chore: release v0.11

.claude/settings.json

@@ -13,7 +13,16 @@
       "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)",
+      "Bash(cd \"c:/Perso/Seafile/Programmation/Golang/OpsLog/frontend\" && npx tsc --noEmit 2>&1 | grep -v \"npm notice\" | head && cd .. && /c/Users/legre/go/bin/wails build 2>&1 | tail -2 && ls -la --time-style=+%H:%M build/bin/OpsLog.exe)",
+      "Read(//c/Perso/Seafile/Programmation/Golang/**)",
+      "Bash(gofmt -w internal/qslcard/*.go)",
+      "Bash(awk '{print $3}')",
+      "Bash(xargs grep -n \"CREATE TABLE\\\\|key\\\\|value\")",
+      "Bash(ls -la .claude/)",
+      "Bash(cat .claude/settings.local.json)",
+      "Bash(cat .claude/settings.json)"
     ]
   }
 }

app_qsl_designer.go

@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ const (
 	keyQSLAutoSend     = "qsl.auto_send" // "1" → render+send an eQSL on log when an e-mail and default template exist
 )
 
+// appQSLCardSentField is the ADIF APP_ field stamping when OpsLog e-mailed its
+// own QSL card. Deliberately NOT eqsl_sent (that's eQSL.cc's, kept independent).
+const appQSLCardSentField = "APP_OPSLOG_QSL_SENT"
+
 const (
 	defaultQSLEmailSubject = "eQSL — {CALL} de {MYCALL}"
 	defaultQSLEmailBody    = "Hi,\n\nThank you for our QSO! Please find attached your eQSL card.\n\n{DATE}  ·  {BAND}  ·  {MODE}\n\n73,\n{MYCALL}"
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ type QSLPresetInfo struct {
 // so picking through the native dialog is the reliable route to real paths).
 func (a *App) QSLPickPhotos() ([]string, error) {
 	return wruntime.OpenMultipleFilesDialog(a.ctx, wruntime.OpenDialogOptions{
-		Title: "Choose card photos (1–3)",
+		Title: "Choose card photos (1–5)",
 		Filters: []wruntime.FileFilter{
 			{DisplayName: "Photos (*.jpg;*.jpeg;*.png)", Pattern: "*.jpg;*.jpeg;*.png"},
 		},
@@ -87,8 +91,8 @@ func (a *App) QSLGenerateProposals(photoPaths []string) ([]string, error) {
 	if len(photoPaths) == 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no photos selected")
 	}
-	if len(photoPaths) > 3 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("at most 3 photos (got %d)", len(photoPaths))
+	if len(photoPaths) > 5 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("at most 5 photos (got %d)", len(photoPaths))
 	}
 	photos := make([]qslcard.PhotoAnalysis, 0, len(photoPaths))
 	for _, p := range photoPaths {
@@ -425,17 +429,14 @@ func (a *App) SendEQSL(qsoID int64, templateID int64, jpegB64 string) error {
 		applog.Printf("qsl: send eQSL to %s (%s) failed: %v", to, q.Callsign, err)
 		return err
 	}
-	// Stamp the standard ADIF eqsl_sent flag plus an app-specific timestamp of
-	// the eQSL-card e-mail (APP_OPSLOG_QSL_SENT) — distinct from eqsl_sent, which
-	// an eQSL.cc upload may also set. q came straight from GetByID, so a full
-	// Update rewrites the row unchanged apart from these fields.
-	now := time.Now().UTC()
-	q.EQSLSent = "Y"
-	q.EQSLSentDate = now.Format("20060102")
+	// Record WHEN OpsLog e-mailed its own QSL card, in a dedicated app field —
+	// NOT the ADIF eqsl_sent flag, which belongs to eQSL.cc and must stay
+	// independent. q came straight from GetByID, so a full Update rewrites the
+	// row unchanged apart from this field.
 	if q.Extras == nil {
 		q.Extras = map[string]string{}
 	}
-	q.Extras["APP_OPSLOG_QSL_SENT"] = now.Format(time.RFC3339)
+	q.Extras[appQSLCardSentField] = time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
 	if err := a.qso.Update(a.ctx, q); err != nil {
 		applog.Printf("qsl: eQSL sent to %s but marking failed: %v", q.Callsign, err)
 		return fmt.Errorf("eQSL sent but status not saved: %w", err)
@@ -502,7 +503,7 @@ func (a *App) maybeAutoSendEQSL(q qso.QSO) {
 	if v, _ := a.settings.Get(a.ctx, keyQSLAutoSend); v != "1" {
 		return
 	}
-	if strings.TrimSpace(q.Email) == "" || strings.EqualFold(q.EQSLSent, "Y") {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(q.Email) == "" || q.Extras[appQSLCardSentField] != "" {
 		return
 	}
 	p, err := a.profiles.Active(a.ctx)

autostart.go

@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"hamlog/internal/applog"
+
+	wruntime "github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/pkg/runtime"
+)
+
+// keyAutostartPrograms holds the per-profile list of external programs OpsLog
+// launches on startup (JSON array of AutostartProgram).
+const keyAutostartPrograms = "autostart.programs"
+
+// AutostartProgram is one external application OpsLog can launch when it starts
+// — e.g. WSJT-X, JTAlert, a rotator controller. Stored per profile.
+type AutostartProgram struct {
+	ID      string `json:"id"`
+	Name    string `json:"name"`
+	Path    string `json:"path"`
+	Args    string `json:"args"`
+	Enabled bool   `json:"enabled"`
+}
+
+// AutostartLaunchResult reports what happened for one program when launching.
+type AutostartLaunchResult struct {
+	ID      string `json:"id"`
+	Name    string `json:"name"`
+	Status  string `json:"status"` // launched | already_running | missing | disabled | error
+	Message string `json:"message"`
+}
+
+// GetAutostartPrograms returns the active profile's autostart list.
+func (a *App) GetAutostartPrograms() ([]AutostartProgram, error) {
+	out := []AutostartProgram{}
+	if a.settings == nil {
+		return out, nil
+	}
+	s, _ := a.settings.Get(a.ctx, keyAutostartPrograms)
+	if strings.TrimSpace(s) == "" {
+		return out, nil
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(s), &out); err != nil {
+		return []AutostartProgram{}, nil
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// SaveAutostartPrograms persists the autostart list for the active profile.
+func (a *App) SaveAutostartPrograms(progs []AutostartProgram) error {
+	if a.settings == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("db not initialized")
+	}
+	b, err := json.Marshal(progs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return a.settings.Set(a.ctx, keyAutostartPrograms, string(b))
+}
+
+// BrowseExecutable opens a native file picker for choosing a program to launch.
+func (a *App) BrowseExecutable() (string, error) {
+	return wruntime.OpenFileDialog(a.ctx, wruntime.OpenDialogOptions{
+		Title: "Choose a program to launch on startup",
+		Filters: []wruntime.FileFilter{
+			{DisplayName: "Programs (*.exe;*.bat;*.cmd)", Pattern: "*.exe;*.bat;*.cmd"},
+			{DisplayName: "All files (*.*)", Pattern: "*.*"},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+// LaunchAutostartPrograms starts every enabled program that isn't already
+// running, returning a per-program result. Used at startup (best effort) and by
+// the "Launch now" button in settings.
+func (a *App) LaunchAutostartPrograms() []AutostartLaunchResult {
+	progs, _ := a.GetAutostartPrograms()
+	running := runningProcessNames()
+	out := make([]AutostartLaunchResult, 0, len(progs))
+	for _, p := range progs {
+		if !p.Enabled {
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, launchProgram(p, running))
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// LaunchAutostartProgram launches a single program by id on demand (the per-row
+// "launch now" action), regardless of its enabled flag.
+func (a *App) LaunchAutostartProgram(id string) (AutostartLaunchResult, error) {
+	progs, err := a.GetAutostartPrograms()
+	if err != nil {
+		return AutostartLaunchResult{}, err
+	}
+	for _, p := range progs {
+		if p.ID == id {
+			return launchProgram(p, runningProcessNames()), nil
+		}
+	}
+	return AutostartLaunchResult{}, fmt.Errorf("program %q not found", id)
+}
+
+// launchProgram starts one program unless its executable is already running.
+func launchProgram(p AutostartProgram, running map[string]bool) AutostartLaunchResult {
+	res := AutostartLaunchResult{ID: p.ID, Name: p.Name}
+	path := strings.TrimSpace(p.Path)
+	if path == "" {
+		res.Status, res.Message = "error", "no path configured"
+		return res
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
+		res.Status, res.Message = "missing", "executable not found: "+path
+		return res
+	}
+	// Skip if a process with the same executable name is already running, so we
+	// never spawn a second copy of WSJT-X / JTAlert / etc.
+	base := strings.ToLower(filepath.Base(path))
+	if running[base] {
+		res.Status, res.Message = "already_running", base+" already running"
+		return res
+	}
+	cmd := exec.Command(path, splitArgs(p.Args)...)
+	cmd.Dir = filepath.Dir(path) // many ham apps expect their own folder as CWD
+	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		res.Status, res.Message = "error", err.Error()
+		return res
+	}
+	// Don't wait on the child — it runs independently of OpsLog. Release the
+	// handle so we don't accumulate zombies.
+	go func() { _ = cmd.Wait() }()
+	res.Status, res.Message = "launched", "started "+base
+	return res
+}
+
+// splitArgs does a minimal shell-like split of an argument string, honouring
+// double quotes so a path with spaces stays one argument.
+func splitArgs(s string) []string {
+	s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
+	if s == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var args []string
+	var cur strings.Builder
+	inQuote := false
+	for _, r := range s {
+		switch {
+		case r == '"':
+			inQuote = !inQuote
+		case r == ' ' && !inQuote:
+			if cur.Len() > 0 {
+				args = append(args, cur.String())
+				cur.Reset()
+			}
+		default:
+			cur.WriteRune(r)
+		}
+	}
+	if cur.Len() > 0 {
+		args = append(args, cur.String())
+	}
+	return args
+}
+
+// runningProcessNames returns the set of lowercase executable names currently
+// running, via the Windows `tasklist`. Best effort — on failure the set is
+// empty (we then just attempt to launch, which is acceptable).
+func runningProcessNames() map[string]bool {
+	out := map[string]bool{}
+	cmd := exec.Command("tasklist", "/FO", "CSV", "/NH")
+	cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{HideWindow: true, CreationFlags: 0x08000000} // CREATE_NO_WINDOW
+	data, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		applog.Printf("autostart: tasklist failed: %v", err)
+		return out
+	}
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(string(data), "\n") {
+		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if line == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		// CSV row: "image.exe","PID",... — take the first quoted field.
+		field := line
+		if i := strings.Index(line[1:], "\""); i >= 0 && strings.HasPrefix(line, "\"") {
+			field = line[1 : i+1]
+		}
+		field = strings.Trim(field, "\"")
+		if field != "" {
+			out[strings.ToLower(field)] = true
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}

frontend/src/App.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import {
-  AlertCircle, Antenna, CheckCircle2, Clock, Compass, Eraser, Hash, Loader2, Lock,
+  AlertCircle, Antenna, CheckCircle2, Clock, Compass, Database, Eraser, Hash, Loader2, Lock,
   Maximize2, Minimize2, Mic, Pencil, RadioTower, RefreshCw, Satellite, Send, Settings, SlidersHorizontal, Square, Trash2, Unlock, X, Zap,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ import {
   GetQSO, UpdateQSO, DeleteQSO, DeleteAllQSO,
   UpdateQSOsFromCty, UpdateQSOsFromQRZ, UpdateQSOsFromClublog, UploadQSOsManual, SendQSORecordingEmail,
   LookupCallsign, GetStationSettings, GetListsSettings,
-  GetStartupStatus,
+  GetStartupStatus, CheckForUpdate,
   WorkedBefore,
   SetCompactMode,
   GetCATState, SetCATFrequency, SetCATMode, SwitchCATRig,
   GetSecretStatus, UnlockSecrets,
-  RefreshCtyDat,
+  RefreshCtyDat, DownloadAllReferenceLists,
   RotatorGoTo, RotatorStop, GetRotatorHeading,
+  GetDBConnectionInfo, GetLogbookRevision,
   GetUltrabeamStatus, SetUltrabeamDirection,
   OpenExternalURL,
   ConnectAllClusters, DisconnectAllClusters, GetClusterStatus, SendClusterCommand,
@@ -33,17 +34,19 @@ import {
 } from '../wailsjs/go/main/App';
 import { Combobox } from '@/components/ui/combobox';
 import { applyAwardRefs } from '@/lib/awardRefs';
-import { EventsOn } from '../wailsjs/runtime/runtime';
+import { EventsOn, BrowserOpenURL } from '../wailsjs/runtime/runtime';
 import type { adif as adifModels, lookup as lookupModels, cat as catModels } from '../wailsjs/go/models';
 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';
 import { AutoEQSL } from '@/components/qsl/AutoEQSL';
 import { ConfirmDialog } from '@/components/ConfirmDialog';
 import { SettingsModal } from '@/components/SettingsModal';
+import { FirstRunModal } from '@/components/FirstRunModal';
 import { QSOEditModal } from '@/components/QSOEditModal';
 import { BandMap } from '@/components/BandMap';
 import { MainMap } from '@/components/MainMap';
@@ -88,9 +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
-// app.go — digital modes carry no useful audio and are never recorded.
-const RECORDABLE_MODES = new Set(['SSB','USB','LSB','AM','FM','DV','CW']);
+// Modes the QSO recorder captures (phone only). Mirrors recordableMode() in
+// app.go — digital modes carry no useful audio, and CW has no DAX audio on Flex,
+// 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: '',
@@ -320,6 +324,7 @@ export default function App() {
   const [catState, setCatState] = useState<CATState>({ enabled: false, connected: false } as any);
   const [rotatorHeading, setRotatorHeading] = useState<{ enabled: boolean; ok: boolean; azimuth: number }>({ enabled: false, ok: false, azimuth: 0 });
   const [ubStatus, setUbStatus] = useState<{ enabled: boolean; connected: boolean; direction: number; moving: boolean }>({ enabled: false, connected: false, direction: 0, moving: false });
+  const [dbConn, setDbConn] = useState<{ backend: string; label: string } | null>(null);
   // Mode OpsLog shows when the rig reports generic DIG_U/DIG_L. OmniRig
   // can't tell us if it's FT8 vs FT4 vs RTTY, so the user picks the default
   // in Preferences > Hardware > CAT interface.
@@ -433,7 +438,6 @@ export default function App() {
   const [qsos, setQsos] = useState<QSO[]>([]);
   const [total, setTotal] = useState<number>(0);
   const [error, setError] = useState('');
-  const [migratedBanner, setMigratedBanner] = useState(false);
   // Secret vault (encrypted passwords): prompt to unlock at launch when a
   // passphrase is configured but not yet entered this session.
   const [unlockOpen, setUnlockOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -548,11 +552,9 @@ export default function App() {
   const [clusterServerStatuses, setClusterServerStatuses] = useState<ServerStatus[]>([]);
   // "Send DX spot" dialog (Log4OM-style) — only reachable when a cluster is up.
   const [showSpotModal, setShowSpotModal] = useState(false);
-  // "You have been spotted" banner — set when a cluster spot's DX call is our
-  // own station callsign. Ref holds our call for the (one-shot) spot listener.
-  const [selfSpot, setSelfSpot] = useState<{ spotter: string; freqKHz: number; band?: string; comment?: string; at: number } | null>(null);
+  // Holds our station callsign for the (one-shot) cluster spot listener, so a
+  // self-spot can be surfaced in the shared header toast.
   const myCallRef = useRef('');
-  const selfSpotTimerRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
 
   // === WinKeyer CW keyer ===
   const [wkEnabled, setWkEnabled] = useState(false);
@@ -564,9 +566,21 @@ 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);
+  const wkBusyRef = useRef(false); // live "keyer is sending" flag, for the <LOGQSO> wait-then-log
+  useEffect(() => { wkBusyRef.current = wkStatus.busy; }, [wkStatus.busy]);
   useEffect(() => { wkActiveRef.current = wkEnabled && wkStatus.connected; }, [wkEnabled, wkStatus.connected]);
   useEffect(() => { wkEscClearsRef.current = wkEscClears; }, [wkEscClears]);
 
@@ -663,8 +677,19 @@ 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 [updateInfo, setUpdateInfo] = useState<{ latest: string; url: string } | null>(null);
+  // Check GitHub for a newer release once at startup (unless disabled in
+  // General); surface a toast if one exists. Best effort — silent on failure.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (localStorage.getItem('opslog.checkUpdates') === '0') return;
+    CheckForUpdate().then((u: any) => {
+      if (u?.available && u?.latest) setUpdateInfo({ latest: String(u.latest), url: String(u.url ?? '') });
+    }).catch(() => {});
+  }, []);
   const [deletingAll, setDeletingAll] = useState(false);
   const [ctyRefreshing, setCtyRefreshing] = useState(false);
+  const [refsDownloading, setRefsDownloading] = useState(false);
 
   // === ADIF ===
   const [importing, setImporting] = useState(false);
@@ -730,6 +755,7 @@ export default function App() {
     callsign: '', operator: '',
     my_grid: '', my_country: '', my_sota_ref: '', my_pota_ref: '',
   });
+  const [showFirstRun, setShowFirstRun] = useState(false);
   myCallRef.current = (station.callsign || '').toUpperCase();
 
   // Bearing/distance from operator's grid to the DX — used by the entry-strip
@@ -798,7 +824,11 @@ export default function App() {
     offset: 0,
   }), [filterCallsign, activeFilter, qsoLimit]);
 
-  const refresh = useCallback(async () => {
+  // refresh reloads the grid. Returns false on failure. When silent, it doesn't
+  // surface the error — used by the startup retry, since the logbook DB (a remote
+  // MySQL especially) can take a few seconds to connect while the UI is already
+  // mounted, and we don't want to flash "db not available" during that window.
+  const refresh = useCallback(async (silent = false): Promise<boolean> => {
     try {
       const f = buildActiveFilter();
       const list = await ListQSOFiltered(f as any);
@@ -809,8 +839,10 @@ export default function App() {
       setTotal(n);
       setMatchCount(matched);
       setError('');
+      return true;
     } catch (e: any) {
-      setError(String(e?.message ?? e));
+      if (!silent) setError(String(e?.message ?? e));
+      return false;
     }
   }, [buildActiveFilter]);
 
@@ -852,6 +884,40 @@ export default function App() {
   // RX band auto-follows the TX band (only differs for cross-band work).
   useEffect(() => { setBandRx(band); }, [band]);
 
+  // Logbook connection label for the status bar (MySQL host:port/db, or the
+  // local SQLite file path).
+  useEffect(() => { GetDBConnectionInfo().then((i) => setDbConn(i as any)).catch(() => {}); }, []);
+
+  // The logbook can switch at runtime when the active profile changes (each
+  // profile can target its own SQLite/MySQL database). Refresh the grid and the
+  // status-bar label when that happens.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const off = EventsOn('logbook:changed', () => {
+      GetDBConnectionInfo().then((i) => setDbConn(i as any)).catch(() => {});
+      refresh();
+    });
+    return () => { off(); };
+  }, [refresh]);
+
+  // Live sync for a SHARED MySQL logbook: poll a cheap revision fingerprint so
+  // QSOs another operator's instance adds/removes show up here within a few
+  // seconds, without a manual refresh. Pointless on local SQLite (single writer).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (dbConn?.backend !== 'mysql') return;
+    let alive = true;
+    let last = '';
+    const tick = async () => {
+      try {
+        const rev = await GetLogbookRevision();
+        if (alive && last && rev !== last) await refresh();
+        if (alive) last = rev;
+      } catch { /* logbook briefly unavailable — try again next tick */ }
+    };
+    tick();
+    const id = window.setInterval(tick, 2000);
+    return () => { alive = false; window.clearInterval(id); };
+  }, [dbConn, refresh]);
+
   // RX freq mirrors TX freq on every TX change (unless the rig is in split,
   // where the RX freq is genuinely different). It stays editable by hand:
   // a manual RX edit sticks until the next TX-freq change re-syncs it.
@@ -959,13 +1025,45 @@ export default function App() {
     if (s.dx_call?.trim()) restartRecordingForNewTarget(s.dx_call);
   }
 
-  useEffect(() => { refresh(); }, [refresh]);
+  // Initial grid load. The logbook (remote MySQL) may still be connecting while
+  // the UI is mounted, so retry quietly until the first load succeeds rather
+  // than leaving the grid empty until the next manual refresh.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let alive = true;
+    let tries = 0;
+    let timer = 0;
+    const attempt = async () => {
+      if (!alive) return;
+      const ok = await refresh(true);
+      if (ok && alive) {
+        // The logbook is now connected — refresh the status-bar label too, in
+        // case its one-shot fetch ran during the startup race (before the
+        // backend was determined) and grabbed the wrong/stale value.
+        GetDBConnectionInfo().then((i) => { if (alive) setDbConn(i as any); }).catch(() => {});
+      } else if (!ok && alive && tries++ < 360) {
+        // Quick retries at first (normal startup connects in ~2 s); then keep
+        // trying for several minutes, because the very first migration against a
+        // slow remote MySQL can legitimately take that long before the logbook
+        // is ready. Stays silent so no "db not available" flashes meanwhile.
+        timer = window.setTimeout(attempt, tries < 20 ? 500 : 1000);
+      } else if (!ok && alive) {
+        refresh(); // give up quietly retrying; surface the error now
+      }
+    };
+    attempt();
+    return () => { alive = false; if (timer) window.clearTimeout(timer); };
+  }, [refresh]);
   useEffect(() => {
     (async () => {
       try {
         const st = await GetStartupStatus();
         if (!st.ok) { setError(`Startup failed: ${st.err}\nDB path: ${st.db_path}`); return; }
-        if ((st as any).migrated_from_app_data) setMigratedBanner(true);
+        // First launch (or a never-configured profile): collect the mandatory
+        // station identity before anything else.
+        try {
+          const ss = await GetStationSettings();
+          if (!ss.callsign?.trim()) setShowFirstRun(true);
+        } catch {}
       } catch {}
       // Prompt to unlock encrypted passwords if a passphrase is configured.
       try {
@@ -1016,13 +1114,27 @@ 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;
-      else if (s.mode === 'DATA') nextMode = digitalDefaultRef.current || 'FT8';
-      else if (s.mode) nextMode = s.mode;
+      if (s.backend === 'flex') {
+        if (s.mode === 'DATA') {
+          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)
@@ -1074,13 +1186,13 @@ export default function App() {
         const next = [sp, ...arr];
         return next.length > SPOTS_CAP ? next.slice(0, SPOTS_CAP) : next;
       });
-      // Self-spot: someone spotted OUR callsign on the cluster.
+      // Self-spot: someone spotted OUR callsign — show it in the shared header
+      // toast (same place as the other notifications), not a separate banner.
       const mine = myCallRef.current;
       if (mine && (sp.dx_call ?? '').toUpperCase() === mine) {
-        setSelfSpot({ spotter: cleanSpotter(sp.spotter ?? ''), freqKHz: sp.freq_khz, band: sp.band, comment: sp.comment, at: Date.now() });
-        // Auto-hide 3 s after the last self-spot; a new one resets the timer.
-        if (selfSpotTimerRef.current) window.clearTimeout(selfSpotTimerRef.current);
-        selfSpotTimerRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => setSelfSpot(null), 3000);
+        const by = cleanSpotter(sp.spotter ?? '') || '?';
+        const c = (sp.comment ?? '').trim();
+        showToast(`Spotted by ${by}${c ? ` with ${c}` : ''}`);
       }
     });
     return () => { unsubState?.(); unsubSpot?.(); };
@@ -1115,6 +1227,12 @@ 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) });
     });
@@ -1132,7 +1250,7 @@ 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
   }, []);
 
@@ -1151,6 +1269,16 @@ export default function App() {
       setWkSendOnType(!!s.send_on_type);
     } catch { /* keyer not configured */ }
   }, []);
+
+  // Every setting is per-profile, so when the active profile changes the whole
+  // main UI re-reads its config (station identity, lists, CAT, keyer). The Go
+  // side reloads its managers; this keeps the React state in sync.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const off = EventsOn('profile:changed', () => {
+      loadStation(); loadLists(); loadCATCfg(); reloadWk();
+    });
+    return () => { off(); };
+  }, [loadStation, loadLists, loadCATCfg, reloadWk]);
   useEffect(() => {
     (async () => {
       await reloadWk();
@@ -1208,9 +1336,54 @@ 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 wkSendMacro(i: number) { const m = wkMacros[i]; if (m) wkSend(m.text); }
+  async function wkSend(rawText: string) {
+    setWkSent('');
+    const doLog = /<LOGQSO>/i.test(rawText); // resolveCW strips the token (unknown var → "")
+    await WinkeyerSend(resolveCW(rawText)).catch((e) => setError(String(e?.message ?? e)));
+    // <LOGQSO> (e.g. "BK 73 TU <LOGQSO>") logs the contact AFTER the keyer has
+    // finished sending — wait for the busy flag to rise then fall, so the QSO
+    // isn't logged (and the form cleared) while the CW is still going out.
+    if (!doLog) return;
+    const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((r) => window.setTimeout(r, ms));
+    for (let i = 0; i < 20 && !wkBusyRef.current; i++) await sleep(50); // ≤1s for sending to start
+    for (let i = 0; i < 1200 && wkBusyRef.current; i++) await sleep(50); // ≤60s for it to finish
+    void save();
+  }
+  // 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(() => {}); }
@@ -1294,15 +1467,10 @@ export default function App() {
         email: details.email,
       };
       applyAwardRefs(payload, details.award_refs ?? '', awardFieldRef.current);
-      const loggedCall = String(payload.callsign ?? '');
-      const loggedDxcc = typeof payload.dxcc === 'number' ? payload.dxcc : 0;
       await AddQSO(payload);
-      resetEntry();
+      resetEntry(); // clears the call AND the Worked-before matrix
+      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
-      // live DB query, so it now includes this QSO).
-      if (loggedCall.length >= 3) runWorkedBefore(loggedCall, loggedDxcc);
     } catch (e: any) {
       setError(String(e?.message ?? e));
     } finally { setSaving(false); }
@@ -1567,6 +1735,9 @@ 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
@@ -1622,10 +1793,8 @@ export default function App() {
       if (!path) return;
       setExporting(true);
       const res = await ExportADIF(path, includeAppFields);
-      // Reuse the error banner area for a brief success note (4s auto-dismiss).
-      const msg = `ADIF exported${includeAppFields ? ' (full)' : ' (standard)'}: ${res.count.toLocaleString()} QSOs → ${res.path} (${res.size_kb.toLocaleString()} KB)`;
-      setError(msg);
-      setTimeout(() => setError((e) => e === msg ? '' : e), 4000);
+      // Green success toast (auto-dismiss) — not the red error banner.
+      showToast(`ADIF exported${includeAppFields ? ' (full)' : ' (standard)'}: ${res.count.toLocaleString()} QSOs → ${res.path} (${res.size_kb.toLocaleString()} KB)`);
     } catch (e: any) {
       setError(`ADIF export failed: ${String(e?.message ?? e)}`);
     } finally {
@@ -1683,11 +1852,12 @@ export default function App() {
       // Maintenance — bumped here while we only have one entry. Will move
       // to a Tools → Maintenance submenu once Clublog + LoTW refresh land.
       { type: 'item', label: ctyRefreshing ? 'Refreshing cty.dat…' : 'Refresh cty.dat', action: 'tools.refreshCty', disabled: ctyRefreshing },
+      { type: 'item', label: refsDownloading ? 'Downloading reference lists…' : 'Download reference lists (IOTA/POTA/WWFF/SOTA)', action: 'tools.downloadRefs', disabled: refsDownloading },
     ]},
     { name: 'help', label: 'Help', items: [
-      { type: 'item', label: 'About OpsLog', action: 'help.about', disabled: true },
+      { type: 'item', label: 'About OpsLog', action: 'help.about' },
     ]},
-  ], [total, selectedId, ctyRefreshing, exporting, wkEnabled, dvkEnabled]);
+  ], [total, selectedId, ctyRefreshing, refsDownloading, exporting, wkEnabled, dvkEnabled]);
 
   function handleMenu(action: string) {
     switch (action) {
@@ -1704,6 +1874,22 @@ export default function App() {
       case 'tools.winkeyer':    wkSetEnabled(!wkEnabled); break;
       case 'tools.dvk':         setDvkEnabled((v) => !v); break;
       case 'tools.refreshCty':  refreshCtyDat(); break;
+      case 'tools.downloadRefs': downloadRefs(); break;
+      case 'help.about':        setShowAbout(true); break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function downloadRefs() {
+    if (refsDownloading) return;
+    setRefsDownloading(true);
+    setError('');
+    try {
+      const summary = await DownloadAllReferenceLists();
+      showToast(`Reference lists updated — ${summary}`);
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      setError(`Reference download failed: ${String(e?.message ?? e)}`);
+    } finally {
+      setRefsDownloading(false);
     }
   }
 
@@ -1832,12 +2018,12 @@ 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
@@ -2089,7 +2275,7 @@ 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} />
@@ -2326,18 +2512,65 @@ export default function App() {
         </div>
       )}
 
-      {/* Transient toasts (bottom-right). Errors stack on top of the green
-          success toast; both auto-dismiss. */}
-      {migratedBanner && (
-        <div className="fixed top-4 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 z-[110] flex items-start gap-3 rounded-lg border border-emerald-400 bg-emerald-50 text-emerald-900 px-4 py-3 text-sm shadow-xl max-w-lg animate-in fade-in slide-in-from-top-2">
-          <span className="flex-1">
-            <strong>Migration complete.</strong> Your data has been copied to the data folder next to OpsLog.exe.
-            Please <strong>restart OpsLog</strong> to use the new location.
-          </span>
-          <button className="shrink-0 text-emerald-600 hover:text-emerald-800" onClick={() => setMigratedBanner(false)}>×</button>
+      {/* First launch: mandatory station identity. Blocks until filled. */}
+      {showFirstRun && (
+        <FirstRunModal onDone={() => { setShowFirstRun(false); loadStation(); refresh(); }} />
+      )}
+
+      {updateInfo && (
+        <div className="fixed bottom-4 right-4 z-[150] w-80 rounded-lg border border-primary/40 bg-card shadow-xl p-3 animate-in slide-in-from-bottom-2 fade-in">
+          <div className="flex items-start gap-2">
+            <div className="size-2.5 mt-1 rounded-full bg-primary shrink-0 animate-pulse" />
+            <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+              <p className="text-sm font-semibold">OpsLog v{updateInfo.latest} available</p>
+              <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">You're on v{APP_VERSION}.</p>
+              <div className="mt-2 flex items-center gap-2">
+                <button
+                  onClick={() => { if (updateInfo.url) BrowserOpenURL(updateInfo.url); setUpdateInfo(null); }}
+                  className="h-7 px-3 rounded-md bg-primary text-primary-foreground text-xs font-medium hover:opacity-90">
+                  Download
+                </button>
+                <button onClick={() => setUpdateInfo(null)} className="h-7 px-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground">
+                  Later
+                </button>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            <button onClick={() => setUpdateInfo(null)} className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground shrink-0" title="Dismiss">
+              <X className="size-4" />
+            </button>
+          </div>
         </div>
       )}
 
+      {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>
+            {updateInfo ? (
+              <button onClick={() => updateInfo.url && BrowserOpenURL(updateInfo.url)} className="mt-1 text-xs text-primary underline hover:opacity-80">
+                Update available: v{updateInfo.latest} — download
+              </button>
+            ) : (
+              <p className="mt-1 text-[11px] text-emerald-600">You're up to date</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:
           skipping leaves lookups/uploads without their passwords until unlocked. */}
       {unlockOpen && (
@@ -2371,25 +2604,6 @@ 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
-          so it never shifts the layout (push-down / spring-back) and never
-          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">
-          <RadioTower className="size-3.5 shrink-0" />
-          <span>
-            You've been spotted by <strong className="font-mono">{selfSpot.spotter || '?'}</strong>
-            {' '}on <strong className="font-mono">{selfSpot.freqKHz?.toFixed(1)} kHz</strong>
-            {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)}>
-            <X className="size-3.5" />
-          </button>
-        </div>
-      )}
 
       {/* ===== ENTRY STRIP =====
           Enter from any <input> inside the strip logs the QSO. Radix Selects
@@ -2474,7 +2688,11 @@ 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}
@@ -2491,6 +2709,7 @@ 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
@@ -2525,7 +2744,7 @@ 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}
@@ -2540,12 +2759,16 @@ 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>
           )}
@@ -2584,7 +2807,6 @@ export default function App() {
               <TabsTrigger value="main">Main</TabsTrigger>
               <TabsTrigger value="recent">
                 Recent QSOs
-                <Badge variant="secondary" className="ml-1.5 px-1.5 py-0 text-[10px]">{qsos.length}</Badge>
               </TabsTrigger>
               <TabsTrigger value="cluster">Cluster</TabsTrigger>
               <TabsTrigger value="worked">
@@ -2634,7 +2856,7 @@ export default function App() {
                   value={filterCallsign}
                   onChange={(e) => setFilterCallsign(e.target.value)}
                 />
-                <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={refresh}>
+                <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={() => refresh()}>
                   <RefreshCw className="size-3.5" /> Refresh
                 </Button>
               </div>
@@ -3165,6 +3387,17 @@ export default function App() {
               onClick={() => { setSettingsSection('rotator'); setShowSettings(true); }}
             />
             <div className="flex-1" />
+            {dbConn && (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => { setSettingsSection('database'); setShowSettings(true); }}
+                title={dbConn.backend === 'mysql' ? `Shared MySQL logbook — ${dbConn.label}` : `Local SQLite logbook — ${dbConn.label}`}
+                className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground max-w-[340px]"
+              >
+                <Database className={cn('size-3 shrink-0', dbConn.backend === 'mysql' ? 'text-emerald-600' : 'text-muted-foreground')} />
+                <span className="font-mono truncate">{dbConn.label}</span>
+              </button>
+            )}
           </footer>
         );
       })()}
@@ -3214,7 +3447,7 @@ export default function App() {
       )}
 
       <AutoEQSL
-        onSent={(call) => showToast(`eQSL sent to ${call}`)}
+        onSent={(call) => showToast(`OpsLog QSL sent to ${call}`)}
         onError={(msg) => showToast(msg)}
       />
       <QslDesignerModal open={qslDesignerOpen} onClose={() => setQslDesignerOpen(false)} />

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');
@@ -63,13 +67,16 @@ export function AwardRefSelector({ dxcc, value, onChange, fieldValues }: Props)
   // for a French call but not for others.
   const awards = useMemo(() => {
     return defs.filter((d) => {
-      // Computed awards (field = dxcc/state/cqz/…) are derived automatically.
+      // Computed awards (field = dxcc/cqz/…) are derived automatically.
       if (COMPUTED_FIELDS.has(String(d.field ?? '').toLowerCase())) return false;
-      const m = metas[String(d.code).toUpperCase()];
-      const hasRefs = (m?.count ?? 0) > 0 || !!m?.can_update || !!d.dynamic;
-      if (!hasRefs) return false;
       const scope = d.dxcc_filter ?? [];
       if (scope.length > 0 && (!dxcc || !scope.includes(dxcc))) return false;
+      // Offer the award even when its reference list isn't loaded yet: a custom
+      // award (e.g. "Worked All Provinces of China") has no built-in list, so
+      // requiring one would make it impossible to assign references by hand. The
+      // operator can pick from a loaded list when present, or add an unlisted
+      // reference (the right-hand panel). Dynamic / list-backed awards behave as
+      // before — they just always pass here now.
       return true;
     }).map((d) => ({ code: d.code, name: d.name, field: String(d.field ?? '').toLowerCase() }))
       .sort((a, b) => a.code.localeCompare(b.code));
@@ -169,7 +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/AwardsPanel.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
-import { Award as AwardIcon, RefreshCw, Loader2, Search, Pencil, X, Grid3x3, List, BarChart3, AlertTriangle } from 'lucide-react';
-import { GetAwardDefs, GetAward, AwardCellQSOs, GetAwardStats, AwardMissingQSOs } from '../../wailsjs/go/main/App';
+import { Award as AwardIcon, RefreshCw, Loader2, Search, Pencil, X, Grid3x3, List, BarChart3, AlertTriangle, ChevronUp, ChevronDown } from 'lucide-react';
+import { GetAwardDefs, GetAward, AwardCellQSOs, GetAwardStats, AwardMissingQSOs, ListAwardReferences, AssignAwardRefToQSOs } from '../../wailsjs/go/main/App';
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import { Checkbox } from '@/components/ui/checkbox';
 import { Select, SelectTrigger, SelectValue, SelectContent, SelectItem } from '@/components/ui/select';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { AwardEditor } from '@/components/AwardEditor';
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ function ProgressBar({ worked, confirmed, total }: { worked: number; confirmed:
   );
 }
 
-type AwardListItem = { code: string; name: string; valid?: boolean };
+type AwardListItem = { code: string; name: string; valid?: boolean; bands?: string[]; emission?: string[] };
 
 export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void } = {}) {
   const [awardList, setAwardList] = useState<AwardListItem[]>([]);
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
     try {
       const defs = ((await GetAwardDefs()) ?? []) as any[];
       const list: AwardListItem[] = defs
-        .map((d) => ({ code: d.code, name: d.name, valid: d.valid }))
+        .map((d) => ({ code: d.code, name: d.name, valid: d.valid, bands: d.valid_bands ?? [], emission: d.emission ?? [] }))
         .sort((a, b) => a.code.localeCompare(b.code));
       setAwardList(list);
       const first = list.find((a) => a.code === selected) ?? list[0];
@@ -121,6 +122,53 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
 
   const current = byCode[selected];
 
+  // Bands relevant to the selected award, used by BOTH the grid and the stats
+  // matrix so neither is padded with bands the award doesn't use. Rule: the
+  // award's explicit valid_bands if it has any (e.g. WAPC = 40/20/15/10m); else
+  // the bands the operator actually has contacts on (so DXCC, which has no band
+  // restriction, shows 160m–6m instead of empty VHF/UHF columns). Empty set =
+  // no basis yet → callers fall back to all bands.
+  const awardBands = useMemo(() => {
+    const vb = (awardList.find((a) => a.code === selected)?.bands ?? []).map((b) => b.toLowerCase());
+    if (vb.length > 0) return new Set(vb);
+    const worked = (current?.bands ?? [])
+      .filter((b) => (b.worked ?? 0) > 0)
+      .map((b) => String(b.band).toLowerCase());
+    return new Set(worked);
+  }, [awardList, selected, current]);
+
+  const gridBands = useMemo(() => {
+    if (awardBands.size === 0) return GRID_BANDS;
+    const filtered = GRID_BANDS.filter((b) => awardBands.has(b));
+    return filtered.length ? filtered : GRID_BANDS;
+  }, [awardBands]);
+
+  // Stats rows to show: drop the mode-category rows (CW / DIGITAL / PHONE) the
+  // award doesn't cover. The "ALL" rows (no suffix) always show; a category row
+  // shows only when the award has no emission restriction or lists that emission.
+  const statsRows = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!stats) return [];
+    const em = new Set((awardList.find((a) => a.code === selected)?.emission ?? []).map((e) => e.toUpperCase()));
+    if (em.size === 0) return stats.rows;
+    return stats.rows.filter((r) => {
+      const m = String(r.label).toUpperCase().match(/\b(CW|DIGITAL|PHONE)$/);
+      return !m || em.has(m[1]);
+    });
+  }, [stats, awardList, selected]);
+
+  // Indices into stats.bands to display (and to slice each row's cells by), same
+  // band basis as the grid.
+  const statsBandIdx = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!stats) return [] as number[];
+    const all = stats.bands.map((_, i) => i);
+    if (awardBands.size === 0) return all;
+    const idx = stats.bands
+      .map((b, i) => ({ b: b.toLowerCase(), i }))
+      .filter((x) => awardBands.has(x.b))
+      .map((x) => x.i);
+    return idx.length ? idx : all;
+  }, [stats, awardBands]);
+
   const filteredRefs = useMemo(() => {
     if (!current) return [];
     const q = refSearch.trim().toUpperCase();
@@ -228,10 +276,10 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
             {/* Band breakdown */}
             {(current.bands ?? []).length > 0 && (
               <div className="px-4 py-2 border-b border-border/60">
-                <div className="text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground mb-1.5">By band (confirmed / worked)</div>
+                <div className="text-xs uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground mb-1.5">By band (confirmed / worked)</div>
                 <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
                   {(current.bands ?? []).map((b) => (
-                    <div key={b.band} className="rounded-md border border-border bg-card px-2 py-1 text-xs">
+                    <div key={b.band} className="rounded-md border border-border bg-card px-2.5 py-1 text-sm">
                       <span className="font-mono font-semibold">{b.band}</span>{' '}
                       <span className="text-emerald-600 font-mono">{b.confirmed}</span>
                       <span className="text-muted-foreground font-mono">/{b.worked}</span>
@@ -245,9 +293,9 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 flex-wrap">
               <div className="relative">
                 <Search className="size-3.5 absolute left-2 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-muted-foreground" />
-                <Input className="h-7 w-56 pl-7 text-xs" placeholder="Filter references…" value={refSearch} onChange={(e) => setRefSearch(e.target.value)} />
+                <Input className="h-8 w-56 pl-7 text-sm" placeholder="Filter references…" value={refSearch} onChange={(e) => setRefSearch(e.target.value)} />
               </div>
-              <div className="flex items-center rounded-md border border-border overflow-hidden text-xs">
+              <div className="flex items-center rounded-md border border-border overflow-hidden text-sm">
                 {([['all', 'All'], ['worked', 'Wkd'], ['notworked', 'Not wkd'], ['worked_notconf', 'Wkd not cfmd']] as const).map(([k, label]) => (
                   <button key={k} onClick={() => setRefFilter(k)}
                     className={cn('px-2 py-1', refFilter === k ? 'bg-accent font-medium' : 'hover:bg-accent/50 text-muted-foreground')}>
@@ -255,10 +303,10 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
                   </button>
                 ))}
               </div>
-              <span className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">{filteredRefs.length} ref{filteredRefs.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}</span>
+              <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{filteredRefs.length} ref{filteredRefs.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}</span>
               <button
                 onClick={() => setShowMissing(true)}
-                className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-amber-700 hover:text-amber-900 border border-amber-300 bg-amber-50 rounded px-2 py-1"
+                className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-amber-700 hover:text-amber-900 border border-amber-300 bg-amber-50 rounded px-2 py-1"
                 title="Contacts in this award's scope (right DXCC/band/mode) but with no reference — they're excluded until you add it"
               >
                 <AlertTriangle className="size-3" /> Missing refs
@@ -283,27 +331,27 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
                 {statsLoading || !stats ? (
                   <div className="p-4 text-xs text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-2"><Loader2 className="size-3.5 animate-spin" /> Computing…</div>
                 ) : (
-                  <table className="text-xs border-separate" style={{ borderSpacing: 0 }}>
+                  <table className="text-sm border-separate" style={{ borderSpacing: 0 }}>
                     <thead className="sticky top-0 z-10">
                       <tr className="bg-card">
-                        <th className="sticky left-0 z-20 bg-card text-left py-1 pr-3 font-medium border-b border-border">Statistic</th>
-                        {stats.bands.map((b) => <th key={b} className="py-1 px-1 font-mono font-medium border-b border-border text-center w-10">{b}</th>)}
-                        <th className="py-1 px-2 font-medium border-b border-border text-center">Total</th>
-                        <th className="py-1 px-2 font-medium border-b border-border text-center">Grand</th>
+                        <th className="sticky left-0 z-20 bg-card text-left py-1.5 pr-3 font-medium border-b border-border">Statistic</th>
+                        {statsBandIdx.map((i) => <th key={stats.bands[i]} className="py-1.5 px-1 font-mono font-medium border-b border-border text-center w-11">{stats.bands[i]}</th>)}
+                        <th className="py-1.5 px-2 font-medium border-b border-border text-center">Total</th>
+                        <th className="py-1.5 px-2 font-medium border-b border-border text-center">Grand</th>
                       </tr>
                     </thead>
                     <tbody>
-                      {stats.rows.map((row, i) => {
+                      {statsRows.map((row, i) => {
                         const isGroupStart = row.label === 'WORKED' || /^WORKED /.test(row.label);
                         return (
                           <tr key={row.label} className={cn(i % 3 === 0 && i > 0 && 'border-t-2 border-border')}>
-                            <td className={cn('sticky left-0 bg-card py-0.5 pr-3 border-b border-border/30 whitespace-nowrap',
+                            <td className={cn('sticky left-0 bg-card py-1 pr-3 border-b border-border/30 whitespace-nowrap',
                               isGroupStart ? 'font-semibold text-foreground' : 'text-muted-foreground')}>{row.label}</td>
-                            {row.cells.map((c, j) => (
-                              <td key={j} className={cn('text-center py-0.5 border-b border-l border-border/20 font-mono', c > 0 ? 'bg-emerald-500/15 text-emerald-700' : 'text-muted-foreground/30')}>{c || ''}</td>
-                            ))}
-                            <td className="text-center py-0.5 px-2 border-b border-l border-border font-mono font-semibold">{row.total || ''}</td>
-                            <td className="text-center py-0.5 px-2 border-b border-l border-border/20 font-mono text-muted-foreground">{row.grand_total || ''}</td>
+                            {statsBandIdx.map((i) => { const c = row.cells[i] ?? 0; return (
+                              <td key={i} className={cn('text-center py-1 border-b border-l border-border/20 font-mono', c > 0 ? 'bg-emerald-500/15 text-emerald-700' : 'text-muted-foreground/30')}>{c || ''}</td>
+                            ); })}
+                            <td className="text-center py-1 px-2 border-b border-l border-border font-mono font-semibold">{row.total || ''}</td>
+                            <td className="text-center py-1 px-2 border-b border-l border-border/20 font-mono text-muted-foreground">{row.grand_total || ''}</td>
                           </tr>
                         );
                       })}
@@ -313,30 +361,30 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
               </div>
             ) : view === 'grid' ? (
               <div className="flex-1 overflow-auto px-4 pb-3">
-                <table className="text-xs border-separate" style={{ borderSpacing: 0 }}>
+                <table className="text-sm border-separate" style={{ borderSpacing: 0 }}>
                   <thead className="sticky top-0 z-10">
                     <tr className="bg-card">
-                      <th className="sticky left-0 z-20 bg-card text-left py-1 pr-2 font-medium border-b border-border w-24">Ref</th>
-                      <th className="text-left py-1 pr-3 font-medium border-b border-border">Description</th>
-                      {GRID_BANDS.map((b) => (
-                        <th key={b} className="py-1 px-1 font-mono font-medium border-b border-border text-center w-9">{b}</th>
+                      <th className="sticky left-0 z-20 bg-card text-left py-1.5 pr-2 font-medium border-b border-border w-24">Ref</th>
+                      <th className="text-left py-1.5 pr-3 font-medium border-b border-border">Description</th>
+                      {gridBands.map((b) => (
+                        <th key={b} className="py-1.5 px-1 font-mono font-medium border-b border-border text-center w-11">{b}</th>
                       ))}
                     </tr>
                   </thead>
                   <tbody>
                     {filteredRefs.map((r) => (
                       <tr key={r.ref} className={cn('hover:bg-accent/20', !r.worked && 'opacity-60')}>
-                        <td className="sticky left-0 bg-card hover:bg-accent/20 py-0.5 pr-2 font-mono font-semibold border-b border-border/30">{r.ref}</td>
-                        <td className="py-0.5 pr-3 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[260px] border-b border-border/30">
+                        <td className="sticky left-0 bg-card hover:bg-accent/20 py-1 pr-2 font-mono font-semibold border-b border-border/30">{r.ref}</td>
+                        <td className="py-1 pr-3 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[360px] border-b border-border/30">
                           {r.name}{r.group ? <span className="text-muted-foreground/60"> · {r.group}</span> : ''}
                         </td>
-                        {GRID_BANDS.map((b) => {
+                        {gridBands.map((b) => {
                           const s = cellStatus(r, b);
                           return (
                             <td key={b} className="border-b border-l border-border/30 p-0 text-center">
-                              {s === 'none' ? <span className="block w-9 h-5" /> : (
+                              {s === 'none' ? <span className="block w-11 h-7" /> : (
                                 <button
-                                  className={cn('block w-9 h-5 text-[10px] font-bold', CELL_STYLE[s], 'hover:brightness-110')}
+                                  className={cn('block w-11 h-7 text-[11px] font-bold', CELL_STYLE[s], 'hover:brightness-110')}
                                   title={`${r.ref} · ${b} — click to view QSOs`}
                                   onClick={() => setCell({ ref: r.ref, band: b, name: r.name })}
                                 >{CELL_LABEL[s]}</button>
@@ -351,22 +399,22 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
               </div>
             ) : (
               <div className="flex-1 overflow-auto px-4 pb-3">
-                <table className="w-full text-xs">
+                <table className="w-full text-sm">
                   <thead className="sticky top-0 bg-card">
                     <tr className="text-left text-muted-foreground border-b border-border">
-                      <th className="py-1 pr-2 font-medium w-24">Ref</th>
-                      <th className="py-1 pr-2 font-medium">Name</th>
-                      <th className="py-1 pr-2 font-medium w-40">Group</th>
-                      <th className="py-1 pr-2 font-medium w-24">Status</th>
-                      <th className="py-1 font-medium">Bands</th>
+                      <th className="py-1.5 pr-2 font-medium w-24">Ref</th>
+                      <th className="py-1.5 pr-2 font-medium">Name</th>
+                      <th className="py-1.5 pr-2 font-medium w-40">Group</th>
+                      <th className="py-1.5 pr-2 font-medium w-24">Status</th>
+                      <th className="py-1.5 font-medium">Bands</th>
                     </tr>
                   </thead>
                   <tbody>
                     {filteredRefs.map((r) => (
                       <tr key={r.ref} className={cn('border-b border-border/30', !r.worked && 'opacity-50')}>
                         <td className="py-1 pr-2 font-mono font-semibold">{r.ref}</td>
-                        <td className="py-1 pr-2 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[240px]">{r.name}</td>
-                        <td className="py-1 pr-2 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[150px]">{r.group}</td>
+                        <td className="py-1 pr-2 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[340px]">{r.name}</td>
+                        <td className="py-1 pr-2 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[200px]">{r.group}</td>
                         <td className="py-1 pr-2">
                           {!r.worked ? <span className="text-muted-foreground/70">— missing</span>
                             : r.validated ? <span className="text-emerald-600">validated</span>
@@ -401,23 +449,91 @@ export function AwardsPanel({ onEditQSO }: { onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }
 // MissingQSOModal lists contacts within an award's scope that carry NO
 // reference — the silent gaps. Rows open the QSO editor so the operator can add
 // the missing reference (e.g. a department for DDFM).
+type MissingSortKey = 'qso_date' | 'callsign' | 'band' | 'mode' | 'country' | 'qth';
+
 function MissingQSOModal({ code, name, onClose, onEditQSO }: { code: string; name: string; onClose: () => void; onEditQSO?: (id: number) => void }) {
   const [qsos, setQsos] = useState<any[]>([]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [sel, setSel] = useState<Set<number>>(new Set());
+  const [sortKey, setSortKey] = useState<MissingSortKey>('callsign');
+  const [sortDir, setSortDir] = useState<'asc' | 'desc'>('asc');
+  const [refs, setRefs] = useState<Array<{ code: string; name: string }>>([]);
+  const [assignRef, setAssignRef] = useState('');
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+  const [msg, setMsg] = useState('');
+
   const load = () => {
     setLoading(true);
+    setSel(new Set());
     AwardMissingQSOs(code)
       .then((r) => setQsos((r ?? []) as any))
       .catch(() => setQsos([]))
       .finally(() => setLoading(false));
   };
   useEffect(() => { load(); }, [code]);
-  // Distinct stations vs total contacts (a station may appear on several QSOs).
+  // The award's reference list drives the "assign" dropdown (e.g. China provinces).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    ListAwardReferences(code)
+      .then((r) => setRefs(((r ?? []) as any[]).map((x) => ({ code: String(x.code).toUpperCase(), name: String(x.name ?? '') }))))
+      .catch(() => setRefs([]));
+  }, [code]);
+
+  const qthOf = (q: any) => String(q.qth || q.notes || '');
+  const sorted = useMemo(() => {
+    const dir = sortDir === 'asc' ? 1 : -1;
+    const val = (q: any): string => {
+      switch (sortKey) {
+        case 'qso_date': return String(q.qso_date ?? '');
+        case 'callsign': return String(q.callsign ?? '').toUpperCase();
+        case 'band': return String(q.band ?? '');
+        case 'mode': return String(q.mode ?? '');
+        case 'country': return String(q.country ?? '').toUpperCase();
+        case 'qth': return qthOf(q).toUpperCase();
+      }
+    };
+    return [...qsos].sort((a, b) => val(a).localeCompare(val(b)) * dir);
+  }, [qsos, sortKey, sortDir]);
+
+  const ids = useMemo(() => sorted.map((q) => q.id as number).filter(Boolean), [sorted]);
+  const allSelected = ids.length > 0 && ids.every((id) => sel.has(id));
+  const toggleAll = () => setSel(allSelected ? new Set() : new Set(ids));
+  const toggle = (id: number) => setSel((s) => { const n = new Set(s); n.has(id) ? n.delete(id) : n.add(id); return n; });
+  const setSort = (k: MissingSortKey) => {
+    if (k === sortKey) setSortDir((d) => (d === 'asc' ? 'desc' : 'asc'));
+    else { setSortKey(k); setSortDir('asc'); }
+  };
+
+  async function applyAssign() {
+    if (!assignRef || sel.size === 0) return;
+    setBusy(true); setMsg('');
+    try {
+      const assignedIds = Array.from(sel);
+      const n = await AssignAwardRefToQSOs(code, assignRef, assignedIds);
+      // Optimistic: the assigned contacts now carry a reference, so drop them
+      // from the list locally instead of re-running the slow whole-log scan.
+      const done = new Set(assignedIds);
+      setQsos((list) => list.filter((q) => !done.has(q.id as number)));
+      setSel(new Set());
+      setMsg(`Assigned ${code}@${assignRef} to ${n} contact${n > 1 ? 's' : ''}.`);
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      setMsg(String(e?.message ?? e));
+    } finally { setBusy(false); }
+  }
+
   const stations = useMemo(() => new Set(qsos.map((q) => String(q.callsign || '').toUpperCase())).size, [qsos]);
   const fmt = (s: any) => { const d = new Date(s); return isNaN(d.getTime()) ? '' : d.toISOString().slice(0, 16).replace('T', ' '); };
+
+  const SortTh = ({ k, label, className }: { k: MissingSortKey; label: string; className?: string }) => (
+    <th className={cn('py-1 pr-2 font-medium cursor-pointer select-none hover:text-foreground', className)} onClick={() => setSort(k)}>
+      <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-0.5">{label}
+        {sortKey === k && (sortDir === 'asc' ? <ChevronUp className="size-3" /> : <ChevronDown className="size-3" />)}
+      </span>
+    </th>
+  );
+
   return (
     <div className="fixed inset-0 z-50 bg-black/40 grid place-items-center" onClick={onClose}>
-      <div className="bg-card border border-border rounded-lg shadow-xl w-[760px] max-h-[80vh] flex flex-col" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
+      <div className="bg-card border border-border rounded-lg shadow-xl w-[860px] max-h-[80vh] flex flex-col" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2.5 border-b">
           <AlertTriangle className="size-4 text-amber-600" />
           <span className="font-semibold text-sm">{code} — contacts missing a reference</span>
@@ -432,8 +548,28 @@ function MissingQSOModal({ code, name, onClose, onEditQSO }: { code: string; nam
         </div>
         <div className="px-4 py-2 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground border-b border-border/50">
           In this award's scope (DXCC / band / mode / dates) but no reference was found — so they don't count yet.
-          {onEditQSO && ' Click a row to open the QSO and add the reference.'}
+          Sort by a column, tick the matching contacts, then assign the reference below.{onEditQSO && ' (Or click a row to open the QSO.)'}
         </div>
+
+        {/* Bulk-assign toolbar */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2 border-b border-border/50 bg-muted/20">
+          <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{sel.size} selected →</span>
+          <Select value={assignRef} onValueChange={setAssignRef}>
+            <SelectTrigger className="h-7 w-64 text-xs"><SelectValue placeholder="Choose a reference to assign…" /></SelectTrigger>
+            <SelectContent className="max-h-72">
+              {refs.map((r) => (
+                <SelectItem key={r.code} value={r.code}>
+                  <span className="font-mono font-semibold">{r.code}</span>{r.name ? <span className="text-muted-foreground"> · {r.name}</span> : ''}
+                </SelectItem>
+              ))}
+            </SelectContent>
+          </Select>
+          <Button size="sm" disabled={!assignRef || sel.size === 0 || busy} onClick={applyAssign}>
+            {busy ? <Loader2 className="size-3.5 animate-spin" /> : null} Assign to {sel.size} selected
+          </Button>
+          {msg && <span className="text-[11px] text-emerald-700">{msg}</span>}
+        </div>
+
         <div className="flex-1 overflow-auto">
           {loading ? (
             <div className="p-4 text-xs text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-2"><Loader2 className="size-3.5 animate-spin" /> Scanning…</div>
@@ -443,22 +579,35 @@ function MissingQSOModal({ code, name, onClose, onEditQSO }: { code: string; nam
             </div>
           ) : (
             <table className="w-full text-xs">
-              <thead className="sticky top-0 bg-card text-left text-muted-foreground border-b border-border">
-                <tr><th className="py-1 px-3 font-medium">Date (UTC)</th><th className="py-1 pr-2 font-medium">Callsign</th><th className="py-1 pr-2 font-medium">Band</th><th className="py-1 pr-2 font-medium">Mode</th><th className="py-1 pr-2 font-medium">Country</th><th className="py-1 pr-3 font-medium">QTH / Note</th></tr>
+              <thead className="sticky top-0 bg-card text-left text-muted-foreground border-b border-border z-10">
+                <tr>
+                  <th className="py-1 px-3 w-8"><Checkbox checked={allSelected} onCheckedChange={toggleAll} /></th>
+                  <SortTh k="qso_date" label="Date (UTC)" className="pl-0" />
+                  <SortTh k="callsign" label="Callsign" />
+                  <SortTh k="band" label="Band" />
+                  <SortTh k="mode" label="Mode" />
+                  <SortTh k="country" label="Country" />
+                  <SortTh k="qth" label="QTH / Note" />
+                </tr>
               </thead>
               <tbody>
-                {qsos.map((q, i) => (
-                  <tr key={q.id ?? i}
-                    className={cn('border-b border-border/30', onEditQSO && 'cursor-pointer hover:bg-accent/40')}
-                    onClick={() => onEditQSO && q.id && onEditQSO(q.id as number)}>
-                    <td className="py-1 px-3 font-mono">{fmt(q.qso_date)}</td>
-                    <td className="py-1 pr-2 font-mono font-semibold">{q.callsign}</td>
-                    <td className="py-1 pr-2">{q.band}</td>
-                    <td className="py-1 pr-2">{q.mode}</td>
-                    <td className="py-1 pr-2 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[120px]">{q.country}</td>
-                    <td className="py-1 pr-3 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[200px]">{q.qth || q.notes}</td>
-                  </tr>
-                ))}
+                {sorted.map((q, i) => {
+                  const id = q.id as number;
+                  return (
+                    <tr key={id ?? i}
+                      className={cn('border-b border-border/30', sel.has(id) && 'bg-accent/30', onEditQSO && 'hover:bg-accent/40')}>
+                      <td className="py-1 px-3" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
+                        <Checkbox checked={sel.has(id)} onCheckedChange={() => toggle(id)} />
+                      </td>
+                      <td className={cn('py-1 font-mono', onEditQSO && 'cursor-pointer')} onClick={() => onEditQSO && id && onEditQSO(id)}>{fmt(q.qso_date)}</td>
+                      <td className={cn('py-1 pr-2 font-mono font-semibold', onEditQSO && 'cursor-pointer')} onClick={() => onEditQSO && id && onEditQSO(id)}>{q.callsign}</td>
+                      <td className="py-1 pr-2">{q.band}</td>
+                      <td className="py-1 pr-2">{q.mode}</td>
+                      <td className="py-1 pr-2 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[140px]">{q.country}</td>
+                      <td className="py-1 pr-3 text-muted-foreground truncate max-w-[260px]">{qthOf(q)}</td>
+                    </tr>
+                  );
+                })}
               </tbody>
             </table>
           )}

frontend/src/components/BandSlotGrid.tsx

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ interface Props {
   currentBand: string;
   currentMode: string;
   bands?: string[]; // operator's configured bands; falls back to DEFAULT_BANDS
+  hasCall?: boolean; // a callsign is being entered — only then highlight the "current entry" cell
 }
 
 // Compact column label for a band tag: keep the classic V/U for 2m/70cm,
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ function cellTitle(band: string, cls: string, status: string, current: boolean):
   return `${band} ${cls}: ${desc}${current ? ' — current entry' : ''}`;
 }
 
-export function BandSlotGrid({ wb, busy, currentBand, currentMode, bands }: Props) {
+export function BandSlotGrid({ wb, busy, currentBand, currentMode, bands, hasCall = true }: Props) {
   // Columns from the operator's configured bands (so the matrix shows only the
   // bands they actually use), falling back to the built-in default set.
   const cols = useMemo(
@@ -100,6 +101,29 @@ export function BandSlotGrid({ wb, busy, currentBand, currentMode, bands }: Prop
     return m;
   }, [wb]);
 
+  // "Newness" of the current band+mode entry, for the award/DX-chase badges.
+  // Derived straight from the entity's real band_status (all bands it was
+  // worked on — not just the operator's configured column list).
+  // Newness uses the ACTUAL mode (FT8 / FT4 / RTTY…), not the PH/CW/DIG class:
+  // DIG is a group, so FT4 after FT8 is genuinely a new mode. dxcc_band_modes
+  // lists every real (band, mode) the entity was worked on.
+  const bandModes = (wb?.dxcc_band_modes ?? []) as { band: string; mode: string }[];
+  const curMode = (currentMode || '').toUpperCase().trim();
+  const bandWorked = bandModes.some((bm) => bm.band === currentBand);          // entity worked on this band (any mode)
+  const modeWorked = !!curMode && bandModes.some((bm) => (bm.mode || '').toUpperCase() === curMode); // …in this exact mode (any band)
+  const slotWorked = !!curMode && bandModes.some((bm) => bm.band === currentBand && (bm.mode || '').toUpperCase() === curMode);
+  // Mutually-exclusive badges, shown only when the entity is worked but this
+  // exact band+mode is NOT yet:
+  //   New Band & Mode = both the band AND the mode are new for this entity.
+  //   New Band        = the band is new (the mode was worked on another band).
+  //   New Mode        = the mode is new (the band was worked in another mode).
+  //   New Slot        = both band and mode already worked — just not together.
+  const slotNew = hasDxcc && !newOne && !!curMode && !slotWorked;
+  const newBandMode = slotNew && !bandWorked && !modeWorked;
+  const newBand = slotNew && !bandWorked && modeWorked;
+  const newMode = slotNew && bandWorked && !modeWorked;
+  const newSlot = slotNew && bandWorked && modeWorked;
+
   return (
     <section
       className={cn(
@@ -135,6 +159,14 @@ export function BandSlotGrid({ wb, busy, currentBand, currentMode, bands }: Prop
                 </>
               )}
             </span>
+            {(newBand || newMode || newBandMode || newSlot) && (
+              <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1">
+                {newBandMode && <Badge className="bg-amber-500 text-white px-1.5 py-0 text-[10px]">New Band &amp; Mode</Badge>}
+                {newBand && <Badge className="bg-amber-600 text-white px-1.5 py-0 text-[10px]">New Band</Badge>}
+                {newMode && <Badge className="bg-amber-600 text-white px-1.5 py-0 text-[10px]">New Mode</Badge>}
+                {newSlot && <Badge className="bg-sky-600 text-white px-1.5 py-0 text-[10px]">New Slot</Badge>}
+              </div>
+            )}
           </>
         ) : busy ? (
           <span className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground italic">
@@ -181,7 +213,7 @@ export function BandSlotGrid({ wb, busy, currentBand, currentMode, bands }: Prop
                 </th>
                 {cols.map((b) => {
                   const st = statusMap.get(`${b.tag}|${cls}`) ?? '';
-                  const isCurrent = b.tag === currentBand && classCurrent;
+                  const isCurrent = hasCall && b.tag === currentBand && classCurrent;
                   return (
                     <td
                       key={b.tag}

frontend/src/components/ClusterGrid.tsx

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

frontend/src/components/DetailsPanel.tsx

@@ -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';
@@ -118,9 +119,43 @@ function Field({ label, span = 1, children }: { label: string; span?: 1 | 2 | 3
   );
 }
 
-export function DetailsPanel({ callsign: _cs, prefix, operatorGrid, remoteGrid, details, onChange, wb, wbBusy, band, mode, bands, tab, onTab, keyerActive }: Props) {
+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(() => {
@@ -179,10 +214,10 @@ export function DetailsPanel({ callsign: _cs, prefix, operatorGrid, remoteGrid,
         ))}
       </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} />
+          <BandSlotGrid wb={wb} busy={!!wbBusy} currentBand={band} currentMode={mode} bands={bands} hasCall={callsign.trim() !== ''} />
         </div>
       )}
 
@@ -205,8 +240,18 @@ export function DetailsPanel({ callsign: _cs, prefix, operatorGrid, remoteGrid,
             <Input inputMode="numeric" maxLength={2} className="font-mono" value={details.ituz ?? ''} placeholder="—"
               onChange={(e) => { const v = e.target.value.replace(/\D/g, ''); onChange({ ituz: v === '' ? undefined : parseInt(v, 10) }); }} />
           </Field>
-          {/* DXCC #, Continent and Azimuth SP live in the main entry strip /
-              bandeau. F2 keeps CQ/ITU zones, the long-path bearing and distances. */}
+          {/* DXCC # closes the top row (next to the zones); Continent and
+              Azimuth SP live in the main entry strip / bandeau. The long-path
+              bearing and distances move to the row below. */}
+          <Field label="DXCC #">
+            <Input
+              readOnly
+              tabIndex={-1}
+              className="font-mono bg-muted/40 cursor-default"
+              value={details.dxcc ?? ''}
+              placeholder="—"
+            />
+          </Field>
           <Field label="Azimuth LP">
             <Input
               readOnly
@@ -247,13 +292,24 @@ export function DetailsPanel({ callsign: _cs, prefix, operatorGrid, remoteGrid,
       )}
 
       {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/DvkPanel.tsx

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function DvkPanel({ messages, status, onPlay, onStop, onClose }: Props) {
         <Mic className="size-3.5 text-primary" />
         <span className="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider">Voice keyer</span>
         <span className={cn('size-2 rounded-full', status.playing ? 'bg-amber-500 animate-pulse' : 'bg-emerald-500')} />
-        {status.playing && <span className="text-[10px] text-amber-600 font-medium">transmitting…</span>}
+        {status.playing && <span className="text-[10px] text-amber-600 font-medium">tx...</span>}
         <div className="flex-1" />
         <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" className="h-6 px-2 text-[11px]" onClick={onStop} disabled={!status.playing}>
           <Square className="size-3" /> Stop

frontend/src/components/FirstRunModal.tsx

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

frontend/src/components/MainMap.tsx

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

frontend/src/components/QSOContextMenu.tsx

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export function QSOContextMenu({ menu, onClose, onUpdateFromCty, onUpdateFromQRZ
               onClick={() => { onSendEQSL(menu.ids); onClose(); }}
             >
               <Mail className="size-4 text-amber-600" />
-              <span>Send eQSL by e-mail</span>
+              <span>Send OpsLog QSL by e-mail</span>
             </button>
           )}
           {onSendRecording && (

frontend/src/components/QSOEditModal.tsx

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

frontend/src/components/RecentQSOsGrid.tsx

@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ export const COL_CATALOG: ColEntry[] = [
   { group: 'QSO', label: 'Band RX',   colId: 'band_rx', headerName: 'Band RX', field: 'band_rx' as any, width: 75, cellClass: 'font-mono' },
   { group: 'QSO', label: 'Mode',      colId: 'mode', headerName: 'Mode', field: 'mode' as any, width: 80, cellClass: 'font-mono', defaultVisible: true },
   { group: 'QSO', label: 'Submode',   colId: 'submode', headerName: 'Submode', field: 'submode' as any, width: 80, cellClass: 'font-mono' },
-  { group: 'QSO', label: 'MHz (TX)',  colId: 'freq_hz', headerName: 'MHz', field: 'freq_hz' as any, width: 110, type: 'rightAligned', cellClass: 'font-mono', valueFormatter: (p) => fmtMhzDots(p.value as number | undefined), comparator: (a, b) => (a ?? 0) - (b ?? 0), defaultVisible: true },
-  { group: 'QSO', label: 'MHz (RX)',  colId: 'freq_rx_hz', headerName: 'MHz RX', field: 'freq_rx_hz' as any, width: 110, type: 'rightAligned', cellClass: 'font-mono', valueFormatter: (p) => fmtMhzDots(p.value as number | undefined), comparator: (a, b) => (a ?? 0) - (b ?? 0) },
+  { group: 'QSO', label: 'Freq (TX)',  colId: 'freq_hz', headerName: 'Freq', field: 'freq_hz' as any, width: 110, cellClass: 'font-mono', valueFormatter: (p) => fmtMhzDots(p.value as number | undefined), comparator: (a, b) => (a ?? 0) - (b ?? 0), defaultVisible: true },
+  { group: 'QSO', label: 'Freq (RX)',  colId: 'freq_rx_hz', headerName: 'Freq RX', field: 'freq_rx_hz' as any, width: 110, cellClass: 'font-mono', valueFormatter: (p) => fmtMhzDots(p.value as number | undefined), comparator: (a, b) => (a ?? 0) - (b ?? 0) },
   { group: 'QSO', label: 'RST sent',  colId: 'rst_sent', headerName: 'RST sent', field: 'rst_sent' as any, width: 85, cellClass: 'font-mono', defaultVisible: true },
   { group: 'QSO', label: 'RST rcvd',  colId: 'rst_rcvd', headerName: 'RST rcvd', field: 'rst_rcvd' as any, width: 85, cellClass: 'font-mono', defaultVisible: true },
   { group: 'QSO', label: 'TX Power',  colId: 'tx_pwr', headerName: 'TX Power', field: 'tx_pwr' as any, width: 90, type: 'rightAligned', cellClass: 'font-mono' },
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ export const COL_CATALOG: ColEntry[] = [
   { group: 'eQSL', label: 'eQSL rcvd',      colId: 'eqsl_rcvd',      headerName: 'eQSL rcvd', field: 'eqsl_rcvd' as any,      width: 80 },
   { group: 'eQSL', label: 'eQSL sent date', colId: 'eqsl_sent_date', headerName: 'eQSL S date', field: 'eqsl_sent_date' as any, width: 120, valueFormatter: (p) => fmtDateOnly(p.value) },
   { group: 'eQSL', label: 'eQSL rcvd date', colId: 'eqsl_rcvd_date', headerName: 'eQSL R date', field: 'eqsl_rcvd_date' as any, width: 120, valueFormatter: (p) => fmtDateOnly(p.value) },
+  // App-specific: when OpsLog e-mailed its own QSL card. Distinct from eQSL.cc.
+  { group: 'QSL', label: 'OpsLog QSL', colId: 'opslog_qsl_card_sent', headerName: 'OpsLog QSL', width: 100, cellClass: 'font-mono', valueGetter: (p) => { const e = (p.data as any)?.extras ?? {}; return (e['APP_OPSLOG_QSL_SENT'] || e['APP_OPSLOG_QSL_CARD_SENT']) ? 'Y' : 'N'; }, defaultVisible: true },
 
   // ── Uploads (online logbooks) ──
   // ADIF models these as an "upload status/date" (= YOU pushed the QSO) and,

frontend/src/components/SettingsModal.tsx

@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import {
   ArrowDown, ArrowUp, ArrowLeft, ArrowRight, Copy, Plus, Star, StarOff, Trash2,
   ChevronDown, ChevronRight,
   User, Database, Radio, Cog, Server, Award, Antenna as AntennaIcon,
-  Compass, Wifi, Construction, UploadCloud, Loader2,
+  Compass, Wifi, Construction, UploadCloud, Loader2, FolderOpen, Play,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import {
   GetLookupSettings, SaveLookupSettings, ClearLookupCache, TestLookupProvider,
   GetListsSettings, SaveListsSettings,
-  GetCATSettings, SaveCATSettings,
+  GetCATSettings, SaveCATSettings, DiscoverFlexRadios,
   ListProfiles, GetActiveProfile, SaveProfile, DeleteProfile, ActivateProfile, DuplicateProfile,
   GetRotatorSettings, SaveRotatorSettings, TestRotator, RotatorPark, RotatorStop,
   GetUltrabeamSettings, SaveUltrabeamSettings, TestUltrabeam,
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ import {
   ConnectAllClusters, DisconnectAllClusters, GetClusterStatus,
   GetBackupSettings, SaveBackupSettings, RunBackupNow, PickBackupFolder,
   GetDatabaseSettings, PickOpenDatabase, PickSaveDatabase, OpenDatabase, MoveDatabase, ResetDatabaseToDefault, QuitApp, CreateDatabase,
+  GetMySQLSettings, SaveMySQLSettings, TestMySQLConnection, GetDBBackendStatus,
   GetDataDir,
+  GetAutostartPrograms, SaveAutostartPrograms, BrowseExecutable, LaunchAutostartProgram,
+  GetTelemetryEnabled, SetTelemetryEnabled,
   GetQSLDefaults, SaveQSLDefaults,
   GetExternalServices, SaveExternalServices, TestQRZUpload, TestClublogUpload,
   GetPOTAToken, SavePOTAToken,
@@ -124,6 +127,7 @@ const emptyProfile = (): Profile => ({
   tx_pwr: undefined,
   is_active: false,
   sort_order: 0,
+  db: { backend: '', host: '', port: 3306, user: '', password: '', database: '' },
   created_at: '' as any,
   updated_at: '' as any,
 });
@@ -156,6 +160,7 @@ type SectionId =
   | 'cluster'
   | 'backup'
   | 'database'
+  | 'autostart'
   | 'awards'
   | 'cat'
   | 'rotator'
@@ -189,16 +194,16 @@ const TREE: TreeNode[] = [
       { kind: 'item', label: 'DX Cluster',     id: 'cluster' },
       { kind: 'item', label: 'UDP integrations', id: 'udp' },
       { kind: 'item', label: 'Database', id: 'database' },
-      { kind: 'item', label: 'Awards',          id: 'awards',   disabled: true },
+      { kind: 'item', label: 'Autostart', id: 'autostart' },
     ],
   },
   {
     kind: 'group', label: 'Hardware Configuration', icon: Server, defaultOpen: true, children: [
-      { kind: 'item', label: 'CAT interface (OmniRig)',         id: 'cat' },
-      { kind: 'item', label: 'Rotator (PstRotator)',            id: 'rotator' },
-      { kind: 'item', label: 'CW Keyer (WinKeyer)',             id: 'winkeyer' },
-      { kind: 'item', label: 'Antenna (Ultrabeam)',             id: 'antenna' },
-      { kind: 'item', label: 'Audio devices & voice keyer',     id: 'audio' },
+      { kind: 'item', label: 'CAT interface',          id: 'cat' },
+      { kind: 'item', label: 'Rotator',            id: 'rotator' },
+      { kind: 'item', label: 'CW Keyer',             id: 'winkeyer' },
+      { kind: 'item', label: 'Antenna',             id: 'antenna' },
+      { kind: 'item', label: 'Audio devices',     id: 'audio' },
     ],
   },
 ];
@@ -216,11 +221,12 @@ const SECTION_LABELS: Partial<Record<SectionId, string>> = {
   cluster: 'DX Cluster',
   backup: 'Database backup',
   database: 'Database',
+  autostart: 'Autostart',
   udp: 'UDP integrations',
   awards: 'Awards',
   cat: 'CAT interface',
   rotator: 'Rotator',
-  winkeyer: 'CW Keyer (WinKeyer)',
+  winkeyer: 'CW Keyer',
   antenna: 'Antenna',
   audio: 'Audio devices',
 };
@@ -316,6 +322,167 @@ function ProfileScopeNote({ profile }: { profile?: { name?: string; callsign?: s
   );
 }
 
+// AutostartPanelComponent manages the per-profile list of external programs to
+// launch when OpsLog starts. It's a self-contained component (its own state) so
+// it can use hooks — rendered via the `() => <AutostartPanelComponent/>` wrapper
+// in PANELS. Changes persist immediately (config is local SQLite, cheap writes).
+type AutostartProg = { id: string; name: string; path: string; args: string; enabled: boolean };
+
+function AutostartPanelComponent() {
+  const [progs, setProgs] = useState<AutostartProg[]>([]);
+  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false);
+  const [err, setErr] = useState('');
+  const [launchMsg, setLaunchMsg] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
+
+  async function load() {
+    try { setProgs(((await GetAutostartPrograms()) ?? []) as any); }
+    catch (e: any) { setErr(String(e?.message ?? e)); }
+    finally { setLoaded(true); }
+  }
+  useEffect(() => { load(); }, []);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const off = EventsOn('profile:changed', () => load());
+    return () => { if (typeof off === 'function') off(); };
+  }, []);
+
+  async function commit(next: AutostartProg[]) {
+    setProgs(next);
+    try { await SaveAutostartPrograms(next as any); setErr(''); }
+    catch (e: any) { setErr(String(e?.message ?? e)); }
+  }
+  const patch = (id: string, p: Partial<AutostartProg>) =>
+    commit(progs.map((x) => (x.id === id ? { ...x, ...p } : x)));
+  const remove = (id: string) => commit(progs.filter((x) => x.id !== id));
+
+  async function addProgram() {
+    try {
+      const path = await BrowseExecutable();
+      if (!path) return;
+      const base = path.split(/[\\/]/).pop() || path;
+      const name = base.replace(/\.(exe|bat|cmd)$/i, '');
+      const id = (crypto as any)?.randomUUID?.() ?? `${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`;
+      commit([...progs, { id, name, path, args: '', enabled: true }]);
+    } catch (e: any) { setErr(String(e?.message ?? e)); }
+  }
+  async function rebrowse(id: string) {
+    try { const path = await BrowseExecutable(); if (path) patch(id, { path }); }
+    catch (e: any) { setErr(String(e?.message ?? e)); }
+  }
+  async function launchNow(id: string) {
+    try {
+      const r: any = await LaunchAutostartProgram(id);
+      const txt = r?.status === 'launched' ? '✓ launched'
+        : r?.status === 'already_running' ? 'already running — not started again'
+        : r?.status === 'missing' ? '✗ executable not found'
+        : (r?.message || r?.status || 'done');
+      setLaunchMsg((m) => ({ ...m, [id]: txt }));
+    } catch (e: any) { setLaunchMsg((m) => ({ ...m, [id]: String(e?.message ?? e) })); }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <SectionHeader
+        title="Autostart"
+        hint="Launch external programs (WSJT-X, JTAlert, rotator control…) when OpsLog starts. A program already running is not started again. Saved per profile."
+      />
+      <div className="space-y-2 max-w-3xl">
+        {loaded && progs.length === 0 && (
+          <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground italic">No programs yet — add one below.</p>
+        )}
+        {progs.map((p) => (
+          <div key={p.id} className="rounded-lg border border-border bg-card p-3 space-y-2">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <Checkbox checked={p.enabled} onCheckedChange={(c) => patch(p.id, { enabled: !!c })} title="Launch at startup" />
+              <Input className="h-8 flex-1 font-medium" value={p.name} placeholder="Name"
+                onChange={(e) => patch(p.id, { name: e.target.value })} />
+              <Button size="sm" variant="outline" onClick={() => launchNow(p.id)} title="Launch now">
+                <Play className="size-3.5" /> Launch
+              </Button>
+              <Button size="sm" variant="ghost" onClick={() => remove(p.id)} title="Remove">
+                <Trash2 className="size-4 text-destructive" />
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-[78px_1fr] items-center gap-2">
+              <Label className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Program</Label>
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <Input className="h-8 flex-1 font-mono text-xs" value={p.path} readOnly title={p.path} />
+                <Button size="sm" variant="outline" onClick={() => rebrowse(p.id)}>
+                  <FolderOpen className="size-3.5" /> Browse
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+              <Label className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Arguments</Label>
+              <Input className="h-8 font-mono text-xs" value={p.args} placeholder="optional command-line arguments"
+                onChange={(e) => patch(p.id, { args: e.target.value })} />
+            </div>
+            {launchMsg[p.id] && <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground pl-[86px]">{launchMsg[p.id]}</div>}
+          </div>
+        ))}
+        <Button variant="outline" onClick={addProgram}>
+          <Plus className="size-4" /> Add program…
+        </Button>
+        {err && <div className="text-xs text-destructive">{err}</div>}
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+// TelemetryToggle is a self-contained opt-out for the anonymous usage heartbeat
+// (a random install ID + version + OS, sent once a day). Real component so it
+// can own its state; embedded inside GeneralPanel.
+function TelemetryToggle() {
+  const [on, setOn] = useState(true);
+  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    GetTelemetryEnabled().then((v) => setOn(!!v)).catch(() => {}).finally(() => setLoaded(true));
+  }, []);
+  return (
+    <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer">
+      <Checkbox checked={on} disabled={!loaded}
+        onCheckedChange={(c) => { const v = !!c; setOn(v); SetTelemetryEnabled(v).catch(() => {}); }} />
+      Send anonymous usage statistics
+      <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">(install ID + version + OS, once a day — no callsign or QSO data)</span>
+    </label>
+  );
+}
+
+// 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;
@@ -363,7 +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>({
@@ -426,6 +593,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
 
   // General behaviour prefs (mirrored to the DB so they travel with data/).
   const [autofocusWB, setAutofocusWB] = useState(() => localStorage.getItem('opslog.autofocusWB') !== '0');
+  const [checkUpdates, setCheckUpdates] = useState(() => localStorage.getItem('opslog.checkUpdates') !== '0');
   const [showBeamMap, setShowBeamMap] = useState(() => localStorage.getItem('opslog.showBeamOnMap') !== '0');
   const [startEqEnd, setStartEqEnd] = useState(() => localStorage.getItem('opslog.startEqualsEnd') === '1');
   const [lookupOnBlur, setLookupOnBlur] = useState(() => localStorage.getItem('opslog.lookupOnBlur') === '1');
@@ -455,11 +623,11 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
   // E-mail / SMTP (send QSO recordings).
   type EmailCfg = {
     enabled: boolean; smtp_host: string; smtp_port: number; smtp_user: string; smtp_password: string;
-    from: string; encryption: 'ssl' | 'starttls' | 'none'; auth: boolean; auto_send: boolean; subject: string; body: string;
+    from: string; reply_to: string; encryption: 'ssl' | 'starttls' | 'none'; auth: boolean; auto_send: boolean; subject: string; body: string;
   };
   const [emailCfg, setEmailCfg] = useState<EmailCfg>({
     enabled: false, smtp_host: '', smtp_port: 587, smtp_user: '', smtp_password: '',
-    from: '', encryption: 'starttls', auth: true, auto_send: false, subject: '', body: '',
+    from: '', reply_to: '', encryption: 'starttls', auth: true, auto_send: false, subject: '', body: '',
   });
   const [emailMsg, setEmailMsg] = useState('');
   const setEmailField = (patch: Partial<EmailCfg>) => setEmailCfg((s) => ({ ...s, ...patch }));
@@ -539,6 +707,12 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
 
   const [dbSettings, setDbSettings] = useState<{ path: string; default_path: string; is_custom: boolean }>({ path: '', default_path: '', is_custom: false });
   const [dbMsg, setDbMsg] = useState('');
+  type MySQLCfg = { enabled: boolean; host: string; port: number; user: string; password: string; database: string };
+  const [mysqlCfg, setMysqlCfg] = useState<MySQLCfg>({ enabled: false, host: '', port: 3306, user: '', password: '', database: '' });
+  const setMysqlField = (patch: Partial<MySQLCfg>) => setMysqlCfg((s) => ({ ...s, ...patch }));
+  const [mysqlMsg, setMysqlMsg] = useState('');
+  const [restartMsg, setRestartMsg] = useState(''); // backend switch / save → "restart to apply"
+  const [backendStatus, setBackendStatus] = useState<{ active: string; fallback: boolean; error: string } | null>(null);
   const [dataDir, setDataDir] = useState('');
 
   const [clusterServers, setClusterServers] = useState<ClusterServer[]>([]);
@@ -628,6 +802,8 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
         setQslDefaults(qd as any);
         setExtSvc(es as any);
         try { setDbSettings(await GetDatabaseSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setMysqlCfg(await GetMySQLSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setBackendStatus(await GetDBBackendStatus() as any); } catch {}
         try { setDataDir(await GetDataDir()); } catch {}
         try {
           const locs: any = await ListTQSLStationLocations();
@@ -648,6 +824,40 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
     })();
   }, []);
 
+  // Every setting is per-profile, so when the active profile changes WHILE this
+  // dialog is open, re-read the panels (MySQL connection, CAT, audio, accounts…)
+  // — otherwise they keep showing the previous profile's values until reopen.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const off = EventsOn('profile:changed', () => {
+      (async () => {
+        try { setMysqlCfg(await GetMySQLSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setBackendStatus(await GetDBBackendStatus() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setActiveProfile(await GetActiveProfile() as Profile); } catch {}
+        try { setLookup(await GetLookupSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setCatCfg(await GetCATSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setRotator(await GetRotatorSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setUltrabeam(await GetUltrabeamSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setBackupCfg(await GetBackupSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setQslDefaults(await GetQSLDefaults() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setExtSvc(await GetExternalServices() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setWk(await GetWinkeyerSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setAudioCfg(await GetAudioSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setEmailCfg(await GetEmailSettings() as any); } catch {}
+        try { setEqslCfg(await QSLGetEmailTemplates() as any); } catch {}
+        try {
+          const ls: any = await GetListsSettings();
+          setLists(ls);
+          setRstText({
+            phone: (ls.rst_phone ?? []).join(' '),
+            cw: (ls.rst_cw ?? []).join(' '),
+            digital: (ls.rst_digital ?? []).join(' '),
+          });
+        } catch {}
+      })();
+    });
+    return () => { off(); };
+  }, []);
+
   // Auto-fill the active profile's MY_* DXCC metadata from the station
   // callsign (country, DXCC#, CQ/ITU zones) and the grid (lat/lon). These
   // are derived values, so they always recompute when the callsign or grid
@@ -1462,10 +1672,10 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
     return (
       <>
         <SectionHeader
-          title="CAT interface (OmniRig)"
-          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."
+          title="CAT interface"
+          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
@@ -1477,11 +1687,12 @@ 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="flex" disabled>Flex SmartSDR (coming soon)</SelectItem>
+                  <SelectItem value="omnirig">OmniRig (any rig, Windows COM)</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 }))}>
@@ -1492,6 +1703,30 @@ 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
@@ -1508,6 +1743,8 @@ 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
@@ -1523,6 +1760,8 @@ 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}
@@ -1537,6 +1776,16 @@ 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>
       </>
     );
@@ -1647,7 +1896,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
     return (
       <>
         <SectionHeader
-          title="Rotator (PstRotator)"
+          title="Rotator"
           hint="OpsLog sends UDP commands to PstRotator. Enable PstRotator's UDP listener (Setup → Communication → UDP) before testing."
         />
         <div className="space-y-4 max-w-xl">
@@ -1720,7 +1969,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
     return (
       <>
         <SectionHeader
-          title="CW Keyer (WinKeyer)"
+          title="CW Keyer"
           hint="Drive a K1EL WinKeyer (WK1/2/3) over a serial port to send Morse from OpsLog. Enable it, pick the COM port and keying parameters, then connect from the keyer panel (Tools → WinKeyer CW keyer)."
         />
         <div className="space-y-4 max-w-2xl">
@@ -1836,7 +2085,7 @@ 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) => {
@@ -2177,7 +2426,9 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
       <>
         <SectionHeader
           title="Database backup"
-          hint="OpsLog can copy the SQLite database to a folder of your choice when you close it, once per day. Rotation keeps the last N copies and deletes older ones."
+          hint={mysqlCfg.enabled
+            ? "On close (once/day) OpsLog snapshots the local SQLite (config) AND exports the shared MySQL log to ADIF — opslog-log-<date>.adi — so your contacts are protected even though they live on the server. Rotation keeps the last N of each."
+            : "OpsLog can copy the SQLite database to a folder of your choice when you close it, once per day. Rotation keeps the last N copies and deletes older ones."}
         />
         <div className="space-y-4 max-w-xl">
           <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer">
@@ -2689,8 +2940,68 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
       <>
         <SectionHeader
           title="Database"
-          hint="Your whole log (QSOs, settings, lookup cache) lives in one SQLite file. Keep it wherever you like — another drive or a synced folder (Seafile, Dropbox…) — and back it up automatically."
         />
+        {/* Backend selector for the ACTIVE PROFILE's logbook. Each profile can
+            target its own database; choosing here and Save switches the live
+            logbook immediately (no restart). */}
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-[130px_1fr] gap-2 items-center max-w-2xl mb-1">
+          <Label className="text-sm">Backend</Label>
+          <Select
+            value={mysqlCfg.enabled ? 'mysql' : 'sqlite'}
+            onValueChange={(v) => setMysqlField({ enabled: v === 'mysql' })}
+          >
+            <SelectTrigger className="h-8 w-72"><SelectValue /></SelectTrigger>
+            <SelectContent>
+              <SelectItem value="sqlite">SQLite — local file (solo)</SelectItem>
+              <SelectItem value="mysql">MySQL — shared server (multi-operator)</SelectItem>
+            </SelectContent>
+          </Select>
+        </div>
+        <p className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground max-w-2xl mb-3">
+          This is the logbook for the <strong>active profile</strong>. Different profiles can point at different databases — switching profile switches the logbook.
+        </p>
+
+        {/* Save (always visible) applies the active profile's DB target live. */}
+        <div className="max-w-2xl mb-4 flex items-center gap-3">
+          <Button size="sm" className="h-8"
+            onClick={() => {
+              SaveMySQLSettings(mysqlCfg as any)
+                .then(() => setRestartMsg(mysqlCfg.enabled
+                  ? 'Logbook switched to MySQL ✓'
+                  : 'Logbook switched to local SQLite ✓'))
+                .catch((e: any) => setErr(String(e?.message ?? e)));
+            }}>
+            Save &amp; switch logbook
+          </Button>
+          {restartMsg && <span className="text-[11px] text-emerald-700">{restartMsg}</span>}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Active-backend status: confirms what OpsLog actually opened at launch. */}
+        {backendStatus && (
+          <div className="max-w-2xl mb-4">
+            {backendStatus.fallback ? (
+              <div className="text-xs bg-amber-50 border border-amber-300 text-amber-800 rounded-md px-3 py-2">
+                MySQL is enabled but the connection failed at startup — OpsLog is running on the local <strong>SQLite</strong> database.
+                <div className="font-mono text-[10px] mt-1 break-all">{backendStatus.error}</div>
+              </div>
+            ) : backendStatus.active === 'mysql' ? (
+              <div className="text-xs bg-muted/40 border border-border rounded-md px-3 py-2">
+                <strong>Logbook:</strong> shared MySQL <span className="text-emerald-700">connected ✓</span>
+                <span className="mx-1.5 text-muted-foreground">·</span>
+                <strong>Config:</strong> local SQLite
+                <div className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground mt-1">
+                  Only QSOs go to MySQL; your settings, profiles, rigs and cluster stay local (and fast). Existing local QSOs aren't copied — import them into the shared log if you want your history there.
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              <div className="text-xs bg-muted/40 border border-border rounded-md px-3 py-2">
+                Active backend: <strong className="uppercase">{backendStatus.active}</strong>
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        {!mysqlCfg.enabled && (
         <div className="space-y-4 max-w-2xl">
           <div className="space-y-1">
             <Label>Current database</Label>
@@ -2710,13 +3021,6 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
             {dbSettings.is_custom && <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" onClick={resetDefault}>Reset to default</Button>}
           </div>
 
-          <div className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground bg-amber-50 border border-amber-200 rounded-md p-2.5 leading-relaxed">
-            <strong>New</strong> creates a fresh empty logbook and switches to it (handy for a separate contest/SOTA log).{' '}
-            <strong>Open existing</strong> points OpsLog at a file you already have.{' '}
-            <strong>Save a copy</strong> clones the current database elsewhere and switches to it.{' '}
-            Any database change takes effect on the next launch.
-          </div>
-
           {dbMsg && (
             <div className="text-xs bg-emerald-50 border border-emerald-300 text-emerald-800 rounded-md px-3 py-2 flex items-center justify-between gap-3 whitespace-pre-line">
               <span>{dbMsg}</span>
@@ -2724,14 +3028,40 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
             </div>
           )}
         </div>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Shared MySQL database (multi-operator) */}
+        {mysqlCfg.enabled && (
+        <div className="space-y-3 max-w-2xl">
+          <div className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed">
+            Several OpsLog instances pointed at one MySQL database see each other's QSOs live (refreshed every 2 s). <strong>Test &amp; create</strong> the database, then <strong>Save &amp; switch logbook</strong> above to start logging there.
+          </div>
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-[130px_1fr] gap-2 items-center">
+            <Label className="text-sm">Host</Label>
+            <Input className="h-8" placeholder="192.168.1.10 or db.example.com" value={mysqlCfg.host} onChange={(e) => setMysqlField({ host: e.target.value })} />
+            <Label className="text-sm">Port</Label>
+            <Input type="number" className="h-8 w-28 font-mono" value={mysqlCfg.port} onChange={(e) => setMysqlField({ port: parseInt(e.target.value, 10) || 0 })} />
+            <Label className="text-sm">Database</Label>
+            <Input className="h-8" placeholder="opslog" value={mysqlCfg.database} onChange={(e) => setMysqlField({ database: e.target.value })} />
+            <Label className="text-sm">User</Label>
+            <Input className="h-8" value={mysqlCfg.user} onChange={(e) => setMysqlField({ user: e.target.value })} />
+            <Label className="text-sm">Password</Label>
+            <Input type="password" className="h-8" value={mysqlCfg.password} onChange={(e) => setMysqlField({ password: e.target.value })} />
+          </div>
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+            <Button variant="outline" size="sm" className="h-8"
+              onClick={() => { setMysqlMsg('Testing…'); TestMySQLConnection(mysqlCfg as any).then(() => setMysqlMsg('Connected — database ready ✓')).catch((e: any) => setMysqlMsg('Failed: ' + String(e?.message ?? e))); }}>
+              Test &amp; create database
+            </Button>
+            <span className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">{mysqlMsg}</span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        )}
 
         {/* Data location */}
         <div className="border-t border-border/60 mt-6 pt-5 space-y-3 max-w-2xl">
           <div>
             <div className="text-sm font-medium">Data location</div>
-            <div className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground mt-0.5">
-              OpsLog is fully portable — all data lives next to the executable so you can run it from a USB stick or reinstall Windows without losing anything.
-            </div>
           </div>
           <div className="space-y-1">
             <Label>Current data directory</Label>
@@ -2939,7 +3269,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
     return (
       <>
         <SectionHeader title="General" hint="App behaviour (saved instantly)." />
-        <div className="space-y-3 max-w-lg">
+        <div className="space-y-3 max-w-3xl">
           <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer">
             <Checkbox checked={autofocusWB} onCheckedChange={(c) => { const v = !!c; setAutofocusWB(v); writeUiPref('opslog.autofocusWB', v ? '1' : '0'); }} />
             Auto-focus "Worked before" for known stations
@@ -2956,6 +3286,11 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
             <Checkbox checked={lookupOnBlur} onCheckedChange={(c) => { const v = !!c; setLookupOnBlur(v); writeUiPref('opslog.lookupOnBlur', v ? '1' : '0'); }} />
             Look up the callsign only after leaving the field <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">(not while typing)</span>
           </label>
+          <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer">
+            <Checkbox checked={checkUpdates} onCheckedChange={(c) => { const v = !!c; setCheckUpdates(v); writeUiPref('opslog.checkUpdates', v ? '1' : '0'); }} />
+            Check for updates at startup <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">(notifies when a newer OpsLog is published)</span>
+          </label>
+          <TelemetryToggle />
 
           <div className="border-t border-border/60 pt-4 space-y-2">
             <h4 className="text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">Password encryption</h4>
@@ -3076,6 +3411,11 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
             <Input type="password" className="h-8" disabled={!emailCfg.auth} value={emailCfg.smtp_password} onChange={(e) => setEmailField({ smtp_password: e.target.value })} />
             <Label className="text-sm">From address</Label>
             <Input className="h-8" placeholder="[email protected]" value={emailCfg.from} onChange={(e) => setEmailField({ from: e.target.value })} />
+            <Label className="text-sm">Reply-To address</Label>
+            <div>
+              <Input className="h-8" placeholder="(optional — where replies go)" value={emailCfg.reply_to} onChange={(e) => setEmailField({ reply_to: e.target.value })} />
+              <div className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground mt-1">Leave blank to use the From address. Set it so correspondents reply to e.g. your personal inbox.</div>
+            </div>
           </div>
           <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
             <Button variant="outline" size="sm" className="h-8"
@@ -3086,7 +3426,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
           </div>
 
           <div className="pt-2 mt-2 border-t border-border space-y-2">
-            <Label className="text-sm font-semibold">eQSL card e-mail</Label>
+            <Label className="text-sm font-semibold">OpsLog QSL card e-mail</Label>
             <div className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">
               Message sent with the QSL card. Variables: {'{CALL}'} {'{DATE}'} {'{BAND}'} {'{MODE}'} {'{MYCALL}'}.
             </div>
@@ -3096,7 +3436,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
               onChange={(e) => setEqslField({ body: e.target.value })} />
             <label className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm cursor-pointer">
               <Checkbox checked={eqslCfg.auto_send} onCheckedChange={(c) => setEqslField({ auto_send: !!c })} />
-              Auto-send eQSL when a QSO is logged
+              Auto-send OpsLog QSL when a QSO is logged
             </label>
             <div className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">
               Sends automatically only when the contact has an e-mail address and a default QSL template exists.
@@ -3123,6 +3463,7 @@ export function SettingsModal({ onClose, onSaved, initialSection }: Props) {
     udp:            UDPIntegrationsPanelWrapper,
     backup:         BackupPanel,
     database:       DatabasePanel,
+    autostart:      () => <AutostartPanelComponent />,
     awards:         () => <ComingSoon id="awards" icon={Award} />,
     cat:            CATPanel,
     rotator:        RotatorPanel,

frontend/src/components/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/components/qsl/AutoEQSL.tsx

@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ export function AutoEQSL({ onSent, onError }: Props) {
   const busy = useRef(false);
   const [current, setCurrent] = useState<{ job: Job; model: RenderModel; assets: CardAssets } | null>(null);
   const svgEl = useRef<SVGSVGElement | null>(null);
+  const sentForRef = useRef<number | null>(null); // qsoId we've already fired SendEQSL for
+
+  // Keep the callbacks in refs so they never change the effects' identity — a
+  // toast/grid re-render from onSent must NOT re-run the send effect (that
+  // re-sent the same eQSL many times in a row).
+  const onSentRef = useRef(onSent);
+  const onErrorRef = useRef(onError);
+  useEffect(() => { onSentRef.current = onSent; onErrorRef.current = onError; });
 
   // Pull the next job, fetch its render model + assets, then mount it (the
   // effect below rasterizes once the DOM has it).
@@ -41,14 +49,16 @@ export function AutoEQSL({ onSent, onError }: Props) {
       const assets = await loadCardAssets(model.template, job.templateId);
       setCurrent({ job, model, assets });
     } catch (e) {
-      onError?.(`Auto eQSL: ${e}`);
+      onErrorRef.current?.(`Auto eQSL: ${e}`);
       busy.current = false;
       void pump();
     }
-  }, [onError]);
+  }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const off = EventsOn('qsl:autosend', (p: { qsoId: number; templateId: number; callsign: string }) => {
+      // Dedupe: ignore a repeat event for a QSO we're already handling/handled.
+      if (sentForRef.current === p.qsoId || queue.current.some((j) => j.qsoId === p.qsoId)) return;
       queue.current.push({ qsoId: p.qsoId, templateId: p.templateId, callsign: p.callsign });
       void pump();
     });
@@ -56,20 +66,23 @@ export function AutoEQSL({ onSent, onError }: Props) {
   }, [pump]);
 
   // Once a job is mounted off-screen, wait for fonts + paint, rasterize, send.
+  // Sends exactly once per job (guarded by sentForRef), independent of renders.
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!current) return;
+    if (sentForRef.current === current.job.qsoId) return; // already sent this one
     let cancelled = false;
     void (async () => {
       try {
         await document.fonts.ready;
         await new Promise((r) => requestAnimationFrame(() => requestAnimationFrame(() => r(null))));
         if (cancelled || !svgEl.current) return;
+        sentForRef.current = current.job.qsoId;
         const card = current.model.template.card;
         const jpeg = await rasterizeCard(svgEl.current, card.w, card.h, 'image/jpeg');
         await SendEQSL(current.job.qsoId, current.job.templateId, jpeg);
-        onSent?.(current.job.callsign);
+        onSentRef.current?.(current.job.callsign);
       } catch (e) {
-        onError?.(`Auto eQSL: ${e}`);
+        onErrorRef.current?.(`Auto eQSL: ${e}`);
       } finally {
         if (!cancelled) {
           setCurrent(null);
@@ -79,7 +92,7 @@ export function AutoEQSL({ onSent, onError }: Props) {
       }
     })();
     return () => { cancelled = true; };
-  }, [current, pump, onSent, onError]);
+  }, [current, pump]);
 
   if (!current) return null;
   // Off-screen at full card resolution so the rasterized output matches the

frontend/src/components/qsl/CardPreview.tsx

@@ -72,10 +72,11 @@ function buildFxParams(e: CardElement): TextFxParams | null {
     size: e.size,
     space: e.size * (kind === 'western' ? 0.08 : 0.04),
     cTop: grad[0], cMid: grad[1] ?? grad[0], cBot: grad[2] ?? grad[1] ?? grad[0],
-    // Dark inter-letter edge — fixed near-black (the navy outline adaptStyle
-    // sets is for the old SVG stack, not this look).
-    cDark: kind === 'western' ? '#1c130a' : '#262630',
-    cOuter: silver ? '#e8edf2' : '#ced3db',
+    // Dark inter-letter edge + rim — from the chosen colour palette, else the
+    // default near-black edge (the navy outline adaptStyle sets is for the old
+    // SVG stack, not this look).
+    cDark: fx.dark ?? (kind === 'western' ? '#1c130a' : '#262630'),
+    cOuter: fx.outer ?? (silver ? '#e8edf2' : '#ced3db'),
     // Per-call overrides from the editor (undefined → renderer default).
     plump: fx.plump, edge: fx.edge, outerw: fx.outerw, gloss: fx.gloss,
     glossH: fx.gloss_h, glossI: fx.gloss_i, innerB: fx.inner_b,

frontend/src/components/qsl/QslDesignerModal.tsx

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export function QslDesignerModal({ open, onClose }: Props) {
   async function choosePhotos() {
     try {
       const paths = ((await QSLPickPhotos()) ?? []) as string[];
-      if (paths.length) setPhotoPaths(paths.slice(0, 3));
+      if (paths.length) setPhotoPaths(paths.slice(0, 5));
     } catch (e) {
       setError(String(e));
     }
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ export function QslDesignerModal({ open, onClose }: Props) {
             <section className="space-y-2">
               <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold">New design</h3>
               <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                Pick 1–3 photos — OpsLog analyzes them and proposes three card designs
+                Pick 1–5 photos — OpsLog analyzes them and proposes three card designs
                 with your callsign, name, zones and country placed automatically.
               </p>
               <div className="flex items-center gap-2">

frontend/src/components/qsl/SendEQSLModal.tsx

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function SendEQSLModal({ open, qsoId, onClose, onOpenDesigner }: Props) {
       <DialogContent className="max-w-[820px]">
         <DialogHeader>
           <DialogTitle className="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <Mail className="size-5 text-rose-600" /> Send eQSL by e-mail
+            <Mail className="size-5 text-rose-600" /> Send OpsLog QSL by e-mail
           </DialogTitle>
         </DialogHeader>
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export function SendEQSLModal({ open, qsoId, onClose, onOpenDesigner }: Props) {
         <DialogFooter>
           {sent ? (
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-emerald-600">
-              <CheckCircle2 className="size-4" /> eQSL sent.
+              <CheckCircle2 className="size-4" /> OpsLog QSL sent.
               <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={onClose}>Close</Button>
             </div>
           ) : (

frontend/src/components/qsl/StylePresetPicker.tsx

@@ -16,6 +16,25 @@ interface Props {
   onChange: (preset: string, params: StyleParams) => void;
 }
 
+// Quick colour palettes per FX family (mirrors the reference generators):
+// each sets the 3-stop gradient plus the dark edge and (glossy) silver rim.
+type Palette = { name: string; top: string; mid: string; bot: string; dark: string; outer?: string };
+const GLOSSY_PALETTES: Palette[] = [
+  { name: 'Gold', top: '#ffe22d', mid: '#ffd600', bot: '#ffcc00', dark: '#262630', outer: '#ced3db' },
+  { name: 'Silver', top: '#fbfdff', mid: '#c9d4de', bot: '#8496a8', dark: '#262630', outer: '#e8edf2' },
+  { name: 'Red', top: '#ff7a66', mid: '#ee3322', bot: '#d42410', dark: '#260b08', outer: '#ead9d6' },
+  { name: 'Blue', top: '#5fb8ff', mid: '#1f8fe8', bot: '#107ad0', dark: '#0d1726', outer: '#d6e2ee' },
+  { name: 'Green', top: '#a5e84f', mid: '#6ec424', bot: '#5ab012', dark: '#122108', outer: '#dbe8d2' },
+  { name: 'Pink', top: '#ff9ed0', mid: '#f5559f', bot: '#e83b8c', dark: '#260818', outer: '#ecd8e3' },
+];
+const WESTERN_PALETTES: Palette[] = [
+  { name: 'Gold', top: '#f7c036', mid: '#f39612', bot: '#d06200', dark: '#20140a' },
+  { name: 'Red', top: '#f0856e', mid: '#d8402a', bot: '#8c1606', dark: '#1f0805' },
+  { name: 'Blue', top: '#7fc0ee', mid: '#2a7fc0', bot: '#0c4378', dark: '#081320' },
+  { name: 'Green', top: '#bfd96a', mid: '#7fa82e', bot: '#3f6210', dark: '#101a06' },
+  { name: 'Cream', top: '#f7ecd0', mid: '#e8d3a0', bot: '#bf9b58', dark: '#2a1f10' },
+];
+
 function ColorRow({ label, value, onChange }: { label: string; value: string; onChange: (v: string) => void }) {
   return (
     <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
@@ -76,6 +95,25 @@ export function StylePresetPicker({ presets, preset, params, onChange }: Props)
         </SelectContent>
       </Select>
 
+      {isFx && (
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
+          <Label className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Palette</Label>
+          <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1">
+            {(fxWestern ? WESTERN_PALETTES : GLOSSY_PALETTES).map((p) => (
+              <button
+                key={p.name} type="button" title={p.name}
+                className="h-6 w-6 rounded border border-border"
+                style={{ background: `linear-gradient(${p.top}, ${p.mid}, ${p.bot})` }}
+                onClick={() => onChange(preset, {
+                  ...params,
+                  gradient: [p.top, p.mid, p.bot],
+                  fx: { ...fx, dark: p.dark, ...(p.outer ? { outer: p.outer } : {}) },
+                })}
+              />
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
       {has('color') && (
         <ColorRow label="Color" value={params.color ?? '#ffffff'} onChange={(v) => set({ color: v })} />
       )}

frontend/src/components/qsl/qslTypes.ts

@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ export interface FxParams {
   grunge?: number;
   bevel?: number;
   seed?: number;
+  dark?: string;
+  outer?: string;
 }
 
 export interface StyleParams {

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());
-      if (exact) { onChange(exact); setQuery(exact); }
-      else if (allowFreeText) { onChange(query.trim()); }
+      const trimmed = query.trim();
+      const exact = options.find((o) => o.toLowerCase() === trimmed.toLowerCase());
+      // 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); }

frontend/src/components/ui/input.tsx

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

frontend/src/components/ui/textarea.tsx

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

frontend/src/lib/awardRefs.ts

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

frontend/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 = '0.11';
+
+// 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';
@@ -25,14 +25,20 @@ export function AddQSO(arg1:qso.QSO):Promise<number>;
 
 export function ApplyAwardPreset(arg1:string,arg2:string):Promise<number>;
 
+export function AssignAwardRefToQSOs(arg1:string,arg2:string,arg3:Array<number>):Promise<number>;
+
 export function AwardCellQSOs(arg1:string,arg2:string,arg3:string):Promise<Array<qso.QSO>>;
 
 export function AwardFields():Promise<Array<string>>;
 
 export function AwardMissingQSOs(arg1:string):Promise<Array<qso.QSO>>;
 
+export function BrowseExecutable():Promise<string>;
+
 export function BulkUpdateQSL(arg1:Array<number>,arg2:main.QSLBulkUpdate):Promise<number>;
 
+export function CheckForUpdate():Promise<main.UpdateInfo>;
+
 export function ClearLookupCache():Promise<void>;
 
 export function ClusterSpotStatuses(arg1:Array<main.SpotQuery>):Promise<Array<main.SpotStatus>>;
@@ -87,6 +93,10 @@ 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>;
 
 export function DownloadConfirmations(arg1:string,arg2:boolean,arg3:string):Promise<void>;
@@ -109,6 +119,8 @@ export function GetActiveProfile():Promise<profile.Profile>;
 
 export function GetAudioSettings():Promise<main.AudioSettings>;
 
+export function GetAutostartPrograms():Promise<Array<main.AutostartProgram>>;
+
 export function GetAward(arg1:string):Promise<award.Result>;
 
 export function GetAwardDefs():Promise<Array<award.Def>>;
@@ -135,6 +147,10 @@ export function GetClusterStatus():Promise<Array<cluster.ServerStatus>>;
 
 export function GetCtyDatInfo():Promise<main.CtyDatInfo>;
 
+export function GetDBBackendStatus():Promise<main.DBBackendStatus>;
+
+export function GetDBConnectionInfo():Promise<main.DBConnectionInfo>;
+
 export function GetDVKMessages():Promise<Array<main.DVKMessage>>;
 
 export function GetDVKStatus():Promise<main.DVKStatus>;
@@ -151,8 +167,12 @@ export function GetListsSettings():Promise<main.ListsSettings>;
 
 export function GetLogFilePath():Promise<string>;
 
+export function GetLogbookRevision():Promise<string>;
+
 export function GetLookupSettings():Promise<main.LookupSettings>;
 
+export function GetMySQLSettings():Promise<main.MySQLSettings>;
+
 export function GetPOTAToken():Promise<string>;
 
 export function GetQSLDefaults():Promise<main.QSLDefaults>;
@@ -169,6 +189,8 @@ export function GetStartupStatus():Promise<main.StartupStatus>;
 
 export function GetStationSettings():Promise<main.StationSettings>;
 
+export function GetTelemetryEnabled():Promise<boolean>;
+
 export function GetUIPref(arg1:string):Promise<string>;
 
 export function GetUltrabeamSettings():Promise<main.UltrabeamSettings>;
@@ -187,6 +209,10 @@ export function ImportAwardReferencesText(arg1:string,arg2:string):Promise<numbe
 
 export function ImportAwards():Promise<main.AwardImportResult>;
 
+export function LaunchAutostartProgram(arg1:string):Promise<main.AutostartLaunchResult>;
+
+export function LaunchAutostartPrograms():Promise<Array<main.AutostartLaunchResult>>;
+
 export function ListAudioInputDevices():Promise<Array<audio.Device>>;
 
 export function ListAudioOutputDevices():Promise<Array<audio.Device>>;
@@ -305,6 +331,8 @@ export function SaveADIFFile():Promise<string>;
 
 export function SaveAudioSettings(arg1:main.AudioSettings):Promise<void>;
 
+export function SaveAutostartPrograms(arg1:Array<main.AutostartProgram>):Promise<void>;
+
 export function SaveAwardDefs(arg1:Array<award.Def>):Promise<void>;
 
 export function SaveAwardReference(arg1:string,arg2:awardref.Ref):Promise<void>;
@@ -323,6 +351,8 @@ export function SaveListsSettings(arg1:main.ListsSettings):Promise<void>;
 
 export function SaveLookupSettings(arg1:main.LookupSettings):Promise<void>;
 
+export function SaveMySQLSettings(arg1:main.MySQLSettings):Promise<void>;
+
 export function SaveOperatingAntenna(arg1:operating.Antenna):Promise<operating.Antenna>;
 
 export function SaveOperatingStation(arg1:operating.Station):Promise<operating.Station>;
@@ -367,6 +397,8 @@ export function SetDVKLabel(arg1:number,arg2:string):Promise<void>;
 
 export function SetPassphrase(arg1:string):Promise<void>;
 
+export function SetTelemetryEnabled(arg1:boolean):Promise<void>;
+
 export function SetUIPref(arg1:string,arg2:string):Promise<void>;
 
 export function SetUltrabeamDirection(arg1:number):Promise<void>;
@@ -383,6 +415,8 @@ export function TestLoTWUpload():Promise<string>;
 
 export function TestLookupProvider(arg1:string,arg2:string,arg3:string,arg4:string):Promise<lookup.Result>;
 
+export function TestMySQLConnection(arg1:main.MySQLSettings):Promise<void>;
+
 export function TestPTT(arg1:main.AudioSettings):Promise<void>;
 
 export function TestQRZUpload():Promise<string>;

frontend/wailsjs/go/main/App.js

@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ export function ApplyAwardPreset(arg1, arg2) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['ApplyAwardPreset'](arg1, arg2);
 }
 
+export function AssignAwardRefToQSOs(arg1, arg2, arg3) {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['AssignAwardRefToQSOs'](arg1, arg2, arg3);
+}
+
 export function AwardCellQSOs(arg1, arg2, arg3) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['AwardCellQSOs'](arg1, arg2, arg3);
 }
@@ -34,10 +38,18 @@ export function AwardMissingQSOs(arg1) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['AwardMissingQSOs'](arg1);
 }
 
+export function BrowseExecutable() {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['BrowseExecutable']();
+}
+
 export function BulkUpdateQSL(arg1, arg2) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['BulkUpdateQSL'](arg1, arg2);
 }
 
+export function CheckForUpdate() {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['CheckForUpdate']();
+}
+
 export function ClearLookupCache() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['ClearLookupCache']();
 }
@@ -146,6 +158,14 @@ 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']();
+}
+
 export function DownloadClublogCty() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['DownloadClublogCty']();
 }
@@ -190,6 +210,10 @@ export function GetAudioSettings() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetAudioSettings']();
 }
 
+export function GetAutostartPrograms() {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['GetAutostartPrograms']();
+}
+
 export function GetAward(arg1) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetAward'](arg1);
 }
@@ -242,6 +266,14 @@ export function GetCtyDatInfo() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetCtyDatInfo']();
 }
 
+export function GetDBBackendStatus() {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['GetDBBackendStatus']();
+}
+
+export function GetDBConnectionInfo() {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['GetDBConnectionInfo']();
+}
+
 export function GetDVKMessages() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetDVKMessages']();
 }
@@ -274,10 +306,18 @@ export function GetLogFilePath() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetLogFilePath']();
 }
 
+export function GetLogbookRevision() {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['GetLogbookRevision']();
+}
+
 export function GetLookupSettings() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetLookupSettings']();
 }
 
+export function GetMySQLSettings() {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['GetMySQLSettings']();
+}
+
 export function GetPOTAToken() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetPOTAToken']();
 }
@@ -310,6 +350,10 @@ export function GetStationSettings() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetStationSettings']();
 }
 
+export function GetTelemetryEnabled() {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['GetTelemetryEnabled']();
+}
+
 export function GetUIPref(arg1) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['GetUIPref'](arg1);
 }
@@ -346,6 +390,14 @@ export function ImportAwards() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['ImportAwards']();
 }
 
+export function LaunchAutostartProgram(arg1) {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['LaunchAutostartProgram'](arg1);
+}
+
+export function LaunchAutostartPrograms() {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['LaunchAutostartPrograms']();
+}
+
 export function ListAudioInputDevices() {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['ListAudioInputDevices']();
 }
@@ -582,6 +634,10 @@ export function SaveAudioSettings(arg1) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['SaveAudioSettings'](arg1);
 }
 
+export function SaveAutostartPrograms(arg1) {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['SaveAutostartPrograms'](arg1);
+}
+
 export function SaveAwardDefs(arg1) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['SaveAwardDefs'](arg1);
 }
@@ -618,6 +674,10 @@ export function SaveLookupSettings(arg1) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['SaveLookupSettings'](arg1);
 }
 
+export function SaveMySQLSettings(arg1) {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['SaveMySQLSettings'](arg1);
+}
+
 export function SaveOperatingAntenna(arg1) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['SaveOperatingAntenna'](arg1);
 }
@@ -706,6 +766,10 @@ export function SetPassphrase(arg1) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['SetPassphrase'](arg1);
 }
 
+export function SetTelemetryEnabled(arg1) {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['SetTelemetryEnabled'](arg1);
+}
+
 export function SetUIPref(arg1, arg2) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['SetUIPref'](arg1, arg2);
 }
@@ -738,6 +802,10 @@ export function TestLookupProvider(arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['TestLookupProvider'](arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4);
 }
 
+export function TestMySQLConnection(arg1) {
+  return window['go']['main']['App']['TestMySQLConnection'](arg1);
+}
+
 export function TestPTT(arg1) {
   return window['go']['main']['App']['TestPTT'](arg1);
 }

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;
@@ -682,6 +749,44 @@ export namespace main {
 	        this.mic_gain = source["mic_gain"];
 	    }
 	}
+	export class AutostartLaunchResult {
+	    id: string;
+	    name: string;
+	    status: string;
+	    message: string;
+	
+	    static createFrom(source: any = {}) {
+	        return new AutostartLaunchResult(source);
+	    }
+	
+	    constructor(source: any = {}) {
+	        if ('string' === typeof source) source = JSON.parse(source);
+	        this.id = source["id"];
+	        this.name = source["name"];
+	        this.status = source["status"];
+	        this.message = source["message"];
+	    }
+	}
+	export class AutostartProgram {
+	    id: string;
+	    name: string;
+	    path: string;
+	    args: string;
+	    enabled: boolean;
+	
+	    static createFrom(source: any = {}) {
+	        return new AutostartProgram(source);
+	    }
+	
+	    constructor(source: any = {}) {
+	        if ('string' === typeof source) source = JSON.parse(source);
+	        this.id = source["id"];
+	        this.name = source["name"];
+	        this.path = source["path"];
+	        this.args = source["args"];
+	        this.enabled = source["enabled"];
+	    }
+	}
 	export class AwardImportResult {
 	    awards: number;
 	    references: number;
@@ -792,6 +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;
@@ -805,6 +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"];
@@ -846,6 +957,36 @@ export namespace main {
 	        this.file_mod_time = source["file_mod_time"];
 	    }
 	}
+	export class DBBackendStatus {
+	    active: string;
+	    fallback: boolean;
+	    error: string;
+	
+	    static createFrom(source: any = {}) {
+	        return new DBBackendStatus(source);
+	    }
+	
+	    constructor(source: any = {}) {
+	        if ('string' === typeof source) source = JSON.parse(source);
+	        this.active = source["active"];
+	        this.fallback = source["fallback"];
+	        this.error = source["error"];
+	    }
+	}
+	export class DBConnectionInfo {
+	    backend: string;
+	    label: string;
+	
+	    static createFrom(source: any = {}) {
+	        return new DBConnectionInfo(source);
+	    }
+	
+	    constructor(source: any = {}) {
+	        if ('string' === typeof source) source = JSON.parse(source);
+	        this.backend = source["backend"];
+	        this.label = source["label"];
+	    }
+	}
 	export class DVKMessage {
 	    slot: number;
 	    label: string;
@@ -903,6 +1044,7 @@ export namespace main {
 	    smtp_user: string;
 	    smtp_password: string;
 	    from: string;
+	    reply_to: string;
 	    encryption: string;
 	    auth: boolean;
 	    auto_send: boolean;
@@ -921,6 +1063,7 @@ export namespace main {
 	        this.smtp_user = source["smtp_user"];
 	        this.smtp_password = source["smtp_password"];
 	        this.from = source["from"];
+	        this.reply_to = source["reply_to"];
 	        this.encryption = source["encryption"];
 	        this.auth = source["auth"];
 	        this.auto_send = source["auto_send"];
@@ -1009,6 +1152,28 @@ export namespace main {
 	    }
 	}
 	
+	export class MySQLSettings {
+	    enabled: boolean;
+	    host: string;
+	    port: number;
+	    user: string;
+	    password: string;
+	    database: string;
+	
+	    static createFrom(source: any = {}) {
+	        return new MySQLSettings(source);
+	    }
+	
+	    constructor(source: any = {}) {
+	        if ('string' === typeof source) source = JSON.parse(source);
+	        this.enabled = source["enabled"];
+	        this.host = source["host"];
+	        this.port = source["port"];
+	        this.user = source["user"];
+	        this.password = source["password"];
+	        this.database = source["database"];
+	    }
+	}
 	export class POTAUnmatched {
 	    activator: string;
 	    date: string;
@@ -1328,7 +1493,6 @@ export namespace main {
 	    ok: boolean;
 	    err: string;
 	    db_path: string;
-	    migrated_from_app_data: boolean;
 	
 	    static createFrom(source: any = {}) {
 	        return new StartupStatus(source);
@@ -1339,7 +1503,6 @@ export namespace main {
 	        this.ok = source["ok"];
 	        this.err = source["err"];
 	        this.db_path = source["db_path"];
-	        this.migrated_from_app_data = source["migrated_from_app_data"];
 	    }
 	}
 	export class StationInfoComputed {
@@ -1428,6 +1591,24 @@ export namespace main {
 	        this.moving = source["moving"];
 	    }
 	}
+	export class UpdateInfo {
+	    current: string;
+	    latest: string;
+	    available: boolean;
+	    url: string;
+	
+	    static createFrom(source: any = {}) {
+	        return new UpdateInfo(source);
+	    }
+	
+	    constructor(source: any = {}) {
+	        if ('string' === typeof source) source = JSON.parse(source);
+	        this.current = source["current"];
+	        this.latest = source["latest"];
+	        this.available = source["available"];
+	        this.url = source["url"];
+	    }
+	}
 	export class WKMacro {
 	    label: string;
 	    text: string;
@@ -1631,6 +1812,28 @@ export namespace operating {
 
 export namespace profile {
 	
+	export class ProfileDB {
+	    backend: string;
+	    host: string;
+	    port: number;
+	    user: string;
+	    password: string;
+	    database: string;
+	
+	    static createFrom(source: any = {}) {
+	        return new ProfileDB(source);
+	    }
+	
+	    constructor(source: any = {}) {
+	        if ('string' === typeof source) source = JSON.parse(source);
+	        this.backend = source["backend"];
+	        this.host = source["host"];
+	        this.port = source["port"];
+	        this.user = source["user"];
+	        this.password = source["password"];
+	        this.database = source["database"];
+	    }
+	}
 	export class Profile {
 	    id: number;
 	    name: string;
@@ -1657,6 +1860,7 @@ export namespace profile {
 	    tx_pwr?: number;
 	    is_active: boolean;
 	    sort_order: number;
+	    db: ProfileDB;
 	    // Go type: time
 	    created_at: any;
 	    // Go type: time
@@ -1693,6 +1897,7 @@ export namespace profile {
 	        this.tx_pwr = source["tx_pwr"];
 	        this.is_active = source["is_active"];
 	        this.sort_order = source["sort_order"];
+	        this.db = this.convertValues(source["db"], ProfileDB);
 	        this.created_at = this.convertValues(source["created_at"], null);
 	        this.updated_at = this.convertValues(source["updated_at"], null);
 	    }
@@ -1752,6 +1957,8 @@ export namespace qslcard {
 	    grunge?: number;
 	    bevel?: number;
 	    seed?: number;
+	    dark?: string;
+	    outer?: string;
 	
 	    static createFrom(source: any = {}) {
 	        return new FxParams(source);
@@ -1772,6 +1979,8 @@ export namespace qslcard {
 	        this.grunge = source["grunge"];
 	        this.bevel = source["bevel"];
 	        this.seed = source["seed"];
+	        this.dark = source["dark"];
+	        this.outer = source["outer"];
 	    }
 	}
 	export class Halo {

go.mod

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go 1.25.0
 require (
 	github.com/braheezy/shine-mp3 v0.1.0
 	github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.3.0
+	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.10.0
 	github.com/moutend/go-wca v0.3.0
 	github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2 v2.11.0
 	github.com/wneessen/go-mail v0.7.3
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/bep/debounce v1.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.1.0 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.2.0 h1:crnVqOiS4jqYleHd9vaKZ+HKtHfllngJIiOpNpoJsjo=
+filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.2.0/go.mod h1:xzAOLCNug/yB62zG1bQ8uziwrIqIuxhctzJT18Q77mc=
 github.com/bep/debounce v1.2.1 h1:v67fRdBA9UQu2NhLFXrSg0Brw7CexQekrBwDMM8bzeY=
 github.com/bep/debounce v1.2.1/go.mod h1:H8yggRPQKLUhUoqrJC1bO2xNya7vanpDl7xR3ISbCJ0=
 github.com/braheezy/shine-mp3 v0.1.0 h1:N2wZhv6ipCFduTSftaPNdDgZ5xFmQAPvB7JcqA4sSi8=
@@ -9,6 +11,8 @@ github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1/go.mod h1:Mu1zIs6XwVuF/gI1OepvI0qD18qycQx+m
 github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.6/go.mod h1:pprOEPIfldk/42T2oK7lQ4v4JSDwmV0As9GaiUsvbm0=
 github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.3.0 h1:Dt6ye7+vXGIKZ7Xtk4s6/xVdGDQynvom7xCFEdWr6uE=
 github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.3.0/go.mod h1:5LS6F96DhAwUc7C+1HLexzMXY1xGRSryjyPPKW6zv78=
+github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.10.0 h1:Q+1LV8DkHJvSYAdR83XzuhDaTykuDx0l6fkXxoWCWfw=
+github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.10.0/go.mod h1:M+cqaI7+xxXGG9swrdeUIoPG3Y3KCkF0pZej+SK+nWk=
 github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.1.0 h1:4KLkAxT3aOY8Li4FRJe/KvhoNFFxo0m6fNuFUO8QJUk=
 github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.1.0/go.mod h1:xhWf0FNVPg57R7Z0UbKHbJfkEywrmjJnf7w5xrFpKfA=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20250317173921-a4b03ec1a45e h1:ijClszYn+mADRFY17kjQEVQ1XRhq2/JR1M3sGqeJoxs=

internal/adif/export.go

@@ -120,6 +120,25 @@ func SingleRecordADIF(q qso.QSO) string {
 	return b.String()
 }
 
+// BatchRecordsADIF wraps already-serialised records (each terminated by <EOR>,
+// e.g. from SingleRecordADIF) in a minimal ADIF document with a standard
+// header. Used by file-based batch upload APIs such as Club Log's putlogs.php.
+func BatchRecordsADIF(records []string) string {
+	var b strings.Builder
+	now := time.Now().UTC().Format("20060102 150405")
+	fmt.Fprintf(&b, "<ADIF_VER:%d>%s <PROGRAMID:6>OpsLog <CREATED_TIMESTAMP:15>%s <EOH>\n\n",
+		len(adifVersion), adifVersion, now)
+	for _, r := range records {
+		r = strings.TrimRight(r, "\r\n")
+		if r == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		b.WriteString(r)
+		b.WriteString("\n")
+	}
+	return b.String()
+}
+
 // writeRecord serialises one QSO as ADIF tags terminated by <EOR>.
 // Empty fields are omitted. MODE/SUBMODE are massaged so a "promoted"
 // mode (e.g. FT4 stored without a parent) is exported as the canonical

internal/audio/recorder.go

@@ -5,11 +5,26 @@ package audio
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
+	"runtime/debug"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
 
+// LogSink receives audio-subsystem diagnostics (set to applog.Printf at startup).
+// Defaults to a no-op so the package is usable without wiring.
+var LogSink = func(string, ...any) {}
+
+// recoverGoroutine turns a panic in a long-running audio goroutine into a logged
+// event with a stack trace instead of a silent process-killing crash. (It can't
+// catch a hard Windows access violation from the WASAPI layer — those are fatal
+// — but it catches any Go-level panic in capture/mix.)
+func recoverGoroutine(what string) {
+	if r := recover(); r != nil {
+		LogSink("audio: PANIC in %s: %v\n%s", what, r, debug.Stack())
+	}
+}
+
 // Recorder continuously captures audio into a rolling pre-roll buffer so a QSO
 // recording can begin a few seconds BEFORE the operator entered the callsign.
 // It optionally mixes two sources (the rig RX "From Radio" + your mic) into a
@@ -108,6 +123,7 @@ func (r *Recorder) Start(fromDev, micDev string, prerollSec int) error {
 	r.wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer r.wg.Done()
+		defer recoverGoroutine("recorder capture (radio)")
 		_ = captureStream(fromDev, stop, func(chunk []byte) {
 			s := bytesToInt16(chunk)
 			r.srcMu.Lock()
@@ -119,6 +135,7 @@ func (r *Recorder) Start(fromDev, micDev string, prerollSec int) error {
 		r.wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer r.wg.Done()
+			defer recoverGoroutine("recorder capture (mic)")
 			_ = captureStream(micDev, stop, func(chunk []byte) {
 				s := bytesToInt16(chunk)
 				r.srcMu.Lock()
@@ -132,6 +149,7 @@ func (r *Recorder) Start(fromDev, micDev string, prerollSec int) error {
 	r.wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer r.wg.Done()
+		defer recoverGoroutine("recorder mixer")
 		t := time.NewTicker(40 * time.Millisecond)
 		defer t.Stop()
 		for {
@@ -221,27 +239,43 @@ func (r *Recorder) RestartQSO() {
 	r.active = true
 }
 
-// SaveQSO writes the accumulated recording to path as a WAV and stops
-// accumulating. Returns an error if no recording was active.
-func (r *Recorder) SaveQSO(path string) error {
+// TakeQSO snapshots the accumulated recording as raw 16 kHz mono PCM bytes and
+// stops accumulating — fast, no encoding. The next BeginQSO can safely start a
+// new take immediately. Pair with WritePCM to encode/write off the hot path so
+// a long recording doesn't delay logging.
+func (r *Recorder) TakeQSO() ([]byte, error) {
 	r.mu.Lock()
 	if !r.active {
 		r.mu.Unlock()
-		return fmt.Errorf("no active recording")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no active recording")
 	}
 	samples := r.acc
 	r.acc, r.active = nil, false
 	r.mu.Unlock()
 	if len(samples) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("recording was empty")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("recording was empty")
 	}
-	data := int16sToBytes(samples)
+	return int16sToBytes(samples), nil
+}
+
+// WritePCM encodes raw 16 kHz mono PCM to path (WAV, or MP3 when path ends in
+// .mp3). Slow for MP3 — call off the logging path.
+func WritePCM(path string, data []byte) error {
 	if strings.HasSuffix(strings.ToLower(path), ".mp3") {
 		return writeMP3(path, data)
 	}
 	return writeWAV(path, data)
 }
 
+// SaveQSO snapshots and writes the recording in one call (synchronous).
+func (r *Recorder) SaveQSO(path string) error {
+	data, err := r.TakeQSO()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return WritePCM(path, data)
+}
+
 // DiscardQSO drops the active accumulation without saving (callsign cleared).
 func (r *Recorder) DiscardQSO() {
 	r.mu.Lock()

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
@@ -414,7 +434,73 @@ func MatchQSO(d Def, metas []RefMeta, q *qso.QSO) []string {
 		}
 	}
 	rl := NewRefList(metas)
-	return candidates(&d, re, q, rl, len(metas) > 0)
+	found := candidates(&d, re, q, rl, len(metas) > 0)
+	// Merge operator-assigned references (manual override). These let the
+	// operator tag a QSO for an award whose field/description matching can't
+	// auto-detect the reference — e.g. WAPC scans the ADDRESS field for a
+	// province NAME, so a contact whose address doesn't spell it out needs the
+	// province picked by hand. For a predefined award the override is still
+	// validated against its reference list.
+	if man := manualRefs(q, d.Code); len(man) > 0 {
+		found = mergeManual(found, man, rl, len(metas) > 0 && !d.Dynamic)
+	}
+	return found
+}
+
+// ManualRefsKey is the ADIF extras key under which OpsLog stores per-QSO,
+// operator-assigned award references as "CODE@REF;CODE@REF" (REF may be a
+// comma list). Honoured by MatchQSO regardless of how the award matches.
+const ManualRefsKey = "APP_OPSLOG_AWARDREFS"
+
+// manualRefs returns the reference codes the operator assigned to award `code`
+// on this QSO (from the ManualRefsKey extra).
+func manualRefs(q *qso.QSO, code string) []string {
+	if q == nil || q.Extras == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	raw := strings.TrimSpace(q.Extras[ManualRefsKey])
+	if raw == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	code = strings.ToUpper(strings.TrimSpace(code))
+	var out []string
+	for _, entry := range strings.Split(raw, ";") {
+		entry = strings.TrimSpace(entry)
+		at := strings.IndexByte(entry, '@')
+		if at <= 0 || !strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(entry[:at]), code) {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, r := range strings.FieldsFunc(entry[at+1:], func(r rune) bool { return r == ',' }) {
+			if r = strings.TrimSpace(r); r != "" {
+				out = append(out, r)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// mergeManual appends operator-assigned codes to the auto-found set, deduped.
+// When the award is predefined, only references present and valid in its list
+// are kept (so a typo can't invent a reference).
+func mergeManual(found, manual []string, rl refList, predefined bool) []string {
+	seen := map[string]struct{}{}
+	for _, c := range found {
+		seen[normalizeRef(c)] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	for _, c := range manual {
+		c = normalizeRef(c)
+		if _, dup := seen[c]; dup {
+			continue
+		}
+		if predefined {
+			if m, ok := rl.byCode[c]; !ok || !m.Valid {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		seen[c] = struct{}{}
+		found = append(found, c)
+	}
+	return found
 }
 
 // Confirmed reports whether a QSO satisfies any of the given confirmation
@@ -445,13 +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 {
-	raw := strings.TrimSpace(stripAffix(fieldRaw(d.Field, q), d.LeadingStr, d.TrailingStr))
+// searchOne runs one matching rule (the primary or an OR rule) over a QSO and
+// 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(d.MatchBy), "description")
+	byDesc := predefined && strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(matchBy), "description")
 
 	var found []string
 	switch {
@@ -464,7 +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)
 				}
@@ -472,7 +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.
@@ -492,6 +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/awardref/awardref.go

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (r *Repo) ReplaceAll(ctx context.Context, awardCode string, refs []Ref) (in
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("clear refs: %w", err)
 	}
 	stmt, err := tx.PrepareContext(ctx,
-		`INSERT OR REPLACE INTO award_references
+		`REPLACE INTO award_references
 		    (award_code, ref_code, name, dxcc, grp, subgrp, dxcc_list, pattern, valid, valid_from, valid_to, score, bonus, gridsquare, alias)
 		 VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)`)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func (r *Repo) Upsert(ctx context.Context, awardCode string, ref Ref) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("empty award or reference code")
 	}
 	_, err := r.db.ExecContext(ctx,
-		`INSERT OR REPLACE INTO award_references
+		`REPLACE INTO award_references
 		    (award_code, ref_code, name, dxcc, grp, subgrp, dxcc_list, pattern, valid, valid_from, valid_to, score, bonus, gridsquare, alias)
 		 VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)`,
 		code, rc, strings.TrimSpace(ref.Name), ref.DXCC, ref.Group, ref.SubGrp,

internal/backup/backup.go

@@ -99,6 +99,54 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, dbConn *sql.DB, dbPath, folder string, rotation in
 	return dstPath, nil
 }
 
+// RunADIF writes a rotating ADIF export of the QSO logbook. It's used when the
+// log lives on a shared MySQL server, where VACUUM INTO can't snapshot it — an
+// ADIF export is a portable, re-importable backup of the actual contacts.
+// writeADIF must write the full ADIF to the path it's handed.
+func RunADIF(folder string, rotation int, doZip bool, writeADIF func(path string) error) (string, error) {
+	if rotation <= 0 {
+		rotation = 5
+	}
+	if folder == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("backup folder not set")
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(folder, 0o755); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("create backup folder: %w", err)
+	}
+	base := "opslog-log-" + time.Now().Format("2006-01-02")
+	tmp := filepath.Join(folder, base+".adi.tmp")
+	_ = os.Remove(tmp)
+	if err := writeADIF(tmp); err != nil {
+		_ = os.Remove(tmp)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("export adif: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var dstPath string
+	if doZip {
+		dstPath = filepath.Join(folder, base+".adi.zip")
+		if err := copyZipped(tmp, dstPath, base+".adi"); err != nil {
+			_ = os.Remove(tmp)
+			return "", err
+		}
+		_ = os.Remove(tmp)
+	} else {
+		dstPath = filepath.Join(folder, base+".adi")
+		_ = os.Remove(dstPath)
+		if err := os.Rename(tmp, dstPath); err != nil {
+			if cerr := copyFile(tmp, dstPath); cerr != nil {
+				_ = os.Remove(tmp)
+				return "", cerr
+			}
+			_ = os.Remove(tmp)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := rotateMatch(folder, rotation, "opslog-log-", ".adi", ".adi.zip"); err != nil {
+		return dstPath, fmt.Errorf("rotate: %w (backup OK at %s)", err, dstPath)
+	}
+	return dstPath, nil
+}
+
 // copyFile performs a plain file copy. We don't use os.Rename because
 // the source is the live database; we want a fresh standalone file.
 func copyFile(src, dst string) error {
@@ -155,10 +203,18 @@ func copyZipped(src, dst, innerName string) error {
 	return out.Close()
 }
 
-// rotate keeps the most recent `keep` backups in folder and deletes the
-// rest. Only files matching the opslog-*.db / opslog-*.db.zip pattern
-// are touched — never user files that happen to live in the same folder.
+// rotate keeps the most recent `keep` SQLite backups (opslog-*.db /
+// opslog-*.db.zip) and deletes the rest.
 func rotate(folder string, keep int) error {
+	return rotateMatch(folder, keep, "opslog-", ".db", ".db.zip")
+}
+
+// rotateMatch keeps the most recent `keep` files in folder whose name has the
+// given prefix and one of the given suffixes, deleting older ones. Only matching
+// files are touched — never unrelated user files in the same folder. The suffix
+// filter keeps the .db family and the .adi family from rotating each other even
+// though both share the "opslog-" prefix.
+func rotateMatch(folder string, keep int, prefix string, suffixes ...string) error {
 	entries, err := os.ReadDir(folder)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -173,10 +229,17 @@ func rotate(folder string, keep int) error {
 			continue
 		}
 		name := e.Name()
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(name, "opslog-") {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(name, prefix) {
 			continue
 		}
-		if !(strings.HasSuffix(name, ".db") || strings.HasSuffix(name, ".db.zip")) {
+		ok := false
+		for _, sfx := range suffixes {
+			if strings.HasSuffix(name, sfx) {
+				ok = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
 		info, err := e.Info()
@@ -198,16 +261,25 @@ func rotate(folder string, keep int) error {
 	return firstErr
 }
 
-// HasBackupToday returns true if a backup for today's date already exists
-// in folder. Used by the startup auto-backup to skip when the user has
-// already restarted the app once today.
+// HasBackupToday returns true if a SQLite backup for today's date already
+// exists in folder. Used by the auto-backup to skip when the user has already
+// restarted the app once today.
 func HasBackupToday(folder string) bool {
+	return hasBackupToday(folder, "opslog-", ".db", ".db.zip")
+}
+
+// HasADIFBackupToday is HasBackupToday for the ADIF log backup (MySQL mode).
+func HasADIFBackupToday(folder string) bool {
+	return hasBackupToday(folder, "opslog-log-", ".adi", ".adi.zip")
+}
+
+func hasBackupToday(folder, prefix string, exts ...string) bool {
 	if folder == "" {
 		return false
 	}
 	stamp := time.Now().Format("2006-01-02")
-	for _, ext := range []string{".db", ".db.zip"} {
-		if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(folder, "opslog-"+stamp+ext)); err == nil {
+	for _, ext := range exts {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(folder, prefix+stamp+ext)); err == nil {
 			return true
 		}
 	}

internal/cat/cat.go

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ type RigState struct {
 // Manager owns the active backend and runs the polling loop.
 type Manager struct {
 	mu      sync.RWMutex
+	startMu sync.Mutex // serializes Start/Stop so concurrent calls can't leak a poller
 	state   RigState
 	emit    func(RigState)
 	backend Backend
@@ -115,7 +116,13 @@ func (m *Manager) State() RigState {
 // state.Error rather than returned, so the UI can keep retrying via the
 // poll loop on next reconnect attempt.
 func (m *Manager) Start(b Backend) {
-	m.Stop()
+	// Serialize the whole stop-old-then-start-new sequence. Two concurrent
+	// Start (or Start+Stop) calls could otherwise interleave and leave the
+	// previous poll goroutine alive — two pollers then fight, e.g. flipping
+	// OmniRig Rig1/Rig2 endlessly when the user reselects a rig.
+	m.startMu.Lock()
+	defer m.startMu.Unlock()
+	m.stopLocked()
 	m.mu.Lock()
 	m.stopCh = make(chan struct{})
 	m.doneCh = make(chan struct{})
@@ -134,6 +141,18 @@ func (m *Manager) Start(b Backend) {
 
 // Stop signals the CAT goroutine to disconnect and waits for it to exit.
 func (m *Manager) Stop() {
+	m.startMu.Lock()
+	defer m.startMu.Unlock()
+	m.stopLocked()
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	m.state = RigState{Enabled: false}
+	m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.emitState()
+}
+
+// stopLocked tears down any running poller and blocks until it exits. The
+// caller must hold startMu so it can't race a concurrent Start.
+func (m *Manager) stopLocked() {
 	m.mu.Lock()
 	stop := m.stopCh
 	done := m.doneCh
@@ -148,10 +167,6 @@ func (m *Manager) Stop() {
 	if done != nil {
 		<-done
 	}
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	m.state = RigState{Enabled: false}
-	m.mu.Unlock()
-	m.emitState()
 }
 
 // SetFrequency dispatches a SetFreq call to the CAT goroutine.
@@ -169,6 +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 {
@@ -195,23 +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()
 
@@ -223,12 +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{
-					Enabled: true, Backend: b.Name(), Connected: false,
-					Error: err.Error(), UpdatedAt: time.Now(),
-				})
+				// Lost the rig — drop the backend so the next attempt reconnects
+				// cleanly, then back off before retrying.
+				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
+}

internal/cat/omnirig.go

@@ -3,11 +3,21 @@ package cat
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-ole/go-ole"
 	"github.com/go-ole/go-ole/oleutil"
 )
 
+// OmniRig Split is an enum, not a boolean: PM_SPLITON vs PM_SPLITOFF — both
+// non-zero, so it must be compared to PM_SPLITON (testing "!= 0" reads OFF as
+// split). Values confirmed empirically from real rigs (FT-710, SmartSDR):
+// split ON = 0x8000, split OFF = 0x10000.
+const (
+	pmSplitOn  = 0x8000  // PM_SPLITON
+	pmSplitOff = 0x10000 // PM_SPLITOFF
+)
+
 // OmniRig talks to the user's installed OmniRig server over COM.
 //
 // All methods MUST be called from the same OS thread (the one Manager.run
@@ -21,6 +31,15 @@ type OmniRig struct {
 
 	omnirig *ole.IDispatch
 	rig     *ole.IDispatch
+	lastSig string // last logged Split/VFO signature — only log on change
+
+	// lastSetFreq is the frequency most recently COMMANDED via SetFrequency.
+	// SetMode uses it to pick USB vs LSB for "SSB" instead of reading OmniRig's
+	// async Freq property, which still reports the OLD band for a poll or two
+	// after a QSY — that lag is why a clicked spot needed a second click to fix
+	// the sideband (freq moved, but mode read the old band → wrong sideband).
+	lastSetFreq   int64
+	lastSetFreqAt time.Time
 }
 
 // NewOmniRig creates a non-connected backend. Call Connect before use.
@@ -107,13 +126,19 @@ func (o *OmniRig) ReadState() (RigState, error) {
 	if modeVar, err := oleutil.GetProperty(o.rig, "Mode"); err == nil {
 		s.Mode = omniRigMode(modeVar.Val)
 	}
+	rawVfo := int64(0)
 	if vfoVar, err := oleutil.GetProperty(o.rig, "Vfo"); err == nil {
+		rawVfo = vfoVar.Val
 		s.Vfo = omniRigVfo(vfoVar.Val)
 	}
 
-	// Read both VFO frequencies separately so we can expose split TX/RX.
-	// Fall back to generic Freq if the rig only exposes the merged property.
-	freqA, freqB := int64(0), int64(0)
+	// Read the active/displayed frequency (generic Freq) AND both VFOs. The
+	// generic Freq is what the rig is operating on — the reliable source for the
+	// main/TX frequency. FreqA/FreqB are only needed to expose a genuine split.
+	freqMain, freqA, freqB := int64(0), int64(0), int64(0)
+	if v, err := oleutil.GetProperty(o.rig, "Freq"); err == nil {
+		freqMain = v.Val
+	}
 	if v, err := oleutil.GetProperty(o.rig, "FreqA"); err == nil {
 		freqA = v.Val
 	}
@@ -121,38 +146,58 @@ func (o *OmniRig) ReadState() (RigState, error) {
 		freqB = v.Val
 	}
 
-	// Split detection: trust the explicit Split property when it's set,
-	// BUT only call it a real split if both VFO frequencies are non-zero
-	// and distinct. Bridges like SmartSDR-OmniRig report Split=ON by
-	// default (raw bit PM_SPLITON = 65536) with FreqB=0 because the Flex's
-	// slice model doesn't map to VFO A/B — that would yield a useless
-	// permanent SPLIT badge.
-	if v, err := oleutil.GetProperty(o.rig, "Split"); err == nil && v.Val != 0 {
-		s.Split = true
-	}
-	if s.Split && (freqB == 0 || freqA == freqB) {
-		s.Split = false
-		s.RxFreqHz = 0
+	// Split is an enum (PM_SPLITON / PM_SPLITOFF) — both non-zero, so it must be
+	// compared to PM_SPLITON, not "!= 0".
+	splitRaw := int64(0)
+	if v, err := oleutil.GetProperty(o.rig, "Split"); err == nil {
+		splitRaw = v.Val
 	}
 
-	// OmniRig's Vfo enum is RX-letter then TX-letter (AB = RX A, TX B).
-	// We follow ADIF: FreqHz = TX, RxFreqHz = RX (only meaningful in split).
-	switch s.Vfo {
-	case "AB":
-		s.FreqHz = freqB   // TX
-		s.RxFreqHz = freqA // RX
-	case "BA":
-		s.FreqHz = freqA   // TX
-		s.RxFreqHz = freqB // RX
-	case "B", "BB":
-		s.FreqHz = freqB
-	default: // "A", "AA", "" — single VFO on A or unknown
-		s.FreqHz = freqA
+	// Diagnostic logged ONLY when Split or VFO changes (not on a timer), so
+	// normal operation stays quiet but toggling split on the radio is captured —
+	// needed to pin down this rig's PM_SPLITON value.
+	if sig := fmt.Sprintf("%x:%x", splitRaw, rawVfo); sig != o.lastSig {
+		o.lastSig = sig
+		debugLog.Printf("OmniRig Rig%d raw: Freq=%d FreqA=%d FreqB=%d Vfo=%q(raw=0x%X) Split=0x%X status=%d",
+			o.RigNum, freqMain, freqA, freqB, s.Vfo, rawVfo, splitRaw, func() int64 {
+				if v, e := oleutil.GetProperty(o.rig, "Status"); e == nil {
+					return v.Val
+				}
+				return -1
+			}())
 	}
-	if s.FreqHz == 0 {
-		// Last resort — some rigs only update generic Freq.
-		if v, err := oleutil.GetProperty(o.rig, "Freq"); err == nil {
-			s.FreqHz = v.Val
+
+	// A genuine split: the rig explicitly flags PM_SPLITON, the two VFOs are
+	// distinct and non-zero, AND they're in the same band. The same-band test
+	// kills the common false positive where VFO B just holds a leftover from
+	// another band (a "28 MHz / 7 MHz split" is nonsensical), which on the
+	// FT-710 / TS-570 otherwise froze the main/TX freq on the wrong VFO.
+	genuineSplit := splitRaw == pmSplitOn &&
+		freqA != 0 && freqB != 0 && freqA != freqB &&
+		BandFromHz(freqA) == BandFromHz(freqB)
+
+	if genuineSplit {
+		// OmniRig's Vfo enum is RX-letter then TX-letter (AB = RX A, TX B).
+		// ADIF: FreqHz = TX, RxFreqHz = RX.
+		s.Split = true
+		switch s.Vfo {
+		case "BA":
+			s.FreqHz, s.RxFreqHz = freqA, freqB // TX A, RX B
+		default: // "AB" and the usual "TX on the other VFO" case
+			s.FreqHz, s.RxFreqHz = freqB, freqA // TX B, RX A
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Simplex: the operating frequency is OmniRig's generic Freq (the active
+		// VFO), like Log4OM. Fall back to the per-VFO value only if Freq is 0.
+		s.Split = false
+		s.RxFreqHz = 0
+		s.FreqHz = freqMain
+		if s.FreqHz == 0 {
+			if s.Vfo == "B" || s.Vfo == "BB" {
+				s.FreqHz = freqB
+			} else {
+				s.FreqHz = freqA
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return s, nil
@@ -169,6 +214,10 @@ func (o *OmniRig) SetFrequency(hz int64) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("frequency out of OmniRig int32 range")
 	}
 	hz32 := int32(hz)
+	// Remember the commanded frequency so a mode change moments later (a clicked
+	// spot sets freq then mode) picks the sideband from the TARGET band, not the
+	// not-yet-updated OmniRig Freq property.
+	o.lastSetFreq, o.lastSetFreqAt = hz, time.Now()
 
 	// Log the rig's writable-params, status and VFO state up front so a
 	// friend's session shows exactly what OmniRig reports for their rig.
@@ -274,9 +323,15 @@ func (o *OmniRig) SetMode(mode string) error {
 	case "CW":
 		bit, bitName = pmCWU, "PM_CW_U"
 	case "SSB":
-		// Read current freq to decide USB vs LSB.
+		// Decide USB vs LSB from the frequency. Prefer the freq we just COMMANDED
+		// (a clicked spot sets freq then mode ~150ms later): OmniRig's Freq
+		// property still reports the OLD band for a poll or two after a QSY, so
+		// reading it here picked the wrong sideband and the user had to click a
+		// second time. Fall back to the live read for a standalone mode change.
 		var freq int64
-		if freqVar, err := oleutil.GetProperty(o.rig, "Freq"); err == nil {
+		if o.lastSetFreq > 0 && time.Since(o.lastSetFreqAt) < 5*time.Second {
+			freq = o.lastSetFreq
+		} else if freqVar, err := oleutil.GetProperty(o.rig, "Freq"); err == nil {
 			freq = freqVar.Val
 		}
 		if freq > 0 && freq < 10_000_000 {
@@ -396,20 +451,22 @@ func omniRigMode(m int64) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+// omniRigVfo maps the OmniRig Vfo RigParamX enum to a short label, using the
+// documented PM_VFO* constants.
 func omniRigVfo(v int64) string {
 	switch {
-	case v&1024 != 0:
-		return "A"
-	case v&2048 != 0:
-		return "B"
-	case v&64 != 0:
+	case v&0x40 != 0: // PM_VFOAA
 		return "AA"
-	case v&128 != 0:
+	case v&0x80 != 0: // PM_VFOAB
 		return "AB"
-	case v&256 != 0:
+	case v&0x100 != 0: // PM_VFOBA
 		return "BA"
-	case v&512 != 0:
+	case v&0x200 != 0: // PM_VFOBB
 		return "BB"
+	case v&0x400 != 0: // PM_VFOA
+		return "A"
+	case v&0x800 != 0: // PM_VFOB
+		return "B"
 	}
 	return ""
 }

internal/db/db.go

@@ -7,13 +7,143 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
+	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
 )
 
+// MySQLConfig targets a shared MySQL database for multi-operator logging
+// (multiple OpsLog instances on one logbook, à la Log4OM).
+type MySQLConfig struct {
+	Host     string
+	Port     int
+	User     string
+	Password string
+	Database string
+}
+
+func (c MySQLConfig) dsn() string {
+	port := c.Port
+	if port == 0 {
+		port = 3306
+	}
+	// parseTime + UTC so DATETIME columns scan into time.Time; utf8mb4 for full
+	// Unicode (names, comments…). timeout bounds the TCP dial so an unreachable
+	// or wrong-port server fails fast with a real error instead of hanging
+	// startup (which would surface only as "db not initialized"); read/write
+	// timeouts cap a stuck statement (generous, so normal migrations/imports
+	// never trip them).
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s@tcp(%s:%d)/%s?parseTime=true&loc=UTC&charset=utf8mb4&timeout=10s&readTimeout=120s&writeTimeout=120s",
+		c.User, c.Password, c.Host, port, c.Database)
+}
+
+// validDBIdent guards a database name we splice into DDL (CREATE DATABASE can't
+// use a placeholder). Only plain identifiers allowed.
+func validDBIdent(s string) bool {
+	if s == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, r := range s {
+		if r != '_' && !(r >= 'a' && r <= 'z') && !(r >= 'A' && r <= 'Z') && !(r >= '0' && r <= '9') {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// PingMySQL verifies a shared-database connection and creates the logbook
+// database if it doesn't exist yet. It connects at server level first (no
+// database selected), tries CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS, then confirms the
+// database is actually usable. A restricted user (common on shared hosting)
+// may lack the CREATE DATABASE privilege but still have full rights on a
+// pre-created database — so a denied CREATE is not fatal as long as the
+// database already exists and we can connect to it. Backs the "Test
+// connection" button.
+func PingMySQL(c MySQLConfig) error {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(c.Host) == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("host is required")
+	}
+	server := c
+	server.Database = "" // connect to the server, not a specific DB
+	conn, err := sql.Open("mysql", server.dsn())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("open mysql: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+	conn.SetConnMaxLifetime(15 * time.Second)
+	if err := conn.Ping(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("connect to %s:%d: %w", c.Host, c.Port, err)
+	}
+	name := strings.TrimSpace(c.Database)
+	if name == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if !validDBIdent(name) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid database name %q (letters, digits, underscore only)", name)
+	}
+	createErr := error(nil)
+	if _, err := conn.Exec("CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `" + name + "` CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci"); err != nil {
+		if !isAccessDenied(err) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("create database %q: %w", name, err)
+		}
+		createErr = err // remember it in case the DB also turns out to be unreachable
+	}
+	// Confirm the database is usable (it may have been pre-created by an admin
+	// even though this user can't CREATE one).
+	dbConn, err := sql.Open("mysql", c.dsn())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("open mysql db: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer dbConn.Close()
+	dbConn.SetConnMaxLifetime(15 * time.Second)
+	if err := dbConn.Ping(); err != nil {
+		if createErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("database %q does not exist and user %q cannot create it — ask your MySQL admin to create the database and grant access (%v)", name, c.User, createErr)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("connect to database %q: %w", name, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 //go:embed migrations/*.sql
 var migrationsFS embed.FS
 
+// schemaMigrationsDDL tracks which migrations have run. Authored in SQLite
+// dialect; run through the dialect translator for MySQL.
+const schemaMigrationsDDL = `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS schema_migrations (
+        name TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+        applied_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now'))
+    )`
+
+// Dialect names the backend opened at startup. Repos consult it for the few
+// places where SQLite and MySQL SQL genuinely differ (upserts, JSON extraction).
+// Timestamps are generated in Go (NowISO) for both, so most queries are shared.
+var Dialect = "sqlite"
+
+// IsMySQL reports whether the active LOGBOOK backend is the shared MySQL
+// server. Config tables always live in local SQLite, so this only governs
+// qso-table SQL (see columnExpr).
+func IsMySQL() bool { return Dialect == "mysql" }
+
+// SetDialect pins the logbook dialect ("mysql" | "sqlite"). Called once at
+// startup after the logbook backend is chosen, so it doesn't depend on the
+// order in which the local and logbook connections were opened.
+func SetDialect(d string) {
+	if d == "mysql" {
+		Dialect = "mysql"
+	} else {
+		Dialect = "sqlite"
+	}
+}
+
+// NowISO returns the current UTC time as the ISO-8601 string OpsLog stores in
+// *_at / date columns — millisecond precision, matching the old SQLite
+// strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ','now') default. Bind this as a parameter so the
+// same INSERT/UPDATE works on both backends.
+func NowISO() string { return time.Now().UTC().Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05.000Z") }
+
+
 // Open opens (and creates if needed) the SQLite database at the given path,
 // enables performance PRAGMAs, and applies embedded migrations.
 func Open(path string) (*sql.DB, error) {
@@ -30,7 +160,8 @@ func Open(path string) (*sql.DB, error) {
 		_ = conn.Close()
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ping sqlite: %w", err)
 	}
-	if err := migrate(conn); err != nil {
+	Dialect = "sqlite"
+	if err := migrate(conn, nil); err != nil {
 		_ = conn.Close()
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -39,12 +170,18 @@ func Open(path string) (*sql.DB, error) {
 
 // migrate applies all embedded *.sql migrations in alphabetical order,
 // skipping those already applied. Intentionally minimal in-house system
-// (no external dependency).
-func migrate(conn *sql.DB) error {
-	if _, err := conn.Exec(`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS schema_migrations (
-        name TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-        applied_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now'))
-    )`); err != nil {
+// (no external dependency). translate, when non-nil, rewrites each statement
+// for a non-SQLite backend (see mysqlDDL); nil means run the SQLite DDL as-is.
+func migrate(conn *sql.DB, translate func(string) string) error {
+	// A non-nil translator means this is the MySQL connection (use the
+	// per-statement, FK-aware path); nil means a SQLite connection. This is
+	// determined by the caller's argument, NOT the global Dialect, so the
+	// in-memory SQLite used to build the MySQL baseline still migrates as SQLite.
+	mysqlPath := translate != nil
+	if translate == nil {
+		translate = func(s string) string { return s }
+	}
+	if _, err := conn.Exec(translate(schemaMigrationsDDL)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create schema_migrations: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -74,11 +211,30 @@ func migrate(conn *sql.DB) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("read migration %s: %w", name, err)
 		}
+		sqlText := translate(string(content))
+
+		// MySQL implicitly commits each DDL statement, so a wrapping transaction
+		// gives no atomicity — a mid-file failure would leave columns/tables
+		// behind, unrecorded, and every restart would re-run and choke on
+		// "duplicate column". Instead apply statement-by-statement and tolerate
+		// "already exists" errors, making migrations idempotent (and self-healing
+		// for a previously half-applied database).
+		if mysqlPath {
+			if err := applyMySQLMigration(conn, sqlText); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("apply migration %s: %w", name, err)
+			}
+			if _, err := conn.Exec(`INSERT INTO schema_migrations(name) VALUES(?)`, name); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("record migration %s: %w", name, err)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// SQLite supports DDL inside a transaction, so keep it atomic there.
 		tx, err := conn.Begin()
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("begin tx for %s: %w", name, err)
 		}
-		if _, err := tx.Exec(string(content)); err != nil {
+		if _, err := tx.Exec(sqlText); err != nil {
 			_ = tx.Rollback()
 			return fmt.Errorf("apply migration %s: %w", name, err)
 		}

internal/db/migrations/0022_profile_db.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-- Per-profile logbook database. Each profile can target its own logbook:
+-- the local SQLite file, or a specific shared MySQL database. Switching the
+-- active profile switches the logbook accordingly. Stored as a small JSON
+-- document {backend, host, port, user, password, database}; empty = inherit
+-- the default (local SQLite).
+ALTER TABLE station_profiles ADD COLUMN db_config TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '';

internal/db/mysql.go

@@ -0,0 +1,459 @@
+package db
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	mysqldriver "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
+)
+
+// ── SQLite → MySQL schema translation ──────────────────────────────────
+//
+// OpsLog's migrations are authored in SQLite dialect (the default backend).
+// For the shared-MySQL backend we translate that DDL on the fly rather than
+// maintaining a second set of migration files, so the two backends can never
+// drift apart. The translation is deliberately narrow — it only rewrites the
+// SQLite-isms that actually appear in our migrations:
+//
+//   - INTEGER PRIMARY KEY [AUTOINCREMENT]  → BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY
+//   - bare INTEGER                          → BIGINT (so FK child/parent types match)
+//   - DEFAULT (strftime(... 'now'))         → DEFAULT '' (timestamps come from Go)
+//   - TEXT                                  → VARCHAR(255), except a few free-text
+//                                             columns that stay TEXT/LONGTEXT
+//   - reserved column `key`                 → backticked
+//   - CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS            → CREATE INDEX (MySQL has no IF NOT EXISTS)
+//
+// REAL is left as-is (MySQL accepts it as an alias for DOUBLE). CREATE/DROP
+// TABLE IF [NOT] EXISTS, RENAME TO, INSERT…SELECT, CHECK(...) and foreign keys
+// are all valid MySQL as written.
+
+var (
+	reStrftimeDefault = regexp.MustCompile(`\(strftime\('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ',\s*'now'\)\)`)
+	reBareInteger     = regexp.MustCompile(`\bINTEGER\b`)
+	reColText         = regexp.MustCompile(`(\w+)\s+TEXT\b`)
+	reKeyColumn       = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^(\s*)key\b`)
+	// SQLite quotes identifiers with double quotes — e.g. a table renamed by
+	// ALTER … RENAME TO ends up as CREATE TABLE "name" in sqlite_master. MySQL
+	// uses backticks. Our schema has no double-quoted string literals, so it's
+	// safe to convert every "ident" to `ident`.
+	reDoubleQuoteIdent = regexp.MustCompile(`"([^"\n]*)"`)
+)
+
+// MySQL's InnoDB row-size limit is 65535 bytes (excluding off-page TEXT/BLOB).
+// The qso table has ~150 columns, so making them all VARCHAR(255) (1020 bytes
+// each in utf8mb4) overflows the row. We therefore emit TEXT (stored off-page,
+// ~20 bytes in-row) for the bulk of columns, and VARCHAR only where a column
+// actually needs in-row storage: it's indexed, a primary key, or carries a
+// DEFAULT (TEXT can't hold a literal default in MySQL).
+
+// varcharColumns must be VARCHAR because they're indexed or part of a primary
+// key declared on a separate line (so the DEFAULT/PRIMARY-KEY line heuristic
+// below can't catch them). MySQL can't index a TEXT column without a prefix
+// length. Keyed by column name (a name may repeat across tables — harmless).
+var varcharColumns = map[string]bool{
+	// qso indexes (0001, 0003, 0019)
+	"callsign": true, "qso_date": true, "band": true, "mode": true,
+	"grid": true, "station_callsign": true, "state": true, "contest_id": true,
+	"sat_name": true, "prop_mode": true, "sig": true, "wwff_ref": true, "skcc": true,
+	// integrations_udp index (0011)
+	"direction": true,
+	// award_references composite primary key (0017)
+	"award_code": true, "ref_code": true,
+}
+
+// longTextColumns override the default TEXT with a bigger type where the
+// content can be large (a full QSL-template document).
+var longTextColumns = map[string]string{
+	"json": "LONGTEXT",
+}
+
+// mysqlDDL rewrites a SQLite DDL/DML statement (or multi-statement migration
+// file) into the MySQL dialect. See the package note above for the rules.
+func mysqlDDL(stmt string) string {
+	s := stmt
+	// SQLite double-quoted identifiers → MySQL backticks (renamed tables in the
+	// baseline dump, etc.).
+	s = reDoubleQuoteIdent.ReplaceAllString(s, "`$1`")
+	// MySQL has no IF NOT EXISTS for CREATE INDEX (migrations run once anyway).
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS", "CREATE INDEX")
+	// Auto-increment primary keys. Both the AUTOINCREMENT form and the bare
+	// "INTEGER PRIMARY KEY" (SQLite rowid alias) must become AUTO_INCREMENT so
+	// inserts that omit the id still get one.
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT", "BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY")
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "INTEGER PRIMARY KEY", "BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY")
+	// Timestamp defaults: Go supplies ISO strings, so drop the SQLite function
+	// default (TEXT/VARCHAR can't carry it in MySQL anyway).
+	s = reStrftimeDefault.ReplaceAllString(s, "''")
+	// Remaining INTEGER columns → BIGINT so foreign-key parent/child types match.
+	s = reBareInteger.ReplaceAllString(s, "BIGINT")
+	// TEXT columns → TEXT (off-page) by default, VARCHAR(255) only when indexed,
+	// a primary key, or default-bearing — keeping the row under MySQL's limit.
+	s = translateTextColumns(s)
+	// `key` is a MySQL reserved word — backtick the settings column declaration.
+	s = reKeyColumn.ReplaceAllString(s, "$1`key`")
+	return s
+}
+
+// translateTextColumns rewrites each "<col> TEXT" column declaration to the
+// right MySQL type, deciding per line so it can see whether the line carries a
+// DEFAULT or an inline PRIMARY KEY. See varcharColumns / longTextColumns.
+func translateTextColumns(s string) string {
+	lines := strings.Split(s, "\n")
+	for i, line := range lines {
+		m := reColText.FindStringSubmatchIndex(line)
+		if m == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		col := line[m[2]:m[3]]
+		var typ string
+		switch {
+		case longTextColumns[col] != "":
+			typ = longTextColumns[col]
+		case varcharColumns[col],
+			strings.Contains(line, "DEFAULT"),
+			strings.Contains(line, "PRIMARY KEY"):
+			typ = "VARCHAR(255)"
+		default:
+			typ = "TEXT"
+		}
+		lines[i] = line[:m[0]] + col + " " + typ + line[m[1]:]
+	}
+	return strings.Join(lines, "\n")
+}
+
+// OpenMySQL opens the shared MySQL logbook, creating the database if needed,
+// then applies the (translated) embedded migrations. multiStatements is enabled
+// so multi-statement migration files run in a single Exec.
+func OpenMySQL(c MySQLConfig) (*sql.DB, error) {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(c.Host) == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("host is required")
+	}
+	name := strings.TrimSpace(c.Database)
+	if !validDBIdent(name) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid database name %q (letters, digits, underscore only)", name)
+	}
+	// Ensure the database exists (connect server-level first).
+	if err := PingMySQL(c); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	conn, err := sql.Open("mysql", c.dsn())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("open mysql: %w", err)
+	}
+	// The UI fires bursts of concurrent queries (the Preferences dialog alone
+	// loads ~8 settings in parallel, plus the grid and live cluster status). A
+	// low cap turns such a burst into a deadlock-like stall against a remote
+	// server, so keep a generous pool with idle reaping. SQLite ran uncapped.
+	conn.SetMaxOpenConns(50)
+	conn.SetMaxIdleConns(10)
+	conn.SetConnMaxIdleTime(90 * time.Second)
+	// No max lifetime: a slow server's first migration can run for minutes on a
+	// single connection, and reaping it mid-migration drops the selected database
+	// (surfacing as "Unknown database"). Idle connections are still recycled
+	// after 90s, and the driver retries stale pooled connections.
+	conn.SetConnMaxLifetime(0)
+	if err := conn.Ping(); err != nil {
+		_ = conn.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("connect to %s: %w", name, err)
+	}
+	// Set the dialect before migrating so the runner takes the MySQL path
+	// (per-statement, idempotent) rather than the SQLite transaction path.
+	Dialect = "mysql"
+	fresh, err := isFreshMySQL(conn)
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = conn.Close()
+		Dialect = "sqlite"
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("inspect database: %w", err)
+	}
+	if fresh {
+		// Empty database: build the whole final schema in one pass (one CREATE
+		// per table, no ALTERs) — far faster than replaying 21 migrations,
+		// especially on a server with slow DDL.
+		err = applyMySQLBaseline(conn)
+	} else {
+		// Existing database: apply only the migrations it's missing.
+		err = migrate(conn, mysqlDDL)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = conn.Close()
+		Dialect = "sqlite" // migration failed; we'll fall back to SQLite
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return conn, nil
+}
+
+// isFreshMySQL reports whether the database has no OpsLog schema yet (no qso
+// table), so the baseline fast-path applies. A partially-migrated database is
+// NOT fresh and goes through the incremental migrator.
+func isFreshMySQL(conn *sql.DB) (bool, error) {
+	var name string
+	err := conn.QueryRow("SHOW TABLES LIKE 'qso'").Scan(&name)
+	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+// applyMySQLBaseline creates the entire current schema on a fresh MySQL database
+// in a single pass, then records every migration as already applied. The schema
+// is derived from the migrations themselves (replayed on a throwaway in-memory
+// SQLite, whose sqlite_master holds each table's FINAL CREATE statement with all
+// ALTER-added columns folded in) and translated to MySQL — so there's no second
+// schema to maintain and the two backends can't drift. Future migrations apply
+// incrementally on top.
+func applyMySQLBaseline(conn *sql.DB) error {
+	mem, err := sql.Open("sqlite", "file:opslog_baseline?mode=memory&cache=shared")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("open baseline sqlite: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer mem.Close()
+	if err := migrate(mem, nil); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("build baseline schema: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var migNames []string
+	mrows, err := mem.Query("SELECT name FROM schema_migrations ORDER BY name")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("read baseline migrations: %w", err)
+	}
+	for mrows.Next() {
+		var n string
+		if err := mrows.Scan(&n); err != nil {
+			mrows.Close()
+			return err
+		}
+		migNames = append(migNames, n)
+	}
+	mrows.Close()
+
+	var tables, indexes []string
+	srows, err := mem.Query("SELECT type, sql FROM sqlite_master WHERE sql IS NOT NULL AND name NOT LIKE 'sqlite_%' AND name != 'schema_migrations'")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("read baseline schema: %w", err)
+	}
+	for srows.Next() {
+		var typ, s string
+		if err := srows.Scan(&typ, &s); err != nil {
+			srows.Close()
+			return err
+		}
+		switch typ {
+		case "table":
+			tables = append(tables, s)
+		case "index":
+			indexes = append(indexes, s)
+		}
+	}
+	srows.Close()
+
+	// Apply on one connection with FK checks off so table order doesn't matter.
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	c, err := conn.Conn(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("acquire conn: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		_, _ = c.ExecContext(ctx, "SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=1")
+		_ = c.Close()
+	}()
+	if _, err := c.ExecContext(ctx, "SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=0"); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("disable fk checks: %w", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := c.ExecContext(ctx, mysqlDDL(schemaMigrationsDDL)); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("create schema_migrations: %w", err)
+	}
+	for _, tb := range tables {
+		if _, err := c.ExecContext(ctx, mysqlDDL(tb)); err != nil {
+			if isIgnorableDDLError(err) {
+				continue
+			}
+			return fmt.Errorf("baseline table: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, ix := range indexes {
+		if _, err := c.ExecContext(ctx, mysqlDDL(ix)); err != nil {
+			if isIgnorableDDLError(err) {
+				continue
+			}
+			return fmt.Errorf("baseline index: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, n := range migNames {
+		if _, err := conn.Exec("INSERT INTO schema_migrations(name) VALUES(?)", n); err != nil {
+			if isIgnorableDDLError(err) {
+				continue
+			}
+			return fmt.Errorf("record migration %s: %w", n, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// applyMySQLMigration executes a translated migration one statement at a time.
+// MySQL has no multi-statement Exec without a special flag and auto-commits DDL,
+// so running statements individually (and tolerating "already exists" errors)
+// keeps migrations idempotent and lets a half-applied database self-heal.
+//
+// It runs on a single dedicated connection with FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=0, because a
+// few migrations recreate tables by DROP/RENAME in an order that trips MySQL's
+// foreign-key enforcement (SQLite is laxer). The flag is reset to 1 before the
+// connection returns to the pool, so runtime queries keep FK enforcement.
+func applyMySQLMigration(conn *sql.DB, sqlText string) error {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	c, err := conn.Conn(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("acquire conn: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		_, _ = c.ExecContext(ctx, "SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=1")
+		_ = c.Close()
+	}()
+	if _, err := c.ExecContext(ctx, "SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=0"); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("disable fk checks: %w", err)
+	}
+	for _, stmt := range coalesceAddColumns(splitStatements(sqlText)) {
+		if _, err := c.ExecContext(ctx, stmt); err != nil {
+			if isIgnorableDDLError(err) {
+				// A coalesced multi-column ALTER fails wholesale if even one
+				// column already exists (partial prior apply). Re-run it column
+				// by column so the missing ones still get added.
+				if cols := decomposeAddColumns(stmt); len(cols) > 1 {
+					for _, one := range cols {
+						if _, e := c.ExecContext(ctx, one); e != nil && !isIgnorableDDLError(e) {
+							return fmt.Errorf("statement %q: %w", firstLine(one), e)
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				continue
+			}
+			return fmt.Errorf("statement %q: %w", firstLine(stmt), err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+var reAddColumn = regexp.MustCompile(`(?is)^\s*ALTER\s+TABLE\s+(\S+)\s+ADD\s+COLUMN\s+(.+)$`)
+
+// coalesceAddColumns merges consecutive "ALTER TABLE t ADD COLUMN …" statements
+// on the same table into a single multi-column ALTER. SQLite needs one ALTER per
+// column, but each is a full table operation in MySQL — and on a slow server
+// that's seconds apiece, turning a ~50-column migration into minutes (long
+// enough to trip connection lifetimes and stall startup). One combined ALTER is
+// a single table rebuild instead of fifty.
+func coalesceAddColumns(stmts []string) []string {
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(stmts))
+	for i := 0; i < len(stmts); {
+		m := reAddColumn.FindStringSubmatch(stmts[i])
+		if m == nil {
+			out = append(out, stmts[i])
+			i++
+			continue
+		}
+		table := m[1]
+		cols := []string{strings.TrimSpace(m[2])}
+		j := i + 1
+		for j < len(stmts) {
+			m2 := reAddColumn.FindStringSubmatch(stmts[j])
+			if m2 == nil || m2[1] != table {
+				break
+			}
+			cols = append(cols, strings.TrimSpace(m2[2]))
+			j++
+		}
+		out = append(out, "ALTER TABLE "+table+" ADD COLUMN "+strings.Join(cols, ", ADD COLUMN "))
+		i = j
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// decomposeAddColumns splits a (possibly coalesced) ADD COLUMN ALTER back into
+// one ALTER per column, for the idempotent fallback path.
+func decomposeAddColumns(stmt string) []string {
+	m := reAddColumn.FindStringSubmatch(stmt)
+	if m == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	table := m[1]
+	var out []string
+	for _, col := range strings.Split(m[2], ", ADD COLUMN ") {
+		out = append(out, "ALTER TABLE "+table+" ADD COLUMN "+strings.TrimSpace(col))
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// splitStatements breaks a migration file into individual SQL statements,
+// dropping comments (full-line and inline "-- …") and blank fragments. Our
+// migrations never embed a ';' or '--' inside a string literal, so this is safe.
+func splitStatements(sqlText string) []string {
+	var b strings.Builder
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(sqlText, "\n") {
+		if i := strings.Index(line, "--"); i >= 0 {
+			line = line[:i] // strip inline / full-line comment
+		}
+		if strings.TrimSpace(line) == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		b.WriteString(line)
+		b.WriteByte('\n')
+	}
+	var out []string
+	for _, part := range strings.Split(b.String(), ";") {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(part) != "" {
+			out = append(out, part)
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func firstLine(s string) string {
+	s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
+	if i := strings.IndexByte(s, '\n'); i >= 0 {
+		return s[:i]
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
+// isAccessDenied reports whether a MySQL error is a privilege denial — e.g. a
+// restricted user trying to CREATE DATABASE. Such users can still operate on a
+// pre-existing database they've been granted, so the caller treats this as
+// non-fatal and verifies database access separately.
+func isAccessDenied(err error) bool {
+	var me *mysqldriver.MySQLError
+	if !errors.As(err, &me) {
+		return false
+	}
+	switch me.Number {
+	case 1044, // ER_DBACCESS_DENIED_ERROR — access denied to database
+		1045, // ER_ACCESS_DENIED_ERROR — access denied for user
+		1142: // ER_TABLEACCESS_DENIED_ERROR — command denied to user
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// isIgnorableDDLError reports whether a MySQL error means the object the
+// statement creates/drops is already in the intended state — safe to skip when
+// re-applying a forward-only migration.
+func isIgnorableDDLError(err error) bool {
+	var me *mysqldriver.MySQLError
+	if !errors.As(err, &me) {
+		return false
+	}
+	switch me.Number {
+	case 1050, // ER_TABLE_EXISTS_ERROR — CREATE TABLE on an existing table
+		1051, // ER_BAD_TABLE_ERROR — DROP TABLE on a missing table
+		1060, // ER_DUP_FIELDNAME — ADD COLUMN already present
+		1061, // ER_DUP_KEYNAME — CREATE INDEX already present
+		1091: // ER_CANT_DROP_FIELD_OR_KEY — DROP of something that doesn't exist
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}

internal/db/mysql_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+package db
+
+import (
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestMySQLDDL_Translations(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		in   string
+		want string
+	}{
+		{"autoinc pk", "id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,", "id BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,"},
+		{"plain pk", "id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,", "id BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,"},
+		{"bare integer", "freq_hz INTEGER,", "freq_hz BIGINT,"},
+		{"strftime default", "created_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now')),",
+			"created_at VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',"},
+		{"strftime tight", "updated_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ','now')),",
+			"updated_at VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',"},
+		// The column-name/type whitespace collapses to a single space — harmless.
+		{"text default N", "qsl_sent        TEXT DEFAULT 'N',", "qsl_sent VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT 'N',"},
+		{"indexed col → varchar", "callsign        TEXT    NOT NULL,", "callsign VARCHAR(255)    NOT NULL,"},
+		{"plain non-indexed col → text", "name            TEXT,", "name TEXT,"},
+		{"plain text stays text", "comment         TEXT,", "comment TEXT,"},
+		{"json longtext", "    json        TEXT NOT NULL,", "    json LONGTEXT NOT NULL,"},
+		{"create index", "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_qso_dxcc ON qso(dxcc);",
+			"CREATE INDEX idx_qso_dxcc ON qso(dxcc);"},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		if got := mysqlDDL(c.in); got != c.want {
+			t.Errorf("%s:\n  in   %q\n  got  %q\n  want %q", c.name, c.in, got, c.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMySQLDDL_KeyColumnBackticked(t *testing.T) {
+	in := "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS settings (\n    key        TEXT PRIMARY KEY,\n    value      TEXT NOT NULL\n);"
+	got := mysqlDDL(in)
+	if !strings.Contains(got, "`key` VARCHAR(255) PRIMARY KEY") {
+		t.Errorf("key column not backticked/translated:\n%s", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSplitStatements(t *testing.T) {
+	in := "-- a comment\n" +
+		"ALTER TABLE qso ADD COLUMN a TEXT;\n" +
+		"ALTER TABLE qso ADD COLUMN b TEXT;  -- inline note\n" +
+		"\n" +
+		"CREATE INDEX idx ON qso(a);\n"
+	got := splitStatements(in)
+	if len(got) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 3 statements, got %d: %#v", len(got), got)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(got[0], "ADD COLUMN a") ||
+		!strings.Contains(got[1], "ADD COLUMN b") ||
+		!strings.Contains(got[2], "CREATE INDEX") {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected split: %#v", got)
+	}
+	// No fragment should be a comment-only or blank statement.
+	for _, s := range got {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(s) == "" {
+			t.Errorf("empty statement in result: %#v", got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Every embedded migration must split into at least one runnable statement
+// and never produce an empty fragment.
+func TestSplitStatements_AllMigrations(t *testing.T) {
+	entries, _ := migrationsFS.ReadDir("migrations")
+	for _, e := range entries {
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(e.Name(), ".sql") {
+			continue
+		}
+		raw, _ := migrationsFS.ReadFile("migrations/" + e.Name())
+		stmts := splitStatements(mysqlDDL(string(raw)))
+		if len(stmts) == 0 {
+			t.Errorf("%s: produced no statements", e.Name())
+		}
+		for _, s := range stmts {
+			if strings.TrimSpace(s) == "" {
+				t.Errorf("%s: empty statement fragment", e.Name())
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMySQLDDL_QSORowSizeUnderLimit guards against the InnoDB 65535-byte row
+// limit: every VARCHAR(255) in utf8mb4 costs 1020 bytes in-row, and the qso
+// table (built from 0001 + the qso-only ALTERs in 0003 and 0019) must stay well
+// clear of it. TEXT columns are off-page and don't count here.
+func TestMySQLDDL_QSORowSizeUnderLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	qsoMigrations := []string{"0001_init.sql", "0003_adif_extra.sql", "0019_adif_317_fields.sql"}
+	varchars := 0
+	for _, name := range qsoMigrations {
+		raw, err := migrationsFS.ReadFile("migrations/" + name)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		varchars += strings.Count(mysqlDDL(string(raw)), "VARCHAR(255)")
+	}
+	const bytesPerVarchar = 255 * 4 // utf8mb4
+	rowBytes := varchars * bytesPerVarchar
+	t.Logf("qso VARCHAR(255) columns: %d (~%d bytes in-row)", varchars, rowBytes)
+	if rowBytes > 60000 { // leave headroom under the 65535 hard limit
+		t.Errorf("qso row too large: %d VARCHAR(255) cols = ~%d bytes (limit 65535)", varchars, rowBytes)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMySQLDDL_NoLeftoverSQLiteisms translates every embedded migration and
+// fails if any SQLite-only construct survives — a fast guard against a new
+// migration sneaking in a dialect-ism the translator doesn't cover.
+func TestMySQLDDL_NoLeftoverSQLiteisms(t *testing.T) {
+	entries, err := migrationsFS.ReadDir("migrations")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	reInteger := regexp.MustCompile(`\bINTEGER\b`)
+	for _, e := range entries {
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(e.Name(), ".sql") {
+			continue
+		}
+		raw, err := migrationsFS.ReadFile("migrations/" + e.Name())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		out := mysqlDDL(string(raw))
+		if strings.Contains(out, "AUTOINCREMENT") {
+			t.Errorf("%s: AUTOINCREMENT survived", e.Name())
+		}
+		if strings.Contains(out, "strftime") {
+			t.Errorf("%s: strftime survived", e.Name())
+		}
+		if strings.Contains(out, "IF NOT EXISTS idx") {
+			t.Errorf("%s: CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS survived", e.Name())
+		}
+		// Strip comment lines before checking for bare INTEGER (comments are
+		// prose and may legitimately mention the word).
+		var code strings.Builder
+		for _, ln := range strings.Split(out, "\n") {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(ln), "--") {
+				continue
+			}
+			code.WriteString(ln)
+			code.WriteByte('\n')
+		}
+		if reInteger.MatchString(code.String()) {
+			t.Errorf("%s: bare INTEGER survived in code", e.Name())
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/dxcc/dxcc.go

@@ -278,36 +278,38 @@ func stripAnnotation(s string, open, close rune, cb func(string)) string {
 
 // suffixModifiers are non-DXCC-relevant callsign suffixes we strip before
 // matching. /P /M /QRP /A and single-digit area changes (/5 …) all keep the
-// operator's home DXCC. NOTE: "MM" and "AM" are NOT here — a TRAILING /MM or
-// /AM (maritime/aeronautical mobile) means "no DXCC entity", while a LEADING
-// "MM" is the Scotland operating prefix; both are handled in normalizeCallsign.
+// operator's home DXCC. A TRAILING /MM or /AM (maritime/aeronautical mobile) is
+// handled in normalizeCallsign (stripped, home entity kept) so a LEADING "MM"
+// (the Scotland prefix) isn't mistaken for it.
 var suffixModifiers = map[string]bool{
 	"P": true, "M": true, "QRP": true, "A": true,
 	"PM": true, "LH": true,
 }
 
-// normalizeCallsign uppercases, trims, and resolves the "active" call when
-// the operator uses slashes (DL/F4NIE → DL; F4NIE/P → F4NIE). Returns "" for
-// maritime/aeronautical mobile (.../MM, .../AM), which count for no DXCC.
+// normalizeCallsign uppercases, trims, and resolves the "active" call when the
+// operator uses slashes (DL/F4NIE → DL; F4NIE/P → F4NIE). A trailing /MM or /AM
+// (maritime/aeronautical mobile) is stripped so the home entity still resolves
+// (YB1SCY/AM → YB1SCY → Indonesia) — strict DXCC says no entity, but the log
+// should still show the operator's country.
 func normalizeCallsign(s string) string {
 	s = strings.ToUpper(strings.TrimSpace(s))
 	if !strings.ContainsRune(s, '/') {
 		return s
 	}
 	parts := strings.Split(s, "/")
-	// A trailing /MM or /AM is maritime/aeronautical mobile → no DXCC entity.
-	// (A leading "MM" is the Scotland prefix and must NOT trigger this.)
-	for i, p := range parts {
-		if i > 0 && (p == "MM" || p == "AM") {
-			return ""
-		}
-	}
 	keep := parts[:0]
 	var areaDigit byte // a single-digit "/N" re-homes the call to call area N
-	for _, p := range parts {
+	for i, p := range parts {
 		if p == "" {
 			continue
 		}
+		// A TRAILING /MM (maritime) or /AM (aeronautical) mobile is stripped and
+		// the operator's home entity is kept, so the contact still resolves to a
+		// country in the log (e.g. YB1SCY/AM → Indonesia). A LEADING "MM" is the
+		// Scotland operating prefix (MM/F4NIE) and must NOT be stripped.
+		if i > 0 && (p == "MM" || p == "AM") {
+			continue
+		}
 		if suffixModifiers[p] {
 			continue
 		}

internal/email/email.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	User       string
 	Password   string
 	From       string
+	ReplyTo    string // optional Reply-To: where replies should go (e.g. a personal inbox)
 	Encryption string // "ssl" | "starttls" | "none"
 	Auth       bool   // SMTP requires authorization (send username/password)
 }
@@ -57,6 +58,11 @@ func Send(cfg Config, to, subject, body, attachPath string) error {
 	if err := m.To(to); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("bad recipient %q: %w", to, err)
 	}
+	if cfg.ReplyTo != "" {
+		if err := m.ReplyTo(cfg.ReplyTo); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("bad reply-to %q: %w", cfg.ReplyTo, err)
+		}
+	}
 	m.Subject(subject)
 	m.SetBodyString(mail.TypeTextPlain, body)
 	if attachPath != "" {

internal/extsvc/clublog.go

@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
 package extsvc
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"mime/multipart"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
 
-// clublogRealtimeURL is Club Log's real-time single-QSO upload endpoint.
-// (Batch ADIF goes to putlogs.php; we push one record per logged QSO.)
+// clublogRealtimeURL is Club Log's real-time single-QSO upload endpoint, used
+// when a QSO is logged. Bulk/manual uploads go to clublogBatchURL instead.
 const clublogRealtimeURL = "https://clublog.org/realtime.php"
 
+// clublogBatchURL is Club Log's batch ADIF endpoint: it accepts a whole ADIF
+// file in one multipart request and dedupes server-side, so a manual upload of
+// N QSOs is one HTTP request instead of N realtime.php calls.
+const clublogBatchURL = "https://clublog.org/putlogs.php"
+
 // clublogAppAPIKey is OpsLog's Club Log *application* API key. Club Log
 // requires an api parameter that identifies the client software (not the
 // user) — the same way Log4OM embeds its own key — so we ship it baked in
@@ -67,6 +74,73 @@ func UploadClublog(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, cfg ServiceConfig,
 	return res, nil
 }
 
+// UploadClublogADIF pushes a whole ADIF document (header + many records) to
+// Club Log's batch endpoint (putlogs.php) in a single multipart request. Use
+// this for manual/bulk uploads instead of calling UploadClublog per QSO. Club
+// Log dedupes server-side, so re-uploading QSOs it already holds is harmless.
+//
+// Multipart form fields: email, password, callsign, api, clientident, and the
+// ADIF as a "file" upload. Returns HTTP 200 on success with a summary body.
+func UploadClublogADIF(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, cfg ServiceConfig, adifDoc string) (UploadResult, error) {
+	email := strings.TrimSpace(cfg.Email)
+	call := strings.ToUpper(strings.TrimSpace(cfg.Callsign))
+	switch {
+	case email == "":
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("clublog: account email not set")
+	case cfg.Password == "":
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("clublog: password not set")
+	case call == "":
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("clublog: logbook callsign not set")
+	case strings.TrimSpace(adifDoc) == "":
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("clublog: empty adif document")
+	}
+	api := strings.TrimSpace(cfg.APIKey)
+	if api == "" {
+		api = clublogAppAPIKey
+	}
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	mw := multipart.NewWriter(&buf)
+	_ = mw.WriteField("email", email)
+	_ = mw.WriteField("password", cfg.Password)
+	_ = mw.WriteField("callsign", call)
+	_ = mw.WriteField("api", api)
+	_ = mw.WriteField("clientident", "OpsLog")
+	fw, err := mw.CreateFormFile("file", "opslog.adi")
+	if err != nil {
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("clublog: build form: %w", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := io.WriteString(fw, adifDoc); err != nil {
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("clublog: write adif: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := mw.Close(); err != nil {
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("clublog: finalise form: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, clublogBatchURL, &buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("clublog: build request: %w", err)
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", mw.FormDataContentType())
+	if client == nil {
+		client = &http.Client{Timeout: 120 * time.Second}
+	}
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return UploadResult{}, fmt.Errorf("clublog: request failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	body, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 64*1024))
+	msg := strings.TrimSpace(string(body))
+	if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
+		return UploadResult{OK: true, Message: msg}, nil
+	}
+	if msg == "" {
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf("HTTP %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	return UploadResult{OK: false, Message: msg}, fmt.Errorf("clublog: batch upload failed: %s", msg)
+}
+
 // TestClublog validates the configured credentials by attempting a no-op
 // style check. Club Log has no dedicated status endpoint, so we report the
 // fields look complete; a real failure surfaces on the first upload.

internal/integrations/udp/config.go

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
+
+	"hamlog/internal/db"
 )
 
 // Direction is "inbound" (we listen) or "outbound" (we emit).
@@ -112,10 +114,10 @@ func (r *Repo) Save(ctx context.Context, c *Config) error {
 		  direction = ?, name = ?, port = ?, service_type = ?,
 		  multicast = ?, multicast_group = ?, destination_ip = ?,
 		  enabled = ?, sort_order = ?,
-		  updated_at = strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ','now')
+		  updated_at = ?
 		WHERE id = ?`,
 		c.Direction, c.Name, c.Port, c.ServiceType,
-		mc, c.MulticastGroup, c.DestinationIP, en, c.SortOrder, c.ID)
+		mc, c.MulticastGroup, c.DestinationIP, en, c.SortOrder, db.NowISO(), c.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("update udp: %w", err)
 	}

internal/lookup/lookup.go

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 	"unicode"
+
+	"hamlog/internal/db"
 )
 
 // ErrNotFound is returned by providers when a callsign is unknown.
@@ -357,24 +359,29 @@ func (c *Cache) Get(ctx context.Context, callsign string) (Result, bool) {
 	return r, true
 }
 
-// Put upserts a lookup result.
+// Put upserts a lookup result. fetched_at is generated in Go (NowISO) so the
+// INSERT is backend-agnostic; the conflict tail is dialect-specific.
 func (c *Cache) Put(ctx context.Context, r Result) error {
-	_, err := c.db.ExecContext(ctx, `
+	updateCols := []string{
+		"name", "qth", "address", "state", "cnty",
+		"country", "grid", "lat", "lon",
+		"dxcc", "cqz", "ituz", "cont", "email", "qsl_via", "image_url",
+		"source", "fetched_at",
+	}
+	// The lookup cache always lives in the local SQLite database, so SQLite
+	// upsert syntax is used unconditionally.
+	sets := make([]string, len(updateCols))
+	for i, c := range updateCols {
+		sets[i] = c + " = excluded." + c
+	}
+	q := `
         INSERT INTO callsign_cache(callsign, name, qth, address, state, cnty,
                                    country, grid, lat, lon,
                                    dxcc, cqz, ituz, cont, email, qsl_via, image_url,
                                    source, fetched_at)
-        VALUES(?,?,?,?,?,?, ?,?,?,?, ?,?,?,?,?,?,?, ?,
-               strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now'))
-        ON CONFLICT(callsign) DO UPDATE SET
-            name = excluded.name, qth = excluded.qth, address = excluded.address,
-            state = excluded.state, cnty = excluded.cnty,
-            country = excluded.country, grid = excluded.grid,
-            lat = excluded.lat, lon = excluded.lon,
-            dxcc = excluded.dxcc, cqz = excluded.cqz, ituz = excluded.ituz,
-            cont = excluded.cont, email = excluded.email, qsl_via = excluded.qsl_via,
-            image_url = excluded.image_url,
-            source = excluded.source, fetched_at = excluded.fetched_at`,
+        VALUES(?,?,?,?,?,?, ?,?,?,?, ?,?,?,?,?,?,?, ?,?)
+        ON CONFLICT(callsign) DO UPDATE SET ` + strings.Join(sets, ", ")
+	_, err := c.db.ExecContext(ctx, q,
 		r.Callsign, nullable(r.Name), nullable(r.QTH), nullable(r.Address),
 		nullable(r.State), nullable(r.County),
 		nullable(r.Country), nullable(r.Grid),
@@ -382,7 +389,7 @@ func (c *Cache) Put(ctx context.Context, r Result) error {
 		nullableInt(r.DXCC), nullableInt(r.CQZ), nullableInt(r.ITUZ),
 		nullable(r.Continent), nullable(r.Email), nullable(r.QSLVia),
 		nullable(r.ImageURL),
-		r.Source,
+		r.Source, db.NowISO(),
 	)
 	return err
 }

internal/operating/operating.go

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+
+	"hamlog/internal/db"
 )
 
 // Station is a radio / TRX line. The display Name is also what gets
@@ -56,6 +58,59 @@ type Repo struct{ db *sql.DB }
 
 func NewRepo(db *sql.DB) *Repo { return &Repo{db: db} }
 
+// CopyProfile duplicates the entire stations→antennas→bands tree from one
+// profile to another (used when a profile is duplicated). New ids are assigned;
+// the band defaults and ordering are preserved.
+func (r *Repo) CopyProfile(ctx context.Context, srcProfileID, dstProfileID int64) error {
+	tree, err := r.ListTree(ctx, srcProfileID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	tx, err := r.db.BeginTx(ctx, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer tx.Rollback()
+	now := db.NowISO()
+	for _, st := range tree {
+		var pwr any
+		if st.TXPower != nil {
+			pwr = *st.TXPower
+		}
+		res, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx,
+			`INSERT INTO operating_stations(profile_id, name, tx_pwr, sort_order, created_at, updated_at)
+			 VALUES(?,?,?,?,?,?)`, dstProfileID, st.Name, pwr, st.SortOrder, now, now)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("copy station: %w", err)
+		}
+		newStationID, _ := res.LastInsertId()
+		for _, ant := range st.Antennas {
+			ares, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx,
+				`INSERT INTO operating_antennas(station_id, name, sort_order, created_at, updated_at)
+				 VALUES(?,?,?,?,?)`, newStationID, ant.Name, ant.SortOrder, now, now)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("copy antenna: %w", err)
+			}
+			newAntID, _ := ares.LastInsertId()
+			for _, b := range ant.Bands {
+				if _, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx,
+					`INSERT INTO operating_antenna_bands(antenna_id, band, is_default) VALUES(?,?,?)`,
+					newAntID, b.Band, boolToInt(b.IsDefault)); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("copy band: %w", err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return tx.Commit()
+}
+
+func boolToInt(b bool) int {
+	if b {
+		return 1
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
 // ListTree returns every station for the profile with its nested antennas
 // and bands. One round-trip per level — three queries total regardless of
 // tree size, so the Settings panel stays snappy on big setups.
@@ -190,8 +245,8 @@ func (r *Repo) SaveStation(ctx context.Context, s *Station) error {
 	_, err := r.db.ExecContext(ctx,
 		`UPDATE operating_stations
 		 SET name = ?, tx_pwr = ?, sort_order = ?,
-		     updated_at = strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ','now')
-		 WHERE id = ?`, s.Name, pwr, s.SortOrder, s.ID)
+		     updated_at = ?
+		 WHERE id = ?`, s.Name, pwr, s.SortOrder, db.NowISO(), s.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("update station: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -230,8 +285,8 @@ func (r *Repo) SaveAntenna(ctx context.Context, a *Antenna) error {
 		if _, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx,
 			`UPDATE operating_antennas
 			 SET name = ?, sort_order = ?,
-			     updated_at = strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ','now')
-			 WHERE id = ?`, a.Name, a.SortOrder, a.ID); err != nil {
+			     updated_at = ?
+			 WHERE id = ?`, a.Name, a.SortOrder, db.NowISO(), a.ID); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("update antenna: %w", err)
 		}
 	}

internal/profile/profile.go

@@ -11,10 +11,23 @@ package profile
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 )
 
+// ProfileDB is a profile's logbook database target. Backend "" or "sqlite" =
+// the local SQLite file; "mysql" = the shared MySQL server described by the
+// rest. Switching the active profile switches the live logbook to this.
+type ProfileDB struct {
+	Backend  string `json:"backend"`
+	Host     string `json:"host"`
+	Port     int    `json:"port"`
+	User     string `json:"user"`
+	Password string `json:"password"`
+	Database string `json:"database"`
+}
+
 // Profile is one operating configuration. A user typically keeps a few:
 // "Home", "Portable", "SOTA Pic du Midi", "/MM cruise"…
 type Profile struct {
@@ -43,6 +56,7 @@ type Profile struct {
 	TxPower       *float64  `json:"tx_pwr,omitempty"`
 	IsActive      bool      `json:"is_active"`
 	SortOrder     int       `json:"sort_order"`
+	DB            ProfileDB `json:"db"` // per-profile logbook target (empty backend = local SQLite)
 	CreatedAt     time.Time `json:"created_at"`
 	UpdatedAt     time.Time `json:"updated_at"`
 }
@@ -56,7 +70,7 @@ func NewRepo(db *sql.DB) *Repo { return &Repo{db: db} }
 const selectCols = `id, name, callsign, operator, op_name, owner_callsign, my_grid, my_country, my_state, my_cnty,
     my_street, my_city, my_postal_code, my_sota_ref, my_pota_ref,
     my_rig, my_antenna, my_dxcc, my_cqz, my_ituz, my_lat, my_lon, tx_pwr,
-    is_active, sort_order, created_at, updated_at`
+    is_active, sort_order, db_config, created_at, updated_at`
 
 // List returns every profile, active first then by sort_order/id.
 func (r *Repo) List(ctx context.Context) ([]Profile, error) {
@@ -136,6 +150,20 @@ func (r *Repo) Save(ctx context.Context, p *Profile) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+// SetDB updates only a profile's logbook database target, leaving the rest of
+// the profile untouched (the general Save deliberately doesn't write db_config).
+func (r *Repo) SetDB(ctx context.Context, id int64, cfg ProfileDB) error {
+	b, err := json.Marshal(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	now := time.Now().UTC().Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05.000Z")
+	_, err = r.db.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`UPDATE station_profiles SET db_config = ?, updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?`,
+		string(b), now, id)
+	return err
+}
+
 // SetActive atomically switches the active profile. Clears the flag on all
 // rows first to keep the "only one active" invariant from the schema doc.
 func (r *Repo) SetActive(ctx context.Context, id int64) error {
@@ -202,6 +230,7 @@ func (r *Repo) Duplicate(ctx context.Context, srcID int64, newName string) (Prof
 	if err != nil {
 		return Profile{}, err
 	}
+	dbCfg := src.DB // Save deliberately doesn't write db_config — copy it after.
 	src.ID = 0
 	src.Name = newName
 	src.IsActive = false
@@ -209,6 +238,12 @@ func (r *Repo) Duplicate(ctx context.Context, srcID int64, newName string) (Prof
 	if err := r.Save(ctx, &src); err != nil {
 		return Profile{}, err
 	}
+	if dbCfg.Backend != "" {
+		if err := r.SetDB(ctx, src.ID, dbCfg); err != nil {
+			return Profile{}, err
+		}
+		src.DB = dbCfg
+	}
 	return src, nil
 }
 
@@ -227,15 +262,19 @@ func scan(row scannable) (Profile, error) {
 		myDXCC, myCQZ, myITUZ sql.NullInt64
 		myLat, myLon, txPwr   sql.NullFloat64
 		isActive, sortOrder   int
+		dbConfig              sql.NullString
 		createdAt, updatedAt  string
 	)
 	err := row.Scan(&p.ID, &p.Name, &callsign, &operator, &opName, &ownerCall, &myGrid, &myCountry, &myState, &myCnty,
 		&myStreet, &myCity, &myPostal, &mySOTA, &myPOTA,
 		&myRig, &myAntenna, &myDXCC, &myCQZ, &myITUZ, &myLat, &myLon, &txPwr,
-		&isActive, &sortOrder, &createdAt, &updatedAt)
+		&isActive, &sortOrder, &dbConfig, &createdAt, &updatedAt)
 	if err != nil {
 		return p, err
 	}
+	if s := dbConfig.String; s != "" {
+		_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(s), &p.DB)
+	}
 	p.Callsign = callsign.String
 	p.Operator = operator.String
 	p.OpName = opName.String

internal/qslcard/placement.go

@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func (HeuristicEngine) Propose(photos []PhotoAnalysis, profile ProfileInfo) ([]T
 		cool:    sorted[0].Warmth < 0.02,
 	}
 	if len(sorted) > 1 {
-		plan.inserts = sorted[1:min(len(sorted), 3)] // hero + up to 2 inserts
+		plan.inserts = sorted[1:min(len(sorted), 5)] // hero + up to 4 inserts
 	}
 
 	// Only side-column inserts (or none): a bottom strip collides with the QSO
@@ -671,9 +671,19 @@ func placeInserts(inserts []PhotoAnalysis, hero PhotoAnalysis, archetype string)
 		return els, pxRect{x: margin, y: cardH - 380, w: cardW - 2*margin, h: 380 - margin}
 	}
 
-	// Side column: pick the calmer half of the hero photo.
-	n := min(len(inserts), 3)
-	w, gap, margin := 400.0, 20.0, 70.0
+	// Side column: pick the calmer half of the hero photo. The insert width
+	// shrinks as needed so up to 4 framed photos stack down the side.
+	n := min(len(inserts), 4)
+	gap, margin := 20.0, 70.0
+	availH := float64(cardH) - 2*margin - float64(n-1)*gap
+	var arSum float64
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		arSum += float64(inserts[i].H) / float64(inserts[i].W)
+	}
+	w := 400.0
+	if arSum > 0 {
+		w = clamp(availH/arSum, 240, 400) // fit all n vertically, within sane bounds
+	}
 	left := halfDetail(hero, true) < halfDetail(hero, false)
 	x := cardW - w - margin
 	if left {

internal/qslcard/template.go

@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ type FxParams struct {
 	Grunge *float64 `json:"grunge,omitempty"`
 	Bevel  *float64 `json:"bevel,omitempty"`
 	Seed   *float64 `json:"seed,omitempty"`
+	Dark   string   `json:"dark,omitempty"`  // dark inter-letter edge (per colour palette)
+	Outer  string   `json:"outer,omitempty"` // silver/rim colour (glossy)
 }
 
 // setKeys lists the JSON names of the params that are actually set, for

internal/qso/qso.go

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"hamlog/internal/db"
 )
 
 // MergeNonZero copies every non-zero field of src onto dst. Zero-value src
@@ -255,6 +257,19 @@ var columnCount = countColumns(columnList)
 // insertPlaceholders returns "?,?,?,..." matching columnCount.
 var insertPlaceholders = buildInsertPlaceholders()
 
+// insertCols/insertVals append created_at + updated_at so they're set from Go
+// (NowISO) on every backend — MySQL has no strftime default, and binding the
+// timestamp keeps a single backend-agnostic INSERT. insertArgs pairs with them.
+const insertCols = columnList + `, created_at, updated_at`
+
+var insertVals = insertPlaceholders + ",?,?"
+
+// insertArgs returns the column values plus the two timestamps for an INSERT.
+func (q *QSO) insertArgs() []any {
+	now := db.NowISO()
+	return append(q.args(), now, now)
+}
+
 func countColumns(s string) int {
 	n := 1
 	for i := 0; i < len(s); i++ {
@@ -349,34 +364,30 @@ func (r *Repo) Add(ctx context.Context, q QSO) (int64, error) {
 		q.QSODate = time.Now().UTC()
 	}
 	res, err := r.db.ExecContext(ctx,
-		`INSERT INTO qso (`+columnList+`) VALUES (`+insertPlaceholders+`)`,
-		q.args()...)
+		`INSERT INTO qso (`+insertCols+`) VALUES (`+insertVals+`)`,
+		q.insertArgs()...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("insert qso: %w", err)
 	}
 	return res.LastInsertId()
 }
 
-// AddBatch inserts many QSOs inside a single transaction using a prepared
-// statement. Empty-callsign records are skipped. Returns rows inserted.
+// batchInsertRows is how many QSOs go into one multi-row INSERT on MySQL. Each
+// row carries ~135 columns, so 200 rows ≈ 27k bound parameters — well under
+// MySQL's 65535-placeholder limit and a modest packet — while cutting network
+// round-trips ~200× versus one INSERT per row (critical for a remote server).
+const batchInsertRows = 200
+
+// AddBatch inserts many QSOs inside a single transaction. Empty-callsign records
+// are skipped. On MySQL it uses chunked multi-row INSERTs so a 27k-record import
+// over a remote link takes seconds, not many minutes; on local SQLite a prepared
+// statement per row is already fast.
 func (r *Repo) AddBatch(ctx context.Context, qsos []QSO) (int64, error) {
 	if len(qsos) == 0 {
 		return 0, nil
 	}
-	tx, err := r.db.BeginTx(ctx, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("begin tx: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer tx.Rollback()
-
-	stmt, err := tx.PrepareContext(ctx,
-		`INSERT INTO qso (`+columnList+`) VALUES (`+insertPlaceholders+`)`)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("prepare batch insert: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer stmt.Close()
-
-	var inserted int64
+	// Normalise and drop empty-callsign records up front.
+	rows := make([]QSO, 0, len(qsos))
 	for _, q := range qsos {
 		q.Callsign = strings.ToUpper(strings.TrimSpace(q.Callsign))
 		if q.Callsign == "" {
@@ -385,10 +396,57 @@ func (r *Repo) AddBatch(ctx context.Context, qsos []QSO) (int64, error) {
 		if q.QSODate.IsZero() {
 			q.QSODate = time.Now().UTC()
 		}
-		if _, err := stmt.ExecContext(ctx, q.args()...); err != nil {
-			return inserted, fmt.Errorf("insert qso %q: %w", q.Callsign, err)
+		rows = append(rows, q)
+	}
+	if len(rows) == 0 {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+
+	tx, err := r.db.BeginTx(ctx, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("begin tx: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer tx.Rollback()
+
+	var inserted int64
+	if db.IsMySQL() {
+		rowPlaceholder := "(" + insertVals + ")"
+		for start := 0; start < len(rows); start += batchInsertRows {
+			end := start + batchInsertRows
+			if end > len(rows) {
+				end = len(rows)
+			}
+			chunk := rows[start:end]
+			var sb strings.Builder
+			sb.WriteString("INSERT INTO qso (")
+			sb.WriteString(insertCols)
+			sb.WriteString(") VALUES ")
+			args := make([]any, 0, len(chunk)*(columnCount+2))
+			for j := range chunk {
+				if j > 0 {
+					sb.WriteByte(',')
+				}
+				sb.WriteString(rowPlaceholder)
+				args = append(args, chunk[j].insertArgs()...)
+			}
+			if _, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx, sb.String(), args...); err != nil {
+				return inserted, fmt.Errorf("batch insert: %w", err)
+			}
+			inserted += int64(len(chunk))
+		}
+	} else {
+		stmt, err := tx.PrepareContext(ctx,
+			`INSERT INTO qso (`+insertCols+`) VALUES (`+insertVals+`)`)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("prepare batch insert: %w", err)
+		}
+		defer stmt.Close()
+		for i := range rows {
+			if _, err := stmt.ExecContext(ctx, rows[i].insertArgs()...); err != nil {
+				return inserted, fmt.Errorf("insert qso %q: %w", rows[i].Callsign, err)
+			}
+			inserted++
 		}
-		inserted++
 	}
 	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("commit batch: %w", err)
@@ -396,6 +454,19 @@ func (r *Repo) AddBatch(ctx context.Context, qsos []QSO) (int64, error) {
 	return inserted, nil
 }
 
+// Revision returns a cheap fingerprint of the logbook — row count and the
+// highest id — so a client can poll for changes made by OTHER instances on a
+// shared MySQL logbook and refresh when it differs. Inserts bump the max id;
+// deletes change the count.
+func (r *Repo) Revision(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	var count, maxID int64
+	if err := r.db.QueryRowContext(ctx,
+		`SELECT COUNT(*), COALESCE(MAX(id), 0) FROM qso`).Scan(&count, &maxID); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d", count, maxID), nil
+}
+
 // GetByID fetches a single QSO by primary key.
 func (r *Repo) GetByID(ctx context.Context, id int64) (QSO, error) {
 	row := r.db.QueryRowContext(ctx,
@@ -455,8 +526,8 @@ func (r *Repo) ListForUpload(ctx context.Context, column, value string) ([]Uploa
 func (r *Repo) MarkQRZUploaded(ctx context.Context, id int64, date string) error {
 	_, err := r.db.ExecContext(ctx,
 		`UPDATE qso SET qrzcom_qso_upload_status = 'Y', qrzcom_qso_upload_date = ?,
-		   updated_at = strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now') WHERE id = ?`,
-		date, id)
+		   updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?`,
+		date, db.NowISO(), id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("mark qrz uploaded %d: %w", id, err)
 	}
@@ -468,8 +539,8 @@ func (r *Repo) MarkQRZUploaded(ctx context.Context, id int64, date string) error
 func (r *Repo) MarkClublogUploaded(ctx context.Context, id int64, date string) error {
 	_, err := r.db.ExecContext(ctx,
 		`UPDATE qso SET clublog_qso_upload_status = 'Y', clublog_qso_upload_date = ?,
-		   updated_at = strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now') WHERE id = ?`,
-		date, id)
+		   updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?`,
+		date, db.NowISO(), id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("mark clublog uploaded %d: %w", id, err)
 	}
@@ -481,8 +552,8 @@ func (r *Repo) MarkClublogUploaded(ctx context.Context, id int64, date string) e
 func (r *Repo) MarkLoTWUploaded(ctx context.Context, id int64, date string) error {
 	_, err := r.db.ExecContext(ctx,
 		`UPDATE qso SET lotw_sent = 'Y', lotw_sent_date = ?,
-		   updated_at = strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now') WHERE id = ?`,
-		date, id)
+		   updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?`,
+		date, db.NowISO(), id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("mark lotw uploaded %d: %w", id, err)
 	}
@@ -494,8 +565,8 @@ func (r *Repo) MarkLoTWUploaded(ctx context.Context, id int64, date string) erro
 func (r *Repo) MarkEQSLSent(ctx context.Context, id int64, date string) error {
 	_, err := r.db.ExecContext(ctx,
 		`UPDATE qso SET eqsl_sent = 'Y', eqsl_sent_date = ?,
-		   updated_at = strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now') WHERE id = ?`,
-		date, id)
+		   updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?`,
+		date, db.NowISO(), id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("mark eqsl sent %d: %w", id, err)
 	}
@@ -515,9 +586,9 @@ func (r *Repo) Update(ctx context.Context, q QSO) error {
 		q.QSODate = time.Now().UTC()
 	}
 	setClause := buildUpdateSetClause()
-	args := append(q.args(), q.ID)
+	args := append(q.args(), db.NowISO(), q.ID)
 	res, err := r.db.ExecContext(ctx,
-		`UPDATE qso SET `+setClause+`, updated_at = strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now') WHERE id = ?`,
+		`UPDATE qso SET `+setClause+`, updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?`,
 		args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("update qso %d: %w", q.ID, err)
@@ -714,6 +785,11 @@ func columnExpr(field string) (string, bool) {
 		return f, true
 	}
 	if key, ok := filterableExtras[f]; ok {
+		if db.IsMySQL() {
+			// JSON_EXTRACT errors on an invalid/empty document, so guard with
+			// NULLIF; JSON_UNQUOTE strips the quotes MySQL adds around strings.
+			return "JSON_UNQUOTE(JSON_EXTRACT(NULLIF(extras_json,''), '$." + key + "'))", true
+		}
 		return "json_extract(extras_json, '$." + key + "')", true
 	}
 	return "", false
@@ -1245,6 +1321,106 @@ func (r *Repo) IterateAll(ctx context.Context, fn func(QSO) error) error {
 	return rows.Err()
 }
 
+// awardCols is the column set the award engine can read — every field reachable
+// from refField/inScope/confirmed in internal/award plus enrichQSOForAwards:
+// the reference fields (dxcc, zones, continent, country, state, grid/vucc, iota,
+// sota, pota, wwff via extras_json, and the free-text fields name/qth/address/
+// comment/notes a custom award may key on), band/mode/qso_date for scoping,
+// freq_hz for band recovery, and the qsl/lotw/eqsl rcvd confirmation flags.
+// This drops ~125 unused columns so award computation over a remote MySQL
+// backend ships a fraction of each row instead of the whole record.
+//
+// IMPORTANT: when a new award references a QSO field not listed here, add the
+// column to this list AND populate it in scanAwardQSO below, or that award will
+// silently see an empty value during stats/computation.
+const awardCols = `id, callsign, qso_date, band, freq_hz, mode, ` +
+	`grid, vucc_grids, country, state, cont, cqz, ituz, dxcc, iota, sota_ref, pota_ref, ` +
+	`name, qth, address, comment, notes, ` +
+	`qsl_rcvd, lotw_rcvd, eqsl_rcvd, extras_json`
+
+// IterateForAwards streams a lightweight projection of every QSO — only the
+// fields award computation reads (see awardCols). All other QSO fields are left
+// zero. Use IterateAll when the full record is needed. Ordered by date/id like
+// IterateAll for deterministic results.
+func (r *Repo) IterateForAwards(ctx context.Context, fn func(QSO) error) error {
+	rows, err := r.db.QueryContext(ctx,
+		`SELECT `+awardCols+` FROM qso ORDER BY qso_date ASC, id ASC`)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("query qso (awards): %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	for rows.Next() {
+		q, err := scanAwardQSO(rows)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := fn(q); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return rows.Err()
+}
+
+// scanAwardQSO reads one row produced by awardCols into a QSO, populating only
+// the award-relevant fields. Column order MUST match awardCols.
+func scanAwardQSO(s scanner) (QSO, error) {
+	var q QSO
+	var (
+		qsoDateStr                  string
+		freqHz                      sql.NullInt64
+		grid, vucc, country, state  sql.NullString
+		cont, iotaRef, sota, pota   sql.NullString
+		dxcc, cqz, ituz             sql.NullInt64
+		name, qth, address          sql.NullString
+		comment, notes              sql.NullString
+		qslRcvd, lotwRcvd, eqslRcvd sql.NullString
+		extrasJSON                  sql.NullString
+	)
+	if err := s.Scan(
+		&q.ID, &q.Callsign, &qsoDateStr, &q.Band, &freqHz, &q.Mode,
+		&grid, &vucc, &country, &state, &cont, &cqz, &ituz, &dxcc, &iotaRef, &sota, &pota,
+		&name, &qth, &address, &comment, &notes,
+		&qslRcvd, &lotwRcvd, &eqslRcvd, &extrasJSON,
+	); err != nil {
+		return QSO{}, fmt.Errorf("scan qso (awards): %w", err)
+	}
+	q.QSODate = parseTimeLoose(qsoDateStr)
+	if freqHz.Valid {
+		v := freqHz.Int64
+		q.FreqHz = &v
+	}
+	q.Grid = grid.String
+	q.VUCCGrids = vucc.String
+	q.Country = country.String
+	q.State = state.String
+	q.Continent = cont.String
+	if cqz.Valid {
+		v := int(cqz.Int64)
+		q.CQZ = &v
+	}
+	if ituz.Valid {
+		v := int(ituz.Int64)
+		q.ITUZ = &v
+	}
+	if dxcc.Valid {
+		v := int(dxcc.Int64)
+		q.DXCC = &v
+	}
+	q.IOTA = iotaRef.String
+	q.SOTARef = sota.String
+	q.POTARef = pota.String
+	q.Name = name.String
+	q.QTH = qth.String
+	q.Address = address.String
+	q.Comment = comment.String
+	q.Notes = notes.String
+	q.QSLRcvd = qslRcvd.String
+	q.LOTWRcvd = lotwRcvd.String
+	q.EQSLRcvd = eqslRcvd.String
+	q.Extras = decodeExtras(extrasJSON.String)
+	return q, nil
+}
+
 // EntitySlot bundles every (band, mode) tuple ever worked for a given
 // DXCC entity name. Used by the cluster spot colouring code to decide
 // NEW / NEW SLOT / WORKED in constant time after one batched query.
@@ -1348,7 +1524,7 @@ func (r *Repo) Count(ctx context.Context) (int64, error) {
 // far cheaper than N exists-queries during the import loop.
 func (r *Repo) ExistingDedupeKeys(ctx context.Context) (map[string]struct{}, error) {
 	rows, err := r.db.QueryContext(ctx, `
-		SELECT callsign, strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M', qso_date), band, mode
+		SELECT callsign, substr(qso_date, 1, 16), band, mode
 		FROM qso`)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -1376,7 +1552,7 @@ func DedupeKey(callsign, qsoDateMinute, band, mode string) string {
 // confirmations back to local QSOs.
 func (r *Repo) DedupeKeyIDs(ctx context.Context) (map[string]int64, error) {
 	rows, err := r.db.QueryContext(ctx, `
-		SELECT id, callsign, strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M', qso_date), band, mode
+		SELECT id, callsign, substr(qso_date, 1, 16), band, mode
 		FROM qso`)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -1463,8 +1639,8 @@ func (r *Repo) ConfirmedSlots(ctx context.Context, cols []string) (ConfirmedSets
 func (r *Repo) MarkQRZConfirmed(ctx context.Context, id int64, date string) error {
 	_, err := r.db.ExecContext(ctx,
 		`UPDATE qso SET qrzcom_qso_download_status = 'Y', qrzcom_qso_download_date = ?,
-		   updated_at = strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now') WHERE id = ?`,
-		date, id)
+		   updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?`,
+		date, db.NowISO(), id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("mark qrz confirmed %d: %w", id, err)
 	}
@@ -1476,8 +1652,8 @@ func (r *Repo) MarkQRZConfirmed(ctx context.Context, id int64, date string) erro
 func (r *Repo) MarkLoTWConfirmed(ctx context.Context, id int64, date string) error {
 	_, err := r.db.ExecContext(ctx,
 		`UPDATE qso SET lotw_rcvd = 'Y', lotw_rcvd_date = ?,
-		   updated_at = strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now') WHERE id = ?`,
-		date, id)
+		   updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?`,
+		date, db.NowISO(), id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("mark lotw confirmed %d: %w", id, err)
 	}

internal/settings/settings.go

@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	"hamlog/internal/db"
 	"hamlog/internal/secret"
 )
 
@@ -27,10 +29,111 @@ type Store struct {
 	mu        sync.RWMutex
 	cipher    Cipher              // non-nil when secrets are unlocked
 	sensitive func(key string) bool // which keys are encrypted at rest
+
+	// prefix scopes every key to the active profile (e.g. "p3."), so each
+	// station profile keeps its own complete set of settings. Empty = unscoped
+	// (used briefly at startup before the active profile is known).
+	prefix string
+
+	// cache holds every setting's RAW (as-stored) value, loaded once. Reads are
+	// served from memory so the Preferences dialog (dozens of keys) doesn't pay
+	// a network round-trip per key against a remote MySQL. Decryption still
+	// happens on read, so a later Unlock takes effect without reloading.
+	cache  map[string]string
+	cached bool
 }
 
 func NewStore(db *sql.DB) *Store { return &Store{db: db} }
 
+// CopyProfile duplicates every setting from one profile to another (used when
+// a profile is duplicated), preserving raw/encrypted values verbatim.
+func (s *Store) CopyProfile(ctx context.Context, srcID, dstID int64) error {
+	if err := s.ensureCache(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	srcPrefix := fmt.Sprintf("p%d.", srcID)
+	dstPrefix := fmt.Sprintf("p%d.", dstID)
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	pairs := make(map[string]string)
+	for k, v := range s.cache {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(k, srcPrefix) {
+			pairs[dstPrefix+strings.TrimPrefix(k, srcPrefix)] = v
+		}
+	}
+	s.mu.RUnlock()
+	q := "INSERT INTO settings(`key`, value, updated_at) VALUES(?, ?, ?) " +
+		"ON CONFLICT(`key`) DO UPDATE SET value = excluded.value, updated_at = excluded.updated_at"
+	for fullKey, val := range pairs {
+		if _, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx, q, fullKey, val, db.NowISO()); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		s.cachePut(fullKey, val)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// SetProfile scopes all subsequent reads/writes to the given profile id, so
+// each profile has its own settings. Called at startup and whenever the active
+// profile changes.
+func (s *Store) SetProfile(id int64) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	s.prefix = fmt.Sprintf("p%d.", id)
+	s.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+// profileKey returns the storage key for the active profile.
+func (s *Store) profileKey(key string) string {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	p := s.prefix
+	s.mu.RUnlock()
+	return p + key
+}
+
+// ensureCache lazily loads all settings into memory on first read. A concurrent
+// double-load is harmless (the result is identical), so it's done without a
+// long-held lock.
+func (s *Store) ensureCache(ctx context.Context) error {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	ok := s.cached
+	s.mu.RUnlock()
+	if ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	rows, err := s.db.QueryContext(ctx, "SELECT `key`, value FROM settings")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	m := make(map[string]string, 256)
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var k, v string
+		if err := rows.Scan(&k, &v); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		m[k] = v
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	if !s.cached {
+		s.cache = m
+		s.cached = true
+	}
+	s.mu.Unlock()
+	return nil
+}
+
+// cachePut updates the in-memory copy after a write so reads stay coherent.
+func (s *Store) cachePut(key, raw string) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	if s.cache == nil {
+		s.cache = map[string]string{}
+	}
+	s.cache[key] = raw
+	s.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
 // SetSensitivePredicate registers which keys hold secrets. Set once at startup.
 func (s *Store) SetSensitivePredicate(fn func(key string) bool) {
 	s.mu.Lock()
@@ -101,39 +204,38 @@ func (s *Store) encodeWrite(key, val string) string {
 
 // Get returns the value for key, or "" if not set.
 func (s *Store) Get(ctx context.Context, key string) (string, error) {
-	var v string
-	err := s.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, `SELECT value FROM settings WHERE key = ?`, key).Scan(&v)
-	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
-		return "", nil
-	}
+	raw, err := s.GetRaw(ctx, key)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	return s.decodeRead(key, v), nil
+	return s.decodeRead(key, raw), nil
 }
 
 // GetRaw returns the stored value WITHOUT decryption — used by the passphrase
 // migration which must read/re-write the raw ciphertext or plaintext.
 func (s *Store) GetRaw(ctx context.Context, key string) (string, error) {
-	var v string
-	err := s.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, `SELECT value FROM settings WHERE key = ?`, key).Scan(&v)
-	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
-		return "", nil
+	if err := s.ensureCache(ctx); err != nil {
+		return "", err
 	}
-	return v, err
+	full := s.profileKey(key)
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	v := s.cache[full] // "" when absent
+	s.mu.RUnlock()
+	return v, nil
 }
 
 // SetRaw stores a value verbatim (no encryption) — used by the migration.
+// The settings table always lives in the local SQLite database (config is
+// per-operator, never on the shared MySQL logbook), so SQLite syntax is used
+// unconditionally. The backticks around `key` are accepted by SQLite too.
 func (s *Store) SetRaw(ctx context.Context, key, value string) error {
-	_, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx, `
-        INSERT INTO settings(key, value) VALUES(?, ?)
-        ON CONFLICT(key) DO UPDATE SET
-            value = excluded.value,
-            updated_at = strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now')`,
-		key, value)
-	if err != nil {
+	full := s.profileKey(key)
+	q := "INSERT INTO settings(`key`, value, updated_at) VALUES(?, ?, ?) " +
+		"ON CONFLICT(`key`) DO UPDATE SET value = excluded.value, updated_at = excluded.updated_at"
+	if _, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx, q, full, value, db.NowISO()); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("set %s: %w", key, err)
 	}
+	s.cachePut(full, value)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -142,33 +244,73 @@ func (s *Store) Set(ctx context.Context, key, value string) error {
 	return s.SetRaw(ctx, key, s.encodeWrite(key, value))
 }
 
-// All returns every stored setting (sensitive values decrypted when unlocked).
-func (s *Store) All(ctx context.Context) (map[string]string, error) {
-	rows, err := s.db.QueryContext(ctx, `SELECT key, value FROM settings`)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+// GetGlobal reads a value stored WITHOUT the profile prefix — for settings that
+// are shared across every profile (e.g. award definitions, which are the
+// operator's own work and shouldn't be re-created per profile). Sensitive
+// decryption still applies.
+func (s *Store) GetGlobal(ctx context.Context, key string) (string, error) {
+	if err := s.ensureCache(ctx); err != nil {
+		return "", err
 	}
-	defer rows.Close()
-	out := map[string]string{}
-	for rows.Next() {
-		var k, v string
-		if err := rows.Scan(&k, &v); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		out[k] = s.decodeRead(k, v)
-	}
-	return out, rows.Err()
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	v := s.cache[key]
+	s.mu.RUnlock()
+	return s.decodeRead(key, v), nil
 }
 
-// GetMany fetches several keys in a single round-trip.
-func (s *Store) GetMany(ctx context.Context, keys ...string) (map[string]string, error) {
-	out := make(map[string]string, len(keys))
-	for _, k := range keys {
-		v, err := s.Get(ctx, k)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+// SetGlobal upserts a value WITHOUT the profile prefix (shared across profiles).
+func (s *Store) SetGlobal(ctx context.Context, key, value string) error {
+	value = s.encodeWrite(key, value)
+	q := "INSERT INTO settings(`key`, value, updated_at) VALUES(?, ?, ?) " +
+		"ON CONFLICT(`key`) DO UPDATE SET value = excluded.value, updated_at = excluded.updated_at"
+	if _, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx, q, key, value, db.NowISO()); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("set global %s: %w", key, err)
+	}
+	s.cachePut(key, value)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// All returns every stored setting (sensitive values decrypted when unlocked).
+func (s *Store) All(ctx context.Context) (map[string]string, error) {
+	if err := s.ensureCache(ctx); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	prefix := s.profileKey("")
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	raw := make(map[string]string, len(s.cache))
+	for k, v := range s.cache {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(k, prefix) {
+			raw[strings.TrimPrefix(k, prefix)] = v
 		}
-		out[k] = v
+	}
+	s.mu.RUnlock()
+	out := make(map[string]string, len(raw))
+	for k, v := range raw {
+		out[k] = s.decodeRead(k, v)
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// GetMany fetches several keys, all served from the in-memory cache (one DB
+// round-trip total, on first access). Every requested key is present in the
+// result (absent settings map to "").
+func (s *Store) GetMany(ctx context.Context, keys ...string) (map[string]string, error) {
+	out := make(map[string]string, len(keys))
+	if len(keys) == 0 {
+		return out, nil
+	}
+	if err := s.ensureCache(ctx); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	prefix := s.profileKey("")
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	raw := make([]string, len(keys))
+	for i, k := range keys {
+		raw[i] = s.cache[prefix+k]
+	}
+	s.mu.RUnlock()
+	for i, k := range keys {
+		out[k] = s.decodeRead(k, raw[i])
 	}
 	return out, nil
 }

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)
-				// Close connection and retry
+				// A single slow/lost reply over a remote link is normal — keep
+				// 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
-	c.conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(1 * time.Second)) // Reduced from 2s to 1s
+	// Read reply with timeout (generous — tolerates remote-link latency).
+	c.conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(ubReadTimeout))
 
 	// Read until we get a complete packet
 	var buffer []byte

telemetry.go

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"hamlog/internal/applog"
+)
+
+// Anonymous usage telemetry — a once-a-day "app_opened" heartbeat to PostHog so
+// the OpsLog author can see how many people actively use it. Privacy by design:
+// only a random install ID + app version + OS are sent (no callsign, no QSO
+// data, no IP beyond what any HTTP request reveals). Users can disable it in
+// Preferences → General. See [[user-analytics-posthog]] notes in MEMORY.
+
+const (
+	// appVersion is stamped on every heartbeat (and could feed the About box).
+	appVersion = "0.11"
+
+	// posthogHost is the PostHog ingestion endpoint. EU cloud by default; change
+	// to https://us.i.posthog.com for a US project.
+	posthogHost = "https://eu.i.posthog.com"
+
+	// posthogAPIKey is the PostHog PROJECT API key ("phc_..."). It's a public,
+	// write-only ingestion key (safe to ship in the binary, like the ClubLog app
+	// key). Until it's filled in, telemetry is a no-op.
+	posthogAPIKey = "phc_vumvN7XTERNhmRzMZHNgY5DncZfFibTbomiE9epZvUJ4"
+
+	keyTelemetryEnabled   = "telemetry.enabled"    // "0" disables; default on
+	keyTelemetryInstallID = "telemetry.install_id" // random, stable per install
+	keyTelemetryLastSent  = "telemetry.last_sent"  // YYYY-MM-DD of last heartbeat
+)
+
+// GetTelemetryEnabled reports whether anonymous usage stats are on (default on).
+func (a *App) GetTelemetryEnabled() bool {
+	if a.settings == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	v, _ := a.settings.GetGlobal(a.ctx, keyTelemetryEnabled)
+	return strings.TrimSpace(v) != "0"
+}
+
+// SetTelemetryEnabled turns anonymous usage stats on or off.
+func (a *App) SetTelemetryEnabled(on bool) error {
+	if a.settings == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("db not initialized")
+	}
+	val := "1"
+	if !on {
+		val = "0"
+	}
+	return a.settings.SetGlobal(a.ctx, keyTelemetryEnabled, val)
+}
+
+// telemetryInstallID returns this install's stable anonymous ID, generating and
+// persisting one on first use.
+func (a *App) telemetryInstallID() string {
+	id, _ := a.settings.GetGlobal(a.ctx, keyTelemetryInstallID)
+	if id = strings.TrimSpace(id); id != "" {
+		return id
+	}
+	id = randomUUID()
+	_ = a.settings.SetGlobal(a.ctx, keyTelemetryInstallID, id)
+	return id
+}
+
+// sendTelemetryHeartbeat sends at most one "app_opened" event per calendar day
+// (UTC). Best effort: any failure is logged and ignored. Runs in a goroutine at
+// startup.
+func (a *App) sendTelemetryHeartbeat() {
+	if a.settings == nil || !a.GetTelemetryEnabled() {
+		return
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(posthogAPIKey, "REPLACE") || strings.TrimSpace(posthogAPIKey) == "" {
+		return // not configured yet
+	}
+	today := time.Now().UTC().Format("2006-01-02")
+	if last, _ := a.settings.GetGlobal(a.ctx, keyTelemetryLastSent); strings.TrimSpace(last) == today {
+		return // already counted today
+	}
+
+	payload := map[string]any{
+		"api_key":     posthogAPIKey,
+		"event":       "app_opened",
+		"distinct_id": a.telemetryInstallID(),
+		"properties": map[string]any{
+			"version": appVersion,
+			"os":      runtime.GOOS,
+			"arch":    runtime.GOARCH,
+			"$lib":    "opslog",
+		},
+		"timestamp": time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
+	}
+	body, err := json.Marshal(payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 15 * time.Second}
+	resp, err := client.Post(posthogHost+"/capture/", "application/json", bytes.NewReader(body))
+	if err != nil {
+		applog.Printf("telemetry: heartbeat failed: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode >= 200 && resp.StatusCode < 300 {
+		_ = a.settings.SetGlobal(a.ctx, keyTelemetryLastSent, today)
+		applog.Printf("telemetry: heartbeat ok (%s)", today)
+	} else {
+		applog.Printf("telemetry: heartbeat HTTP %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+}
+
+// randomUUID returns a random RFC-4122 v4 UUID string.
+func randomUUID() string {
+	var b [16]byte
+	if _, err := rand.Read(b[:]); err != nil {
+		// Extremely unlikely; fall back to a time-based id so we still get one.
+		return fmt.Sprintf("ts-%d", time.Now().UnixNano())
+	}
+	b[6] = (b[6] & 0x0f) | 0x40 // version 4
+	b[8] = (b[8] & 0x3f) | 0x80 // variant 10
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%x-%x-%x-%x-%x", b[0:4], b[4:6], b[6:8], b[8:10], b[10:16])
+}

update.go

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"hamlog/internal/applog"
+)
+
+// updateCheckURL is the GitHub Releases "latest" endpoint for the public OpsLog
+// build (the exe lives there; source stays on Gitea). Adjust the repo if needed.
+const updateCheckURL = "https://api.github.com/repos/GregTroar/OpsLog/releases/latest"
+
+// UpdateInfo is the result of the startup version check.
+type UpdateInfo struct {
+	Current   string `json:"current"`   // this build's version (appVersion)
+	Latest    string `json:"latest"`    // newest published release, "" if unknown
+	Available bool   `json:"available"` // Latest > Current
+	URL       string `json:"url"`       // release page to open
+}
+
+// CheckForUpdate asks GitHub for the latest release and compares it to this
+// build. Best effort — on any failure it reports "no update" so the app never
+// nags about a check it couldn't complete.
+func (a *App) CheckForUpdate() UpdateInfo {
+	out := UpdateInfo{Current: appVersion}
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 8 * time.Second}
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, updateCheckURL, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return out
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/vnd.github+json")
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		applog.Printf("update: check failed: %v", err)
+		return out
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return out // no release yet (404) or rate-limited — treat as up to date
+	}
+	var r struct {
+		TagName string `json:"tag_name"`
+		HTMLURL string `json:"html_url"`
+	}
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&r); err != nil {
+		return out
+	}
+	out.Latest = strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(r.TagName), "v")
+	out.URL = r.HTMLURL
+	out.Available = versionLess(appVersion, out.Latest)
+	if out.Available {
+		applog.Printf("update: newer version available — current=%s latest=%s", appVersion, out.Latest)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// versionLess reports whether version a is older than b. Compares dot-separated
+// numeric parts ("0.9" < "0.10" < "1.0"); non-numeric junk in a part counts as 0.
+func versionLess(a, b string) bool {
+	pa := strings.Split(a, ".")
+	pb := strings.Split(b, ".")
+	n := len(pa)
+	if len(pb) > n {
+		n = len(pb)
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		ai, bi := 0, 0
+		if i < len(pa) {
+			ai = leadingInt(pa[i])
+		}
+		if i < len(pb) {
+			bi = leadingInt(pb[i])
+		}
+		if ai != bi {
+			return ai < bi
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// leadingInt parses the leading digits of s (e.g. "2beta" → 2), 0 if none.
+func leadingInt(s string) int {
+	s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
+	end := 0
+	for end < len(s) && s[end] >= '0' && s[end] <= '9' {
+		end++
+	}
+	if end == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	n, _ := strconv.Atoi(s[:end])
+	return n
+}