fix issues

.claude/settings.json

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
       "Bash(git config *)",
       "Bash(ls \"/c/Program Files/Git/mingw64/bin/git-credential-manager\"*.exe)",
       "Bash(ls \"/c/Program Files/Git/mingw64/libexec/git-core/git-credential-manager\"*.exe)",
-      "Bash(which git-credential-manager *)"
+      "Bash(which git-credential-manager *)",
+      "Bash(gofmt -w internal/ultrabeam/ultrabeam.go)"
     ]
   }
 }

frontend/src/App.tsx

@@ -1208,7 +1208,13 @@ export default function App() {
     }
     return out.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
   }
-  function wkSend(rawText: string) { setWkSent(''); WinkeyerSend(resolveCW(rawText)).catch((e) => setError(String(e?.message ?? e))); }
+  function wkSend(rawText: string) {
+    setWkSent('');
+    WinkeyerSend(resolveCW(rawText)).catch((e) => setError(String(e?.message ?? e)));
+    // <LOGQSO> in a macro (e.g. "73 TU <LOGQSO>") logs the contact after sending.
+    // resolveCW already strips the token from the keyed text (unknown var → "").
+    if (/<LOGQSO>/i.test(rawText)) void save();
+  }
   function wkSendMacro(i: number) { const m = wkMacros[i]; if (m) wkSend(m.text); }
   wkSendMacroRef.current = wkSendMacro;
   // send-on-type: key the typed chars verbatim (no variable substitution).
@@ -1298,6 +1304,7 @@ export default function App() {
       const loggedDxcc = typeof payload.dxcc === 'number' ? payload.dxcc : 0;
       await AddQSO(payload);
       resetEntry();
+      callsignRef.current?.focus(); // return focus to the call field, wherever it was (e.g. Name)
       await refresh();
       // Refresh the Worked-before matrix so the just-logged band/mode flips to
       // "worked" — resetEntry cleared it, so re-fetch for the logged call (a
@@ -1832,12 +1839,12 @@ export default function App() {
   );
   const rstTxBlock = (
     <div className="flex flex-col w-20"><Label className="mb-1 h-3.5">RST tx</Label>
-      <Combobox value={rstSent} options={rstOptions(mode, rstLists)} onChange={(v) => { setRstSent(v); rstUserEditedRef.current = true; }} />
+      <Combobox value={rstSent} options={rstOptions(mode, rstLists)} allowFreeText commitOnType onChange={(v) => { setRstSent(v); rstUserEditedRef.current = true; }} />
     </div>
   );
   const rstRxBlock = (
     <div className="flex flex-col w-20"><Label className="mb-1 h-3.5">RST rx</Label>
-      <Combobox value={rstRcvd} options={rstOptions(mode, rstLists)} onChange={(v) => { setRstRcvd(v); rstUserEditedRef.current = true; }} />
+      <Combobox value={rstRcvd} options={rstOptions(mode, rstLists)} allowFreeText commitOnType onChange={(v) => { setRstRcvd(v); rstUserEditedRef.current = true; }} />
     </div>
   );
   // Deferred-entry date: only shown when the start time is locked (back-entering
@@ -2372,17 +2379,14 @@ export default function App() {
 
 
       {/* "You have been spotted" banner — shows when our own callsign appears
-          in a cluster spot (Log4OM-style). Floated as a bottom-center overlay
+          in a cluster spot. Floated top-centre (with the other notifications),
-          so it never shifts the layout (push-down / spring-back) and never
+          never shifts the layout; auto-hides 3s after the last self-spot. */}
-          covers the entry fields; auto-hides 3s after the last self-spot. */}
       {!compact && selfSpot && (
-        <div className="fixed bottom-16 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 z-[100] flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-amber-300 bg-amber-100 text-amber-900 px-3.5 py-2 text-xs shadow-lg animate-in fade-in slide-in-from-bottom-2">
+        <div className="fixed top-12 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 z-[100] flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-amber-300 bg-amber-100 text-amber-900 px-3.5 py-2 text-xs shadow-lg animate-in fade-in slide-in-from-top-2">
           <RadioTower className="size-3.5 shrink-0" />
           <span>
-            You've been spotted by <strong className="font-mono">{selfSpot.spotter || '?'}</strong>
+            Spotted by <strong className="font-mono">{selfSpot.spotter || '?'}</strong>
-            {' '}on <strong className="font-mono">{selfSpot.freqKHz?.toFixed(1)} kHz</strong>
+            {selfSpot.comment ? <span className="text-amber-800"> with {selfSpot.comment}</span> : null}
-            {selfSpot.band ? ` (${selfSpot.band})` : ''}
-            {selfSpot.comment ? <span className="text-amber-800"> — {selfSpot.comment}</span> : null}
           </span>
           <div className="flex-1" />
           <button className="text-amber-700 hover:text-amber-900" title="Dismiss" onClick={() => setSelfSpot(null)}>

frontend/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx

@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
           <div className="border-t border-border/60 pt-3">
             <Label className="text-sm font-medium">CW message macros (F1…)</Label>
             <p className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground mb-2">
-              Use variables: <span className="font-mono">&lt;MY_CALL&gt; &lt;CALL&gt; &lt;STX&gt; &lt;STRX&gt; &lt;MY_NAME&gt; &lt;HIS_NAME&gt; &lt;MY_QTH&gt; &lt;GRID&gt; &lt;CONT_TX&gt; &lt;n&gt;</span> (cut numbers: 9→N, 0→T). <span className="font-mono">*</span>=my call, <span className="font-mono">!</span>=his call.
+              Use variables: <span className="font-mono">&lt;MY_CALL&gt; &lt;CALL&gt; &lt;STX&gt; &lt;STRX&gt; &lt;MY_NAME&gt; &lt;HIS_NAME&gt; &lt;MY_QTH&gt; &lt;GRID&gt; &lt;CONT_TX&gt; &lt;n&gt;</span> (cut numbers: 9→N, 0→T). <span className="font-mono">*</span>=my call, <span className="font-mono">!</span>=his call. <span className="font-mono">&lt;LOGQSO&gt;</span> = log the QSO when the macro is sent (e.g. <span className="font-mono">73 TU &lt;LOGQSO&gt;</span>).
             </p>
             <div className="space-y-1.5 max-h-[34vh] overflow-y-auto pr-1">
               {Array.from({ length: 12 }).map((_, i) => {

frontend/src/components/ui/combobox.tsx

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 // only an exact (case-insensitive) match — otherwise it reverts, so the field
 // can't hold a typo'd value that isn't in the list.
 export function Combobox({
-  value, onChange, options, placeholder, className, allowFreeText = false,
+  value, onChange, options, placeholder, className, allowFreeText = false, commitOnType = false,
 }: {
   value: string;
   onChange: (v: string) => void;
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ export function Combobox({
   placeholder?: string;
   className?: string;
   allowFreeText?: boolean;
+  // Commit each keystroke to the parent immediately (not just on blur). Use for
+  // fields read live by other actions — e.g. RST, so a CW macro sent without
+  // leaving the field uses the value just typed.
+  commitOnType?: boolean;
 }) {
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const [query, setQuery] = useState('');
@@ -41,9 +45,13 @@ export function Combobox({
     // Defer so a click on an option registers first.
     setTimeout(() => {
       setOpen(false);
-      const exact = options.find((o) => o.toLowerCase() === query.trim().toLowerCase());
+      const trimmed = query.trim();
-      if (exact) { onChange(exact); setQuery(exact); }
+      const exact = options.find((o) => o.toLowerCase() === trimmed.toLowerCase());
-      else if (allowFreeText) { onChange(query.trim()); }
+      // Only fire onChange when the value actually changed — committing an
+      // unchanged value on a plain tab-through would wrongly flag the field as
+      // "user-edited" (e.g. RST, which then blocks the CW/SSB 599↔59 default).
+      if (exact) { if (exact !== value) onChange(exact); setQuery(exact); }
+      else if (allowFreeText) { if (trimmed !== value) onChange(trimmed); }
       else { setQuery(value); } // revert typo
     }, 120);
   }
@@ -56,7 +64,7 @@ export function Combobox({
         // Focus selects the text so a keystroke replaces it — but does NOT
         // open the list (so tabbing in doesn't pop the dropdown).
         onFocus={(e) => { setQuery(value); e.currentTarget.select(); }}
-        onChange={(e) => { setQuery(e.target.value); setOpen(true); }}
+        onChange={(e) => { setQuery(e.target.value); setOpen(true); if (commitOnType) onChange(e.target.value); }}
         onBlur={onBlur}
         onKeyDown={(e) => {
           if ((e.key === 'ArrowDown' || e.key === 'Alt') && !open) { setOpen(true); }

internal/ultrabeam/ultrabeam.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package ultrabeam
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net"
@@ -12,6 +13,17 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+// Connection tuning. Remote operation (the antenna controller reached over the
+// internet, not the LAN) sees real latency and jitter, so the read timeout is
+// generous and a few transient timeouts are tolerated before the link is torn
+// down — otherwise a single slow reply dropped the whole connection and the
+// client churned reconnect/disconnect.
+const (
+	ubReadTimeout    = 4 * time.Second  // was 1s — too tight for a remote link
+	ubKeepAlive      = 15 * time.Second // OS-level TCP keepalive
+	ubMaxPollTimeout = 3                // consecutive read timeouts tolerated before reconnecting
+)
+
 // Protocol constants
 const (
 	STX byte = 0xF5 // 245 decimal
@@ -110,6 +122,7 @@ func (c *Client) pollLoop() {
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
 	pollCount := 0
+	pollFails := 0 // consecutive failed status polls (transient timeouts tolerated)
 
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -120,7 +133,8 @@ func (c *Client) pollLoop() {
 			c.connMu.Lock()
 			if c.conn == nil {
 				log.Printf("Ultrabeam: Not connected, attempting connection...")
-				conn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", c.host, c.port), 5*time.Second)
+				dialer := net.Dialer{Timeout: 5 * time.Second, KeepAlive: ubKeepAlive}
+				conn, err := dialer.Dial("tcp", net.JoinHostPort(c.host, fmt.Sprintf("%d", c.port)))
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Printf("Ultrabeam: Connection failed: %v", err)
 					c.connMu.Unlock()
@@ -133,6 +147,7 @@ func (c *Client) pollLoop() {
 				}
 				c.conn = conn
 				c.reader = bufio.NewReader(c.conn)
+				pollFails = 0
 				log.Printf("Ultrabeam: Connected to %s:%d", c.host, c.port)
 			}
 			c.connMu.Unlock()
@@ -140,8 +155,17 @@ func (c *Client) pollLoop() {
 			// Query status
 			status, err := c.queryStatus()
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("Ultrabeam: Failed to query status: %v", err)
+				// A single slow/lost reply over a remote link is normal — keep
-				// Close connection and retry
+				// the connection (and the last status) for a few tries before
+				// tearing it down, so we don't churn reconnect/disconnect.
+				var ne net.Error
+				transient := errors.As(err, &ne) && ne.Timeout()
+				pollFails++
+				if transient && pollFails < ubMaxPollTimeout {
+					log.Printf("Ultrabeam: status timeout (%d/%d), keeping link: %v", pollFails, ubMaxPollTimeout, err)
+					continue
+				}
+				log.Printf("Ultrabeam: Failed to query status, reconnecting: %v", err)
 				c.connMu.Lock()
 				if c.conn != nil {
 					c.conn.Close()
@@ -156,6 +180,7 @@ func (c *Client) pollLoop() {
 				c.statusMu.Unlock()
 				continue
 			}
+			pollFails = 0
 
 			// Mark as connected
 			status.Connected = true
@@ -318,8 +343,8 @@ func (c *Client) sendCommand(cmd byte, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Read reply with timeout
+	// Read reply with timeout (generous — tolerates remote-link latency).
-	c.conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(1 * time.Second)) // Reduced from 2s to 1s
+	c.conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(ubReadTimeout))
 
 	// Read until we get a complete packet
 	var buffer []byte