rules"], OrRule);
 	        this.dxcc_filter = source["dxcc_filter"];
 	        this.valid_bands = source["valid_bands"];
 	        this.valid_modes = source["valid_modes"];
@@ -175,7 +201,26 @@ export namespace award {
 	        this.total = source["total"];
 	        this.builtin = source["builtin"];
 	    }
+	
+		convertValues(a: any, classs: any, asMap: boolean = false): any {
+		    if (!a) {
+		        return a;
+		    }
+		    if (a.slice && a.map) {
+		        return (a as any[]).map(elem => this.convertValues(elem, classs));
+		    } else if ("object" === typeof a) {
+		        if (asMap) {
+		            for (const key of Object.keys(a)) {
+		                a[key] = new classs(a[key]);
+		            }
+		            return a;
+		        }
+		        return new classs(a);
+		    }
+		    return a;
+		}
 	}
+	
 	export class Ref {
 	    ref: string;
 	    name?: string;
@@ -340,6 +385,28 @@ export namespace awardref {
 
 export namespace cat {
 	
+	export class FlexRadio {
+	    ip: string;
+	    port: number;
+	    model: string;
+	    nickname: string;
+	    serial: string;
+	    callsign: string;
+	
+	    static createFrom(source: any = {}) {
+	        return new FlexRadio(source);
+	    }
+	
+	    constructor(source: any = {}) {
+	        if ('string' === typeof source) source = JSON.parse(source);
+	        this.ip = source["ip"];
+	        this.port = source["port"];
+	        this.model = source["model"];
+	        this.nickname = source["nickname"];
+	        this.serial = source["serial"];
+	        this.callsign = source["callsign"];
+	    }
+	}
 	export class RigState {
 	    enabled: boolean;
 	    connected: boolean;
@@ -830,6 +897,9 @@ export namespace main {
 	    enabled: boolean;
 	    backend: string;
 	    omnirig_rig: number;
+	    flex_host: string;
+	    flex_port: number;
+	    flex_spots: boolean;
 	    poll_ms: number;
 	    delay_ms: number;
 	    digital_default: string;
@@ -843,6 +913,9 @@ export namespace main {
 	        this.enabled = source["enabled"];
 	        this.backend = source["backend"];
 	        this.omnirig_rig = source["omnirig_rig"];
+	        this.flex_host = source["flex_host"];
+	        this.flex_port = source["flex_port"];
+	        this.flex_spots = source["flex_spots"];
 	        this.poll_ms = source["poll_ms"];
 	        this.delay_ms = source["delay_ms"];
 	        this.digital_default = source["digital_default"];

internal/award/award.go

@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ type Def struct {
 	Dynamic      bool      `json:"dynamic,omitempty"`       // references not predefined (any value counts)
 	AddPrefixes  []string  `json:"add_prefixes,omitempty"`  // possible reference additional prefixes
 
+	// OrRules are ADDITIONAL searches OR'd with the primary one above: a QSO
+	// earns a reference if the primary match OR any of these match. Lets a
+	// French department (DDFM) be found from "D74" in the note AND from a postal
+	// code "74140" in the address (pattern captures "74", Prefix "D" → "D74").
+	OrRules []OrRule `json:"or_rules,omitempty"`
+
 	// --- Scope ---
 	DXCCFilter []int    `json:"dxcc_filter"`          // limit to these DXCC entities (nil = any)
 	ValidBands []string `json:"valid_bands,omitempty"` // empty = all bands
@@ -84,6 +90,20 @@ type Def struct {
 	Builtin bool `json:"builtin"` // shipped default (informational)
 }
 
+// OrRule is one additional search OR'd with the award's primary matching rule.
+// Same knobs as the primary (field + how to match), plus Prefix which is
+// prepended to each reference it finds so a captured value can be normalised to
+// the award's reference codes (e.g. postal "74" + Prefix "D" → "D74").
+type OrRule struct {
+	Field       string `json:"field"`                  // QSO field to scan
+	MatchBy     string `json:"match_by,omitempty"`     // "code" | "description" | "pattern"
+	ExactMatch  bool   `json:"exact_match,omitempty"`  // match the whole field vs substring
+	Pattern     string `json:"pattern,omitempty"`      // Go regexp; group 1 = reference
+	LeadingStr  string `json:"leading_str,omitempty"`  // strip this prefix before matching
+	TrailingStr string `json:"trailing_str,omitempty"` // strip this suffix before matching
+	Prefix      string `json:"prefix,omitempty"`       // prepended to each found reference
+}
+
 // Defaults are the built-in awards seeded on first run (then user-editable).
 func Defaults() []Def {
 	// Confirmed = any confirmation (LoTW or paper QSL). Validated = the stricter
@@ -511,13 +531,15 @@ func labelRef(rf *Ref, d *Def, code string, rl refList, hasList bool, nameOf Nam
 
 // candidates extracts the reference(s) a QSO contributes to an award, enforcing
 // a predefined list when one applies.
-func candidates(d *Def, re *regexp.Regexp, q *qso.QSO, rl refList, hasList bool) []string {
+// searchOne runs one matching rule (the primary or an OR rule) over a QSO and
-	raw := strings.TrimSpace(stripAffix(fieldRaw(d.Field, q), d.LeadingStr, d.TrailingStr))
+// returns the reference codes it finds, each prefixed with `prefix` (so a
+// captured "74" becomes "D74"). predefined enables list-aware matching.
+func searchOne(field, matchBy string, re *regexp.Regexp, exact bool, leading, trailing, prefix string, q *qso.QSO, rl refList, predefined bool) []string {
+	raw := strings.TrimSpace(stripAffix(fieldRaw(field, q), leading, trailing))
 	if raw == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
-	predefined := hasList && !d.Dynamic
+	byDesc := predefined && strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(matchBy), "description")
-	byDesc := predefined && strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(d.MatchBy), "description")
 
 	var found []string
 	switch {
@@ -530,7 +552,7 @@ func candidates(d *Def, re *regexp.Regexp, q *qso.QSO, rl refList, hasList bool)
 		// the field equals the name; otherwise the name is a substring of it.
 		up := strings.ToUpper(raw)
 		for _, nc := range rl.names {
-			if d.ExactMatch {
+			if exact {
 				if up == nc.name {
 					found = append(found, nc.code)
 				}
@@ -538,7 +560,7 @@ func candidates(d *Def, re *regexp.Regexp, q *qso.QSO, rl refList, hasList bool)
 				found = append(found, nc.code)
 			}
 		}
-	case predefined && !d.ExactMatch:
+	case predefined && !exact:
 		// "Search reference inside the field": look up each token of the field in
 		// the list — O(tokens), not O(all references) — plus test the few
 		// references that declare a regex.
@@ -558,6 +580,31 @@ func candidates(d *Def, re *regexp.Regexp, q *qso.QSO, rl refList, hasList bool)
 		// counts each reference separately.
 		found = splitRefs(raw)
 	}
+	if prefix != "" {
+		for i := range found {
+			found[i] = prefix + found[i]
+		}
+	}
+	return found
+}
+
+func candidates(d *Def, re *regexp.Regexp, q *qso.QSO, rl refList, hasList bool) []string {
+	predefined := hasList && !d.Dynamic
+
+	// Primary search, then each OR rule — a QSO earns a reference if any matches.
+	found := searchOne(d.Field, d.MatchBy, re, d.ExactMatch, d.LeadingStr, d.TrailingStr, "", q, rl, predefined)
+	for i := range d.OrRules {
+		r := &d.OrRules[i]
+		var rre *regexp.Regexp
+		if p := strings.TrimSpace(r.Pattern); p != "" {
+			c, err := regexp.Compile(p)
+			if err != nil {
+				continue // skip a rule with a bad regex rather than failing the award
+			}
+			rre = c
+		}
+		found = append(found, searchOne(r.Field, r.MatchBy, rre, r.ExactMatch, r.LeadingStr, r.TrailingStr, r.Prefix, q, rl, predefined)...)
+	}
 
 	if !predefined {
 		return dedupe(found)

internal/cat/cat.go

@@ -184,6 +184,48 @@ func (m *Manager) SetPTT(on bool) error {
 	return m.exec(func(b Backend) error { return b.SetPTT(on) })
 }
 
+// SpotInfo is one cluster spot to render on a backend that supports a spot
+// overlay (the FlexRadio panadapter). Color is an optional "#AARRGGBB" string;
+// the backend picks a default when it's empty. (Status-based colouring can be
+// driven later by setting Color per spot.)
+type SpotInfo struct {
+	FreqHz   int64
+	Callsign string
+	Mode     string
+	Color    string
+	Comment  string
+}
+
+// Spotter is an OPTIONAL backend capability: show cluster spots on the radio
+// (FlexRadio panadapter). Backends that don't implement it are simply skipped.
+type Spotter interface {
+	SendSpot(SpotInfo) error
+}
+
+// SendSpot pushes a cluster spot to the backend if it supports spotting. Runs on
+// the CAT goroutine and is fire-and-forget (dropped if the queue is busy) — a
+// missed spot on the panadapter is harmless.
+func (m *Manager) SendSpot(s SpotInfo) {
+	m.mu.RLock()
+	cmds := m.cmdCh
+	b := m.backend
+	m.mu.RUnlock()
+	if cmds == nil || b == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if _, ok := b.(Spotter); !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	select {
+	case cmds <- func() {
+		if sp, ok := b.(Spotter); ok {
+			_ = sp.SendSpot(s)
+		}
+	}:
+	default: // queue busy → drop this spot
+	}
+}
+
 // exec marshals a backend operation onto the CAT goroutine. Returns the
 // operation's error or a "busy"/"not running" error if dispatch failed.
 func (m *Manager) exec(fn func(Backend) error) error {
@@ -210,23 +252,27 @@ func (m *Manager) run(b Backend, stop, done chan struct{}, cmds chan func(), pol
 	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
 	defer close(done)
 
-	if err := b.Connect(); err != nil {
-		m.update(RigState{
-			Enabled: true, Backend: b.Name(), Connected: false,
-			Error: err.Error(), UpdatedAt: time.Now(),
-		})
-		// Stay idle until Stop is called — let the user fix config and re-Start.
-		for {
-			select {
-			case <-stop:
-				return
-			case fn := <-cmds:
-				fn()
-			}
-		}
-	}
 	defer b.Disconnect()
 
+	// Connection is (re)established lazily and retried with a backoff, so a rig
+	// that's off at startup — or a FlexRadio that reboots/drops its TCP link —
+	// reconnects on its own instead of staying dead until the user toggles CAT.
+	const reconnectEvery = 5 * time.Second
+	connected := false
+	var lastAttempt time.Time
+	tryConnect := func() {
+		if connected || time.Since(lastAttempt) < reconnectEvery {
+			return
+		}
+		lastAttempt = time.Now()
+		if err := b.Connect(); err != nil {
+			m.update(RigState{Enabled: true, Backend: b.Name(), Connected: false, Error: err.Error(), UpdatedAt: time.Now()})
+			return
+		}
+		connected = true
+	}
+	tryConnect()
+
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(pollEvery)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
@@ -238,12 +284,18 @@ func (m *Manager) run(b Backend, stop, done chan struct{}, cmds chan func(), pol
 			fn()
 			m.applyCommandDelay()
 		case <-ticker.C:
+			if !connected {
+				tryConnect()
+				continue
+			}
 			ns, err := b.ReadState()
 			if err != nil {
-				m.update(RigState{
+				// Lost the rig — drop the backend so the next attempt reconnects
-					Enabled: true, Backend: b.Name(), Connected: false,
+				// cleanly, then back off before retrying.
-					Error: err.Error(), UpdatedAt: time.Now(),
+				connected = false
-				})
+				lastAttempt = time.Now()
+				b.Disconnect()
+				m.update(RigState{Enabled: true, Backend: b.Name(), Connected: false, Error: err.Error(), UpdatedAt: time.Now()})
 				continue
 			}
 			ns.Enabled = true

internal/cat/flex.go

@@ -0,0 +1,600 @@
+//go:build windows
+
+package cat
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"net"
+	"regexp"
+	"sort"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Flex is a native FlexRadio (SmartSDR) CAT backend. It speaks the radio's TCP
+// API on port 4992 — a line-based text protocol — and tracks slice state pushed
+// by the radio in REAL TIME, so frequency/mode/split are always current (unlike
+// the polled, lagging OmniRig path that needed a second click to fix a mode).
+// Pure Go, no CGO, and no OmniRig install required for Flex users.
+type Flex struct {
+	host string
+	port int
+
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	conn      net.Conn
+	wmu       sync.Mutex // serialises writes to conn
+	seq       int
+	handle    string
+	model     string
+	gotHandle bool
+
+	slices       map[int]*flexSlice
+	lastStateSig string // last logged derived-state signature (log only on change)
+
+	spotsEnabled bool           // push cluster spots + manage the panadapter overlay
+	spotIdx      map[int]bool   // panadapter spot indices currently known to the radio
+	pendingSpot  map[int]string // seq → callsign, awaiting the spot index in the R response
+	spotCall     map[int]string // spot index → callsign (to fill the call on a panadapter click)
+
+	// OnSpotClick is called (off the reader goroutine's hot path) when the user
+	// clicks one of our spots on the panadapter, with the spot's callsign and
+	// frequency. The host wires this to fill the entry form. Set before Connect.
+	OnSpotClick func(callsign string, freqHz int64)
+}
+
+type flexSlice struct {
+	freqHz int64
+	mode   string // raw Flex mode (USB/LSB/CW/DIGU/…)
+	active bool
+	tx     bool
+	inUse  bool
+}
+
+// flexTriggerRe matches the radio's "spot <index> triggered" notification, sent
+// when the user clicks one of our spots on the panadapter.
+var flexTriggerRe = regexp.MustCompile(`spot (\d+) triggered`)
+
+// NewFlex builds a Flex backend for the given radio IP (host) and port (4992).
+// spotsEnabled turns on the panadapter spot overlay (subscribe + clear leftovers
+// on connect + accept SendSpot).
+func NewFlex(host string, port int, spotsEnabled bool) *Flex {
+	if port == 0 {
+		port = 4992
+	}
+	return &Flex{
+		host: strings.TrimSpace(host), port: port,
+		slices: map[int]*flexSlice{}, spotsEnabled: spotsEnabled,
+		spotIdx: map[int]bool{}, pendingSpot: map[int]string{}, spotCall: map[int]string{},
+	}
+}
+
+func (f *Flex) Name() string { return "flex" }
+
+// Connect dials the radio and subscribes to slice/radio status. The reader
+// goroutine then keeps our cached state current from the radio's push messages.
+func (f *Flex) Connect() error {
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	already := f.conn != nil
+	host := f.host
+	port := f.port
+	f.mu.Unlock()
+	if already {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if host == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("flex: no radio IP configured")
+	}
+	conn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", net.JoinHostPort(host, strconv.Itoa(port)), 5*time.Second)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("flex: connect %s:%d: %w", host, port, err)
+	}
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	f.conn = conn
+	f.gotHandle = false
+	f.slices = map[int]*flexSlice{}
+	f.mu.Unlock()
+	debugLog.Printf("Flex: connected to %s:%d", host, port)
+
+	go f.reader(conn)
+	// Identify ourselves in SmartSDR's client list, then stream slice + transmit
+	// (TX/split) status. Command names per the SmartSDR TCP/IP API docs.
+	f.send("client program=OpsLog")
+	f.send("sub slice all")
+	f.send("sub transmit all")
+	f.send("sub radio all")
+	if f.spotsEnabled {
+		// Subscribe so the radio pushes existing spots (we learn their indices),
+		// then wipe the panadapter so stale spots from a previous session or
+		// another logger are cleared before we start adding our own.
+		f.send("sub spot all")
+		go f.clearSpotsOnConnect(conn)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *Flex) Disconnect() {
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	c := f.conn
+	f.conn = nil
+	f.gotHandle = false
+	f.mu.Unlock()
+	if c != nil {
+		_ = c.Close()
+		debugLog.Printf("Flex: disconnected")
+	}
+}
+
+// send writes a sequenced command (C<seq>|<cmd>) to the radio and returns the
+// sequence number (so the caller can match the R<seq> response, e.g. to learn a
+// new spot's index). Returns 0 when not connected. Best effort.
+func (f *Flex) send(cmd string) int {
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	c := f.conn
+	f.seq++
+	seq := f.seq
+	f.mu.Unlock()
+	if c == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	f.wmu.Lock()
+	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(c, "C%d|%s\n", seq, cmd)
+	f.wmu.Unlock()
+	if err != nil {
+		debugLog.Printf("Flex: send %q failed: %v", cmd, err)
+		return 0
+	}
+	debugLog.Printf("Flex: → %s", cmd)
+	return seq
+}
+
+// reader consumes the radio's line stream until the connection drops.
+func (f *Flex) reader(conn net.Conn) {
+	sc := bufio.NewScanner(conn)
+	sc.Buffer(make([]byte, 0, 64*1024), 1<<20)
+	for sc.Scan() {
+		line := strings.TrimRight(sc.Text(), "\r\n")
+		if line == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Panadapter spot click → "…spot <index> triggered…". Resolve the index
+		// back to the callsign we stored at spot-add time and notify the host.
+		if mm := flexTriggerRe.FindStringSubmatch(line); mm != nil {
+			if idx, err := strconv.Atoi(mm[1]); err == nil {
+				f.mu.Lock()
+				call := f.spotCall[idx]
+				handler := f.OnSpotClick
+				f.mu.Unlock()
+				if call != "" && handler != nil {
+					debugLog.Printf("Flex: spot %d triggered → %s", idx, call)
+					go handler(call, 0)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		switch line[0] {
+		case 'V': // version banner, e.g. "V1.4.0.0"
+			debugLog.Printf("Flex: radio %s", line)
+		case 'H': // our client handle
+			f.mu.Lock()
+			f.handle = line[1:]
+			f.gotHandle = true
+			f.mu.Unlock()
+			debugLog.Printf("Flex: handshake ok, handle=%s", line[1:])
+		case 'S': // status push: S<handle>|<object ...>
+			if i := strings.IndexByte(line, '|'); i >= 0 {
+				f.handleStatus(line[i+1:])
+			}
+		case 'M': // message
+			debugLog.Printf("Flex: msg %s", line)
+		case 'R': // command response: R<seq>|<hex>|<message>
+			parts := strings.SplitN(line[1:], "|", 3)
+			if len(parts) < 2 {
+				break
+			}
+			seq, _ := strconv.Atoi(parts[0])
+			ok := parts[1] == "0" || parts[1] == "00000000"
+			if !ok {
+				debugLog.Printf("Flex: cmd error %s", line)
+			}
+			// A successful "spot add" returns the new spot's index in the message;
+			// pair it with the callsign we stashed under this seq.
+			f.mu.Lock()
+			call, pending := f.pendingSpot[seq]
+			if pending {
+				delete(f.pendingSpot, seq)
+			}
+			if pending && ok && len(parts) >= 3 {
+				if idx, e := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(parts[2])); e == nil {
+					f.spotCall[idx] = call
+					f.spotIdx[idx] = true
+				}
+			}
+			f.mu.Unlock()
+		}
+	}
+	// Connection ended.
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	if f.conn == conn {
+		f.conn = nil
+		f.gotHandle = false
+	}
+	f.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+// handleStatus parses one status payload, e.g.
+// "slice 0 in_use=1 RF_frequency=14.150000 mode=USB active=1 tx=1 …"
+func (f *Flex) handleStatus(payload string) {
+	fields := strings.Fields(payload)
+	if len(fields) < 2 || fields[0] != "slice" {
+		// radio … model=FLEX-6400 — grab the model when present.
+		if len(fields) >= 1 && fields[0] == "radio" {
+			for _, kv := range fields[1:] {
+				if strings.HasPrefix(kv, "model=") {
+					f.mu.Lock()
+					f.model = strings.TrimPrefix(kv, "model=")
+					f.mu.Unlock()
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if len(fields) >= 1 && fields[0] == "transmit" {
+			debugLog.Printf("Flex: status %s", payload)
+		}
+		// Spot status: "spot <index> …". Track the index so we can clear the
+		// panadapter, and log it verbatim — a click on a panadapter spot pushes a
+		// spot status, which we'll use to fill the callsign once we see its shape.
+		if len(fields) >= 2 && fields[0] == "spot" {
+			// The click ("spot N triggered") is handled in the reader; here we
+			// just keep the set of live spot indices for ClearSpots.
+			if idx, err := strconv.Atoi(fields[1]); err == nil {
+				removed := false
+				for _, kv := range fields[2:] {
+					if kv == "removed" || kv == "in_use=0" {
+						removed = true
+					}
+				}
+				f.mu.Lock()
+				if removed {
+					delete(f.spotIdx, idx)
+					delete(f.spotCall, idx)
+				} else {
+					f.spotIdx[idx] = true
+				}
+				f.mu.Unlock()
+			}
+			debugLog.Printf("Flex: status %s", payload)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	// Slice status — log it so split/freq/mode issues are diagnosable.
+	debugLog.Printf("Flex: status %s", payload)
+	idx, err := strconv.Atoi(fields[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	s := f.slices[idx]
+	if s == nil {
+		s = &flexSlice{}
+		f.slices[idx] = s
+	}
+	for _, kv := range fields[2:] {
+		eq := strings.IndexByte(kv, '=')
+		if eq <= 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		key, val := kv[:eq], kv[eq+1:]
+		switch key {
+		case "RF_frequency":
+			if mhz, e := strconv.ParseFloat(val, 64); e == nil {
+				s.freqHz = int64(math.Round(mhz * 1e6))
+			}
+		case "mode":
+			s.mode = val
+		case "active":
+			s.active = val == "1"
+		case "tx":
+			s.tx = val == "1"
+		case "in_use":
+			s.inUse = val == "1"
+		}
+	}
+	f.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+// ReadState returns the cached state derived from the radio's push messages —
+// no round-trip, so it's always current.
+func (f *Flex) ReadState() (RigState, error) {
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	defer f.mu.Unlock()
+	if f.conn == nil {
+		return RigState{}, fmt.Errorf("flex: not connected")
+	}
+	st := RigState{Connected: f.gotHandle, Rig: f.model}
+	if !f.gotHandle {
+		return st, nil // connected TCP but radio hasn't handshaked yet
+	}
+	rx, tx := f.pickSlicesLocked()
+	if rx == nil && tx == nil {
+		return st, nil
+	}
+	if tx == nil {
+		tx = rx
+	}
+	if rx == nil {
+		rx = tx
+	}
+	st.FreqHz = tx.freqHz
+	st.Mode = flexModeToADIF(tx.mode)
+	if rx.freqHz != tx.freqHz {
+		st.Split = true
+		st.RxFreqHz = rx.freqHz
+	}
+	sig := fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d/%v/%s", st.FreqHz, st.RxFreqHz, st.Split, st.Mode)
+	if sig != f.lastStateSig {
+		f.lastStateSig = sig
+		debugLog.Printf("Flex: state tx=%d rx=%d split=%v mode=%s", st.FreqHz, st.RxFreqHz, st.Split, st.Mode)
+	}
+	return st, nil
+}
+
+// pickSlicesLocked chooses the TX and RX slices among in-use slices. TX is the
+// slice flagged tx=1. RX is the slice you actually receive on — the NON-TX slice
+// (preferring the active/focused one), NOT simply the active slice: tuning the
+// TX slice makes it the active/focused slice, which would otherwise collapse RX
+// onto TX and hide the split. Caller holds f.mu.
+func (f *Flex) pickSlicesLocked() (rx, tx *flexSlice) {
+	idxs := make([]int, 0, len(f.slices))
+	for i, s := range f.slices {
+		if s.inUse {
+			idxs = append(idxs, i)
+		}
+	}
+	sort.Ints(idxs)
+	var active, txS, nonTx, first *flexSlice
+	for _, i := range idxs {
+		s := f.slices[i]
+		if first == nil {
+			first = s
+		}
+		if s.active {
+			active = s
+		}
+		if s.tx {
+			txS = s
+		} else if nonTx == nil {
+			nonTx = s
+		}
+	}
+	tx = txS
+	if tx == nil {
+		if active != nil {
+			tx = active
+		} else {
+			tx = first
+		}
+	}
+	// RX = the receive slice: the active one if it isn't the TX slice, else the
+	// first non-TX slice; fall back to TX (simplex) when there's only one slice.
+	switch {
+	case active != nil && active != tx:
+		rx = active
+	case nonTx != nil:
+		rx = nonTx
+	default:
+		rx = tx
+	}
+	return rx, tx
+}
+
+// activeSliceIndexLocked returns the slice index to send commands to (the active
+// slice, else the lowest in-use index, else 0). Caller holds f.mu.
+func (f *Flex) activeSliceIndexLocked() int {
+	best, found := 1<<30, false
+	for idx, s := range f.slices {
+		if !s.inUse {
+			continue
+		}
+		if s.active {
+			return idx
+		}
+		if idx < best {
+			best, found = idx, true
+		}
+	}
+	if found {
+		return best
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (f *Flex) SetFrequency(hz int64) error {
+	if hz <= 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("flex: invalid frequency")
+	}
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	idx := f.activeSliceIndexLocked()
+	connected := f.conn != nil
+	f.mu.Unlock()
+	if !connected {
+		return fmt.Errorf("flex: not connected")
+	}
+	// "slice t <rx> <freq_MHz>" — tune command per the SmartSDR API (MHz, 6 dp).
+	f.send(fmt.Sprintf("slice t %d %.6f", idx, float64(hz)/1e6))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *Flex) SetMode(mode string) error {
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	idx := f.activeSliceIndexLocked()
+	var freq int64
+	if s := f.slices[idx]; s != nil {
+		freq = s.freqHz
+	}
+	connected := f.conn != nil
+	f.mu.Unlock()
+	if !connected {
+		return fmt.Errorf("flex: not connected")
+	}
+	fm := adifModeToFlex(mode, freq)
+	if fm == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("flex: unsupported mode %q", mode)
+	}
+	// "slice s <rx> mode=<m>" — set command per the SmartSDR API.
+	f.send(fmt.Sprintf("slice s %d mode=%s", idx, fm))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// SendSpot renders a cluster spot on the panadapter via "spot add". Spots carry
+// a lifetime so the radio expires them on its own (the API has no "spot clear").
+// Per the SmartSDR API, spaces inside a field value are encoded as 0x7F.
+func (f *Flex) SendSpot(s SpotInfo) error {
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	connected := f.conn != nil && f.gotHandle
+	f.mu.Unlock()
+	if !connected {
+		return fmt.Errorf("flex: not connected")
+	}
+	call := flexEncode(s.Callsign)
+	if call == "" || s.FreqHz <= 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	color := s.Color
+	if color == "" {
+		color = "#FFFFA500" // opaque orange default
+	}
+	cmd := fmt.Sprintf("spot add rx_freq=%.6f callsign=%s color=%s source=OpsLog lifetime_seconds=1800 trigger_action=Tune timestamp=%d",
+		float64(s.FreqHz)/1e6, call, color, time.Now().Unix())
+	if m := flexEncode(s.Mode); m != "" {
+		cmd += " mode=" + m
+	}
+	if c := flexEncode(s.Comment); c != "" {
+		cmd += " comment=" + c
+	}
+	seq := f.send(cmd)
+	if seq > 0 {
+		// Remember which call this add was for; the R<seq> response carries the
+		// radio-assigned spot index, which we map to the call so a later click
+		// (trigger) can be resolved back to the callsign.
+		f.mu.Lock()
+		f.pendingSpot[seq] = s.Callsign
+		f.mu.Unlock()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// clearSpotsOnConnect waits until the radio handshake completes (we're truly
+// connected), then sends "spot clear" so launching OpsLog — or enabling the
+// option — starts from a clean panadapter, including spots left by another
+// logger or a previous session.
+func (f *Flex) clearSpotsOnConnect(conn net.Conn) {
+	for i := 0; i < 50; i++ { // up to ~5s for the handshake
+		f.mu.Lock()
+		ready := f.gotHandle && f.conn == conn
+		gone := f.conn != conn
+		f.mu.Unlock()
+		if gone {
+			return // reconnected/closed in the meantime
+		}
+		if ready {
+			f.ClearSpots()
+			return
+		}
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
+
+// ClearSpots wipes ALL panadapter spots in one command ("spot clear") — removes
+// stale spots from a previous session or another logger, not just our own.
+func (f *Flex) ClearSpots() error {
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	f.spotIdx = map[int]bool{}
+	f.spotCall = map[int]string{}
+	connected := f.conn != nil
+	f.mu.Unlock()
+	if !connected {
+		return fmt.Errorf("flex: not connected")
+	}
+	f.send("spot clear")
+	debugLog.Printf("Flex: spot clear sent")
+	return nil
+}
+
+// flexEncode prepares a value for the Flex command line: trimmed, with any
+// internal spaces replaced by 0x7F as the SmartSDR API requires.
+func flexEncode(s string) string {
+	s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
+	if s == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(s, " ", "\x7f")
+}
+
+func (f *Flex) SetPTT(on bool) error {
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	connected := f.conn != nil
+	f.mu.Unlock()
+	if !connected {
+		return fmt.Errorf("flex: not connected")
+	}
+	if on {
+		f.send("xmit 1")
+	} else {
+		f.send("xmit 0")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// flexModeToADIF maps a Flex slice mode to a generic ADIF mode.
+func flexModeToADIF(m string) string {
+	switch strings.ToUpper(strings.TrimSpace(m)) {
+	case "USB", "LSB":
+		return "SSB"
+	case "CW":
+		return "CW"
+	case "AM", "SAM":
+		return "AM"
+	case "FM", "NFM", "DFM":
+		return "FM"
+	case "DIGU", "DIGL":
+		return "DATA"
+	case "RTTY":
+		return "RTTY"
+	case "FDV":
+		return "DIGITALVOICE"
+	case "":
+		return ""
+	default:
+		return strings.ToUpper(m)
+	}
+}
+
+// adifModeToFlex maps an ADIF mode to a Flex slice mode. SSB picks USB/LSB from
+// the frequency (LSB below 10 MHz, USB above) — the standard convention.
+func adifModeToFlex(mode string, freqHz int64) string {
+	switch strings.ToUpper(strings.TrimSpace(mode)) {
+	case "SSB":
+		if freqHz > 0 && freqHz < 10_000_000 {
+			return "LSB"
+		}
+		return "USB"
+	case "USB":
+		return "USB"
+	case "LSB":
+		return "LSB"
+	case "CW":
+		return "CW"
+	case "AM":
+		return "AM"
+	case "FM":
+		return "FM"
+	case "RTTY", "FSK":
+		return "RTTY"
+	case "FT8", "FT4", "PSK31", "MFSK", "JS8", "JT65", "JT9", "OLIVIA", "DATA", "DIGITALVOICE":
+		return "DIGU"
+	default:
+		return ""
+	}
+}

internal/cat/flexdiscover.go

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+//go:build windows
+
+package cat
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+)
+
+// FlexRadio is one radio found by discovery.
+type FlexRadio struct {
+	IP       string `json:"ip"`
+	Port     int    `json:"port"`
+	Model    string `json:"model"`
+	Nickname string `json:"nickname"`
+	Serial   string `json:"serial"`
+	Callsign string `json:"callsign"`
+}
+
+// FlexRadios on the LAN broadcast a discovery datagram to UDP :4992 about once a
+// second. DiscoverFlex listens for that broadcast for the given duration and
+// returns the unique radios seen. Best effort: if the port can't be bound
+// (SmartSDR running, firewall…), it returns what it has (often nothing) and the
+// user falls back to entering the IP by hand.
+func DiscoverFlex(timeout time.Duration) ([]FlexRadio, error) {
+	if timeout <= 0 {
+		timeout = 2 * time.Second
+	}
+	// Bind :4992 with SO_REUSEADDR so we coexist with SmartSDR, which also
+	// listens for the same broadcast.
+	lc := net.ListenConfig{
+		Control: func(_, _ string, c syscall.RawConn) error {
+			var serr error
+			_ = c.Control(func(fd uintptr) {
+				serr = windows.SetsockoptInt(windows.Handle(fd), windows.SOL_SOCKET, windows.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
+			})
+			return serr
+		},
+	}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	pc, err := lc.ListenPacket(ctx, "udp4", ":4992")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer pc.Close()
+
+	_ = pc.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(timeout))
+	found := map[string]FlexRadio{}
+	buf := make([]byte, 2048)
+	for {
+		n, _, err := pc.ReadFrom(buf)
+		if err != nil {
+			break // deadline reached or socket closed
+		}
+		if r, ok := parseFlexDiscovery(buf[:n]); ok && r.IP != "" {
+			if _, dup := found[r.IP]; !dup {
+				found[r.IP] = r
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	out := make([]FlexRadio, 0, len(found))
+	for _, r := range found {
+		out = append(out, r)
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+var (
+	reFlexModel    = regexp.MustCompile(`model=(\S+)`)
+	reFlexIP       = regexp.MustCompile(`ip=(\S+)`)
+	reFlexPort     = regexp.MustCompile(`port=(\d+)`)
+	reFlexSerial   = regexp.MustCompile(`serial=(\S+)`)
+	reFlexNickname = regexp.MustCompile(`nickname=(\S+)`)
+	reFlexCallsign = regexp.MustCompile(`callsign=(\S+)`)
+)
+
+// parseFlexDiscovery extracts radio fields from a VITA-49 discovery datagram.
+// The payload carries a space-separated key=value ASCII blob after a binary
+// header, so we scan the whole packet text for the keys we need.
+func parseFlexDiscovery(pkt []byte) (FlexRadio, bool) {
+	s := string(pkt)
+	m := reFlexIP.FindStringSubmatch(s)
+	if m == nil {
+		return FlexRadio{}, false
+	}
+	r := FlexRadio{IP: m[1], Port: 4992}
+	if mm := reFlexPort.FindStringSubmatch(s); mm != nil {
+		if p, err := strconv.Atoi(mm[1]); err == nil && p > 0 {
+			r.Port = p
+		}
+	}
+	if mm := reFlexModel.FindStringSubmatch(s); mm != nil {
+		r.Model = mm[1]
+	}
+	if mm := reFlexSerial.FindStringSubmatch(s); mm != nil {
+		r.Serial = mm[1]
+	}
+	if mm := reFlexNickname.FindStringSubmatch(s); mm != nil {
+		r.Nickname = mm[1]
+	}
+	if mm := reFlexCallsign.FindStringSubmatch(s); mm != nil {
+		r.Callsign = mm[1]
+	}
+	return r, true
+}

release.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+# OpsLog release script — source → Gitea (origin), exe → Gitea + GitHub releases.
+# Mirrors the DXHunter workflow, adapted for the Wails build and OpsLog's version
+# files. Run from the repo root in PowerShell.
+
+# Force UTF-8 throughout — prevents git log em-dashes / accents from corrupting the API body
+$OutputEncoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8
+[Console]::OutputEncoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8
+
+# ── Config ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+$GitHubRepo = "GregTroar/OpsLog"            # GitHub repo that hosts the public exe (adjust if different)
+$ExePath    = "build/bin/OpsLog.exe"        # Wails build output
+$Wails      = Join-Path $HOME "go\bin\wails.exe"  # the v2.11 wails (not the global one)
+if (-not (Test-Path $Wails)) { $Wails = "wails" } # fall back to PATH
+
+# Parse token, host, and repo path from the Gitea remote URL (origin)
+$remoteUrl = git remote get-url origin
+if ($remoteUrl -match 'https://([^@]+)@([^/]+)/(.+?)\.git') {
+    $token   = $Matches[1]
+    $gitHost = $Matches[2]
+    $repo    = $Matches[3]
+} else {
+    Write-Host "Cannot parse Gitea remote URL (expected https://<token>@<host>/<repo>.git)." -ForegroundColor Red; exit 1
+}
+
+git add .
+$msg = Read-Host "Commit message"
+if ($msg) { git commit -m $msg }
+
+$ver = Read-Host "Version (ex: 0.2)"
+if (-not $ver) { Write-Host "Aborted." -ForegroundColor Red; exit 1 }
+
+# ── Bump the version in the single sources of truth ─────────────────────────────
+$lastMsg = git log -1 --pretty=format:"%s"
+if ($lastMsg -ne "chore: release v$ver") {
+    # Frontend (UI header + About popup)
+    (Get-Content frontend/src/version.ts) -replace "APP_VERSION = '.*'", "APP_VERSION = '$ver'" | Set-Content frontend/src/version.ts -Encoding utf8
+    # Backend (telemetry heartbeat version)
+    (Get-Content telemetry.go) -replace 'appVersion = ".*"', "appVersion = `"$ver`"" | Set-Content telemetry.go -Encoding utf8
+    git add frontend/src/version.ts telemetry.go
+    git commit -m "chore: release v$ver"
+} else {
+    Write-Host "Release commit already exists, skipping version bump..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+}
+git tag "v$ver" 2>$null
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { Write-Host "Tag v$ver already exists locally, continuing..." -ForegroundColor Yellow }
+
+# Push source to Gitea (origin) — source code stays on Gitea only
+git push
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { Write-Host "git push failed!" -ForegroundColor Red; exit 1 }
+git push --tags
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { Write-Host "git push --tags failed!" -ForegroundColor Red; exit 1 }
+
+# ── Release notes from commits since the previous tag ───────────────────────────
+$prevTag   = git describe --tags --abbrev=0 "v$ver^" 2>$null
+$changelog = if ($prevTag) {
+    git log "$prevTag..v$ver" --pretty=format:"- %s" --no-merges
+} else {
+    git log "v$ver" --pretty=format:"- %s" --no-merges
+}
+$body = "## Changelog`n`n$($changelog -join "`n")"
+Write-Host "`nRelease notes:`n$body`n" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
+
+# ── Build the Windows exe (Wails compiles frontend + Go) ─────────────────────────
+Write-Host "Building OpsLog.exe v$ver ..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+& $Wails build
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { Write-Host "Build failed!" -ForegroundColor Red; exit 1 }
+if (-not (Test-Path $ExePath)) { Write-Host "Built exe not found at $ExePath" -ForegroundColor Red; exit 1 }
+
+# ── Gitea release — get existing or create new, then upload the exe ──────────────
+$api     = "https://$gitHost/api/v1/repos/$repo"
+$headers = @{ Authorization = "token $token"; 'Content-Type' = 'application/json' }
+try {
+    $release = Invoke-RestMethod "$api/releases/tags/v$ver" -Method GET -Headers $headers
+    Write-Host "Gitea: found existing release for v$ver (id=$($release.id)), uploading exe..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+} catch {
+    $payloadBytes = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes((@{ tag_name = "v$ver"; target_commitish = "main"; name = "OpsLog v$ver"; body = $body } | ConvertTo-Json))
+    try {
+        $release = Invoke-RestMethod "$api/releases" -Method POST -Headers $headers -Body $payloadBytes
+    } catch {
+        Write-Host "Gitea release creation failed: $_" -ForegroundColor Red; exit 1
+    }
+}
+$uploadUri = "https://$gitHost/api/v1/repos/$repo/releases/$($release.id)/assets?name=OpsLog.exe"
+curl.exe -s -H "Authorization: token $token" -F "attachment=@$ExePath" $uploadUri | Out-Null
+Write-Host "Gitea: release v$ver published." -ForegroundColor Green
+
+# ── GitHub release (requires gh CLI: https://cli.github.com) ────────────────────
+if (Get-Command gh -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+    Write-Host "Creating GitHub release v$ver ..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+    $notesFile = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()
+    $body | Out-File -FilePath $notesFile -Encoding utf8
+    gh release create "v$ver" $ExePath `
+        --repo $GitHubRepo `
+        --title "OpsLog v$ver" `
+        --notes-file $notesFile
+    Remove-Item $notesFile
+    Write-Host "GitHub: release v$ver published." -ForegroundColor Green
+} else {
+    Write-Host "gh CLI not found - skipping GitHub release (install from https://cli.github.com, then: gh auth login)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+}