fix: log returns as soon as the QSO row is inserted; award_refs/recording/uploads/eQSL now run off the critical path (both manual and UDP) — a busy multi-op MySQL no longer freezes the entry form ~40s waiting on the award_refs UPDATE

app.go

@@ -1948,25 +1948,36 @@ func (a *App) AddQSO(q qso.QSO) (id int64, err error) {
 	}
 	if err == nil {
 		q.ID = id
-		a.noteWorked(q.Callsign, q.Band, q.Mode) // keep the alert worked-index fresh
+		a.noteWorked(q.Callsign, q.Band, q.Mode) // keep the alert worked-index fresh (in-memory)
-		a.noteLiveQSO()                           // multi-op: flip this operator back "online"
+		a.noteLiveQSO()                           // multi-op: flip this operator back "online" (publishes async)
-		a.materializeAwardRefs(q)                 // stamp award_refs so the grid columns show at once
+		// Announce the log RIGHT AWAY so the grid/UI refresh at once and the entry
-		// Announce the log so UI widgets can react (e.g. the Flex panel zeroing RIT).
+		// form clears immediately — the operator is not made to wait on the DB.
 		wruntime.EventsEmit(a.ctx, "qso:logged", id)
-		a.saveQSORecording(&q)
+		// Everything below writes to (or reads from) the shared DB. Run it OFF the
+		// critical path: on a busy multi-op MySQL the award_refs UPDATE alone could
+		// block ~40s (and hit "Too many connections"), which used to freeze the log
+		// (form stuck, "…" on the button) until it finished. The QSO row is already
+		// safely inserted; these just enrich it, so they can lag a beat.
+		qc := q
+		go func() {
+			a.materializeAwardRefs(qc) // fills the award_refs column
+			a.saveQSORecording(&qc)
 			if a.extsvc != nil {
 				a.extsvc.OnQSOLogged(id)
 			}
-		a.maybeAutoSendEQSL(q)
+			a.maybeAutoSendEQSL(qc)
-		// Forward the ADIF of this QSO to any outbound "ADIF message" UDP rows.
 			if a.udp != nil {
-			go a.udp.EmitLoggedADIF(adif.SingleRecordADIF(q))
+				a.udp.EmitLoggedADIF(adif.SingleRecordADIF(qc))
 			}
-		// A successful write means the link is healthy again — if QSOs are still
+			// Nudge the grid again so the award_refs columns appear once materialised.
-		// parked, get them in now rather than waiting for the next tick.
+			if a.ctx != nil {
+				wruntime.EventsEmit(a.ctx, "qso:logged", id)
+			}
+			// A successful write means the link is healthy — flush any parked QSOs.
 			if a.offlineMode && a.offlineQ != nil && a.offlineQ.Count() > 0 {
-			go func() { _, _ = a.replayOfflineQueue() }()
+				_, _ = a.replayOfflineQueue()
 			}
+		}()
 	}
 	return id, err
 }
@@ -9634,24 +9645,28 @@ func (a *App) LogUDPLoggedADIF(adifText string) (int64, error) {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("insert qso: %w", err)
 	}
 	q.ID = id
-	a.noteLiveQSO() // multi-op: flip this operator back "online"
+	a.noteLiveQSO() // multi-op: flip this operator back "online" (publishes async)
-	a.materializeAwardRefs(q)
+	// Announce the log AT ONCE so the grid / ON-AIR badge / stations-on-air widget
-	// Announce the log so UI widgets refresh AT ONCE (the Recent-QSOs grid, the
+	// refresh immediately, then run the DB-heavy enrichment off the critical path
-	// ON-AIR badge and the "stations on air" widget). The manual log path always
+	// (same reasoning as the manual path — award_refs on a busy shared MySQL blocked).
-	// did this; the UDP/FT8 path did not, so a station running MSHV saw the top
-	// "on air" list lag ~15-45s behind the instant bottom badge.
 	if a.ctx != nil {
 		wruntime.EventsEmit(a.ctx, "qso:logged", id)
 	}
-	a.saveQSORecording(&q)
+	qc := q
+	go func() {
+		a.materializeAwardRefs(qc)
+		a.saveQSORecording(&qc)
 		if a.extsvc != nil {
 			a.extsvc.OnQSOLogged(id)
 		}
-	a.maybeAutoSendEQSL(q)
+		a.maybeAutoSendEQSL(qc)
-	// A successful write means the link is healthy again — flush anything parked.
+		if a.ctx != nil {
-	if a.offlineMode && a.offlineQ != nil && a.offlineQ.Count() > 0 {
+			wruntime.EventsEmit(a.ctx, "qso:logged", id) // refresh again so award_refs show
-		go func() { _, _ = a.replayOfflineQueue() }()
 		}
+		if a.offlineMode && a.offlineQ != nil && a.offlineQ.Count() > 0 {
+			_, _ = a.replayOfflineQueue()
+		}
+	}()
 	return id, nil
 }